Below is a summary of US family history collections released or updated by the major genealogy databases in the last four weeks or so. (Previous summary published 2 September, see blogpost).
By default, they should also be useful to anyone carrying out research in the US, regardless of the origin of their ancestors.
The figures in parenthesis in the New Collections section are the numbers of records or images in each new record set, if provided by the database.
Unless otherwise stated, the figures in parenthesis in the Updated Collections section reflect the number of records added to the collection in the recent update, if a number has been clearly noted by the supplier, and/or the revised total. I rarely include updates of fewer than 1,000 records.
NEW COLLECTIONS
AmericanAncestors
- Westfield, MA: Baptisms Performed in the Church of Christ, 1679-1836 (11,000 names)
- The Genealogist – American Society of Genealogists' journal, Volumes 1 – 9. (33,080)
Ancestry
- New Jersey USA, Episcopal Diocese New Jersey, Church Records 1700-1970 (772,285)
- Oregon, U.S., Masters and Owners of Vessels Oaths, 1897-1967 (11,366)
FamilySearch
- Minnesota, Veterans Grave Registration Reports, 1930-1975 (10,225)
- Texas, Gregg County, Marriage Records, 1873-2017 (62,081)
MyHeritage
- Arkansas, Sebastian County Marriages (290,507)
- Texas, Corpus Christi Obituaries (345,421)
- Washington Burials (463,125)
- Indiana, Grant County Marriages (176,650)
- South Dakota, Deaths and Burials (243,901)
- Missouri, Naturalizations free (152,354)
- Missouri, St Louis Death Notices (982,108)
- Massachusetts Naturalizations (357,329)
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
Ancestry
- Georgia, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1794-1993
- Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
- Michigan, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1887-1931
- Montana, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1870-1999
- New Jersey, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1878-1945
- Oregon, U.S., County Births and Deaths, 1855-1970 (new total 415,422)
- South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2018
- Texas USA, RC Archdiocese of San Antonio Sacramental Records, 1700-1996
- Texas, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1852-1991
- Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
- Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014
- Virginia, US, Birth Records 1912-2020, Delayed Birth Records 1721-1920
- Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014
- U.S., Naturalization Records, 1840-1957
- 1950 United States Federal Census
FamilySearch
- California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 (1,957,788 / 6,493,225)
- Florida, Divorce, 1927-1950 (263,782)
- Florida Deaths, 1877-1939 (485,008)
- llinois, Monroe County, Deed Records, 1816-1900 (102,916)
- Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924 (1,464,148)
- New York, Birth Indexes outside of New York City, 1881-1942 (640,875)
- Oregon, Douglas County Records, 1850-1983 (browse images)
- Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901 (242,664 / 601,359)
- FindAGrave (900,448)
- United States 1950 Census (1,847,635)
- United States Census, 1860 17,007 / 27,267,738)
- Massachusetts, Boston Tax Records, 1822-1918 (3,735,273 / 20,870,774)
- Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967 (47,663 /1,745,279)
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