Below is a summary of US family history collections released or updated by the major genealogy databases in the last three weeks or so. (Previous summary published 5 October, 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
- Cambridge, MA: Wyeth Funeral Service Records, 1904-1964 (Launch package of 12879 records runs 1904–1934)
Ancestry
- Alaska, U.S., Land Patent Records, 1916-1969 (image browse only)
- Washington, U.S., Military Records, 1855-1950 (231,733)
- United Nations War Crimes Commission Records (USHMM) (3,561)
MyHeritage
- North Dakota Biography Records (253,813 - free)
- North Dakota Naturalizations (212,620, free)
- California, Los Angeles County Coroner Reports from 1991 (146,005)
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
Ancestry
- US Cemetery & Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current (5,323,022 / 110,498,611)
- US Obituary Collection, 1930-Current (969,378 / 6,778,677)
- 1890 US Federal Census Fragment (25 images + 52 records in Alaska added)
- 1950 United States Federal Census
- US Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 Update improves performance only.
- Massachusetts, Boston Archdiocese RC Sacramental Records, 1789-1920 (new total 8,846,329)
FamilySearch
- Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966 (72,323)
- Texas, Gregg County, Marriage Records, 1873-2017 (141,158)
- United States Census, 1860 (17,007)
- Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901 (70,642)
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