Saturday, May 15, 2010

New or Updated Genealogy Databases - Early May Report

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A number of free and commercial genealogy database sites have released new or updated collections in the past month, including:

1) New England Historic Genealogical Society ($$) - www.NewEnglandAncestors.org

o Vital Records of Hallowell, Maine to 1892
o See list of all document sets at NEA http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org/database_search/


2) Footnote.com ($$) -- www.Footnote.com

o Civil War Subversion Investigations
o See list of all document sets on Footnote.com at http://www.footnote.com/documents/


3) World Vital Records ($$) -- www.WorldVitalRecords.com

o See list of all document sets on World Vital Records at http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/contentsearch.aspx

4) Genealogy Bank ($$) -- www.GenealogyBank.com

o Revolutionary War Soldier Burial Records
o 166 Newspapers from 42 states added
o See list of all available newspaper titles at http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/sourcelist/

5) Ancestry.com -- www.ancestry.com

o All Obituary Collections updated
o New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Updated
o Queensland, Australia Passenger Lists, 1848-1912
o Many Family History books in French
o 1920 U.S. Census Updated
o Selected U.S. Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880
o Western Australia Post Office Directory, 1910, 1925
o Many Family History books in German
o See New and Updated Ancestry databases at http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/recent.aspx

6) FamilySearch Record Search (Free) -- http://pilot.familysearch.org

o See complete list of new databases in New FamilySearch Record Search Databases - 300 million names!

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