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The more records we have, the more you can discover. That’s why we’ve been searching the world for a diverse range of resources to add to our already impressive online collection. Recently, our quest has taken us from the glens of 18th century Scotland to the mountains of modern day Vermont to find almost 50 new collections that we’ve added to our site in the past six months. Will one of them hold the key to your family story?
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New Naturalization Indexes
Discover how and when your ancestors arrived in this country with these helpful records. Naturalization indexes from New York (1906–1966) and New England (1791–1906) have just been added, with details like age, immigration route, address and occupation.
Enhanced U.S. Censuses (1790–1800, 1830–1870)
We’ve continued our efforts to improve the world’s only complete online collection of U.S. Censuses. We’ve added alternate names for two censuses (1860–1870) and enhanced images for seven additional collections. Now the records you value most are even more valuable.
New U.S. Public Records (1950-1995)
We’ve added more than 800 million new voter records and more from all 50 states to this important collection (Volume 1, Volume 2). Search for your most recent relatives and get a wealth of details, like birth dates and addresses.
New U.S. Navy Cruise Books (1950–1988)
These rare, yearbook–styled Navy Cruise books include details from a ship’s time at sea. Find portraits of your naval family members, as well as surnames, naval rates, ship histories, biographies of officers — even candid photos of crew members at work.
New U.S. Birth,
Marriage and Death
Records
Vital records are an incredibly rich source of information. We’ve added some great ones — Vermont (1909–2003) and Delaware (1800s–1935) birth, marriage and death records, Ohio death index (1830–2009), Ohio obituary index (1830–2009) and Connecticut divorce records (1969–1997).
New 1950 Census Substitute
Find your parents, your grandparents and maybe even yourself in the 1950 U.S. Census Substitute, which contains information from more than 2,500 city directories and 48 states.
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New UK Vital Records
Now you can search millions more records to find your British ancestors. Learn new details in the London parish registers of births and baptisms (1813–1906), marriages and banns (1754–1921) and deaths and burials (1813–1980).
New French Vital Records
Your French ancestors are closer than you think with millions of new records, some dating before the French Revolution. Search Paris and its vicinity birth (1700–1899), marriage (1700–1907) and death records (1860–1902).
New UK and Ireland WWI Casualty Records
Do you have British or Irish ancestors that fought and died in the Great War? These newly compiled records from the UK and Ireland give you insight into these brave soldiers, with facts such as rank, regiment, birthplace and death date.
New Gretna Green, Scotland, Marriage Registers
Meet thousands of young couples who eloped to Gretna Green, Scotland between 1795–1895. We’ve just finished preserving and digitizing this collection of Lang family records — will you find star struck lovers from your family among them?
Updated Alessandria and Asti, Piedmont, Italy Civil Registration Records
Beginning with the first year of records from the Unified Kingdom of Italy, this updated collection contains a wealth of details about your Italian ancestors. Find births, marriages, deaths and more from these northern provinces spanning 1866–1938.
Updated Ontario Marriage Records
We’ve added over 150,000 new marriage records from 1801–1858 and 1925–26 that shed light on your Canadian ancestors, with facts like place of residence, birthplace, each spouses’ parents names and more.
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Birth, Marriage & Death
Beyond the typical vital records, these niche collections could hold unique information about your ancestors from the U.S. or around the world.
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Reports of deaths of U.S. citizens abroad Marriage records of the deaf in America |
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Upper Brittany birth, marriage & death records Allier, France, birth, marriage & death Records (1560–1909) Mecklenburg, Germany, parish registers (1876–1918) and Jewish birth, marriage & burial records 1813–1918) Australia Cemetery Index (1808–2007) Tasmania, Australia, index to birth, marriage, and death notices in The Mercury (1854–1930) |
Directories & Member Lists
These useful new records help you place a relative at a particular time. You can find out where they lived, where they worked and track changes over time.
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City directories for Albany, Buffalo and other New York Cities |
Immigration & Emigration
These new records can help you understand where your ancestors came from and what life was like in their country of origin.
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Honolulu passenger lists (1900–1953) |
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UK certificates of alien arrivals (1826–1837) Canada ocean arrival records (1919–1924) Victoria, Australia, passenger lists (1839–1923) New South Wales departing crew & passenger lists (1816–1825) |
Military
Discover your ancestors among the heroes of some of the world’s most important military battles. We’ve added more records from World War I with a European focus.
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British Army WWI service records Bavaria, Germany, WWI muster rolls Germany, directories of military officers |
Court, Land & Probate
Our prison population is growing with these new record collections. Learn more about your incarcerated ancestors.
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Atlanta Federal Penitentiary indexes, 1880–1922 |
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New South Wales convict registers of conditional and absolute pardons (1791–1867) and certificates of freedom (1827–1867) |
Other Records
Even if you don’t have an ancestor in these collections, you’ll still find intriguing information about past eras.
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U.S. historical postcards (1893–1960) U.S. Patent and Trademark Office invention patents (1790–1909) Seven collections from the American Jewish Historical Society and the Routes to Roots Foundation, including New York Hebrew Orphan Asylum records (1860–1934) and Brooklyn |
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New South Wales orphan school admission applications and registers (1817–1833) |