Tip of the Week – Info Added to the American Ancestors Database at SGS

The following Family Search Collections are only some of the U.S. records recently added to the American Ancestors database that you can access from our computers at the SGS Library.

United States Vital Records collections (#of records in parentheses):

Illinois, Cook County, Birth certificates, 1871-1940, (2,400,900)
Indiana, Births and Christenings, 1773-1933  (103,680)
Indiana Marriages, 1790-1992  (5,951,441)
Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990  (693,974)
Iowa, Marriages, 1860-1992  (7,661,803)
Georgia, Confederate Home Records, 1901-1930  (1,282)
New Jersey, Births, 1670-1980,  ( 1,107,159)
New Jersey, Deaths, 1670-1988  (654,798)
Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914  (53,183)
Missouri, Civil Marriages, 1820-1874  (5,668)
Tennessee, Church Marriages, 1810-1965  (1,533)
Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936  (90,841)
Montana, Chouteau County Records, 1876-2011  (8,857)
Montana, Granite County Records, 1865-2009  (4,960)
Georgia, Deaths, 1928-1940  (485,669)
New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980  (1,148,023)
New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980  (581,963)
New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985  (324,149)
Minnesota, Marriages, 1849-1950  (438,331)
Texas, Laredo Arrival Manifests, 1903-1985  (866,687)
Montana, Mineral County Obituaries, 1870-1910  (5,266)
Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915  (3,831,485)
United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925  (2,528,371)
United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815  (1,130,851)

This is a sampling of the over 2,100 collections from all over the world that have been added to Family Search in the last six years. It may be worth your time to look at what is now available to you without having to drive to Salt Lake City!

To access the list go to FamilySearch.org, click on “Records”, on that page click on “Browse All Public Collections” which will show you “Historical Records Collections”; click on “Last Updated” which will reorganize the records, showing you the most recent additions first.

Happy Hunting!

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