Ancestry.com Content Update from the week of Sept. 11 - 17

Approximately 125.5 million names released over the last week. 6 new titles released. 5 titles updated.

Highlights

• 1920 US Federal Census - new/updated, 107 million names with 17 million alternate names from the original head of household index. Biggest one-day release in the history of Ancestry.com.
• Obituaries - update, adding 400,000 new names.
• Vital Records books - five new titles from Massachusetts, adding 52,000 new names.
• Customer Created Content – 1 million Message Boards, Trees, RootsWeb Databases, and Customer corrections names added.
• Ancestry World Tree and RootsWeb WorldConnect passed the 400 million name mark last week.

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Released Last Week

• 1920 US Federal Census (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7903) - new/updated (107,409,047 names, with 17,306,072 alternates). - 9/15/2005
• Obituary Collection (http://www.ancestry.com/search/obit/) - Updated (394,387 new names added for a total of 59,044,245) - 9/11/2005

• Concord, Massachusetts : births, marriages, and deaths, 1635-1850 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10046) - New (25,050 names) - 9/12/2005
• Vital records of Georgetown, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10047) - New (4,300 names) - 9/13/2005
• Vital records of Gill, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10048) - New (4,600 names) - 9/14/2005
• Vital records of Gardner, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10049) - New (6,650 names) - 9/15/2005
• Vital records of Granville, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10050) - New (11,550 names) - 9/16/2005

Scheduled for this week

• Five more Massachusetts vital records books

Coming soon

• North Carolina Births, Deaths, and Marriages (maintenance update)
• Texas Marriage (maintenance)
• American Battle Monuments Index

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Released last week

• 1920 US Federal Census (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7903) - new/updated (107,409,047 names, with 17,306,072 alternates). - 9/15/2005

Scheduled for this week

• 1920 Maintenance update.

Coming soon

• 1820 US Federal Census (maintenance)
• 1830 US Federal Census (maintenance)
• New York State Census

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U.K. & Ireland Records Collection

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Released last week

• London Metropolitan Archives
  

Scheduled for this week

• England and Wales Civil Registration
  

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Newspapers

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Released last week

• Obituary Collection (http://www.ancestry.com/search/obit/) - Updated (394,387 new names added for a total of 59,044,245) - 9/11/2005

Scheduled for this week

• Obituaries Collection – will continue to update
• 28 Newspaper titles

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U.S. Immigration Collection

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• No Release Scheduled.

Scheduled for this week

• No Release Scheduled.

Coming soon

• New York Passenger Lists update

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Family and Local Histories

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• No Release Scheduled.

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• No Release Scheduled.

Coming soon

• No titles planned for the next month.

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Customer Contributed Content

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Released last week

• Ancestry/RW Message Boards (http://www.ancestry.com/share/) - (295,490 names added)
• Contributed Trees (AWT/WC) (http://www.ancestry.com/trees/awt/main.htm) - (746,000 names added for a total of 400,302,454)
• Customer Corrections - No corrections added this week.
• RootsWeb User Contributed Databases (http://www.rootsweb.com) - 2,032 records added.

Ancestry.com Content Update from the week of Sept. 4 - 10

Approximately 5.9 million names released over the last week. 6 new titles released. 7 titles updated.

Highlights

• IFA 59 - new, 4 million names added to G.com
• Obituaries - update, adding 400,000 new names.
• Vital Records books - four new titles from Massachusetts, adding 175,000 new names.
• Customer Created Content – 1.3 Message Boards, Trees, RootsWeb Databases, and Customer corrections names added.

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Released Last Week

• Obituary Collection (http://www.ancestry.com/search/obit/) - Updated (418,335 new names added for a total of 58,667,235) - 9/3/2005

• Vital records of Dover, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10041) - New (5,050 names) - 9/6/2005
• The old records of the town of Fitchburgh, Massachusetts (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10042) - New (152,400 names) - 9/7/2005
• Vital records of Essex, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10043) - New (4,200 names) - 9/8/2005
• Vital records of Edgartown, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10044) - New (13,600 names) - 9/9/2005

Scheduled for this week

• Five more Massachusetts vital records books

Coming soon

• North Carolina Births, Deaths, and Marriages (maintenance update)
• Texas Marriage (maintenance)
• American Battle Monuments Index

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U.S. Census Images and Indexes

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• No release last week

Coming soon

• 1820 US Federal Census (maintenance)
• 1830 US Federal Census (maintenance)
• New York State Census

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U.K. & Ireland Records Collection

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Released last week

• No release scheduled

Scheduled for this week

• London Metropolitan Archives
  

Coming soon

• England and Wales Civil Registration (FreeBMD update)

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Newspapers

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Released last week

• Obituary Collection (http://www.ancestry.com/search/obit/) - Updated (418,335 new names added for a total of 58,667,235) - 9/3/2005

Scheduled for this week

• Obituaries Collection – will continue to update

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U.S. Immigration Collection

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• No Release Scheduled.

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• No Release Scheduled.

Coming soon

• New York Passenger Lists update

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Family and Local Histories

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• No Release Scheduled.

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• No Release Scheduled.

Coming soon

• No titles planned for the next month.

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Released last week

• IFA 59, approx. 4 million new names.

• 10617 GL - US Western States, Pacific Territories, and Panama Canal Zone Census Index (1930) [UPDATE OF EXISTING TITLE]California (added)
• 10692 GL - South Dakota - Marriages 1905-1949
• 10693 IPR - Texas: Galveston - Passenger Lists
• 867 WFT - 167 1mm
• 868 WFT - 168 1mm

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Customer Contributed Content

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Released last week

• Ancestry/RW Message Boards (http://www.ancestry.com/share/) - (281,720 names added)
• Contributed Trees (AWT/WC) (http://www.ancestry.com/trees/awt/main.htm) - (1,012,254 names added for a total of 399,556,380)
• Customer Corrections - No corrections added this week.
• RootsWeb User Contributed Databases (http://www.rootsweb.com) - 771 records added.

The Every Name 1920 US Census Collection is Here!!

Every name is indexed, searchable and linked to an image!
Triple the index for a total of over 107 million names!
Largest single day release on Ancestry.com ever!

What’s New?

Months of effort was dedicated to not only create an every name index for 1920, but also to preserve the original head-of-household index and links. Both indexes have been merged together into one complete database.

What Does the New Index Mean to You?

By maintaining the original index and keying every name in the new index (including the re-keying of all original head-of-households), we have increased your likelihood of locating an ancestor.

Names with a yellow triangle icon indicate that an alternate spelling is available for search. Anyone who has viewed census images knows how difficult discerning handwriting can be. Providing two interpretations of a name doubles the probability of a successful match.

Search Using Completely New Information!

You now have the ability to search using a known immigration year or the birthplace of one or both of the parents to discover more of your family history.

Search for children in the 1920 Census for the first time! The Most Comprehensive Census Collection Online!

For more information on our Census Collection, visit our Census Learning Center at: http://www.ancestry.com/learn/contentcenters/contentCenter.aspx?
page=census

You can find affiliate links available now at reporting.net!

Ancestry.com Content Update from the week of Aug. 28 - Sept. 2

Approximately 2 million names released over the last week. 8 new titles released. 4 titles updated.

Highlights

• Florida State Census, 1885 - new, 300,000 names.
• Florida Passenger Lists, 1924-1948 - new, 1,700 names.
• Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1850 - new, 200,000 names.
• Obituaries - update, adding 480,000 new names.
• Vital Records books - five new titles from Massachusetts, adding 175,000 new names.
• Customer Created Content – 800,000 Message Boards, Trees, RootsWeb Databases, and Customer corrections names added.

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Released Last Week

• Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1850 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7903) - new, (213,261 names). - 9/2/2005
• Obituary Collection (http://www.ancestry.com/search/obit/) - Updated (483,067 new names added for a total of 55,831,040) - 8/27/2005

• Vital records of the Town of Brewster, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10035) - New (14,300 names) - 8/29/2005
• Records of the Town of Braintree, 1640 to 1793 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10036) - New (46,850 names) - 8/30/2005
• Vital records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10037) - New (87,000 names) - 8/31/2005
• Vital records of Dudley, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10039) - New (14,150 names) - 9/1/2005
• Vital records of Dracut, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10040) - New (14,900 names) - 9/2/2005

Scheduled for this week

• North Carolina Births, Deaths, and Marriages (maintenance update)
• Texas Marriage (maintenance)

Coming soon

• American Battle Monuments Index

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Released last week

• Florida State Census, 1885 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7605) - New, (291,261 names). - 8/31/2005

Coming soon

• 1820 US Federal Census (maintenance)
• 1830 US Federal Census (maintenance)
• New York State Census

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U.K. & Ireland Records Collection

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Released last week

• No release scheduled

Scheduled for this week

• No release scheduled

Coming soon

• England and Wales Civil Registration
  

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Newspapers

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Released last week

• Obituary Collection (http://www.ancestry.com/search/obit/) - Updated (483,067 new names added for a total of 55,831,040) - 8/27/2005

Scheduled for this week

• Obituaries Collection – will continue to update
• New York newspapers update

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U.S. Immigration Collection

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Released last week

• Florida Passenger Lists, 1924-1948 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8842) - new, (1,717 names). - 9/2/2005

Scheduled for this week

• No Release Scheduled.

Coming soon

• New York Passenger Lists

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Family and Local Histories

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• No Release Scheduled.

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• No Release Scheduled.

Coming soon

• No titles planned for the next month.

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Customer Contributed Content

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Released last week

• Ancestry/RW Message Boards (http://www.ancestry.com/share/) - (approx 300,000 names added)
• Contributed Trees (AWT/WC) (http://www.ancestry.com/trees/awt/main.htm) - (504,169 names added for a total of 398,544,126)
• Customer Corrections - No corrections added this week.
• RootsWeb User Contributed Databases (http://www.rootsweb.com) - 62,024 records added.

Ancestry.com Content Update from the week of Aug. 21 - 27

Approximately 6 million names released over the last week. 6 new titles released. 7 titles updated.

Highlights

• North Carolina Birth Collection, 1800-2000 - update, fixing some record errors. No new names.
• North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2000 - new/updated, total of 2.7 million names.
• Montana Death Index, 1907-2002 - new/updated, total of 625,000 names.
• Social Security Death Index - updated, 100,000 new names.
• Obituaries - update, adding 700,000 new names.
• Vital Records books - five new titles from Massachusetts, adding 55,000 new names.
• Customer Created Content – 1.8 million Message Boards, Trees, RootsWeb Databases, and Customer corrections names added.

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Released Last Week
*This week's North Carolina releases are a mixture of previously released databases that have been consolidated and new unreleased records. More than a dozen individual databases have been depublished and rolled into these 3. In addition, these databases are part of a North Carolina Promotion. Please coordinate with Karen Peterson before announcing.

*The Montana Death Index update is a mixture of previously released databases that have been consolidated and new unreleased records. Three individual databases have been depublished and rolled into this new database.

• North Carolina Birth Collection, 1800-2000 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8783) - updated, fixing numerous record errors. No new names. - 8/26/2005
• North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2000 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8909) - new/updated, (2,689,867 names). - 8/26/2005
• Montana Death Index, 1907-2002 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7523) - new/updated, (624,903 names). - 8/26/2005
• Social Security Death Index (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7523) - updated, (103,067 new names). - 8/26/2005
• Obituary Collection (http://www.ancestry.com/search/obit/) - Updated (699,825 new names added for a total of 55,831,040) - 8/27/2005

• Vital records of Brookfield, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10030) - New (27,250 names) - 8/22/2005
• Vital records of Deerfield, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1850 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10031) - New (16,250 names) - 8/23/2005
• Vital records of Dana, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1850 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10032) - New (2,950 names) - 8/24/2005
• Vital Vital records of Burlington, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1850 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10033) - New (4,800 names) - 8/25/2005
• Vital records of Boxborough, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1850 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10034) - New (3,500 names) - 8/26/2005

Scheduled for this week

• Minnesota Marriages
• Texas Marriage (maintenance)

Coming soon

• North Carolina Births, Deaths, and Marriages (maintenance update)
• American Battle Monuments Index

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U.S. Census Images and Indexes

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Released last week

• No release scheduled

Scheduled for this week

• Florida State Census

Coming soon

• 1820 US Federal Census (maintenance)
• 1830 US Federal Census (maintenance)
• New York State Census

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U.K. & Ireland Records Collection

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Released last week

• No release scheduled

Scheduled for this week

• No release scheduled

Coming soon

• England and Wales Civil Registration (FreeBMD update)

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Newspapers

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Released last week

Scheduled for this week

• Obituaries Collection – will continue to update
• New York newspapers update

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U.S. Immigration Collection

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Released last week

• No Release Scheduled

Scheduled for this week

• Florida Passenger Lists

Coming soon

• New York Passenger Lists

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Family and Local Histories

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Released last week

• No Release Scheduled.

Scheduled for this week

• No Release Scheduled.

Coming soon

• No titles planned for the next month.

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Customer Contributed Content

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Released last week

• Ancestry/RW Message Boards (http://www.ancestry.com/share/) - (325,880 names added)
• Contributed Trees (AWT/WC) (http://www.ancestry.com/trees/awt/main.htm) - (1,533,569 names added for a total of 398,039,957)
• Customer Corrections - SSDI corrections added, less than 100.
• RootsWeb User Contributed Databases (http://www.rootsweb.com) - no new records added.