New Genealogy Records - 2008
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Below is a listing of new genealogy records that became available on the internet in 2008. Many of these records can be searched using our free Genealogy Search Engine.
December 2008
Ireland & Canada: Library and Archives Canada and the National Archives of Ireland have begun to put the 1901 and 1911 censuses of Ireland online. More records from these two censuses will become available throughout 2009. Access is free. [free Ireland 1901 and 1911 census records - Canada Link] [free Ireland 1901 and 1911 census records - Ireland link]
US: FamilySearch.org has added 15 million more records from the 1850 and 1870 US censuses. Access is free. [free US 1850 and 1870 Census Records]
US: Ancestry.com has added Florida state censuses for the years 1867, 1875, 1935 and 1945. Florida was one of the last states to conduct their own census (all states now rely on the U.S. census conducted by the federal government). Access is by subscription. [Historic Florida Census Records]
US: The Jefferson County, Missouri library has indexed 45 years of (mainly) newspaper death and marriage announcements for the county from 1866 to 1910. Access is free to the index but a fee applies to order copies of the originals. [Jefferson County, Missouri Historic Newspaper Announcements]
US: FamilySearch.org has now digitized its 25,000th book for its family history archive. The archive is a collection of published genealogy and family history books. Access is free. [FamilySearch]
Canada: The Times Colonist newspaper of Victoria, B.C. has put online the first 50 years of their news archive covering the period 1858 to 1910. This covers the period when Victoria was the largest city in B.C. Access is free. [free Victoria Times Colonist Newspaper Archive]
World: Google has purchased the Paper of Record archive of over 20 million historical newspaper pages. Many genealogists are not aware that Google now maintains a large historical newspaper collection. Access is free. [free Google newspaper archive]
US: Footnote.com has created a new interactive World War II collection including photos and documents from that era. Access is free for a limited time. [World War II Archive]
World: JewishGen in cooperation with Ancestry.ca has announced a partnership to store online more than 10 million Jewish historical records including the famous Schindler's List. Access is free. [free historic Jewish genealogy records]
US: A new database cataloging the trans-Atlantic slave trade documents two-thirds of all slave trade voyages (about 35,000 trips in total) originating from England between 1514 and 1816. Access is free. [Catalogue of TransAtlantic Slave Voyages 1514-1816]
November 2008
Canada: Library and Archives Canada has reconstructed available vessel passenger lists for the period 1803-1865 for immigrants to Canada. The information has been stored in a searchable database. Access is free. [free Canada immigration records 1803-1865]
Canada: Ancestry.ca has put online Canadian city and area directories for the period 1819-1899. These directories were precursors to modern-day phone books and list the name, address and occupation of people in various towns and cities across Canada during the 1800's. Access is by paid subscription. [historic Canada city directories 1819-1899]
Canada: Library and Archives Canada has prepared a web site on Grosse Île. Quebec city was the main port of entry to Canada in the 1800's and Grosse Île served as the quarantine centre from 1832-1937. The web site contains many historical documents and a searchable database (and ability to view the original documents in digitized form). About 2/3 of the immigrants who were quarantined on Grosse Île were from Ireland, where they were fleeing major cholera and smallpox epidemics in their homeland. Access to the database is free. [free Grosse Ile historic immigration records]
Canada: Ancestry.ca has digitized the enlistment (attestation) records of 600,000 Canadians who enlisted in World War I (1914-1918). The records contain the name, age, place of birth, physical description and next of kin. A few records also contain additional information, such as occupation, marital status and residence. Access is by paid subscription. [World War I attestation papers]
Scotland: The Scottish government's main genealogy web site (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk) can now be accessed through local libraries in Scotland at a reduced rate. [Scotland's People]
US: GenealogyBank.com has added 3 million more newspaper articles to its database of US newspaper articles containing obituaries, marriage announcements and birth notices among other items. Access is by paid subscription. [GenealogyBank]
England: The UK National Archives has added the service records of 40,000 members of the World War I (1914-1918) Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves. [World War I UK Navy Service Records]
US: Death records for the state of Tennessee for the period 1908-1924 are now available on the Tennessee State Library and Archives web site. Note: death records for 1913 were not kept by the government. Access is free. [free Historic Tennessee Death Records 1908-1924]
England: Ancestry.co.uk has digitized the records of passengers arriving in England from the British colonies during the period 1878-1960. Access is by paid subscription. [Historic British Passenger Lists 1878-1960]
US: FamilySearch.org has digitized Florida state censuses for the years 1885, 1935 and 1945. Access is free. [Florida Census Records]
US: The American Genealogical Biographical Index (AGBI), a 226 volume genealogical index of early America (some records date back to the 1700s) will no longer be available on Ancestry.com. Instead, it will be available at the Godfrey Library web site. Access is by paid subscription. [American Genealogical Biographical Index]
