Ancestry - The Year in Content: Best of 2015

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December 2015 Update

INSIDE SCOOP 700 Million Reasons to Love 2015 We have a saying here at Ancestry: Content is king. Ancestry has 30,000+ databases and more than 16 billion records available already, but we all know what we want—we want more. 2015 has been a good year for more. The U.S. Probates Collection was our most anticipated U.S. records launch since the 1940 census, with wills and probate files from all 50 states. We made huge additions to two international record sets that are also important to many Americans’ research with 67 million new German recordsand 200 million civil registrations from Mexico. And that’s just for starters. You’ll find 150 years of Virginia vital records, the Social Security Applications and Claims Index, and 137 million more reasons to get excited in our Best of 2015 highlights below.

MUST-SEARCH COLLECTIONS U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007 Uncover birthplace, parents’ names, & other details taken from SSA documents.

German Phone Directories, 1915–1981 These telephone books cover 5 major cities: Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Leipzig, and Munich.

Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903–1980 Along with eligibility to vote, these records list name, gender, address & occupation.

Virginia, Birth Records, 1864–2014 Search details from Virginia birth records for the years 1864–2014, with images for 1864–1913.

Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936–2014 Search an index of marriage details for the years 1989–2014, with images for 1936–1988.

Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919–1961 Beginning in 1953, schedules list all members of a household and ages.

North Carolina Marriage Records, 1741–2011 Search marriage records from 87 counties and records of cohabitation for recently emancipated slaves.

Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952 Search marriage registers, licenses & certificates for brides, grooms, parents, occupations & more.

Gloucestershire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1813 Trace vital events in your Gloucestershire family back almost 5 centuries.

U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875–1940 Search baptism, confirmation, marriage, and burial records from 2,000+ congregations.

U.S. Wills and Probates Find a wealth of family stories among 170 million documents from all 50 states.