Below you’ll find an archive of our database blog posts:
New Database: R. Stanton Avery Special Collections: Family Registers and Bible Records - Today we are excited to announce a new database, the R. Stanton Avery Special Collections: Family Registers and Bible Records. This database is an ongoing project provided by our Digital Library and Archives, and more volumes will be added as they are completed. So far, this database contains 63,127 names and 31,990 records. Bible records,...
Massachusetts: Biographical Entries of People of African Descent in New Bedford and Coastal Towns Also Once Part of Dartmouth, Volume 3, Surnames K-R - Today we have published Volume 3: Surnames K-R for the database, Massachusetts: Biographical Entries of People of African Descent in New Bedford and Coastal Towns Also Once Part of Dartmouth (Westport, Dartmouth, and Fairhaven). This update adds 10,662 names, 5,259 records, and 338 pages to the 10 Million Names Project. This database now consists of...
New and Updated Sketches: Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784 - Today we’ve added two new sketches and two updated sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in these sketches lived in Brattleboro and Guilford. These sketches were created by Scott Andrew Bartley, who is researching the heads of families who lived in Vermont prior to the Revolutionary War. His study project is not only...
Update: American Offshore Whaling Crew and Voyage Lists, 1799-1927 - We are excited to announce that we have added crew lists to the database: American Offshore Whaling Crew and Voyage Lists, 1799-1927. This update makes this database a part of 10 Million Names and adds 186,873 records and names to this database. The volumes are now organized by “Crew Lists” and “Voyages,” and then within...
Update: Connecticut: Society of the Cincinnati - We are happy to announce that we have updated Connecticut: Society of the Cincinnati so that it can now be searched by birth, marriage, death, and burial records. This database now has 25,943 records, 78,920 names, and 2,769 pages. This three-volume database, which was created from Biographies of Original Members and Qualifying Officers – Society...
Update: North American Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscripts, 1642-1977 - After a long hiatus, we are excited to announce an update to North American Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscripts, 1642-1977. This update adds 51,039 records, 91,833 names, and 1576 pages. The following volumes have been added: Eastford, CT: General Lyon Cemetery (Mss A 2314) Hamden, CT: Centerville Cemetery (Mss A 2821) New London, CT: Genealogical...
New Database: North America: Records of Enslaved People from Plantations and Estates, 1765-1890 - We are excited to announce a new database for 10 Millions Names, North America: Records of Enslaved People from Plantations and Estates, 1765-1890. This database contains birth, death, marriage, and census records of those who were enslaved at North American Plantations and Estates, as well as their family members. Each volume within this database is...
New and Updated Sketches: Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784 - Today we’ve added two new sketches and three updated sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in these sketches lived in Brattleboro, Guilford, Landgrove, Norwich, Royalton, Strafford, and Vernon. These sketches were created by Scott Andrew Bartley, who is researching the heads of families who lived in Vermont prior to the Revolutionary War. His...
New Database: The New Hampshire Genealogical Record - We are excited to announce a new database: The New Hampshire Genealogical Record. This database has been made available through partnership with the New Hampshire Society of Genealogists. The 30 volumes of this database contain 135,321 names, and 6,412 pages. The New Hampshire Genealogical Record was published by the New Hampshire Genealogical Society from Vol....
Newport, RI: Records of Enslaved, Free, and Manumitted People of Color and Enslavers (17th-19th Centuries) - We are excited to announce that we have published the Newport, RI: Records of Enslaved, Free, and Manumitted People of Color and Enslavers (17th – 19th Centuries) database to add 12,786 names and 11,827 records to the 10 Million Names Project. In 2021, the Newport Historical Society (NHS), located in Newport, Rhode Island, set out...