Friday, March 6, 2026

Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 28 February to 6 March 2026

 The following genealogy record collections were added to the Ancestry.com Card Catalog page by "Date Updated" during the period from 28 February to 6 March 2026:

The ADDED and Updated collections include:

  • U.S., Family History Books; 255,789,675 indexed records with record images; Updated 3/5/2026. This collection contains over 64,000 family history books of families living in the United States. Some books may include information about ancestors who were born in other countries.
  • Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1637-1935; 16,529,462 indexed records with record images; Updated 3/4/2026. Notarial records are private agreements (contracts), written by official notaries. This collection consists of notarial records for Quebec from the years 1637 to 1935.
  • Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968; 41,012,598 indexed records with record images, Updated 3/4/2026. This collection holds over thirty million records pertaining to births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials in Quebec between roughly 1621 and 1968. 
  • Jalisco, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1995; 15,493,931 indexed records with record images; Updated 3/4/2026. This collection contains catholic parish records created by the state of Jalisco in Mexico.
  • England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858; 1,012,964 indexed records with record images; Updated 3/4/2026. Prior to 12 January 1858, wills in England and Wales were proved in ecclesiastical courts. The largest one was the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1384–1858.
  • Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900; 1,383,805 indexed records with record images; Updated 3/4/2026. You can’t take it with you. Find out what was left behind and to whom in 200 years of Virginia probate records.
  • UK, Wartime Records and Material, 1914-1918, 1939-1945; 30,182 indexed records with record images; Updated 3/3/2026. This collection contains military and wartime images from The Imperial War Museums, from 1914 to 1918 and 1939 to 1945. The majority of the images are photographs.
  • Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Female Sole Trader Ledgers, 1875-1906; 4,798 indexed records with record images; ADDED 3/2/2026. This collection contains records from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, dated between 1875 and 1906 related to women seeking the right to conduct business independently or own property separately.
  • Arkansas, U.S., County Sheriff Census, 1829; 2,635 indexed records with record images;   ADDED 3/2/2026. This collection contains census returns from counties in Arkansas from 1829. Full returns are available for Arkansas, Chicot, Clark, Conway, Crawford, Crittenden, Independence, Lawrence, and more
  • Shropshire, England, Electoral Registers and Poll Books, 1676-1954; 6,852,775 indexed records with record images, ADDED 3/2/2026. This collection contains electoral registers and poll books from Shropshire, England, dated between 1676 and 1954. Electoral registers in this collection were produced between 1832 and 1954.

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The complete Ancestry.com Card Catalog is at https://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx.  

By my count, there are 3 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,896 collections available as of 6 March 2026, an INCREASE of 3 from last week. 

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Disclosure: I pay for an All-Access subscription from Ancestry.com. In past years, Ancestry.com  provided a complimentary All Access subscription, an autosomal DNA test, material considerations for travel expenses to meetings, and hosted events and meals that I attended in Salt Lake City.

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