The following genealogy record collections were added to the Ancestry.com Card Catalog page by "Date Updated" during the period from 2 to 8 May 2026.
- South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1974; 4,252,459 indexed records with record images, Updated 5/8/2026. This database contains the following South Carolina death records: statewide death certificates, 1915-1960 and 1962-1974. Charleston City death records, 1821-1914; Spartanburg City death records, 1895-1897 and 1903-1914; Union City death records, 1900 and 1913-1914.
- Bas Rhin, France, Censuses, 1819-1921; 4,937,632 indexed records with record images, ADDED 5/8/2026. This collection contains census records from Bas-Rhin, France, between the years of 1819 and 1921.
- UK and Allied Countries, World War II Liberated Prisoner of War Questionnaires, 1945-1949; 133,521 indexed records with record images, Updated 5/7/2026. This collection contains questionnaires completed by prisoners of war from the Second World War. The questionnaires were given to thousands of British and Commonwealth soldiers captured by Germany.
- UK, World War II Women's Land Army Index Cards, 1938-1950; 179,282 indexed records with record images, Updated 5/7/2026. This collection contains records of employment for those who served in the Women’s Land Army (WLA) from 1939 to 1948.
- Arkansas, U.S., Divorces, 1923-1975; 1,467,276 indexed records with record images, Updated 5/7/2026. This collection contains divorce records filed in Arkansas between 1923 and 1975. The records include “divorce decree or dismissal” and “divorce petition” documents.
- Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1950; 8,644,610 indexed records with record images, Updated 5/7/2026. This collection contains records of marriages that occurred in Iowa between 1880 and 1950. The records include official marriage licenses, returns of marriages, and affidavits to obtain marriages.
- Eastern Prussian Provinces, Germany [Poland], Selected Civil Vitals, 1790-1945; 20,403,826 indexed records with record images, Updated 5/7/2026. This collection contains birth, marriage and death records from numerous local registry offices in the eastern provinces of Prussia, most of which are now part of Poland.
- Ain, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1509-1911; 19,904,180 indexed records with record images, ADDED 5/7/2026. This collection contains births, marriages, and deaths between 1600 and 1911 in Ain, France.
- Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., Railroad Employment Cards, 1881-1906; 17,387 indexed records with record images, ADDED 5/7/2026. This collection contains employment records for US Postal Service personnel who worked on the railway mail service in Atlanta, Georgia, between 1881 and 1965.
- California, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current; 1,427,824,044 indexed records without record images, Updated 5/6/2026. This index allows you to search for your ancestor by name in California newspapers that are available on Newspapers.com™ from the 1800s to the present.
- Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., St Luke's Episcopal Church Records, 1864-1961; 31,509 indexed records with record images, ADDED 5/6/2026. This collection contains baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials from St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Georgia, dated between 1864 and 1961.
- 1950 United States Federal Census; 154,510,411 indexed records with record images, Updated 5/5/2026. A U.S. census record is only available to the general public 72 years after Census Day.
- Pulaski, Arkansas, U.S., Coroners Files, 1865-1903; 81,407 indexed records with record images, ADDED 5/4/2026. This collection contains coroner’s inquisition records filed in Pulaski County, Arkansas, between 1865 and 1903.
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Mortcloth Records for St Cuthbert Burial Grounds, 1780-1854; 957 indexed records with record images, ADDED 5/4/2026. This collection contains mortcloth records dated between 1780 and 1854 for St Cuthbert’s Parish and Burial Ground in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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The complete Ancestry.com Card Catalog is at https://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx.
By my count, there are 6 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above. There are now 33,931 collections available as of 8 May, an INCREASE of 6 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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