Genealogy’s Star: Sweden Birth, Marriage, and Death Collections Now Complete on MyHeritage. “The MyHeritage Blog recently announced a major milestone for Scandinavian genealogy: the completion of the Sweden Birth, Marriage, and Death collections. This project adds over 33 million historical records to the platform, spanning a critical century from 1850 to 1945.”

State of Hawaii: Hawaiʻi State Archives Digitizes Indexes To Hundreds Of Thousands Of Records . ” The Department of Accounting and General Services, (DAGS) Hawaiʻi State Archives division, has finished digitizing 64 volumes of indexes and uploaded them to its website for the public to use for free. You can view them at https://digitalarchives.hawaii.gov/browse/parent/ark:70111/1Q6x.”

Geneanet: Indexing Week at Geneanet! Help us transcribe the New York City Geographical Birth Index. “From January 31st through February 8, Geneanet is organizing a special week dedicated to the transcription of the New York City Geographical Birth Index. Whether you are a frequent contributor to Geneanet’s indexing projects, or you haven’t used our indexing tools yet, discover this unique […]

Reclaim the Records: The FULL New York State Death Index, 1880-2017. “Indexed and searchable data from more than ten and a half million death records from the state of New York for the years 1880-2017 has now been published at NewYorkDeathIndex.com.” The site is usable but still under construction.

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/07/reclaim-the-records-the-full-new-york-state-death-index-1880-2017-2/

American Ancestors: New Database: Kentucky: Kentucky Enslaved Church Records Project. “We are excited to share a new 10 Million Names database today, Kentucky: Kentucky Enslaved Church Records Project. These valuable records were provided by Reckoning, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to examine the legacy of slavery in America and to create ways for communities to engage […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/17/new-database-kentucky-kentucky-enslaved-church-records-project-american-ancestors/

Geneanet: Ahnenfest 2025: free access to German records October 3-10!. “October 3 is Tag der Deutschen Einheit — German Unity Day — and October 6 is German-American Day. Let’s celebrate ‘Ahnenfest’ – Geneanet’s German ancestor festival – with free access for American members to our Premium German collections from Oct. 3-10!”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/06/ahnenfest-2025-free-access-to-german-records-october-3-10-geneanet/

Trinity College Dublin: 175,000 new historical records released by Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland. “175,000 new historical records are now freely available online in the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland to mark the 103rd anniversary of the Four Courts blaze that destroyed the Public Record Office of Ireland, and with it seven centuries of Irish history.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/04/trinity-college-dublin-175000-new-historical-records-released-by-virtual-record-treasury-of-ireland/

Reclaim the Records: The FULL New York State Death Index, 1880-2017. “Reclaim The Records, a non-profit organization dedicated to government transparency and public access to historical records, proudly announces the court-ordered release of information from millions of New York State death records, spanning three centuries of New York’s vibrant history.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/05/reclaim-the-records-the-full-new-york-state-death-index-1880-2017/

Geneanet: Indexing Week at Geneanet! Help us transcribe the New York City Geographical Birth Index. “From May 31st through June 8, Geneanet is organizing a special week dedicated to the transcription of the New York City Geographical Birth Index. Whether you are a frequent contributor to Geneanet’s indexing projects, or you haven’t used our indexing tools yet, discover this unique project […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/29/geneanet-indexing-week-at-geneanet-help-us-transcribe-the-new-york-city-geographical-birth-index/