Findmypast announced yesterday at RootsTech that, in partnership with FamilySearch International, it will launch the single largest online collection of U.S. marriages in history.
They plan to publish at least 100 million marriage records from 1650 to 2010. More than 60 percent of these marriages records have never been published online.
To kick start the collection, Findmypast launched the first 33 million records yesterday.
Findmypast CEO Annelies van den Belt said, “The launch of the US marriages project is central to our growth strategy in the U.S. The millions of new US records will complement Findmypast’s massive collection of British and Irish data allowing us to provide many more connections and a more comprehensive experience to family historians in the US and all over the world.”
As usual, when I heard the news, I looked for my ancestors’ marriages. The results were a bit hit and miss for me. The marriages I uncovered were those that took place in the late 19th and early 20th century, and I had already found them elsewhere. There are, however, many more records to publish online.
Note to file, Findmypast: It sure would be nice to see the spouse’s last name in the list of results.
This is awesome news! Heading there right now!