I’ve been following the progress of for over a year now – and I must say that I’m impressed with what they are doing. The REALLY BIG DEAL about the new records they have posted is that they now have close to 1.5 million Ohio obituary records on the site, obtained from the archives of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center.
The following News Release was written by staff:
Vast Record Expansion Adds Significant Value For Members at Continued Low Price
Today, announces the addition of over 3.5 million new U.S. vital records and images to the website, demonstrating its commitment to adding value while maintaining the same low price point. Throughout the past year, Archives has significantly increased the number of historical records available to members, and this will continue to remain a key focus for the site. Archives is pleased to bring users these new, compelling record collections that will help them to discover new information about their ancestors.
The addition of these 3.5 million digital records is accompanied by the integration of 170,000 images of historical marriage certificates. Dating back to 1846, these images reveal valuable information to family historians about the life and times of their ancestors.
Each record collection added to is easy to find through its simple search interface. Users can search by name, date, and location to filter results for a precise match. In total, Archives.com provides access to over 1.1 billion historical records, including vital, census, newspaper, immigration, and more.
These new record collections represent eight states including Texas, Kentucky, Maine, South Carolina, Arizona, South Carolina, Colorado, and Ohio. Regarding the Ohio collection, Archives worked with the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center to integrate their set of close to 1.5 million obituary records. The index was compiled from original newspapers by library staff and volunteers, and covers years 1810 to 2010. On the value of the collection, Head Librarian Rebecca B. Hill notes, “Obituaries are a great tool for building your own family history. Genealogists have long found that they can help flesh out the bare bones of a skeletal family tree.”
Archives is thrilled to help increase access to and visibility of these records, allowing people to find more records online than ever before. Please visit the Collections page to learn about the records available on .
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Archives.com makes discovering family history simple and affordable. Its database of more than 1.1 billion historical records—birth, death, marriage, newspaper, divorce, census, obituary, immigration, newspaper, military and more—is available at a price that’s up to 80-percent less than the leading competitor. Archives also partners with other leading family history websites to provide integrated record collections, discounted memberships, official certificates, and other special promotions. is free to try for seven days, allowing anyone to explore the benefits of membership without risk or obligation. To explore one of the web’s most comprehensive resources for researching family history, please visit .
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