Family Tree Maker’s Family Archives

Below is a massive database of Family Archive CDs for Family Tree Maker. Family Archive CDs were an extensive collection of genealogical records distributed on CDs in the days when internet access was not widely available to most genealogists (outside of a library or business environment), and when online storage of such records was very expensive. The data (sources) were grouped by region, time period, or type of record (such as census or marriage records, or a state index). There were also FamilyFinder Index CDs which listed every name in the entire collection of CDs.

Note: The list below represents personal research I’ve done over the years, whether it’s viewing various CDs for sale on eBay (of which there are many) or reading through library catalogs, but I make no guarantees as to the accuracy of all items. Using eBay and other sources, I did try and put my eyes on actual images of the CD cases. I know there are lists of CDs out there, but many of them had very little information, or just a short listing. At some point, I may compare my lists to those lists and see what I am missing.

The archives were distributed by Broderbund and its Banner Blue Division, designed to be viewed with either with Family Tree Maker for Windows or Macintosh, or Family Archive Viewer (versions required are listed below). Copyright year is listed as year of release. Some were republished under Genealogy.com
The last version of Family Archive Viewer (FAV) was Family Archive Viewer 11.0 for Windows (Windows 95 and above), and it can be downloaded here: Archive.org.
Family Tree Maker (FTM) versions 4 through 16 (2006) can read all Family Archive CDs, Genealogy.com CDs, and World Family Tree (WFT) CDs.

You can start typing into the search below to find a CD. Hint: You can use state abbreviations and sort on the year.

	Name	Years	Company	Released	Min. Required
1	Marriage Index: Selected Counties of Louisiana	1718-1925	Broderbund		FTM 3.0, FAV 3.0
2	Marriage Index: IL, IN, KY, OH, TN	1720-1926	Broderbund	1995	FTM 3.0, FAV 3.0
3	Marriage Index: AL, GA, SC	1641-1944	Broderbund	1995
4	Marriage Index: MD, NC, VA	1624-1915	Broderbund	1996
5	Marriage Index: AR, MO, MS, TX	1766-1981	Broderbund	1996?
6	Marriage Index: Arkansas	1779-1992	Broderbund	1995
12	Everton's Computerized Family File, Volume 1, 1400s - present, Family Pedigrees	1400s-Present	Genealogy.com	2000	FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
17	Birth Records: United States/Europe	900-1880	Broderbund	1995
20	Census Index: Ohio, 1880	1880	Broderbund		FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
110	Social Security Death Benefit Records: U.S.	1937-1993	Broderbund	1997	FTM 3.0, FAV 3.0
117	New England Families #1	1600s-1800s	Broderbund	1996	FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
118	Canadian Genealogy Index	1600s-1900s	Broderbund	1996
119	Military Records: Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865	1861-1865	Broderbund	1996	FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
120	Connecticut Officers and Soldiers 1700s-1800s Military Records	1700s-1800s	Broderbund	2000	FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
130	Pennsylvania German Church Records, 1729-1870	1729-1870	Broderbund
134	Military Records: Massachusetts Civil War Soldiers & Sailors 1861-1865	1861-1865	Genealogy.com	2000
146	Military Records: U.S. Soldiers, 1784-1811	1784-1811	Broderbund	1997
156	Family History: Mid-Atlantic Genealogies 1340-1940	1340-1940	Broderbund		FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
164	Mortality Index: United States 1850-1880	1850-1880	Broderbund	1995	FTM 3.0, FAV 3.0
165	African Americans in the 1870 Census	1870	Broderbund	1996
170	Immigrants to the New World, 1600s-1800s	1600s-1800s	Broderbund
175	Vital Records: Ohio #1, 1790s-1870s	1790s-1870s	Broderbund	2000	FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
183	Early Settlers of New York State, 1760-1942	1760-1942	Broderbund	1997	FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
193	County and Family Histories: Pennsylvania, 1740-1900	1740-1900	Broderbund	1998
195	Family History: Maryland Genealogies and Marriages 1634-1820	1634-1820	Broderbund
197	Ireland, 1831-1841 Census Index	1831-1841
199	German Genealogy Research Guide		Broderbund
210	National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volumes 1-85, 1908-1997	1908-1997	Broderbund	1998
225	Marriage Index: AZ, CA, ID, NV	1850-1951	Broderbund	1996
226	Marriage Index: Georgia	1754-1850	Brodeerbund	1995
227	Marriage Index: AR, CA, IA, LA, MN, MO, OR, TX	1728-1850	Broderbund	1995
228	Marriage Index: IL, IN	1790-1850	Broderbund	1995
229	Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV	1728-1850	Broderbund
233	Marriage Index: Kentucky, 1851-1900	1851-1900	Broderbund	1998
235	Marriage Index: TN	1851-1900	Broderbund	1998	FTM 3.02 (Mac or Win), FAV 3.02
236	Marriage Index: Ohio, 1851-1900	1851-1900	Broderbund		FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
238	Genealogical Records: New York, 1675-1920	1675-1920	Broderbund
239	Marriage Index: New York City, 1600s-1800s	1600s-1800s	Broderbund
255	Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI	1790-1907	Broderbund		FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
256	Passenger and Immigration Lists: Boston, 1821-1850	1821-1850	Broderbund	1998	FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
257	Passenger and Immigration Lists: Irish Immigrants to North America, 1803-1871	1803-1871	Broderbund
258	Naturalization Records: Philadelphia, 1789-1880	1789-1880	Genealogy.com	2000
272	United Kingdom 1851 Census Records	1851
273	Passenger and Immigration Lists: New York, 1820-1850	1820-1850	Broderbund	1999	FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
285	Census Index: Western Pennsylvania 1870	1870	Broderbund	1995	FTM 3.0, FAV 3.0
287	Census Index: New York City, 1870	1870	Broderbund
305	Census Microfilm Records: Pennsylvania 1850	1850	Brodeerbund	1998	FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
350	The Complete Book of Emigrants: 1607-1776 and Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775	1607-1776	Broderbund		FTM 3.0, FAV 3.0
353	Passenger and Immigration Lists: Italians to America, 1880-1893	1880-1893	Broderbund
354	Passenger and Immigration Lists Index,1536-1940	1536-1940	Broderbund		From the CD Case: This Family Archive contains listings of approximately 2,750,000 individuals who arrived in United States ports between 1538 and 1940. Compiled by Gale Research, these records can provide valuable family history information to those with immigrant ancestors. This information was collected from published passenger lists, naturalization records, church records, family and local histories, as well as voter and land registrations. For each individual listed, you will find the following information: • Name and age of immigrant • Source code of immigration record • Year and place of immigration • Names of family members with whom they traveled • Full source information Requires FTM 3.02 for Windows or Mac, or FAV 3.02
355	Passenger and Immigration Lists: Germans to America, 1850-1874	1850-1874	Broderbund	1999	FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
356	Passenger and Immigration Lists: Germans to America, 1875-1888	1875-1888	Broderbund
357	Passenger and Immigration Lists: Irish to America, 1846-1865	1846-1865	Broderbund
368	Genealogical Records: British and American Coats of Arms		Broderbund	2000 ?	From the back: Within the indexed images of the pages of seven books, you'll find crests, coats of arms, mottoes, and lineages referencing approximately 137,000 individuals. Genealogical Publishing Company.
397	Marriage Index: Connecticut	1635-1860	Broderbund	1999	FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
398	Marriage Index: Texas, 1850-1900	1850-1900	Broderbund		FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
403	Selected U.S./International Marriage Records 1560-1900	1560-1900	Broderbund	1997	FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
449	Local and Family Histories: New England, 1600s-1900s	1600s-1900s	The Learning Company	1998
450	County and Family Histories: Ohio, 1780-1970	1780-1970	Broderbund		FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
500	Family HIstory: Southern Biographies and Genealogies, 1500s-1940s	1500s-1940s	The Learning Company	1998
513	Genealogical Records: Virgina Land, Marriage, and Probate Records 1639-1850	1639-1850	Genealogy.com	1999
528	Early Ohio Settlers 1700s-1900s	1700s-1900s	Genealogy.com	2000?	From the back: Explore new territory in your Ohio family research! This collection of scarce and difficult-to-find Ohio resources references nearly 163,000 individuals and gives you everything from detailed vital records to the biographies that bring your Ohio research to life. The seven titles reproduced here were originally published by the Genealogical Publishing Company and include a variety of records comprehensive in their coverage of early Ohio. Much of the importance of this collection stems from the fact that statewide registration of births, marriages, and deaths were not truly maintained until 1908. This significant cross-section of genealogical resources includes: marriage records, cemetery inscriptions, genealogies, biographical sketches, tax lists, newspaper abstracts, and vital records.
549	Ohio Soldiers in World War I Military Records	1917-1918	Broderbund
550	Virginia Genealogies & Biographies, 1500s-1900s	1500s-1900s	Broderbund	2000	FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
650	Land Records: Kentucky, 1774-1924	1774-1924	Broderbund	1999	FTM 3.02, FAV 3.02
Sampler	Various	Various	Broderbund	1998	Family Tree Maker Family Archive Sampler: Contains CDs #117, #255, #403, World Family Tree Volumes 6 & 7