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Sunday, November 29, 2015

DNA TEST SALE AT ANCESTRYDNA AND FAMILYTREEDNA! ORDER NOW!

CLICK ON IMAGES BELOW TO GO TO ORDERING WEBSITES AND VIEW THE SALE PRICES

https://www.familytreedna.com/
 Both Ancestry.com and FamilyTreeDNA.com have their DNA tests on sale!

FamilyTreeDNA has all of their tests on sale until the end of the year.  If you are interested in a YDNA or MtDNA test this is the testing company to use, since they are the only ones offering these tests.  Click on the image at the left to see the prices of all their tests.  If you are wanting to order an autosomalDNA test see my advice below.

http://www.ancestry.com/cs/gifting2015?o_iid=68657&o_lid=68657&o_sch=Web+PropertyAncestryDNA has their autosomalDNA test on sale for the lowest price of the year.  The prices for this test is $69 with AncestryDNA until Midnight Monday 29 November and $89 with FamilyTreeDNA until the end of the year.

I recommend taking the autosomalDNA test while it is on sale at AncestryDNA, and  when the results come in transfer the raw test data to FamilyTreeDNA for only $39.  This gives an equivalency of testing with both companies for a total cost of $108.  The advantages of testing with both companies this way is it is more economical and your test results will be compared to additional DNA testers and therefore you will have more cousin matches.  I am available to answer any questions you have about DNA testing and assist in transferring your test data from AncestryDNA to FamilyTreeDNA.

Order now from AncestryDNA and you should have the results back in time for our 13 January 2016 GEDCOM DNA Interest Group meeting.  We will then be able to help you start finding new cousins from your matches.

Happy DNA ancestor hunting.

Saturday, November 28, 2015

NEW AND UPDATED RECORD COLLECTIONS ON FAMILYSEARCH.ORG AND ANCESTRY.COM

The following record collections are shown as new and updated on FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com.

Happy ancestor hunting.
 
FamilySearch.org Record Collections
Missouri Deaths, 1883-1930Browse Images *25 Nov 2015
Ohio, Trumbull County Records, 1795-2010Browse Images *25 Nov 2015
Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783Browse Images *25 Nov 2015
United States Census, 191093,753,799 *25 Nov 2015
Ancestry.com Record Collectins
 Manchester, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1541-1812Birth, Marriage & Death1,186,882Updated






Manchester, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915Birth, Marriage & Death1,702,491Updated
 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995Schools, Directories & Church Histories1,560,284,752Updated

Idaho, Marriage Index, 1842-1964, 1975-1996Birth, Marriage & Death648,035Updated





Tuesday, November 24, 2015

NEW AND UPDATED RECORD COLLECTIONS ON FAMILYSEARCH.ORG AND ANCESTRY.COM

The following record collections are shown as new and updated on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.

Happy ancestor hunting.
 
Ancestry.com Record Collections
Australia, New South Wales, Census, 1891210,511 *23 Nov 2015
Switzerland, Bern, Civil Registration, 1792-187630,013 *23 Nov 2015
Australia, Tasmania, Miscellaneous Records, 1829-1961106,224 *23 Nov 2015
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-201455,554 *23 Nov 2015
North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979233,721 *20 Nov 2015
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911Browse Images *20 Nov 2015
Connecticut, District Court Naturalization Indexes, 1851-1992261,034 *20 Nov 2015
Hawaii, Index to Filipino Passengers Arriving at Honolulu, 1900-1952137,926 *19 Nov 2015
Ohio, Passenger and Crew Lists arriving at Ashtabula and Conneaut, 1952-197485,006 *18 Nov 2015
Wisconsin, Milwaukee Passenger and Crew Lists, 1922-196366,627 *17 Nov 2015
Wisconsin, Crew Lists of Ship Arrivals, 1925-19564,352 *17 Nov 2015
Wisconsin, Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Manitowoc, 1925-19564,231 *17 Nov 2015
Guam, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1947-19528,127 *16 Nov 2015
FamilySearch.org Record Collections
 Idaho, Marriage Index, 1842-1962, 1975-1996Birth, Marriage & Death539,758

Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1912, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1962Birth, Marriage & Death310,507

London, England, Selected Poor Law Removal and Settlement Records, 1828-1930Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal469,314

Nebraska, Wills and Probate Records, 1806-1989Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal2,699

Kentucky, Divorce Records, 1962-2005Birth, Marriage & Death515,731New

Mesa County, Colorado, Marriage Index, 1883-2010Birth, Marriage & Death123,804New

Web: Gloucestershire, England, Non-Conformist Baptisms Index, 1739-1987Birth, Marriage & Death24,206New

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921Schools, Directories & Church Histories1,713,246New

Ireland, Grand Lodge of Freemasons of Ireland Membership Registers, 1733-1923Schools, Directories & Church Histories318,964New

Alaska, Passenger and Crew Manifests, 1906-1963Immigration & Travel315,607Updated

Florida Passenger Lists, 1898-1963Immigration & Travel7,512,405Updated

Alabama, Revolutionary War Residents, 1776-1783Schools, Directories & Church Histories842New

Sunday, November 15, 2015

NEW AND UPDATED RECORD COLLECTIONS ON FAMILYSEARCH.ORG AND ANCESTRY.COM

The following record collections are new or updated on Family Search.org and Ancestry.com.

Happy ancestor hunting.
 
FamilySearch.org Record Collections
Maine, Bath, Seamen's Proofs of Citizenship, 1833-1868Browse Images *13 Nov 2015
California Immigration Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawaiians at San Francisco, 1928-1942Browse Images *13 Nov 2015
England and Wales Census, 1851Browse Images *12 Nov 2015
Guam, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1947-19528,127 *12 Nov 2015
United States, Freedmen's Bureau Hospital and Medical Records, 1865-1872137,124 *12 Nov 2015
United States Census, 191093,753,799 *11 Nov 2015
Moldova Church Books, 1811-1936Browse Images *11 Nov 2015
Michigan, Crew Lists for various ports, 1929-1966163,256 *11 Nov 2015
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-201455,554 *11 Nov 2015
Ohio, Trumbull County Records, 1795-2010Browse Images *10 Nov 2015
Ancestry.com Record Collections
 Wigan, England, Marriages, 1754-1926Birth, Marriage & Death261,782Updated

Wigan, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1580-1812Birth, Marriage & Death269,180Updated

Web: Greene County, Missouri, School Records Index, 1911-1917Schools, Directories & Church Histories23,238New

Oklahoma, Wills and Probate Records, 1801-2008Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal250,397Updated

California, Naturalization Records, 1887-1991Immigration & Travel1,070,436Updated

Web: Jackson County, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1826-2014Birth, Marriage & Death1,408,689New

Web: Rapid City, South Dakota, Mortuary Indexes, 1879-1971Birth, Marriage & Death16,222New

U.S., Lists of Merchant Seamen Lost in WWI, 1914-1919Military2,778New

Web: Lawrence County, Alabama, Marriage Index, 1818-1948Birth, Marriage & Death68,548New

Arizona, Wills and Probate Records, 1803-1995Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal37,376Updated

Web: Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916Birth, Marriage & Death1,162,513New

Web: Rensselaer County, New York, Marriage Index, 1908-1935Birth, Marriage & Death59,354New

U.S., Merchant Marine Applications for License of Officers, 1914-1949Military17,776New

Web: Minnesota, Cemetery Index, 1900-1999Birth, Marriage & Death15,567New

New Orleans, Passenger Lists, 1813-1963Immigration & Travel4,288,331Updated

Web: Kansas, WWII Selective Service Index, 1940-1946Military28,398New

Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966Military1,193,450Updated

Web: US, Andersonville and Fort McHenry Civil War Prisoner Index, 1861-1865Military48,294New

Web: Indiana, Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865Military212,959New

Pennsylvania, WWI Veterans Service and Compensation Files, 1917-1919, 1934-1948Military706,549New

France, Deportations of Germans, Swiss and Austrians, 1940-1945Stories, Memories & Histories818New

Saturday, November 7, 2015

FREE ACCESS TO ALL OF ANCESTRY.COM'S MILITARY RECORDS

In honor of Veterans Day, Ancestry.com is providing free access to all of their military records from now until midnight 11 November 2015.

Collections included in these records include:
  1. U.S. National homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
  2. U.S. Navy Cruise Books, 1918-2009
  3. War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
  4. U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
  5. Records of the Grand Army of the Republic
A free three page research guide for the Military Records on Ancestry may be downloaded by clicking HERE.

http://www.ancestry.com/cs/veteransday2015?o_iid=68200&o_lid=68200&o_sch=Web+Property

NEW AND UPDATED RECORDS ON FAMILYSEARCH.ORG AND ANCESTRY.COM

The following record collections are shown as new or updated on FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com.

Happy ancestor hunting.
 
FamilySearch.org Record Collections
United Kingdom, World War I Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Records, 1917-1920Browse Images *06 Nov 2015
North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979207,964 *04 Nov 2015
New Zealand, Auckland, Port Albert, Membership Lists and Minutes from the Church of Christ, 1875-1926Browse Images *04 Nov 2015
Philippines Civil Registration (Archives Division), 1902-1945Browse Images *04 Nov 2015
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Catholic Church Records, 1714-1977171,274 *04 Nov 2015
Ancestry.com Record Collections

TitleCollectionRecordsActivity

Tasmania, Reports of Crime, 1861-1883Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal99,449New

UK, Naturalisation Certificates and Declarations, 1870-1912Immigration & Travel94,458Updated

Austrian Jews in Concentration Camps, 1939-1945Stories, Memories & Histories802New

Głuszyca, Poland, Repatriated Polish Jews, 1946-1950 (in Polish)Stories, Memories & Histories615New

Berlin, Germany, Jewish Forced Labor, 1941-1943Stories, Memories & Histories533New

Tulare County, California, Sheriff's Office and Jail Records, 1874-1963Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal236,339New

Ukraine, Jewish Partisans and Fighters of Volyn, 1943-1944Stories, Memories & Histories822New

France, Deportations of Germans, Swiss and Austrians, 1940-1945Stories, Memories & Histories818New

Greece, S.S. Astir Passenger Manifest, 1939Stories, Memories & Histories184New

Mauritius, Danzig and Polish National Refugees, 1940Stories, Memories & Histories340New

Dachau, Germany, Jewish Deaths after Liberation, 1945 (in German)Stories, Memories & Histories555New

Poland, Silesian Jews in Mixed Marriages, 1944Stories, Memories & Histories74New

Germany, Baden Jews, 1940Stories, Memories & Histories730New

Surrey, England, Regimental Rolls, 1914-1947Military114,251New

Romania, Census of the Jewish Population Living in Podu Iloaiei, 1898Stories, Memories & Histories1,105New

Italy, German Jews Deported to Auschwitz, 1943-1944Stories, Memories & Histories228New

Romania, Jewish Men in Battalion 120, 1941-1944 (in Romanian)Stories, Memories & Histories507New

Bergen, Germany, Lost Train from Bergen-Belsen to Tröbitz, 1945 (in German)Stories, Memories & Histories704New

Lieberose, Germany, Jewish Residents sent to Sachsenhausen, 1943-1945Stories, Memories & Histories151New

Zürich, Switzerland, Applications by Holocaust Survivors Claiming American Citizenship, 1945Stories, Memories & Histories621New

Germany, Hungarian Jewish Survivors in Buchenwald, 1945Stories, Memories & Histories707New

Web: Wabash Valley, Indiana, Obituary Index, 1900-2013Birth, Marriage & Death356,563Updated

Illinois, Select United Methodist Church Records, 1824-2009Birth, Marriage & Death112,750Updated

UK, WWII Civil Defence Gallantry Awards, 1940-1949Military5,763New

Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Civil Registration, 1811-1950 (in Dutch)Birth, Marriage & Death7,174,720Updated

Monday, November 2, 2015

FREE ACCESS TO NATIVE AMERICAN RECORDS

Do you think that you have Native American ancestry?

One of the most frequent questions I am asked at our GENCOM genealogy meetings is about researching Native American ancestors.  Now you can do some online researching on Fold3 for free 01-15 November 2015.  If you think you have Native American ancestry, take advantage of this offer and you may find what you are looking for.  Click on the image below to access the Fold3 website.

Happy ancestor hunting.