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Friday, January 30, 2015

NEW AND UPDATED RECORD COLLECTIONS 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
Title Records Last Updated
North Dakota, Census 1925284,113 *30 Jan 2015
California, San Francisco Airplane Arrival Card Index, 1936-1949Browse Images *30 Jan 2015
Ohio, Crawford County Obituaries, 1860-200430,008 *30 Jan 2015
Indiana, Daviess County, Washington Times Herald Obituaries, 1984-201232,135 *30 Jan 2015
Minnesota, Clay and Steele County Obituaries, 1865-200629,797 *30 Jan 2015
United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925959,931 *30 Jan 2015
Delaware Church Deaths, 1750-18861,848 *30 Jan 2015
Delaware Baptisms, 1697-18866,816 *30 Jan 2015
Philippines, Manila, Civil Registration, 1899-1994Browse Images *30 Jan 2015
Washington, County Marriages, 1855-200848,385 *29 Jan 2015
Indiana, Marriages, 1811-19593,287,619 *29 Jan 2015
United States, New England Passenger and Crew Lists, 1911-1954179,903 *28 Jan 2015
United States Muster Rolls of the Marine Corps, 1798-19371,703,529 *28 Jan 2015
Maine, Crew Lists Arriving at Robbinston, 1947-1954Browse Images *28 Jan 2015
California, Immigration Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawaiians at San Francisco, 1928-1942Browse Images *28 Jan 2015
Nova Scotia Delayed Births, 1837-190470,925 *28 Jan 2015
Argentina, National Census, 18953,888,939 *28 Jan 2015

Ancestry.com Record Collections
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Welsh Society of Philadelphia Charity to Immigrants, 1798-1883Schools, Directories & Church Histories2,260New

Web: Iceland Census, 1880Census & Voter Lists74,932New

Web: Iceland Census, 1890Census & Voter Lists72,530New

Web: Iceland Census, 1870Census & Voter Lists51,545New

U.S., Northern Pacific Railway Company Personnel Files, 1890-1960Schools, Directories & Church Histories92,460Updated

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

NEW AND UPDATED RECORD COLLECTIONS 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
Title Records Last Updated
United States Muster Rolls of the Marine Corps, 1798-19371,703,529 *26 Jan 2015


Ancestry.com Record Collections
 Georgia, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1904-1964Immigration & Travel9,792Updated

Upper Austria, Austria, Catholic Church Records, 1772-1853 (in German)Birth, Marriage & Death24,681Updated

Oregon, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1888-1963Immigration & Travel555,959Updated

North Carolina, Divorce Index, 1958-2004Birth, Marriage & Death2,326,606Updated

Spain, Diocese of Lugo, Catholic Parish Records, 1550-1930 (in Spanish)Birth, Marriage & Death439,773Updated

Registers of Patients at Naval Hospitals, 1812 - 1934Military296,830New

Alabama, Passenger Lists, 1904-1962Immigration & Travel62,254New

Indiana, Passenger and Crew Manifests, 1957-1962Immigration & Travel508New

Colorado, Passenger and Crew Manifests, 1958-1963Immigration & Travel918New

Monday, January 26, 2015

FAMILY LEGACY WORKSHOP

Family Legacy Writing Workshop with Linda Weaver Clarke is coming to Broadmoor Branch Library in Shreveport Wednesday, 25 February 2015 and the Webster Parish Library in Minden Tuesday, 24 February 2015.  Times for the meeting at both locations are the same.  Mrs Clarke will tell how to make your family history stories interesting.

Happy ancestor hunting.

Saturday, January 24, 2015

NEW AND UPDATED RECORDS 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
Title Records Last Updated
Virginia, Alexandria Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels, 1946-1957Browse Images *23 Jan 2015
United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012402,388 *23 Jan 2015
North Dakota, Census 1925284,113 *23 Jan 2015

Ancestry.com Record Collections
 Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989-2013Birth, Marriage & Death413,518New

England and Wales, Death Index, 2007-2013Birth, Marriage & Death1,492,728New

Washington, County Records, 1856-2009Tax, Criminal, Land & Wills5,631,462New

Victoria, Australia, St. Peter's Eastern Hill, Confirmations, 1872-1955Birth, Marriage & Death4,102New

Germany, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-CurrentBirth, Marriage & Death503,515Updated

Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-CurrentBirth, Marriage & Death3,011,357Updated

Victoria, Australia, St. Peter's Eastern Hill, Marriages, 1848-1955Birth, Marriage & Death32,969New

The Cyclopedia of Tasmania, 1931Reference, Dictionaries & Almanacs1,941New

London, England, Land Tax Records, 1692-1932Tax, Criminal, Land & Wills12,772,584Updated

The Cyclopedia of New South Wales, 1907Reference, Dictionaries & Almanacs765New

Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-CurrentBirth, Marriage & Death1,105,205Updated

Victoria, Australia, St. Peter's Eastern Hill, Burials, 1848-1989Birth, Marriage & Death1,185New

Victoria, Australia, St. Peter's Eastern Hill, Baptisms, 1848-1915Birth, Marriage & Death11,840New

The Cyclopedia of Victoria, 1903-1905Reference, Dictionaries & Almanacs1,817New

Brazil, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-CurrentBirth, Marriage & Death8,415Updated

Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-CurrentBirth, Marriage & Death4,647,434Updated

Sweden, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-CurrentBirth, Marriage & Death21,504Updated

Mexico, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-CurrentBirth, Marriage & Death10,471Updated

The Cyclopedia of Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti and the Cook Islands, 1907Reference, Dictionaries & Almanacs572New

Norway, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-CurrentBirth, Marriage & Death46,172Updated

Italy, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-CurrentBirth, Marriage & Death93,043Updated

Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985Birth, Marriage & Death5,893,086Updated

Victoria, Australia, St Peter's Eastern Hill, Selected Records, 1848-1998Schools, Directories & Church Histories16,622New

The Cyclopedia of Tasmania, 1900Reference, Dictionaries & Almanacs1,063New

The Cyclopedia of South Australia, 1907-1909Reference, Dictionaries & Almanacs1,747New
 Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950Birth, Marriage & Death5,328,987Updated

UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-CurrentBirth, Marriage & Death2,246,738Updated

Thursday, January 22, 2015

EVERNOTE SHORTCUTS

Using Evernote? - here are some essential Evernote shortcuts that will help you do your work faster.

Happy ancestor hunting.
https://blog.evernote.com/blog/2015/01/12/command-control-essential-evernote-shortcuts/?utm_source=silverpop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=011615_en_newsletter_en_usca

FTDNA'S $15 OFF SALE ON ALL DNA KITS UNTIL FEBRUARY 28

FamilyTreeDNA is offering $15 OFF any purchase until February 28, 2015.  This includes all tests and upgrades.  Just use the coupon code 15FOR15 at checkout.

Happy ancestor hunting.

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
Title Records Last Updated
Philippines, Manila, Civil Registration, 1899-1994Browse Images *22 Jan 2015
Hawaii, Index to Filipino Arrivals to Honolulu, 1946Browse Images *22 Jan 2015
North Dakota, Census, 1915257,483 *22 Jan 2015
Massachusetts, Federal Census Mortality Schedule, 1880Browse Images *22 Jan 2015
Massachusetts, Federal Census Mortality Schedule, 1870Browse Images *22 Jan 2015
El Salvador Civil Registration, 1704-1977655,985 *22 Jan 2015
United States Muster Rolls of the Marine Corps, 1798-18921,703,529 *21 Jan 2015


Ancestry.com Record Collections
 London, England, Land Tax Records, 1692-1932Tax, Criminal, Land & Wills12,772,852Updated

Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989-2013Birth, Marriage & Death413,518New

England and Wales, Death Index, 2007-2013Birth, Marriage & Death1,492,728New

South Africa, Methodist Parish Registers, 1822-1996Birth, Marriage & Death169,942New

Italy, Waldensian Evangelical Church Records, 1679-1969 (in Italian)Birth, Marriage & Death66,937New

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

NEW EASIER TO READ RELATIONSHIP CHART

A different, easier to read relationship chart with explanation from Betty Eichhorn and Dick Eastman. Any comments on what you think about this chart?  Click HERE to view the chart along with a description of relationships.

Happy ancestor hunting.
 

http://eogn.com/images/newsletter/2015/Relationship_Chart.pdf

Monday, January 19, 2015

FREE E-BOOK ON GENETIC GENEALOGY FROM FTU

FAMILY TREE UNIVERSITY IS OFFERING A FREE  BEGINNERS E-BOOK ON GENETIC GENEALOGY/DNA TESTING.

After reading this book, if you have any questions, contact me by email (jgjones09@gmail.com) or come to our next GENCOM DNA SIG meeting.  We meet on the second Wednesday of each month in the large meeting room of the Broadmoor Library, 1212 Captain Shreve Drive, Shreveport.

Happy ancestor hunting.
 
http://ftu.familytreemagazine.com/jump-into-genetic-genealogy-use-genealogical-dna-testing-to-solve-family-mysteries/

Saturday, January 17, 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
Title Records Last Updated
South Africa, Transvaal, Estate Files, 1950-1993Browse Images *16 Jan 2015
Isle of Man Parish Registers, 1598-2009424,389 *16 Jan 2015
New York, Records of the State National Guard, 1906-1954724,527 *15 Jan 2015

Ancestry.com Record Collections
Cuneo, Alba, Italy, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1910 (in Italian)Birth, Marriage & Death434,853Updated

Ghana, Census, 1984Census & Voter Lists777,381New

UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929Military872,395New

U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930Birth, Marriage & Death833,843New

North Carolina, Civil Action Court Papers, 1712-1970Tax, Criminal, Land & Wills1,235,848Updated

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

GENCOM GEM TIP

When we are searching census records on Ancestry.com looking for our ancestors, they provide us with help.  When you are looking at the record page for a census record you have found, Ancestry provides some suggested records that can be helpful in finding additional records for this ancestor.  Below is a screen shot of the a record page with the suggested records outlined in red.
This is a screen shot of the 1940 census for my grandfather Ernest Richard (Tut) Colvin.  How does ancestry do this?
 
"Using the information from this record transcription, Ancestry searches for other records that may be related to the same person. The suggestions system also looks at people in trees to which this record has been saved to see if there are additional records saved to those people. These records are displayed here to aid you in finding other records that may help you in your research."

Happy ancestor hunting.

NEW AND UPDATED RECORD COLLECTIONS 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
Title Records Last Updated
Newfoundland Census, 1945Browse Images *14 Jan 2015
South Africa, Transvaal, Estate Files, 1950-1993Browse Images *13 Jan 2015
Newfoundland, 1921 CensusBrowse Images *13 Jan 2015
Newfoundland Census, 1935Browse Images *13 Jan 2015


Ancestry.com Record Collections

TitleCollectionRecordsActivity

Linz, Upper Austria, Austria, Miscellaneous City Records, 1485-1894 (in German)Tax, Criminal, Land & Wills20,711New

Savannah, Georgia, Records of Titles, 1791-1971Tax, Criminal, Land & Wills9,703Updated

Gelderlamd Province, Netherlands, Civil Registration, 1811-1950 (in Dutch)Birth, Marriage & Death399,253New

Savannah, Georgia, Court Records, 1790-1934Tax, Criminal, Land & Wills275,403Updated

South Africa, City and Area Directories, 1813-1962Schools, Directories & Church Histories312,374New

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

FIND A GRAVE Android App

In December Ancestry released a Find A Grave  mobile app for Android devices.  This app is free in the Google Play Store for users of Android devices.

The following is from the announcement by Ancestry on December 17:
Our Android Find A Grave users will also be able to edit their own bio and preferences, see and add to their virtual cemeteries, and find and fulfill photo requests from across the community
If you are not a Find A Grave user, but want to use this opportunity to become one, please join us! You can start with the mobile app or find us at Find A Grave. You don’t need to register to search the memorials, but we would love it if you would sign up and contribute.  For Ancestry members, this is a great way to give back to the community that has been filling hint queues with their dedicated documentation of cemeteries.
Find A Grave for Android
Find A Grave is by far the largest public grave database in the world and its success is because of contributors worldwide. You can request grave photos from around the globe, and help by volunteering to take photos for others at nearby cemeteries.
- See more at: http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2014/12/17/find-a-grave-android-mobile-app-release#sthash.0t25KnXE.dpuf
Our Android Find A Grave users will also be able to edit their own bio and preferences, see and add to their virtual cemeteries, and find and fulfill photo requests from across the community
If you are not a Find A Grave user, but want to use this opportunity to become one, please join us! You can start with the mobile app or find us at Find A Grave. You don’t need to register to search the memorials, but we would love it if you would sign up and contribute.  For Ancestry members, this is a great way to give back to the community that has been filling hint queues with their dedicated documentation of cemeteries.
Find A Grave for Android
Find A Grave is by far the largest public grave database in the world and its success is because of contributors worldwide. You can request grave photos from around the globe, and help by volunteering to take photos for others at nearby cemeteries.
- See more at: http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2014/12/17/find-a-grave-android-mobile-app-release#sthash.0t25KnXE.dpuf
Our Android Find A Grave users will also be able to edit their own bio and preferences, see and add to their virtual cemeteries, and find and fulfill photo requests from across the community
If you are not a Find A Grave user, but want to use this opportunity to become one, please join us! You can start with the mobile app or find us at Find A Grave. You don’t need to register to search the memorials, but we would love it if you would sign up and contribute.  For Ancestry members, this is a great way to give back to the community that has been filling hint queues with their dedicated documentation of cemeteries.
Find A Grave for Android
Find A Grave is by far the largest public grave database in the world and its success is because of contributors worldwide. You can request grave photos from around the globe, and help by volunteering to take photos for others at nearby cemeteries.
- See more at: http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2014/12/17/find-a-grave-android-mobile-app-release#sthash.0t25KnXE.dpuf
 
"Our Android Find A Grave users will also be able to edit their own bio and preferences, see and add to their virtual cemeteries, and find and fulfill photo requests from across the community."

"If you are not a Find A Grave user, but want to use this opportunity to become one, please join us! You can start with the mobile app or find us at Find A Grave. You don’t need to register to search the memorials, but we would love it if you would sign up and contribute.  For Ancestry members, this is a great way to give back to the community that has been filling hint queues with their dedicated documentation of cemeteries."


"Find A Grave is by far the largest public grave database in the world and its success is because of contributors worldwide. You can request grave photos from around the globe, and help by volunteering to take photos for others at nearby cemeteries."

I downloaded this app to my iPhone in December when it was first released and am very pleased with it.  It does not have all of the bells and whistles that the Find A Grave website has, but it is great for searching for ancestors and adding new information to the site while in the field.  The app can also be used for easy access to upload photos while away from your work area.  We needed this app this last summer when we were looking for Salem Cemetery and wandered over most of Claiborne parish before finding it.

The screenshots to the left are from my iPhone when I was trying it out to search for my father's grave site on Find A Grave.



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
Title Records Last Updated
Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994Browse Images *12 Jan 2015
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994Browse Images *12 Jan 2015
Guatemala, Jalapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994Browse Images *12 Jan 2015
Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006Browse Images *12 Jan 2015
Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994Browse Images *12 Jan 2015

Ancestry.com Record Collections
California, Railroad Employment Records, 1862-1950Schools, Directories & Church Histories5,689,563Updated