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

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FamilySearch.org Record Collections

New Zealand, Auckland, Waikumete Cemetery Records, 1886-1948	Browse Images	*28 Apr 2016
New Brunswick, Saint John, Saint John, Burial Permits, 1889-1919	Browse Images	*28 Apr 2016
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915	4,175,664	*28 Apr 2016
Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910	1,324,801	*28 Apr 2016
Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915	2,739,146	*28 Apr 2016
Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915	3,817,626	*28 Apr 2016
Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910	949,293	*28 Apr 2016
Kansas Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930	31,747	*28 Apr 2016
Kansas Births and Christenings, 1818-1936	49,926	*28 Apr 2016
Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935	87,932	*28 Apr 2016
Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939	172,347	*28 Apr 2016
Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869	Browse Images	*27 Apr 2016
Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001	2,055,089	*27 Apr 2016

Ancestry.com Record Collections

	Coahuila, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1861-1987 (in Spanish)	Birth, Marriage & Death	3,507,917	Updated
	Yucatan, Mexico, Civil Registration Marriages, 1861-1950 (in Spanish)	Birth, Marriage & Death	2,138,643	Updated
	Coahuila, Mexico, Civil Registration Marriages, 1861-1950 (in Spanish)	Birth, Marriage & Death	2,495,067	Updated
	Tamaulipas, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1860-1987 (in Spanish)	Birth, Marriage & Death	2,326,899	Updated
	Tamaulipas, Mexico, Civil Registration Marriages, 1860-1950 (in Spanish)	Birth, Marriage & Death	1,081,842	Updated
	Coahuila, Mexico, Civil Registration Births, 1861-1930 (in Spanish)	Birth, Marriage & Death	1,860,764	Updated
	Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	327,093	Updated
	Nevada, Death Records, 1911-1965	Birth, Marriage & Death	227,903	New

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

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FamilySearch.org Record Collections

Georgia Deaths, 1928-1940	461,802	*26 Apr 2016
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915	4,175,664	*26 Apr 2016
Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910	1,324,801	*26 Apr 2016
Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910	949,293	*26 Apr 2016
United States Marriages, 1733-1990	4,908	*26 Apr 2016
BillionGraves Index	17,788,589	*26 Apr 2016
Russia, Tver Church Books, 1722-1918	163,712	*25 Apr 2016
Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940	1,030,574	*25 Apr 2016
Michigan Church Marriages, 1865-1931	817	*25 Apr 2016
California, Northern U.S. District Court Naturalization Index, 1852-1989	581,446	*25 Apr 2016

Ancestry.com Record Collections

	Oconee County, Georgia, Probate Court Birth Certificates, 1875-1915	Birth, Marriage & Death	7,008	Updated
	Oconee County, Georgia, Probate Death Certificates, 1927-2010	Birth, Marriage & Death	7,008	Updated

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France, Saône-et-Loire, Military Conscriptions, 1867-1940	244,795	*22 Apr 2016
Pennsylvania, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1865-1936	14,100	*22 Apr 2016
Lesotho, Evangelical Church Records, 1874-1983	Browse Images	*21 Apr 2016
Peru, Puno, Civil Registration, 1890-2005	670,123	*21 Apr 2016
Philippines Civil Registration (National), 1945-1984	157,389	*21 Apr 2016
Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995	1,267,961	*21 Apr 2016
South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965	1,025,342	*21 Apr 2016
Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961	252,581	*20 Apr 2016
Russia, Tver Church Books, 1722-1918	163,712	*20 Apr 2016

Ancestry.com Record Collections

	Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948	Schools, Directories & Church Histories	33,337,465	Updated
	England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005	Birth, Marriage & Death	63,960,585	Updated
	Slovakia, Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1910	Birth, Marriage & Death	40,829,356	Updated
	Saalfeld, Germany, Deaths, 1876-1951 (in German)	Birth, Marriage & Death	76,229	New
	Saalfeld, Germany, Marriages, 1876-1921 (in German)	Birth, Marriage & Death	42,518	New
	Ludwigslust, Germany, Marriage Records, 1876-1924 (in German)	Birth, Marriage & Death	7,974	New
	Dresden, Germany, Weekly Church Reports of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1685-1879 (in German)	Birth, Marriage & Death	1,710,773	New
	Saalfeld, Germany, Births, 1876-1904 (in German)	Birth, Marriage & Death	50,913	New
	Ludwigslust, Germany, Birth Records, 1876-1902 (in German)	Birth, Marriage & Death	23,355	New
	Ludwigslust, Germany, Death Records, 1876-1949 (in German)	Birth, Marriage & Death	55,522	New
	U.S., German Immigrants, 1712-1933	Immigration & Travel	6,289	New
	Caribbean, Obituary Index, 2003-2009	Birth, Marriage & Death	12,278	Updated
	U.S., Biographical Cyclopedia of American Women	Stories, Memories & Histories	1,101	Updated
	The Times (London, England)	Newspapers & Publications	56,218	Updated
	Vermont, Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	98,222	Updated
	Hopewell, Virginia, Friends Memberships, 1759-1776	Schools, Directories & Church Histories	4,211	Updated
	Mercer County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1800-1830	Birth, Marriage & Death	4,008	Updated
	U.S., Newspaper Birth Index, 2005-2015	Birth, Marriage & Death	173,291	Updated
	UK and Ireland, Obituary Index, 2004-2015	Birth, Marriage & Death	702,795	Updated
	Tasmania, Australia, Deeds of Land Grants, 1804-1935	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	24,463	New
	South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2013	Birth, Marriage & Death	1,366,522	Updated
	South Dakota, Death Index, 1879-1955	Birth, Marriage & Death	322,632	Updated
	Sweden, Emigrants Registered in Church Books, 1783-1991 (in Swedish)	Immigration & Travel	1,435,313	New

DNA TEST SALES FOR NATIONAL DNA DAY

NATIONAL DNA DAY is April 25^th and commemorates the day in 1953 when a paper detailing the structure of DNA as a double helix was published in Nature magazine.  It also recognizes the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003.

In celebration of these accomplishments both AncestryDNA and FamilyTreeDNA are having a sale on all of their DNA tests for genealogy.  The following is information on the sales and links to the sites (Click on the company name to go to the site):

ANCESTRYDNA

The normal price for the Ancestry autosomal DNA test is $99.  During this sale the price has been reduced to $79.

FAMILYTREEDNA

All of FTDNA’s DNA tests are on sale at the prices listed above.

GENCOM Recommendations:

1.      If you want to take the Y-DNA (male line) or mt-DNA (female line) test, you will need to test with FTDNA since they are the only company offering these tests.  For the Y-DNA test I would recommend the Y37 marker test.  You will be able to upgrade later by just paying the price difference without taking another test.

2.      If you want to take the Autosomal DNA test (AncestryDNA on Ancestry or FamilyFinder on FTDNA), I recommend the following:

a.       Take the AncestryDNA test from Ancestry for the sale price of $79.  I recommend using Ancestry because of the new tools that have recently been added making it easier to get started using the results in your genealogy research.

b.      Once you have the results from Ancestry you have the option of transferring your raw data to FTDNA for only $39.  This is the same as taking the DNA test on FTDNA for a greatly reduced price.  The advantages to this transfer is that FTDNA has more advanced tools to use in your research and your DNA will be compared to their database and give you more cousin matches.

NOTE THAT BOTH OF THESE SALES END AT MIDNIGHT TUESDAY 26 APRIL 2016!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at my email or by phone (318) 773-7406.  Our next DNA Interest Group meeting is 10 May 2016 at 10:00 AM in the large meeting room of the Broadmoor Library, 1212 Captain Shreve Drive, Shreveport.  At this meeting I will be able to answer any questions you have about DNA testing and Genetic Genealogy.

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.

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FamilySearch.org Record Collections

Ukraine, Kyiv Orthodox Consistory Church Book Duplicates, 1734-1920	1,837,807	*20 Apr 2016
Russia, Tatarstan Church Books, 1721-1939	Browse Images	*20 Apr 2016
California, Fresno and Napa Counties, Obituaries, 1974-1997	65,850	*20 Apr 2016
Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995	193,370	*18 Apr 2016
New Hampshire Birth Certificates, 1901-1915	104,327	*18 Apr 2016

Ancestry.com Record Collections

Web: Tacoma, Washington, Obituary Index, 1882-2015

Birth, Marriage & Death

431,407

Updated

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.

BE SURE AND CHECK OUT THE UPDATED WILLS AND PROBATE RECORDS ON ANCESTRY.COM - THESE CAN BE A GOLD MINE FOR YOUR GENEALOGY RESEARCH!
 
FamilySearch.org Record Collections

Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005	6,910	*14 Apr 2016
Peru, Lambayeque, Civil Registration, 1873-1998	514,796	*13 Apr 2016
Argentina, National Census, 1869	1,791,970	*13 Apr 2016
Paraguay, Catholic Church Records, 1754-2015	397,638	*12 Apr 2016
Iowa, Church and Civil Marriages, 1837-1989	12,747	*12 Apr 2016
Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934	2,272,286	*12 Apr 2016

Ancestry.com Record Collections

	Alabama, Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	332,675	Updated
	Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	1,372,858	Updated
	New Jersey, Wills and Probate Records, 1739-1991	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	469,752	Updated
	Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	120,567	Updated
	New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	2,954,587	Updated
	Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	449,377	Updated
	Web: Netherlands, Genlias Death Index, 1796-1960 (in Dutch)	Birth, Marriage & Death	2,314,954	Updated
	Web: Netherlands, Genlias Marriage Index, 1795-1944 (in Dutch)	Birth, Marriage & Death	2,193,568	Updated
	Web: Madeira, Portugal, Passport Index, 1872-1925	Immigration & Travel	153,767	New

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

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Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940	2,408,900	*08 Apr 2016
Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005	9,052	*08 Apr 2016
Georgia Confederate Home Records, 1901-1930	1,282	*08 Apr 2016
New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998	329,554	*08 Apr 2016
Philippines Civil Registration (National), 1945-1984	180,213	*08 Apr 2016
New Jersey, Births, 1670-1980	1,107,159	*08 Apr 2016
New Jersey, Deaths, 1670-1988	654,798	*08 Apr 2016
Spain, Diocese of Santander, Catholic Church Records, 1538-1985	Browse Images	*07 Apr 2016
Italy, Imperia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1785-1904	47,058	*07 Apr 2016
Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914	53,183	*07 Apr 2016
Missouri, Civil Marriages, 1820-1874	5,668	*07 Apr 2016
Tennessee Church Marriages, 1810-1965	1,533	*07 Apr 2016

Ancestry.com Record Collections

	Australia and New Zealand, Obituary Index, 2004-2015	Birth, Marriage & Death	309,007	Updated
	Argentina, Select Baptisms Index, 1642-1912 (in Spanish)	Birth, Marriage & Death	6,469,798	Updated
	Czechoslovakia, Selected Jewish Holocaust Records, 1938-1945 (USHMM) (in German)	Schools, Directories & Church Histories	71,543	Updated
	Prague, Czechoslovakia, Selected Holocaust Records, 1939-1945 (USHMM)	Stories, Memories & Histories	70,156	New
	Web: London, England, Proceedings of the Old Bailey and Ordinary's Accounts Index, 1674-1913	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	1,246,537	New