FREE CIVIL WAR RECORDS ON FOLD3 THIS MONTH

 In remembrance of the beginning of the Civil War in April 1861, Fold3 is providing free access to all of records in its Civil War Collection until 30 April 2014.

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Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: Free Access to Civil War Records on Fold3:   To remember the commencement of the Civil War in April 1861, FOLD 3 invites you to explore all records in its Civil War Collection for f...

NEW AND UPDATED RECORDS ON FAMILYSEARCH AND ANCESTRY

The following FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com records are shown as updated or new today.

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FamilySearch Records

Title	Records	Last Updated
Iowa, State Census, 1925	Browse Images	*16 Apr 2014
Arkansas, Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Records, 1867-2013	Browse Images	*16 Apr 2014
Belgium, Limburg, Civil Registration, 1798-1906	40,818	*16 Apr 2014
Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration, 1621-1910	55,048	*16 Apr 2014
Spain, Province of La Coruña, Municipal Records, 1648-1941	552,202	*16 Apr 2014
England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911	454,798	*16 Apr 2014
Belgium, Hainaut, Civil Registration, 1600-1911	197,522	*16 Apr 2014

Ancestry.com Records

	Manchester, England, Non-Conformist Marriages, 1758-1937	Birth, Marriage & Death	103,637	New
	Germany, Confederation of Jews, 1930-1944 (in German)	Stories, Memories & Histories	1,662	New
	Germany, Sachsenhausen Deaths, 1938-1942 (in German)	Stories, Memories & Histories	1,504	New
	Manchester, England, Non-Conformist Births and Baptisms, 1758-1912	Birth, Marriage & Death	197,227	New

ANOTHER FREE BOOK!!

Here is a great small (22 page) book loaded with helps for using Ancestry.com for your genealogy research. AND it is FREE! Don't miss this free download.

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MORE HELP ON HOW TO SEARCH ON FAMILYSEARCH.ORG

At our March GENCOM meeting I taught how to search for your ancestors using FamilySearch. One of the points I made was, that if you used the top search area on the historical records search page you would not be searching the records that had not been indexed. To search for all of the records that could contain information about your ancestors, you need to use the "Browse all published collections" or "Browse by location" at the bottom of the page. This will find all of the indexed and non-indexed records. You may have to spend a little more time browsing the collections, but it is well worth it when you find the records for which you are searching.

Randy Seaver has an excellent article on his "Genea-Musings" blog that explains in detail how and why you need to use this type search on FamilySearch.

Happy ancestor hunting.

NEW OR UPDATED RECORDS ON FAMILYSEARCH AND ANCESTRY

The following FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com records are show as updated or new today.

Happy ancestor hunting.

FamilySearch Records

Title	Records	Last Updated
BillionGraves Index	6,509,062	*15 Apr 2014
Montana, Chouteau County Records,1876-2011	Browse Images	*15 Apr 2014
Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1948	86,069	*15 Apr 2014
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918	24,668,013	*15 Apr 2014
North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979	207,964	*15 Apr 2014
Brazil, Bahia, Passenger Lists, 1855-1961	Browse Images	*15 Apr 2014
Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013	Browse Images	*15 Apr 2014
Italy, Messina, Messina, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1939	Browse Images	*15 Apr 2014
France, Finistère, Quimper et Léon Diocese, Catholic Parish Records, 1772-1863	23,906	*15 Apr 2014
New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973	7,255,820	*15 Apr 2014
United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934	2,177,527	*15 Apr 2014
Italy, L'Aquila, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1865, 1911-1943	12,240	*15 Apr 2014

Ancestry Records
 

	New South Wales, Australia, Convict Applications for the Publication of Banns, 1828-1830, 1838-1839	Birth, Marriage & Death	3,309	New
	Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (in Russian)	Birth, Marriage & Death	244,342	New
	South Dakota, State Census, 1915	Census & Voter Lists	613,769	New
	Brazoria County, Texas Marriage Records, 1870-2012	Birth, Marriage & Death	210,399	New
	Poland, Roman Catholic Church Books, 1600-1950 (in Polish)	Birth, Marriage & Death	451,156	New

NEW AND UPDATED RECORDS ON FAMILYSEARCH.ORG

The following FamilySearch records are shown today as updated or new.

Happy ancestor hunting.

FamilySearch Records

Title	Records	Last Updated
Ohio, Cuyahoga County Probate Files, 1813-1930	Browse Images	*14 Apr 2014
Philippines, Civil Registration (Archives Division), 1902-1945	Browse Images	*14 Apr 2014
Australia, Tasmania, Correspondence of the Immigration Office Concerning the Nomination, Arrival and Settlement of Migrants, 1920-1943	Browse Images	*14 Apr 2014
Washington, Soldier Home Records, 1891-1945	Browse Images	*14 Apr 2014
California, San Francisco Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving, 1954-1957	Browse Images	*14 Apr 2014
Montana, Chouteau County Records,1876-2011	Browse Images	*14 Apr 2014

FAMILYTREE DNA POPULATION FINDER UPDATE TO BE RELEASED SOON

Esther and I have received this notice of this update on several of our kinfolks test kits that we are administering but so far have not received a notice on our own person test kit.  Keep on the lookout for this new update from FamilyTree DNA.  Will be interesting to see how this compares to AncestryDNA and 23andMe.

Happy ancestor hunting