Saturday, May 9, 2020

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your "Favorite" Genealogy Websites

It's Saturday Night - 

time for more Genealogy Fun! 


Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible music here) is to:

1)   What are your "Favorite" genealogy websites?  What ones do you have in your web browser "Bookmarks" or "Favorites" bar or listing?

2)  Please list them in your own blog post, in a comment on this post, or in a Facebook post.  Please leave a link to your work in a comment on this post.

Perhaps we can help each other, and our readers, find some new resources!

Here's mine:

A)  On my "Bookmarks bar" in Windows 7 on my Chrome browser, I have the following Bookmarks (left to right):

Ancestry.com (genealogy records, family trees, DNA matches)
FamilySearch.org (genealogy records, family tree, books, wiki)
MyHeritage.com (genealogy records, family trees, DNA matches)
Findmypast.com (genealogy records, family trees)
AmericanAncestors.org (genealogy records, family trees, journals)
GenealogyBank.com (genealogy records, newspapers)
FindAGrave.com (cemetery records)
Geni.com (family tree)
Google.com (search)
Feedly.com (RSS feed)
Twitter.com (social media)
Facebook.com (social media)

I visit these sites every day, and often several times a day.  This list takes me to these websites with one click of my mouse in about one second!

B)  I also have an additional "Bookmarks bar" list with about 100 more on the list that I can access.  These are links that I have saved but don't use quite as often as the list above.  For instance, I have 23andMe, FamilyTreeDNA, LivingDNA, Newspapers.com, Zoom, Pinterest, Scribd, Amazon, Genetic Affairs, DNAPainter, GEDmatch, RootsFinder, Legacy Family Tree, Family Tree Maker, GeneaNet, Puzzilla, Relative Finder, Mayflower Society, Elephind, Chronicling America, Old Fulton Postcards, my RootsMagic page, links to specific Ancestry or MyHeritage pages, etc. on this list.  

I visit these websites occasionally and I know where the link is on the list.  I put the most used ones at the top of the list.  This list takes me to these websites with one click, a scroll and another click of my mouse in about 3 seconds.

C) I also have a "Bookmarks" list with about 30 categories and hundreds of links to other websites, which I don't use very much any more.  I use the two "Bookmarks bar" lists almost exclusively.

This list takes me to these websites with two clicks, a scroll and another click of my mouse in about 10 seconds.

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 3 to 9 May 2020

The following record collections were listed on the Ancestry Card Catalog list on Ancestry.com during the period from 3 to 9 May 2020:  

The ADDED and Updated record collections are:

Styria, Austria, Catholic Church Registers, 1614-1938; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/6/2020

Vienna, Austria, Catholic Church Registers, 1600-1960; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/6/2020

Midlands, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965; indexed database with record images, Updated 5/6/2020

St. Polten, Lower Austria, Church Records, 1628-1955; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/6/2020

German Concentration Camp Records, 1946-1958; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/6/2020

Carinthia, Austria, Catholic Church Registers, 1614-1938; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/6/2020

Upper Austria, Austria, Catholic Church Registers, 1614-1938; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/6/2020

Vorarlberg, Austria, Catholic Church Registers, 1611-1938; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/6/2020

Oregon, State Births, 1842-1917; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/6/2020

Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834; indexed database with record images, Updated 5/4/2020

Germany, Military Killed in Action, 1939-1948; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/4/2020

Europe, Registration of Foreigners and German Persecutees, 1939-1947; indexed database with record images, Updated 5/4/2020

Oregon, State Marriages, 1906-1966; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/4/2020


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The complete Ancestry.com Card Catalog is at    http://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx.  

By my count, there were 10 NEW collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 32,777 collections available as of 9 May, an increase of  10 from last week.  



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Disclosure:  I have a complimentary all-access subscription from Ancestry.com, for which I am thankful.  Ancestry.com has provided material considerations for travel expenses to meetings, and has hosted events and meals that I have attended in Salt Lake City, in past years.


Copyright (c) 2020, Randall J. Seaver

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Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 2 to 8 May 2020

I am trying to keep up with the new and updated record collections at FamilySearch   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.

As of 8 May 2020, there are 2,810 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 10 from last week):

The added or updated collections this week are (as Marshall provided them):

--- Collections Added   ---

Ohio, Toledo, Historic Woodlawn Cemetery Index of Burials, 1877-1955    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714677); 44,448 indexed records with 44,448 record images, ADDED 08-May-2020
Ireland, Dublin, The Post Office Annual Directory and Calendar, 1843    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736260); 19,035 indexed records with 19,035 record images, ADDED 05-May-2020
Canada, New Brunswick, County Register of Births, 1801-1920     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734436); 1,492 indexed records with 1,492 record images, ADDED 07-May-2020
Hawaii island census records, 1878-1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3040537); 49,441 indexed records with 49,441 record images, ADDED 06-May-2020
Ireland, Pettigrew and Oulton, The Dublin Almanac and General Register of Ireland, 1835 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736265); 53,778 indexed records with 53,778 record images, ADDED 04-May-2020

Iowa, Buchanan County Obituaries and Cemetery Records, ca.1796-1988     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3740406); 16,377 indexed records with 16,377 record images, ADDED 08-May-2020
Ireland, Dublin, The Post Office Annual Directory and Calendar, 1858    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736273); 64,379 indexed records with 64,379 record images, ADDED 07-May-2020
England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3656808); 312,577 indexed records with 312,577 record images, ADDED 05-May-2020

--- Collections Updated ---


Brazil, Bahia, Civil Registration, 1877-1976    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3694028); 35,288 indexed records with 30,741 record images (was 34,941 records with 30,486 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Michigan, Saginaw County, Biographical Card File, ca. 1830-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733440); 1,401 indexed records with 11,796 record images (was 1,150 records with 9,490 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Idaho, Jefferson Star, County Cemetery Records, 1800-2000       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733439); 85,162 indexed records with 69,914 record images (was 9,247 records with 8,247 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Canada Census, 1851     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325192); Index only (1,560,069 records), no images (was 1,487,802 records with 0 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1452460); 1,227,722 indexed records with 5,864,285 record images (was 1,163,223 records with 5,864,285 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016

Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 45,700 indexed records with 20,244 record images (was 42,340 records with 18,878 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 399,344 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 393,344 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477667); 229,023 indexed records with 227,423 record images (was 206,817 records with 205,233 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
England, Yorkshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477664); 248,527 indexed records with 242,723 record images (was 231,267 records with 225,834 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Georgia, Chatham, Savannah, Laurel Grove Cemetery Record Keeper's Book (colored), 1852-1942     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479704); 58,236 indexed records with 1,104 record images (was 57,716 records with 1,098 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016

Peru, Prelature of Yauyos-Cañete-Huarochirí, Catholic Church Records, 1665-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460240); 47,435 indexed records with 21,543 record images (was 40,842 records with 17,681 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477669); 416,857 indexed records with 104,105 record images (was 396,807 records with 97,466 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Utah, Brigham City Family History Center, Obituary Collection, 1930-2015        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3657641); 81,676 indexed records with 5,785 record images (was 70,090 records with 4,895 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
American Samoa, Vital Records, 1850-1930        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3438751); 22,405 indexed records with 63,605 record images (was 20,639 records with 62,043 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3732506); 29,847 indexed records with 29,683 record images (was 18,343 records with 18,189 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016

Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1710-1928       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 113,746 indexed records with 13,489 record images (was 104,376 records with 12,450 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2721608); 72,872 indexed records with 34,592 record images (was 69,815 records with 31,540 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
New York State Census, 1905     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1463113); 7,655,438 indexed records with 111,177 record images (was 0 records with 111,177 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 30,047,348 indexed records with 46,885,453 record images (was 30,047,348 records with 46,885,453 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3740251); 271,363 indexed records with 270,932 record images (was 187,444 records with 187,166 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016

Nebraska, Lancaster County, Wyuka Cemetery Burial Permits, 1883-1999    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734439); 47,534 indexed records with 47,448 record images (was 45,549 records with 45,466 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Holy Cross Cemetery, Interment Records, 1909-1979 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714667); 139,345 indexed records with 3,416 record images (was 116,174 records with 2,858 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Swan Point Cemetery Records, ca.1846-ca.1950       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714668); 28,344 indexed records with 28,061 record images (was 27,345 records with 27,073 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
California, Los Angeles, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery/Crematory Records, 1884-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3583819); 14,253 indexed records with 442 record images (was 12,305 records with 379 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Georgia, Columbus, Linwood and Porterdale Colored Cemeteries, Interment Records, 1866-2000      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3491475); 45,191 indexed records with 2,049 record images (was 41,744 records with 1,893 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016

District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803967); 461,744 indexed records with 359,962 record images (was 461,582 records with 359,962 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
California, San Benito County Registrar, Burial Permits 1911-1948       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3583824); 8,415 indexed records with 7,507 record images (was 8,388 records with 7,480 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Mississippi, Death Certificate Index, 1912-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3583821); 677,825 indexed records with 6,544 record images (was 677,707 records with 6,543 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2860782); 19,669,021 indexed records with 2,243,406 record images (was 19,083,001 records with 2,174,735 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Montana, Silver Bow County, Cemetery Indexes, 1880-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3661046); 72,562 indexed records with 72,355 record images (was 64,263 records with 64,141 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016

England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648679); 20,794 indexed records with 18,893 record images (was 13,173 records with 12,030 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
North Carolina, Wilmington, Cemetery Records, 1852-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3665056); 21,524 indexed records with 942 record images (was 9,739 records with 479 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Texas, Grimes County, Marriage Records, 1951-1966       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3518927); 1,949 indexed records with 1,020 record images (was 1,681 records with 885 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
California, San Mateo County, Colma, Italian Cemetery Records, 1899-2011        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922526); 47,166 indexed records with 32,338 record images (was 46,487 records with 32,338 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
New Jersey, Newark, Woodland Cemetery Records, 1895-1980        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3694030); 48,207 indexed records with 48,051 record images (was 47,098 records with 46,947 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016

California, Los Angeles, San Gabriel Cemetery Association, Cemetery Index 1872-2003     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3694058); 22,582 indexed records with 22,555 record images (was 21,374 records with 21,348 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
International Genealogical Index (IGI)  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5); Index only (892,761,439 records), no images (was 892,761,439 records with 0 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 84,010 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 84,010 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648677); 178,022 indexed records with 8,191 record images (was 118,725 records with 5,994 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 102,568 indexed records with 100,475 record images (was 100,651 records with 98,636 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016

Spain, Province of Asturias, Municipal Records, 1470-1897       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015322); 115,907 indexed records with 102,181 record images (was 115,907 records with 76,646 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2475028); Index only (2,585,876 records), no images (was 2,585,185 records with 0 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Iowa, Marshall County, Marshalltown, Riverside Cemetery Burial Records, ca.1800-ca.1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714665); 35,798 indexed records with 17,605 record images (was 35,704 records with 17,583 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001287); 5,795,479 indexed records with 2,841,076 record images (was 5,761,879 records with 2,841,076 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Louisiana, Orleans Parish Death Records and Certificates, 1835-1954     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3559088); 347,704 indexed records with 159,754 record images (was 296,287 records with 137,239 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016

Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 1,064,308 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 1,064,307 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,610 records), no images (was 875,610,610 records with 0 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2242825); 10,308 indexed records with 27,717 record images (was 10,284 records with 27,717 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477666); 40,411 indexed records with 1,342 record images (was 36,054 records with 1,169 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Oklahoma, Tulsa County, Rose Hill Memorial Park Interment Records, ca.1915 - ca.1982    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734434); 26,067 indexed records with 26,039 record images (was 23,978 records with 23,951 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016

Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1682798); 4,979,234 indexed records with 4,581,756 record images (was 4,971,141 records with 4,581,756 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Pennsylvania Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3512181); 164,415 indexed records with 8,502 record images (was 163,083 records with 8,449 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
United States Census, 1930      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810731); 125,180,397 indexed records with 2,957,015 record images (was 125,180,397 records with 2,957,015 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-1988      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909191); 317,022 indexed records with 3,458,764 record images (was 317,022 records with 3,458,764 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,204,644 indexed records with 1,967,791 record images (was 7,204,644 records with 1,965,052 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016

Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1977     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1860864); 167,218 indexed records with 2,162,812 record images (was 167,218 records with 2,162,812 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821281); 298,065 indexed records with 249,585 record images (was 272,148 records with 223,729 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 4,297,059 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 4,058,268 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Arkansas, County Voter Registration Records, 1868-1910  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3499874); 55,247 indexed records with 672 record images (was 50,902 records with 9 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
New Jersey, Mercer County, Veteran's Service Office, Grave Registration Records, ca. 1770-ca.1979       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714672); 20,883 indexed records with 27,926 record images (was 20,060 records with 26,767 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016

Indiana, Bartholomew, Columbus, Garland Brook Cemetery Interment Records, ca.1885-ca.2000       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714671); 16,113 indexed records with 16,061 record images (was 14,733 records with 14,682 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 597,939 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 166,866 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 123,675 indexed records with 1,038,133 record images (was 119,687 records with 1,038,133 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Iowa, Tama County, Tax Records, 1865-1939       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3246418); 373,492 indexed records with 153 record images (was 373,292 records with 20,593 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3491462); 5,537 indexed records with 5,103 record images (was 5,493 records with 5,103 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016

Ohio, WWI Index and Return Cards, 1916-1920     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3039663); 100,669 indexed records with 100,361 record images (was 100,652 records with 100,348 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Peru, Ayacucho, Civil Registration, 1903-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460906); 276,412 indexed records with 272,955 record images (was 252,286 records with 249,130 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
New York, Northern Arrival Manifests, 1902-1956 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1876434); 1,374,540 indexed records with 1,055,574 record images (was 1,046,045 records with 1,055,574 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
England, Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3584542); 35,192 indexed records with 4,519 record images (was 35,153 records with 4,517 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Peru, Huánuco, Civil Registration, 1888-1998    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1983330); 596,131 indexed records with 708,628 record images (was 542,288 records with 708,628 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016

California, Fresno and Napa Counties, Obituaries, 1974-1997     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2282846); 248,170 indexed records with 74,177 record images (was 248,170 records with 74,177 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Layman Cemetery Burial Records, 1860-1926      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733110); 23,303 indexed records with 23,283 record images (was 22,056 records with 22,038 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1914217); 65,001 indexed records with 157,959 record images (was 0 records with 157,959 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Niue, Vital Records, 1818-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733116); 13,708 indexed records with 9,674 record images (was 3,881 records with 3,385 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016

--- Collections with new images ---


South Africa, Cape Province, Cemetery Records, 1886-2010        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790463); 817,273 indexed records with 41,889 record images (was 817,273 records with 41,887 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Australia, South Australia, School Admission Registers, 1873-1985       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2862204); 191,136 indexed records with 5,012 record images (was 191,136 records with 3,825 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Germany, Bavaria, Diocese of Augsburg, Catholic Church Records, 1615-1939       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2780016); Browse 1,169,608 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 1,168,132 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Montana, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2796752); Browse 143,897 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 143,237 images), last updated 04-May-2016
North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2848682); 7,926,454 indexed records with 96,106 record images (was 7,926,454 records with 96,101 images), last updated 04-May-2016

United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2579610); 468,634 indexed records with 69,349 record images (was 468,634 records with 69,348 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417491); 1,681,910 indexed records with 1,680,488 record images (was 1,681,910 records with 1,676,688 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage License Bonds Indexes, 1623-1866     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460239); 218,434 indexed records with 7,847 record images (was 218,434 records with 7,804 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Mississippi, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968243); 63,309 indexed records with 63,138 record images (was 63,309 records with 62,640 images), last updated 04-May-2016
United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761958); 6,031,182 indexed records with 304,656 record images (was 6,031,182 records with 304,351 images), last updated 04-May-2016

--- Collections with images removed ---


Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1307888); 1,875,674 indexed records with 227,587 record images (was 1,875,674 records with 228,717 images), last updated 04-May-2016
New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2803479); 4,749,222 indexed records with 84,749 record images (was 4,749,222 records with 84,805 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Oregon, Multnomah County, Voting Registration Records, 1908-1958        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2759505); 988,549 indexed records with 980,956 record images (was 988,549 records with 982,465 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Spain, Aragón, Electoral Censuses, 1890-1934    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2304578); 4,972,408 indexed records with 43,561 record images (was 4,972,408 records with 52,911 images), last updated 04-May-2016
South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2998108); 1,082,736 indexed records with 1,079,371 record images (was 1,082,736 records with 1,080,580 images), last updated 04-May-2016

Hawaii, Kauai County, Obituaries, 1982-2010     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2495093); 108,056 indexed records with 222 record images (was 108,056 records with 8,294 images), last updated 04-May-2016
United States, New York, Index to Passengers Arriving at New York City, compiled 1944-1948      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3029266); 1,129,668 indexed records with 1,112,544 record images (was 1,129,668 records with 1,112,549 images), last updated 04-May-2016
South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2573604); 441,537 indexed records with 309,689 record images (was 441,537 records with 316,609 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists Index, 1897-1952    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3398454); 653,829 indexed records with 652,651 record images (was 653,829 records with 652,840 images), last updated 04-May-2016
New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2780088); 486,930 indexed records with 22,091 record images (was 486,930 records with 22,680 images), last updated 04-May-2016

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968245); 6,931,032 indexed records with 5,610,973 record images (was 6,931,032 records with 5,610,978 images), last updated 04-May-2016

--- Collections with new records ---


Hawaii State Archives, Register of Voters, Hawaiian Islands, 1887-1888  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3559086); 14,669 indexed records with 1,034 record images (was 0 records with 1,034 images), last updated 04-May-2016
North Carolina, Voter Registration Records, 1868-1898   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326982); 10,986 indexed records with 1,544 record images (was 10,978 records with 1,544 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Georgia, Savannah City Jail Registers, 1855-1873        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326781); 28,641 indexed records with 760 record images (was 28,591 records with 760 images), last updated 04-May-2016
New York State Census, 1892     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1529100); 3,766,108 indexed records with 29,137 record images (was 3,766,070 records with 29,137 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Peru, Municipal Census, 1831-1866       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274799); 160,057 indexed records with 7,064 record images (was 0 records with 7,064 images), last updated 04-May-2016

Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1784223); 2,330,509 indexed records with 3,087,354 record images (was 2,330,499 records with 3,087,354 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3015626); 3,513,961 indexed records with 13,096,376 record images (was 3,503,512 records with 13,096,376 images), last updated 04-May-2016
United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1861144); 3,368,788 indexed records with 19,317,962 record images (was 0 records with 19,317,962 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Iowa, Historical Society of Iowa, Divorce Records, 1906-1937    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648676); 118,243 indexed records with 51,992 record images (was 0 records with 51,992 images), last updated 04-May-2016

--- Collections with records removed ---


Brazil Baptisms, 1688-1935      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500708); Index only (2,553,222 records), no images (was 2,553,223 records with 0 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Oregon Deaths, 1842-1952 and Delayed Births, 1844-1914  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2352707); 6,662 indexed records with 113,499 record images (was 6,674 records with 113,499 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Spain Marriages, 1565-1950      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500693); Index only (2,269,515 records), no images (was 2,269,517 records with 0 images), last updated 04-May-2016


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My friend, Marshall, has come up with a program to determine which collections are ADDED, DELETED or UPDATED.  Thanks to Marshall for helping us out here!

Note that all of the Updated, Added To and Removed collections have a "last updated" date of 4 May 2016.  That is probably not right.  Marshall determined that the date is in the FamilySearch provided list and not in his program.

In order to select a specific record collection on FamilySearch, go to  https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list and use the "Filter by collection name" feature in the upper left-hand corner and use keywords (e.g. "church england") to find collections with those keywords.

Each one of the collections listed above has a Research Wiki page (use the "Learn more" link).  It would be very useful if the Wiki page for each collection listed the dates for when the collection was added as a new collection and the dates for major updates also.

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Friday, May 8, 2020

Genealogy News Bytes -- Friday, 8 May 2020

Welcome to Genealogy News Bytes, posted on Tuesday afternoon and Friday afternoon, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history news and education items that came across our desktop over the past three days.




2)  New or Updated Record Collections:







3)  Genealogy Education - Webinars (times are US Pacific):

 GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  View RootsTech 2020 Videos for FREE!

*  FREE! Family History Library Online Classes May 2020

*  New "Ask The Expert" Series on MyHeritage during May 2020



*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 12 May, 11 a.m.:  Leveraging MyHeritage's German Resources Effectively, by James Beidler

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 13 May, 7 p.m.:  The Ultimate Family History Interview, by Nicka Smith

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Smarter Search Strategies for Genealogy, by Thomas MacEntee


*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Fridays in May: Your Questions Answered LIVE—Tech with Thomas, by Thomas MacEntee

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  TechZone:  TechSmith Capture for Free and Easy Screenshots and Recordings, by Amie Bowser Tennant

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Fisher's Top Tips:  #178r - Y-DNA Test



5)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  BYU Family History Library:  How to Analyze Genealogical Sources - James Tanner




*  Ellen Thompson-Jennings:  My Completed AutoBook



*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Episode 7 Elevenses with Lisa



*  New York Genealogical and Biographical Society: A Celebration of Tartan Day with a talk by Professor Donna Heddle



6)  Genealogy Bargains:


7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 5 May 2020 ?

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