Saturday, May 23, 2020

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Share a Childhood Memory

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)  Have you written your memoirs yet?  If so, please share with us one story from your childhood.  If not, then start your memoirs!   The story could be a memory of your family life, your schoolwork, your neighborhood, etc.  It doesn't have to be a certain length - just something you recall.

2)  Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this blog post, or in a post on Facebook.  Be sure to leave a link to your work as a Comment to this post..

Here's mine:

The Paper Route and the Flexies

As a teenager (aged 12 to 16, as I recall), I shared a newspaper route with my brother Stan to earn money. The “San Diego Independent” was a twice a week paper, mostly advertisements and local news. Our route was between Fern Street (east) and 28th Street (west), Fir Street (north) to Date Street (south). Fir Street was three blocks down from our house on 30th Street between Hawthorn and Ivy Streets.  We delivered early in the morning.

Here is a map of our neighborhood in San Diego, with our house at the star and the paper route outlined in red.

The only customer that I remember was old Mr. Stotler, who lived on Dale Street north of Elm in an apartment house. He would give us extra money if we would learn something new – the state capitals, major league baseball team cities and names, National Parks, the alphabet backwards, etc. When we were collecting at the end of the month, he usually had some cronies playing cards with him, and he would have us show off.  I can still impress my kids and grandchildren by saying the alphabet backwards very fast.  We delivered the folded newspapers on our Flexies, carrying them in boxes and throwing them onto the porches.  We weren't allowed to use bicycles to deliver this paper.  We delivered over 100 papers twice a week, but only about 30 paid for it when we went collecting.  


The Flexie (essentially a sled on wheels – low to the ground, steered by handlebars with springs, with hand brakes) was a great transportation device for us, but it was dangerous because it was nearly invisible to drivers. We would go off a curb at a corner, swerve out into the street, and go up the first driveway on the next block. 

One day, while going down 30th Street to the nickel-and-dime store on Beech Street, I went off the curb at Date Street, swerved out in the street, looked behind me, and saw a city bus bearing down about 5 feet behind me. Oops. I crashed on the curb, flipped off the flexie, hit my head, and suffered a concussion.  I woke up at home with a bad headache and the doctor hovering over me.  

Stan also had a close call on his flexie – going down Ivy Street from 29th Street to the park, which is a great downhill ride that ends in a cul-de-sac with a concrete barrier at the bottom of the hill. He didn’t make the curve at the end of the hill, hit the curb, and flew off through the concrete barrier (which had an opening in it) and landed on the hillside below.  

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Copyright (c) 2020, Randall J. Seaver

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 17 to 23 May 2020

The following record collections were listed on the Ancestry Card Catalog list on Ancestry.com during the period from 17 to 23 May 2020:  

The ADDED and Updated record collections are:

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; indexed database with record images, Updated 5/22/2020

U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; indexed database without record images, Updated 5/21/2020

Wyoming, Military Service and Veterans Records, 1914-1946; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/21/2020

U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019; indexed database without record images, Updated 5/21/2020

New Hampshire, Civil War Service and Pension Records, 1861-1866; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/21/2020

U.S. Navy Muster Rolls, 1949-1971; indexed database with record images, Updated 5/21/2020

North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/21/2020

North Carolina, County Records, 1833-1970; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/21/2020

South Carolina, Confederate Home Records, 1909-1958; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/21/2020

American Protective League Correspondence, 1917-1919; indexed database with record images, Updated 5/21/2020

Italy, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed database without record images, Updated 5/20/2020

Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current; indexed database without record images, Updated 5/20/2020

Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922; indexed database with record images, Updated 5/20/2020

Germany, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; indexed database without record images, Updated 5/20/2020

UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current; indexed database without record images, Updated 5/20/2020

Mexico, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed database without record images, Updated 5/20/2020

Norway, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed database without record images, Updated 5/20/2020

Sweden, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed database without record images, Updated 5/20/2020

* Brazil, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed database without record images, Updated 5/20/2020

Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; indexed database without record images, Updated 5/20/2020
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U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; indexed database without record images, Updated 5/20/2020

Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed database without record images, Updated 5/20/2020

Hawaii, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1841-1944; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/18/2020

Hawaii, Passport Records, 1849-1900; indexed database with record images, Updated 5/18/2020

Hawaii, Death Certificates and Indexes, 1841-1942; indexed database with record images, ADDED  5/18/2020

Hawaii, Divorce Records, 1848-1892; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/18/2020

Hawaii Voter Records, 1864-1910; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/18/2020

Web: Ireland, Census, 1911; indexed database without record images, Updated 5/18/2020

Hawaii, Marriage Certificates and Indexes, 1841-1944; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/18/2020


Hawaii, Births, Marriages, and Death Cards, 1850-1950; indexed database with record images, ADDED 5/18/2020

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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 32,789 collections available as of 23 May, an increase of  12 from last week.  Ancestry probably corrected last week's count.  

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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 16 to 22 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 22 May 2020, there are 2,832 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 9 from last week):

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

--- Collections Deleted ---

Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births, 1842-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3246498); Index only, no images, DELETED 22-May-2019

--- Collections Added ---

California, passenger and crew lists at various ports, 1907-1956 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477653); 199,915 indexed records with 199,915 record images, ADDED 19-May-2020
California, index to San Francisco passenger lists, 1893-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477656); 395,740 indexed records with 395,740 record images, ADDED 19-May-2020
Idaho, Nez Perce County, Brower Wann Funeral Home Records, 1925-1986 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2554944); 146 indexed records with 146 record images, ADDED 22-May-2020
Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3743478); 17,802 indexed records with 17,802 record images, ADDED 22-May-2020
Ireland, John Watson Stewart, The Gentlemen’s and Citizen’s Almanac, 1814 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736281); Index only, no images, ADDED 15-May-2020

Ireland, The Weekly Irish Times, Sinn Fein Rebellion Handbook, Easter 1916, 1916-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734719); Index only, no images, ADDED 19-May-2020
Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1950-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736255); 506 indexed records with 506 record images, ADDED 22-May-2020
United States, Slave Birth Records, 1780-1846 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3418453); 3,035 indexed records with 3,035 record images, ADDED 21-May-2020

--- Collections Updated ---

Brazil, Bahia, Civil Registration, 1877-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3694028); 35,418 indexed records with 30,838 record images (was 35,354 records with 30,792 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Idaho, Jefferson Star, County Cemetery Records, 1800-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733439); 127,208 indexed records with 90,533 record images (was 124,795 records with 89,567 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1796-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1709358); 242,271 indexed records with 767,518 record images (was 208,304 records with 767,518 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477666); 51,502 indexed records with 1,728 record images (was 45,915 records with 1,548 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 52,806 indexed records with 23,108 record images (was 49,045 records with 21,620 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2078654); 21,233,661 indexed records with 8,129,310 record images (was 14,684,613 records with 8,129,310 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 408,471 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 403,413 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); 275,978 indexed records with 274,349 record images (was 251,375 records with 249,754 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
England, Yorkshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477664); 283,687 indexed records with 277,593 record images (was 265,347 records with 259,484 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Georgia, Chatham, Savannah, Laurel Grove Cemetery Record Keeper's Book (colored), 1852-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479704); 58,588 indexed records with 1,109 record images (was 58,446 records with 1,107 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Ohio Marriages, 1800-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2367319); 2,577 indexed records with 785 record images (was 2,577 records with 785 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477669); 470,589 indexed records with 118,956 record images (was 442,514 records with 111,508 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3732506); 44,460 indexed records with 44,281 record images (was 37,409 records with 37,235 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 13,392 indexed records with 1,385 record images (was 187 records with 16 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Poland, Radom Roman Catholic Church Books, 1587-1966 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1407440); 101,352 indexed records with 1,262,022 record images (was 101,352 records with 1,262,022 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Utah, Brigham City Family History Center, Obituary Collection, 1930-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3657641); 108,609 indexed records with 7,758 record images (was 92,705 records with 6,651 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923472); 1,249,980 indexed records with 93,629 record images (was 1,249,943 records with 93,629 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
American Samoa, Vital Records, 1850-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3438751); 23,143 indexed records with 67,552 record images (was 22,735 records with 64,717 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Iowa, Buchanan County Obituaries and Cemetery Records, ca.1796-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3740406); 160,840 indexed records with 32,400 record images (was 81,944 records with 17,406 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1710-1928 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 134,243 indexed records with 15,776 record images (was 121,944 records with 14,353 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2721608); 88,865 indexed records with 50,548 record images (was 81,054 records with 42,748 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2155416); 1,893,765 indexed records with 140,942 record images (was 1,893,108 records with 140,942 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
France, Coutances et d'Avranches Diocese, Catholic Parish Records, 1533-1894 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408716); 620,378 indexed records with 19,201 record images (was 619,731 records with 19,201 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Iowa, Marshall County, Marshalltown, Riverside Cemetery Burial Records, ca.1800-ca.1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714665); 36,046 indexed records with 17,622 record images (was 35,823 records with 17,616 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Nebraska, Lancaster County, Wyuka Cemetery Burial Permits, 1883-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734439); 48,724 indexed records with 48,632 record images (was 48,055 records with 47,964 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Holy Cross Cemetery, Interment Records, 1909-1979 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714667); 145,183 indexed records with 3,549 record images (was 143,726 records with 3,515 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Swan Point Cemetery Records, ca.1846-ca.1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714668); 28,634 indexed records with 28,341 record images (was 28,550 records with 28,261 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Canada, New Brunswick, County Register of Births, 1801-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734436); 16,017 indexed records with 451 record images (was 6,196 records with 174 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Georgia, Columbus, Linwood and Porterdale Colored Cemeteries, Interment Records, 1866-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3491475); 46,645 indexed records with 2,118 record images (was 45,929 records with 2,083 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803967); 461,851 indexed records with 359,962 record images (was 461,779 records with 359,962 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Texas, Grimes County, Marriage Records, 1951-1966 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3518927); 2,015 indexed records with 1,053 record images (was 1,961 records with 1,026 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2860782); 21,211,086 indexed records with 2,424,733 record images (was 19,986,192 records with 2,264,897 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Montana, Silver Bow County, Cemetery Indexes, 1880-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3661046); 74,219 indexed records with 73,998 record images (was 73,324 records with 73,108 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648679); 62,820 indexed records with 34,914 record images (was 48,101 records with 26,468 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Schuylkill Haven, Funeral Home Obituary Cards, 1914-2007 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3021637); 10,144 indexed records with 1,974 record images (was 3,288 records with 1,184 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
North Carolina, Wilmington, Cemetery Records, 1852-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3665056); 26,051 indexed records with 1,108 record images (was 24,865 records with 1,068 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
California, San Mateo County, Colma, Italian Cemetery Records, 1899-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922526); 83,009 indexed records with 32,338 record images (was 76,842 records with 32,338 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
New Jersey, Deaths, 1670-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2365246); Index only (17,296 records), no images (was 17,296 records with 0 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
New Jersey, Newark, Woodland Cemetery Records, 1895-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3694030); 48,237 indexed records with 48,081 record images (was 48,227 records with 48,071 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Pennsylvania Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3512181); 165,834 indexed records with 8,556 record images (was 165,095 records with 8,527 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
Chile, Cemetery Records, 1821-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1428897); 915,474 indexed records with 3,675,058 record images (was 828,263 records with 3,675,058 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648677); 195,485 indexed records with 8,465 record images (was 193,651 records with 8,440 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 104,586 indexed records with 102,444 record images (was 103,738 records with 101,624 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821281); 369,684 indexed records with 309,656 record images (was 333,383 records with 280,981 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Austria, Carinthia, Gurk Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1527-1986 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2718009); 144,650 indexed records with 33,685 record images (was 109,089 records with 25,483 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1910806); 1,498,417 indexed records with 25,517 record images (was 1,498,417 records with 25,517 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001287); 5,848,703 indexed records with 2,841,076 record images (was 5,821,593 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); 435,732 indexed records with 197,097 record images (was 380,209 records with 173,973 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Michigan, Saginaw County, Biographical Card File, ca. 1830-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733440); 1,897 indexed records with 12,951 record images (was 1,766 records with 12,643 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
California, Los Angeles, Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Deceased Card File Index, 1877-1989 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3259479); 89,305 indexed records with 89,136 record images (was 86,575 records with 86,414 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Indiana, Bartholomew, Columbus, Garland Brook Cemetery Interment Records, ca.1885-ca.2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714671); 16,212 indexed records with 16,159 record images (was 16,202 records with 16,149 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
South Carolina, County Marriage Licenses, 1911-1951 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3161369); 113,131 indexed records with 109,796 record images (was 26,920 records with 26,192 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Oklahoma, Tulsa County, Rose Hill Memorial Park Interment Records, ca.1915 - ca.1982 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734434); 26,144 indexed records with 26,116 record images (was 26,085 records with 26,057 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1682798); 4,982,340 indexed records with 4,581,756 record images (was 4,980,545 records with 4,581,756 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 1,851,235 indexed records with 71,155 record images (was 1,851,235 records with 71,120 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Peru, Prelature of Yauyos-Cañete-Huarochirí, Catholic Church Records, 1665-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460240); 62,317 indexed records with 27,013 record images (was 55,225 records with 24,568 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2242825); 10,336 indexed records with 27,717 record images (was 10,334 records with 27,717 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
California, Los Angeles, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery/Crematory Records, 1884-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3583819); 18,809 indexed records with 576 record images (was 15,781 records with 488 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Peru, Piura, Civil Registration, 1874-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733437); 7,935 indexed records with 7,917 record images (was 2,155 records with 2,154 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
California, Los Angeles Passenger Lists, 1907-1948 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916084); 633,521 indexed records with 120,267 record images (was 439,368 records with 120,267 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Florida, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at St. Petersburg, Florida, 1926-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2822770); 485 indexed records with 92 record images (was 482 records with 91 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Ohio, Toledo, Historic Woodlawn Cemetery Index of Burials, 1877-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714677); 67,253 indexed records with 23,347 record images (was 62,983 records with 22,040 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1534450); 278,126 indexed records with 264,534 record images (was 276,942 records with 264,534 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 132,209 indexed records with 1,038,133 record images (was 129,140 records with 1,038,133 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704794); 190,388 indexed records with 3,471 record images (was 142,385 records with 2,917 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2524877); 4,360 indexed records with 4,567 record images (was 4,360 records with 4,567 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,611 records), no images (was 875,610,612 records with 0 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Sweden, Örebro Church Records, 1613-1918; index 1635-1860 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1647578); 500,918 indexed records with 647,469 record images (was 473,633 records with 647,469 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands Newspaper Obituaries, 1900-ca.2010 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736295); 8,953 indexed records with 794 record images (was 2,216 records with 211 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Peru, Ayacucho, Civil Registration, 1903-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460906); 289,875 indexed records with 286,011 record images (was 288,963 records with 285,155 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
New York, Lackawanna, Holy Cross Cemetery Records, 1855-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3732499); 102,004 indexed records with 13,416 record images (was 11,467 records with 482 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 35,192 records with 4,519 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
France, Finistère, Quimper et Léon Diocese, Catholic Parish Records, 1772-1894 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1636101); 159,524 indexed records with 11,775 record images (was 157,759 records with 11,775 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Layman Cemetery Burial Records, 1860-1926 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733110); 23,435 indexed records with 23,415 record images (was 23,405 records with 23,385 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932106); 4,063,123 indexed records with 1,431,304 record images (was 4,063,123 records with 1,431,304 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Peru, Huánuco, Civil Registration, 1888-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1983330); 674,169 indexed records with 708,628 record images (was 628,421 records with 708,628 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016
Niue, Vital Records, 1818-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733116); 21,310 indexed records with 15,873 record images (was 18,004 records with 12,994 images), UPDATED 04-May-2016

--- Collections with new images ---

Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1307888); 1,875,674 indexed records with 1,609,876 record images (was 1,875,674 records with 240,547 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 308,959 record images (was 6,031,182 records with 306,996 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 84,805 record images (was 4,749,222 records with 84,731 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3740251); 272,851 indexed records with 272,420 record images (was 272,455 records with 272,024 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Spain, Aragón, Electoral Censuses, 1890-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2304578); 4,972,408 indexed records with 53,004 record images (was 4,972,408 records with 42,626 images), last updated 04-May-2016
England, Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2556014); 1,856,794 indexed records with 140,296 record images (was 1,856,794 records with 140,293 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Louisiana, Orleans and St. Tammany Parish, Voter Registration Records, 1867-1905 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326775); 141,473 indexed records with 5,452 record images (was 141,473 records with 5,144 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3491462); 5,537 indexed records with 5,143 record images (was 5,537 records with 5,103 images), last updated 04-May-2016
South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2573604); 441,537 indexed records with 316,609 record images (was 441,537 records with 316,553 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists Index, 1897-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3398454); 653,829 indexed records with 652,840 record images (was 653,829 records with 652,651 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Hawaii, Grantor and Grantee Index, 1845-1909 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821304); 428,682 indexed records with 21,481 record images (was 428,682 records with 21,383 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 1,080,877 record images (was 1,082,736 records with 1,079,371 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2849548); 743,126 indexed records with 741,019 record images (was 743,126 records with 740,963 images), last updated 04-May-2016

--- Collections with images removed ---

Arizona, Nogales, Index and Manifests of Alien Arrivals, 1905-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3041280); 502,795 indexed records with 495,521 record images (was 502,795 records with 496,137 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Australia, Victoria, Inward Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2778600); 883,350 indexed records with 93 record images (was 883,350 records with 5,575 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits, 1960-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3212241); 178,686 indexed records with 212,727 record images (was 178,686 records with 212,744 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 96,101 record images (was 7,926,454 records with 96,106 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Illinois, Church Records, 1837-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787821); 28,599 indexed records with 1,183 record images (was 28,599 records with 28,599 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417491); 1,681,910 indexed records with 1,680,451 record images (was 1,681,910 records with 1,680,488 images), last updated 04-May-2016
Germany, Bavaria, Diocese of Augsburg, Catholic Church Records, 1615-1939 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2780016); Browse 1,168,146 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 1,169,016 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

--- Collections with new records ---

California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804002); 1,945,269 indexed records with 2,480,495 record images (was 1,911,446 records with 2,480,495 images), last updated 04-May-2016
California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3518938); 594,153 indexed records with 60,094 record images (was 593,347 records with 60,094 images), last updated 04-May-2016
California Marriages, 1850-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674735); Index only (540,743 records), no images (was 525,581 records with 0 images), last updated 04-May-2016

--- Collections with records removed ---

California Births and Christenings, 1812-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674703); Index only (201,028 records), no images (was 201,038 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 22, 2020

"Uncle Bunky" Died Recently in Phoenix - RIP

Sometimes we see an obituary that we wish we had written, or one for a person we knew, or our friends or relatives were related to.  

This is Randall Jacobs of Phoenix, Arizona (see   https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/azcentral/196161481):

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Randall Jacobs

Phoenix - Randall Jacobs of Phoenix died at age 65, having lived a life that would have sent a lesser man to his grave decades earlier. His friends called him RJ, but to his family he was Uncle Bunky, a.k.a. The Bunkster. He told his last joke, which cannot be printed here, on May 4th, 2020.

Uncle Bunky burned the candle, and whatever else was handy, at both ends. He spoke in a gravelly patois of wisecracks, mangled metaphors, and inspired profanity that reflected the Arizona dive bars, Colorado ski slopes, and various dodgy establishments where he spent his days and nights. He was a living, breathing "hang loose" sign, a swaggering hybrid of Zoni desert rat, SoCal hobo, and Telluride ski bum.

A prolific purveyor of Bunky-isms such as "Save it, clown!" (or "Zeebo" if he was in a mood), he would mercilessly tease his "goombatz" nephews with nicknames such as "mud flap" and "style master." Just days after his beloved cat Kitters passed away, he too succumbed to "The Great Grawdoo," leaving behind a vapor trail of memories and a piece of sage advice lingering in his loved ones' ears: "Do what Bunky say. Not what Bunky do."

For all his chaotic energy and hysterical charm, he had a gentle soul. A night out with Bunky could result in a court summons or a world-class hangover, but his friends and family would drop whatever they were doing to make a trip out to see him. His impish smile and irreverent sense of humor were enough to quell whatever sensibilities he offended. He didn't mean any harm; that was just Bunky being Bunky.

When the end drew near, he left us with a final Bunkyism: "I'm ready for the dirt nap, but you can't leave the party if you can't find the door."

He found the door, but the party will never be the same without him.

In lieu of flowers, please pay someone's open bar tab, smoke a bowl, and fearlessly carve out some fresh lines through the trees on the gnarliest side of the mountain.


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Funny.  Fun.  Kind of wild.  There is nothing about a family - spouse(s), children, etc., only live nephews and a dead cat.  

Uncle Bunky is not my relative as far as I know, but we share a first name.  I'm kind of happy about that - if he were my uncle, I would question his upbringing, and my parent's upbringing too.  I wouldn't mind if he was a friend's uncle, or a cousin's uncle, because then I might have at least been acquainted with him and heard some of the stories about him.

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Genealogy News Bytes - Friday, 22 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

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MyHeritage Online Events in May–June


*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 27 May, 11 a.m.:  Enlightened Design with the MyHeritage Chart Creation Tool, by Janet Hovorka

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 26 May, 11 a.m.:  Mistrust Transcriptions: And Here's Why, by Dr. Bruce Durie

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Discover the Holdings of German Archives, by Teresa Steinkamp McMillin

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Timesaving Apps for Busy Genealogists, by Lisa Alzo

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Fridays in May: Your Questions Answered LIVE—More DNA with Diahan Southard.

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Tech Zone - Easy Personal Book Catalogs with GoodReads, by Gena Philibert-Ortega

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:




5)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):






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