Saturday, August 15, 2020

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Greatest Achievement

Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

 It's Saturday Night again - 

time for some more Genealogy Fun!!



Here is your assignment if you choose to play along (cue the Mission Impossible music, please!):

1) We all need to pass on family stories to our descendants.  Some of the questions can be difficult to write about.  Let's try this one:


2)  What will be the greatest achievement of your life?  Is it behind you, or still ahead of you?

3) 
Write about it in a blog post on your own blog, in a Facebook post, or as a comment on this blog post.

Here's mine:

After 76 years of living, I think my greatest "achievement" was marrying Linda in 1970, then having and raising two smart, beautiful, and wonderful daughters that are kind, tolerant, loving, hard working, and excellent parents.  I think they are better parents than we were.  Lori was born in 1974 and Tami in 1976.  After Lori was born, I continued working as an aerospace engineer, but Linda quit being an elementary schoolteacher to raise the girls, and volunteered at their schools until she went back to teaching in 1989.  


Their childhood and tween years were amazing - it was hard but rewarding work, but they wanted to learn, wanted to have fun, and were relatively easy to raise.  They went to preschool at our church, and then to an elementary school in a gifted program.  We regularly explored San Diego beaches, parks, museums, zoos.  We took family vacations to the Forest Home church camp, to see their San Francisco grandparents, and to sightsee around the country.  They both played girls softball, Lori was a pitcher and Tami a catcher.  

Their teenage and college years were more challenging.  Lori went to Hilltop Junior High and then Chula Vista High School in their Gifted and Talented program, and played softball and was a cheerleader.  Tami went to Hilltop Junior High, and then to Hilltop High School in their Foreign Language and Global Studies program, and studied Russian for six years.  They both participated in the youth group at our home church.  Lori went to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the aerospace engineering program, but switched to early childhood education, and spent a year in grad school at Sonoma State University.  Tami went to Azusa Pacific University, and received a degree in Psychology, and went to Russia three times on their Mission program.  They both became very independent at college.  

Tami married in 1997 in our Chula Vista church, and they resided in Long Beach and Victorville, before moving to Huntington Beach in 2013.  She received a Masters and Doctor of Education at LaVerne University after her marriage, and works in management for two online universities.  They have three children, now 15, 12 and almost 6.  

Lori married in 2000 at her current residence in the Santa Cruz mountains, and has two children, ages almost 17 and 14, and works as a nanny and as an office manager for a small architectural firm.  

They both "take care" of their parents in their "old age" - phone calls, FaceTiming, Amazon gifts, visits, etc.

Life has had other challenges for me and I am very proud of:

*  Receiving a BS in Aerospace Engineering at San Diego State University in 1966, and surviving a 38 year career at Rohr Industries/Goodrich Aerospace as an aerodynamicist and Chief of the Aero/Thermo group there, working on and supporting almost all of the aircraft engine programs from 1967 to 2002 with analysis, testing, reporting, and managing resources.

*  With college educations and work ethics, being responsible for our words and actions, obeying the law, being kind and tolerant of other people, saving money for our home, making wise investment, retirement and health decisions, and good luck in not choosing our parents, we are doing OK for older folks.  OTOH, anyone else can do it too.

*  Becoming a decent genealogy researcher, having researched my own ancestry, my wife's ancestry, my grandchildrens' ancestry, and also a number of one name studies since 1988 and still going strong.  Also, becoming a well-known genealogy/family history blogger since 2006 with a worldwide readership, and a presenter, mainly in the southwest, of genealogy oriented programs to genealogy societies and the OASIS senior adult education program in San Diego.  

I think I am still "living in" my greatest achievement - being a husband, father and a grandfather is ongoing and great fun.

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Copyright (c) 2020, Randall J. Seaver

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 8 to 14 August 2020

The following record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated List on Ancestry.com during the period from 8 to 14 August 2020: 

The ADDED and Updated record collections are:


Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/14/2020

Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/14/2020

Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/14/2020

Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/14/2020

New York, Clinton Prison Admission Ledgers, 1851-1866, 1923-1939; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/14/2020

Web: Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2016; indexed records without record images, Updated 8/14/2020

U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/14/2020

*  Canada, Selected School Yearbooks, 1901-2010; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/12/2020

New York, Auburn Prison Records, 1816-1942; indexed records with record images, ADDED 8/10/2020

U.S., Chinese Immigration Case Files, 1883-1923; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/10/2020

New York, Great Meadow Correctional Facility Records, 1911-1933; indexed records with record images, ADDED 8/10/2020

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

By my count, there were 2 NEW collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 32,813 collections available as of 14 August, an increase of  2 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 8 to 14 August 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 14 August 2020, there are 2,848 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 3 from last week):

New and updated collections this week are (as Marshall provided them):

--- Collections Added ---


*  Texas, Hardin County Clerk, Death Records, 1908-1948 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3502088); 94 indexed records with 94 record images, ADDED 12-Aug-2020
*  Iowa, Dallas County, Violet Hill Cemetery, Lot Records, 1846-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3751746); 5,737 indexed records with 5,737 record images, ADDED 12-Aug-2020
*  Arizona, Graham County, Voting Records, 1882-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734445); 64,429 indexed records with 64,429 record images, ADDED 12-Aug-2020

--- Collections Updated ---

Brazil, Bahia, Civil Registration, 1877-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3694028); 100,326 indexed records with 92,460 record images (was 100,173 records with 92,379 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477669); 967,382 indexed records with 312,534 record images (was 930,169 records with 299,155 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588-1913 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138481); 516,706 indexed records with 3,208,709 record images (was 495,713 records with 3,208,709 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 1,219,670 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 1,219,670 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 114,429 indexed records with 49,030 record images (was 108,886 records with 47,376 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020

United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2078654); 22,393,539 indexed records with 8,129,310 record images (was 22,393,539 records with 8,129,310 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2020
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477666); 181,146 indexed records with 5,900 record images (was 168,239 records with 5,632 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477667); 704,452 indexed records with 702,478 record images (was 661,559 records with 675,351 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821281); 688,540 indexed records with 610,689 record images (was 674,263 records with 600,049 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 772,167 indexed records with 52,960 record images (was 695,002 records with 50,869 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020

Pennsylvania Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3743274); 168,359 indexed records with 132,569 record images (was 156,726 records with 132,321 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Arizona, Greenlee County, Voting Records, 1910-1926 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734455); 21,523 indexed records with 1,954 record images (was 21,276 records with 1,945 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
South Africa, Orange Free State, Civil Death Registration, 1902-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3732502); 12,388 indexed records with 12,386 record images (was 7,216 records with 8,738 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2721608); 281,257 indexed records with 242,265 record images (was 213,157 records with 197,375 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 30,047,342 indexed records with 46,885,453 record images (was 30,047,344 records with 46,885,453 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020

Peru, Piura, Civil Registration, 1874-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733437); 251,680 indexed records with 249,642 record images (was 203,393 records with 215,049 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Canada, New Brunswick, County Register of Births, 1801-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734436); 162,077 indexed records with 6,931 record images (was 143,062 records with 5,652 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 492,778 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 473,178 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2860782); 35,411,516 indexed records with 4,830,472 record images (was 35,411,516 records with 4,830,472 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3732506); 165,959 indexed records with 165,707 record images (was 154,530 records with 158,012 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020

Nova Scotia Delayed Births, 1837-1904 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2241429); 108,961 indexed records with 70,782 record images (was 94,960 records with 70,782 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1410397); 3,935,034 indexed records with 1,259,299 record images (was 3,390,232 records with 1,259,299 images), UPDATED 09-Aug-2020
Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1662500); 224,083 indexed records with 62,274 record images (was 223,865 records with 62,274 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Texas, Hardin County, Marriage Records, 1837-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3502089); 53,804 indexed records with 41,893 record images (was 40,581 records with 35,816 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
New York, Church Records, 1660-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787817); 117,170 indexed records with 6,108 record images (was 120,567 records with 6,108 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020

South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 128,082 indexed records with 125,557 record images (was 126,163 records with 124,340 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2020117); 1,372,247 indexed records with 6,635,049 record images (was 1,340,516 records with 6,635,049 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2020
California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001287); 6,213,636 indexed records with 2,841,076 record images (was 6,198,437 records with 2,841,076 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999177); 3,238,302 indexed records with 3,080,948 record images (was 3,205,257 records with 3,080,948 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2020
Ontario, Toronto Cemetery Records, 1989-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3007501); 77,200 indexed records with 6,806 record images (was 77,200 records with 6,806 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020

Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3418468); 63,903 indexed records with 1,116 record images (was 55,721 records with 943 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,579 records), no images (was 875,610,578 records with 0 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Texas, Washington County, Birth Records, 1903-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3748251); 17,602 indexed records with 2,714 record images (was 15,922 records with 2,685 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3743478); 572,514 indexed records with 84,008 record images (was 524,384 records with 76,523 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1682798); 5,008,286 indexed records with 4,581,756 record images (was 5,007,024 records with 4,581,756 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020

Brazil, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 21,409 indexed records with 10,277 record images (was 17,912 records with 9,109 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Peru, Prelature of Yauyos-Cañete-Huarochirí, Catholic Church Records, 1665-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460240); 106,758 indexed records with 50,279 record images (was 102,823 records with 47,855 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
California, Los Angeles, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery/Crematory Records, 1884-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3583819); 58,755 indexed records with 8,141 record images (was 56,931 records with 7,485 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Micronesia, Civil Registration, 1883-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761211); 9,800 indexed records with 9,780 record images (was 7,841 records with 8,444 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155913); 1,086,692 indexed records with 88,811 record images (was 1,082,980 records with 88,729 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020

Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 1,309,888 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 1,225,319 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2020
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 222,796 indexed records with 1,038,133 record images (was 215,202 records with 1,038,133 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Washington, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916081); 907,128 indexed records with 366,615 record images (was 807,107 records with 366,615 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2020
Texas, Eagle Pass Arrival Manifests and Indexes, 1905-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916041); 375,200 indexed records with 135,227 record images (was 256,318 records with 135,227 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2020
Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2060668); 3,028,517 indexed records with 2,513,517 record images (was 2,181,940 records with 2,513,517 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2020

Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands Newspaper Obituaries, 1900-ca.2010 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736295); 169,446 indexed records with 15,325 record images (was 151,029 records with 14,243 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Peru, Ayacucho, Civil Registration, 1903-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460906); 580,603 indexed records with 575,243 record images (was 580,445 records with 575,220 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2020
Micronesia, Death Records, 1970-1986 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3744864); 4,832 indexed records with 4,826 record images (was 4,780 records with 4,822 images), UPDATED 07-Aug-2020
England, Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3584542); 37,232 indexed records with 4,659 record images (was 36,038 records with 4,609 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3751747); 30,111 indexed records with 1,124 record images (was 28,114 records with 1,090 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020

Niue, Vital Records, 1818-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733116); 40,762 indexed records with 30,564 record images (was 40,671 records with 30,552 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2020
United States Census, 1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2000219); 134,827,283 indexed records with 3,841,151 record images (was 134,827,283 records with 3,841,151 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2020
Iowa, Monroe County, Card Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages from Newspaper Clippings, 1898-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2849247); Index only (387,622 records), no images (was 387,610 records with 0 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1950-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736255); 38,429 indexed records with 3,371 record images (was 32,654 records with 3,258 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020
Ireland, Poverty Relief Funds, 1810-1887 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3499247); 691,210 indexed records with 42,887 record images (was 691,210 records with 691,210 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2020

--- Collections with new images ---

Iowa, Records of Persons Subject to Military Duty, 1862-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821291); 5,075,771 indexed records with 107,838 record images (was 5,075,771 records with 107,833 images), last updated 03-Aug-2019
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 51,638 images), last updated 04-Jun-2019
South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3040532); 638,400 indexed records with 82,254 record images (was 638,400 records with 80,761 images), last updated 23-Dec-2019
Australia, Victoria, Inward Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2778600); 883,350 indexed records with 5,584 record images (was 883,350 records with 5,543 images), last updated 30-Jul-2019
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 96,330 record images (was 7,926,454 records with 96,271 images), last updated 02-Apr-2020

Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,043,205 indexed records with 203,211 record images (was 2,043,205 records with 201,571 images), last updated 11-Sep-2019
Illinois, Quincy, Greenmount Cemetery Records, 1875-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741254); 43,770 indexed records with 31,421 record images (was 43,658 records with 31,373 images), last updated 07-Aug-2020
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 1,848,400 images), last updated 06-May-2020
Germany, Baden, Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, Catholic Church Records, 1678-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790181); 11,346,687 indexed records with 1,709,697 record images (was 11,346,687 records with 1,704,477 images), last updated 02-Apr-2020

--- Collections with images removed ---

Louisiana, New Orleans, Slave Manifests of Coastwise Vessels, 1807-1860 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2822773); 115,098 indexed records with 14,597 record images (was 115,098 records with 14,725 images), last updated 02-Jan-2020
Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1307888); 1,875,674 indexed records with 1,849,711 record images (was 1,875,674 records with 1,853,066 images), last updated 28-Jul-2020
England, Shropshire Parish Registers, 1538-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155854); 940,438 indexed records with 62,842 record images (was 940,438 records with 62,857 images), last updated 04-Aug-2020
Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417491); 1,681,910 indexed records with 1,676,681 record images (was 1,681,910 records with 1,680,488 images), last updated 16-Jan-2020
Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits, 1960-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3212241); 178,686 indexed records with 212,732 record images (was 178,686 records with 212,744 images), last updated 29-May-2020

South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2573604); 441,574 indexed records with 309,420 record images (was 441,537 records with 316,613 images), last updated 05-Aug-2020
United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761958); 6,031,182 indexed records with 301,863 record images (was 6,031,182 records with 309,214 images), last updated 20-Feb-2020
Louisiana, New Orleans Index to Passenger Lists, 1853-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443949); 439,348 indexed records with 434,382 record images (was 439,348 records with 434,551 images), last updated 30-Jan-2020
Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic, Burial Records, 1861-1948 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2721451); 43,367 indexed records with 41,074 record images (was 43,367 records with 41,422 images), last updated 21-Oct-2019

--- Collections with new records ---

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Census, 1984 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288450); 97,558 indexed records with 18,428 record images (was 61,173 records with 18,428 images), last updated 06-Aug-2020
Washington, County Naturalization Records, 1850-1982 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932554); 161,118 indexed records with 170,198 record images (was 138,021 records with 170,198 images), last updated 07-Aug-2020
Texas, Laredo Arrival Manifests, 1903-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2038112); 644,492 indexed records with 1,322,540 record images (was 575,335 records with 1,322,540 images), last updated 06-Aug-2020
Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1452460); 1,305,676 indexed records with 5,864,285 record images (was 1,268,527 records with 5,864,285 images), last updated 07-Aug-2020
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 3,890,064 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 3,742,219 records with 1,649,601 images), last updated 06-Aug-2020

Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 5,017,973 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 4,660,666 records with 1,454,787 images), last updated 06-Aug-2020
Fiji, Passports, 1915-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3743978); 248,254 indexed records with 246,862 record images (was 136,952 records with 246,862 images), last updated 06-Aug-2020
Mexico, Sinaloa, Civil Registration, 1861-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2290241); 639,094 indexed records with 1,403,105 record images (was 594,224 records with 1,403,105 images), last updated 06-Aug-2020
Texas, Indexes and Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Del Rio, 1906-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2141027); 185,725 indexed records with 206,054 record images (was 104,679 records with 206,054 images), last updated 06-Aug-2020
Hawaii, Collector of Customs, Ships' Passenger Manifests, 1843-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463100); 371,398 indexed records with 171,385 record images (was 337,980 records with 171,385 images), last updated 06-Aug-2020

Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708698); Index only (886,745 records), no images (was 813,202 records with 0 images), last updated 06-Feb-2020
Dominican Republic Civil Registration, 1801-2010 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1619814); 802,424 indexed records with 3,416,801 record images (was 775,401 records with 3,416,801 images), last updated 05-Aug-2020
Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708660); Index only (1,538,922 records), no images (was 1,450,128 records with 0 images), last updated 18-Mar-2020
Connecticut, Military Census Questionnaires, 1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741249); 393,620 indexed records with 522,094 record images (was 391,981 records with 522,094 images), last updated 06-Aug-2020
England, Cambridge Parish Registers, 1538-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3299384); 473,470 indexed records with 33,092 record images (was 470,491 records with 33,092 images), last updated 03-Jun-2020

Chile, Cemetery Records, 1821-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1428897); 1,139,293 indexed records with 3,675,058 record images (was 1,061,409 records with 3,675,058 images), last updated 06-Aug-2020
Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708697); Index only (676,999 records), no images (was 661,722 records with 0 images), last updated 29-Jan-2020
Austria, Vienna, Jewish Registers of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1784-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2028320); 157,365 indexed records with 206,316 record images (was 125,407 records with 206,316 images), last updated 06-Aug-2020

--- Collections with records removed ---

Wales, Cardiganshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075046); 89,624 indexed records with 95,420 record images (was 95,331 records with 95,420 images), last updated 21-Aug-2015
Wales, Monmouthshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075051); 275,350 indexed records with 432,421 record images (was 432,421 records with 432,421 images), last updated 21-Aug-2015
Wales, Anglesey, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2072798); 162,419 indexed records with 484,848 record images (was 484,848 records with 484,848 images), last updated 30-Mar-2020
Wales, Pembrokeshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1419323); 320,664 indexed records with 378,652 record images (was 378,652 records with 378,652 images), last updated 21-Aug-2015
Wales, Caernarvonshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075045); 271,419 indexed records with 281,126 record images (was 281,126 records with 281,126 images), last updated 21-Aug-2015
Wales, Carmarthenshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1403176); 479,465 indexed records with 481,167 record images (was 481,167 records with 481,167 images), last updated 21-Aug-2015

Wales, Glamorganshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075047); 743,729 indexed records with 753,759 record images (was 753,759 records with 753,759 images), last updated 31-Aug-2015
Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075288); 1,974,176 indexed records with 1,162,117 record images (was 1,974,179 records with 1,162,117 images), last updated 09-Jun-2013
Wales, Brecknockshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075043); 218,657 indexed records with 220,591 record images (was 220,591 records with 220,591 images), last updated 21-Aug-2015

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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!

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, August 14, 2020

RootsMagic Version 8 - a New Preview Video

The RootsMagic Blog has posted another new video with a preview of the RootsMagic Version 8 Reports, Charts, Publish and Search capabilities.  

The blog post provides a one-stop shop for all of the Version 8 previews to date.

Here is the Reports, Charts, Publish and Search video:



I love the new Fan Chart option!  

When will RootsMagic Version 8 be released?  Only the RootsMagician Bruce Buzbee knows for sure.  No promises have been made recently.

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Genealogy News Bytes - Friday, 14 August 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.

1)  News Articles:



2)  New or Updated Record Collections:



3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes


*  A Summer of DNA Virtual Conference (15 August 2020)







4)  Genealogy Education - Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):

 GeneaWebinars Calendar



*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 17 August, 5 p.m.:  The Advance of Research Habits over Recent Decades — And the Downside, by Tom Jones

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 18 August, 11 a.m.:  Getting to Know Mexican Church & Civil Registration Records, by Colleen Robledo Greene

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Dissecting a Civil War Pension Packet--Union and Confederate, by Jill Morelli

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Tech Zone - How to use Google Photos to Possibly Identify Ancestors in Old Photos, by Lisa Louise Cooke

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Fisher's Top Tips: #197r - Connecting With a New Cousin



6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):






*  Family History Ron:  Q&A With Family History Ron




*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  How to Conduct a House History Search





7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 11 August 2020 ?

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New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 14 August 2020

I received this information from Findmypast today:

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Over 41 million new records from historical English, Scottish and Irish Gazettes now online at Findmypast

Covering over 350 years of news government notices, historical gazettes from London, Edinburgh, Belfast and Dublin are now available to search on Findmypast

Covering over 350 years of news government notices, historical gazettes from London, Edinburgh, Belfast and Dublin are now available to search on Findmypast. Together, these four Gazette collections contain a staggering 41.3 million records that are packed with valuable information for your family tree and provide an excellent source of historical context for better understanding the world in which your ancestors lived.

London Gazette 1665-2018

Taken from the official UK government newspaper, unlock over 350 years of fascinating London stories in almost 34 million new records.

The London Gazette was first published as The Oxford Gazette on 7 November 1665. Charles II and the Royal Court had moved to Oxford to escape the Great Plague of London, and courtiers were unwilling to handle London newspapers for fear of contagion.

The Gazette was "Published by Authority" by Henry Muddiman, and its first publication is noted by Samuel Pepys in his diary. Charles II returned to London as the plague dissipated, and the Gazette moved too, with the first issue of The London Gazette being published on 5 February 1666, it was labelled number 24. The Gazette was not a newspaper in the modern sense, it was sent by post to subscribers, as opposed to being printed for sale to the general public.

Her Majesty's Stationary Office took over the publication of the Gazette in 1889. Publication of the Gazette was transferred to the private sector, under government supervision, in the 1990s, when Her Majesty's Stationary Office was sold and renamed The Stationery Office.

Scotland, Edinburgh Gazette 1797-2018

The Edinburgh Gazette is the Official Newspaper of Record for Scotland. Subscribers to Findmypast can now explore over 220 years of Scottish history in over 4 million individual records.

Published twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays by The Stationery Office, on behalf of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office in Edinburgh, The Edinburgh Gazette is the Official Newspaper of Record for Scotland. The gazette includes legal and official announcements from HM Government, the Scottish Executive, the Parliaments at Westminster and Holyrood, the Armed Forces, local authorities, churches, companies and private citizens.

Founded in 1699, eight years before the Act of Union, the gazette was produced sporadically until 1793, since then it has been published continuously.

Ireland, Belfast Gazette 1922-2018

Delve into a nearly century of Northern Irish newspaper stories including business notices and the Queen’s annual honours lists in the Belfast Gazette.

Published weekly on Fridays by The Stationery Office, on behalf of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office in Belfast, The Belfast Gazette is the Official Newspaper of Record for Northern Ireland. It printed legal and official announcements from HM Government, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Armed Forces, local authorities, churches, companies and private citizens.

As it became increasingly clear that Ireland would be divided, the north would require its separate Official Newspaper of Record, and the Belfast Gazette was founded in June 1921 as a successor to the Dublin Gazette.

Ireland, Dublin Gazette 1750-1800

Step back into 18th-century Ireland with records covering 50 years of news from the British government at Dublin Castle.

A Dublin Gazette was first instituted in May 1689 by King James II, however, after his defeat in 1690 at the Battle of the Boyne its functions were taken over by The London Gazette. In 1705, under the Lord Lieutenancy of the 2nd Duke of Ormonde, a new Dublin Gazette was founded, although in its early days it was only two pages in length.

The printers of the Gazette held onto their ownership until almost the end of the 18th century. However, on the 9 April 1799, two rival versions of the gazette were published, one by the established publisher, Sir St George O’Kelly, and a second by George Grierson, the King's printer. O'Kelly complained, but to no avail and lost the right to publish the title. It is now surmised that following the Irish Rebellion of 1798, and in the year before the Act of Union of 1800, the Irish government felt it needed total control.

From 1919, during the Irish War of Independence, the Gazette was challenged by the Irish Bulletin, the official newspaper of the rival government of the Irish Republic, produced by its Department of Propaganda and appearing weekly from 11 November 1919 to 11 July 1921. The War of Independence resulted in the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed in London on 6 December 1921, and as a result, the final edition of The Dublin Gazette was published on 27 January 1922. Four days later, on 31 January, the newly created Irish Free State began to publish a new gazette called Iris Oifigiúil.


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Disclosure: I have a complimentary subscription to Findmypast, and have accepted meals and services from Findmypast, as a Findmypast Ambassador. This has not affected my objectivity relative to Findmypast and its products.

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