Saturday, May 14, 2022

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- How Many Surnames In Your Family Tree Database?

  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) Go into your Genealogy Management Program (GMP; either software on your computer, or an online family tree) and figure out how to Count how many surnames you have in your family tree database.

2)  Tell us which GMP you're using and how you did this task.

3)  Tell us how many surnames are in your database and, if possible, which Surname has the most entries.  If this excites you, tell us which surnames are in the top 5!  Or 10!!  Or 20!!!

4)  Write about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this blog post, in a status or comment on Facebook, or in Google Plus Stream post.

NOTE:  If you can't figure out how to do this in your GMP (Genealogy Management Program), use the Help button in your program and search for "count surnames" then follow directions.  

Here's mine:

I'm going to use RootsMagic 8 because that's where I'm doing my current additions, deletions and editing and is my most up-to-date collection.  In RootsMagic 8, go to "Publish," then " Reports and Charts," and scroll down to "Surname Statistics."  

With "Surnames (alphabetical)" selected, I had 244 pages of surnames - about 9,960 of them.  I have 69,601 profiles in my RootsMagic family tree.

I then chose "Frequency of Surname" and the program showed me the first page:

  The top 25 are, with birth date ranges:

* SEAVER - 7,057 persons, from 1600 to 2022
* [unknown] - 1,322 persons, from 747 to 2017
* SEVIER - 987 persons, from 1702 to 2020
* SMITH - 909 persons, from 1543-2018
* BUCK - 831 persons, from 1577 to 2016

*  SEVER - 708 persons, from 1673-2018
* VAUX - 622 persons, from 1620 to 2020
*  DILL - 532 persons, from 1629 to 2014
*  FITZ RANDOLPH - 484 persons, from 1344 to 1901
*  KEMP - 451 persons, from 1672 to 2020
*  AUBLE - 424 persons, from 1780 to 2019

*  WHITE - 422 persons, from 1550 to 2018
*  SEAVERS - 375 persons, from 1706-2016
*  SEEVER - 362 people, from 1749-2021
*  BROWN - 356 people, from 1580 to 2017
*  NEWTON - 348 persons, from 1600 to 2008

*  RICHMAN - 328 people, from 1598-2007
*  CHAMPLIN - 306 persons, from 1615 to 1944
*  BRIGHAM - 269 persons, from 1602-2019
*  CULVER - 264 persons, from 1700 to 2010
*  BRESEE - 260persons, from 1650 to 1913

*  GATES - 257 persons, from 1565-2013
*  DAVIS - 252 persons, from 1603-2014
*  CLARK - 250 persons, from 1561-2020
*  CARRINGER - 241 persons, from 1758 to 2015
*  RICHMOND - 238 persons, from 1555-2013

NOTE:  We've done this before, but I'm out of town and needed a quick post.  See https://www.geneamusings.com/2016/09/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-how-many.html (on 3 September 2016)) for the last time we did this for SNGF.  

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 7 to 13 May 2022

 The following record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated List on Ancestry.com during the period from  7 to 13 May 2022:

The ADDED and Updated record collections are:

1950 United States Federal Census; indexed records with record images, Updated 5/11/2022

Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records, 1847-1868; indexed records without record images, ADDED 5/9/2022

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

By my count, there were 1 NEW collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,154 collections available as of 13 May, an increase of 1 from last week.

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Disclosure: I receive 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.

The URL for this post is:  https://www.geneamusings.com/2022/05/added-and-updated-ancestrycom-record_01621027306.html

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Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 7 to 13 May 2022

 I am keeping track of the new and updated historical record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.

As of 13 May 2022, there are 3,101 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 2 from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Deleted ---

*  Ireland, Prison Registers, 1798-1928    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279963); 3,127,594 indexed records with 3,127,594 record images, DELETED

--- Collections Added   ---

*  Germany, Prussia, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1580-1974       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4155762); 19,285 indexed records with 19,285 record images, ADDED 11-May-2022

*  Germany, Prussia, Posen, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1430-1998        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4116415); 13,056,153 indexed records with 13,056,153 record images, ADDED 10-May-2022

*  Oregon, Military Discharge Records, 1919-1967   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4229779); 11,674 indexed records with 11,674 record images, ADDED 12-May-2022

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Catamarca, Catholic Church Records, 1724-1971        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974178); 113,335 indexed records with 102,718 record images (was 104,845 records with 102,718 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 1,494 indexed records with 1,480 record images (was 1,043 records with 1,042 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
Argentina, Corrientes, Civil Registration, 1880-1930    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821282); 523,827 indexed records with 485,133 record images (was 524,004 records with 485,133 images), UPDATED 09-May-2022
Argentina, Jujuy, Catholic Church Records, 1662-1975    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974186); 109,977 indexed records with 69,981 record images (was 101,324 records with 69,981 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
Australia, Albany, Inward Passenger Lists, 1873-1924    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4451678); 33,898 indexed records with 713 record images (was 27,991 records with 44 images), UPDATED 10-May-2022

Australia, Western Australia, Fremantle, Inward Passenger Lists, 1890-1911      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4461589); 347,250 indexed records with 11,187 record images (was 114,295 records with 3,854 images), UPDATED 10-May-2022
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 8,890,857 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 8,870,928 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
Brazil, Bahía, Catholic Church Records, 1598-2007       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177272); 2,127,497 indexed records with 368,634 record images (was 1,977,922 records with 368,634 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
Brazil, Ceará, Catholic Church Records, 1725-1971       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2175764); 3,762,250 indexed records with 774,950 record images (was 1,817,222 records with 774,950 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
Brazil, Maranhão, Catholic Church Records, 1673-1962    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177273); 144,037 indexed records with 41,812 record images (was 123,112 records with 41,812 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022

Brazil, Minas Gerais, Catholic Church Records, 1706-1999        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177275); 4,728,423 indexed records with 930,569 record images (was 4,569,224 records with 930,569 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 740,115 indexed records with 309,261 record images (was 737,444 records with 308,176 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
Brazil, Paraná, Catholic Church Records, 1704-2008      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177282); 718,703 indexed records with 138,743 record images (was 704,232 records with 138,743 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 2,362,350 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 2,349,121 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177286); 5,197,308 indexed records with 788,492 record images (was 5,113,156 records with 788,492 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022

Brazil, Pará, Catholic Church Records, 1930-1976        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177288); 561,673 indexed records with 103,313 record images (was 558,408 records with 103,313 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
Brazil, Pernambuco, Catholic Church Records, 1762-2002  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177293); 5,869,906 indexed records with 578,073 record images (was 5,447,703 records with 578,073 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte, Catholic Church Records, 1788-1967 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177294); 2,534,055 indexed records with 54,182 record images (was 2,500,644 records with 54,182 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Catholic Church Records, 1738-1952   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177295); 438,952 indexed records with 184,012 record images (was 428,846 records with 184,012 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 179,616 indexed records with 80,621 record images (was 173,949 records with 78,215 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022

Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 547,956 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 546,418 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,201,827 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,139,809 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
Brazil, São Paulo, Catholic Church Records, 1640-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177299); 5,205,744 indexed records with 1,610,067 record images (was 5,055,367 records with 1,610,067 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
California, Los Angeles, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery/Crematory Records, 1884-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3583819); 370,220 indexed records with 193,636 record images (was 368,758 records with 193,612 images), UPDATED 11-May-2022
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 7,080,812 indexed records with 877,123 record images (was 6,865,375 records with 845,671 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022

Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 23,981,341 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 23,413,168 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 3,743,914 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 3,730,164 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
Cuba, Church Records, 1584-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4375851); 191,206 indexed records with 41,707 record images (was 191,192 records with 41,706 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 1,998,874 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 1,996,646 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 2,013,383 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 2,006,331 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022

England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648679); 141,435 indexed records with 50,836 record images (was 141,183 records with 50,305 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3656808); 1,126,266 indexed records with 55,642 record images (was 1,067,739 records with 54,269 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
England, Lincolnshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1574-1885        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149576); 135,963 indexed records with 77,278 record images (was 135,927 records with 77,242 images), UPDATED 08-May-2022
England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 5,781,189 indexed records with 343,323 record images (was 5,780,930 records with 343,264 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648677); 450,961 indexed records with 48,180 record images (was 450,732 records with 48,175 images), UPDATED 11-May-2022

Find A Grave Index      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801); 213,653,474 indexed records with 213,653,474 record images (was 213,737,460 records with 213,737,460 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
France, Calvados, Census, 1856  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279960); 7,712 indexed records with 886 record images (was 3,078 records with 468 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,237,286 indexed records with 1,927,679 record images (was 7,236,403 records with 1,917,916 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1452460); 1,885,872 indexed records with 5,864,285 record images (was 1,883,964 records with 5,864,285 images), UPDATED 11-May-2022
Iceland Church Census, 1744-1965        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2697871); 1,633,217 indexed records with 44,459 record images (was 1,633,217 records with 45,440 images), UPDATED 09-May-2022

India, Madras Diocese Protestant Church Records, 1743-1990      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2174941); 156,720 indexed records with 39,904 record images (was 150,011 records with 39,904 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 769,997 indexed records with 26,635 record images (was 727,686 records with 24,692 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2061550); 5,901,872 indexed records with 1,962,488 record images (was 5,901,872 records with 1,962,488 images), UPDATED 06-May-2022
Mexico, Chihuahua, Catholic Church Records, 1632-1958   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1521780); 1,240,910 indexed records with 378,612 record images (was 1,234,939 records with 378,612 images), UPDATED 11-May-2022
Mexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1502401); 1,577,977 indexed records with 393,502 record images (was 1,576,819 records with 393,502 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022

Mexico, Nuevo León, Catholic Church Records, 1667-1981  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473204); 1,635,607 indexed records with 447,381 record images (was 1,631,963 records with 447,381 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-1988      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909191); 9,515,004 indexed records with 3,458,764 record images (was 9,508,325 records with 3,458,764 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 7,201,975 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 7,194,766 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 2,402,243 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 2,393,319 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
Mexico, Sinaloa, Catholic Church Records, 1671-1968     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473206); 1,564,707 indexed records with 521,512 record images (was 1,563,358 records with 521,512 images), UPDATED 11-May-2022

Mexico, Yucatán, Catholic Church Records, 1543-1977     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909116); 3,952,311 indexed records with 1,234,534 record images (was 3,950,315 records with 1,234,534 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
New York, Birth Indexes outside of New York City, 1881-1942     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4460198); 169,236 indexed records with 32,900 record images (was 108,301 records with 23,562 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
Paraguay, Asunción, Cemetery Records, 1842-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2026205); 119,967 indexed records with 66,809 record images (was 108,973 records with 66,809 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
Peru, Arequipa, Civil Registration, 1860-1976   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2224533); 71,885 indexed records with 24,048 record images (was 71,881 records with 24,048 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,026,988 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 20,990,550 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022

Peru, Huancavelica, Civil Registration, 1915-2003       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4320413); 524,090 indexed records with 521,729 record images (was 9,515 records with 9,498 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
Portugal, Beja, Catholic Church Records, 1550-1913      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001878); 432,268 indexed records with 684,393 record images (was 432,267 records with 684,393 images), UPDATED 08-May-2022
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 855,212 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 854,826 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
Prisoners of War, 1715-1947     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4459223); 691,118 indexed records with 215,198 record images (was 1,507,243 records with 215,198 images), UPDATED 11-May-2022
Romania, Civil Registration, 1865-1903  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4325043); 510 indexed records with 236 record images (was 404 records with 185 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022

Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 86,730 indexed records with 369,779 record images (was 86,700 records with 367,249 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
Slovakia Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1935  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1554443); 13,914,986 indexed records with 1,615,473 record images (was 13,913,662 records with 1,615,473 images), UPDATED 11-May-2022
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 1,180,970 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 1,149,827 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1478678); 780,449 indexed records with 45,728 record images (was 776,425 records with 45,728 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
South Africa, Johannesburg, Cemetery Records, 1840-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453927); 351,907 indexed records with 19,468 record images (was 333,537 records with 18,380 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022

South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 345,249 indexed records with 681,904 record images (was 340,791 records with 676,047 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
South Africa, Reformed Church Records, 1856-1988        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918294); 14,010 indexed records with 40,337 record images (was 14,010 records with 40,337 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4319131); 336,131 indexed records with 307,478 record images (was 334,890 records with 306,942 images), UPDATED 11-May-2022
Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4138674); 18,298,800 indexed records with 1,736,356 record images (was 9,838,841 records with 788,298 images), UPDATED 10-May-2022
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (413,283 records), no images (was 410,892 records with 0 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022

Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 749,663 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 734,048 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 13-May-2022
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 19,260,062 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 19,241,172 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 12-May-2022
West Virginia Births, 1853-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417341); 1,046,880 indexed records with 1,289,651 record images (was 1,046,880 records with 1,289,392 images), UPDATED 11-May-2022
West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417434); 2,224,230 indexed records with 2,407,839 record images (was 2,224,230 records with 2,408,098 images), UPDATED 11-May-2022

--- Collections with new images ---

French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 69,679 indexed records with 115,305 record images (was 69,679 records with 95,447 images), last updated 25-Apr-2022
Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 307,298 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 303,328 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
Massachusetts, Church Records, 1630-1943        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787822); 9,337 indexed records with 472 record images (was 9,337 records with 323 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021
New York, Church Records, 1660-1954     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787817); 127,105 indexed records with 6,354 record images (was 127,105 records with 6,339 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021
South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2573604); 441,574 indexed records with 316,616 record images (was 441,574 records with 316,560 images), last updated 05-Aug-2020

--- Collections with images removed ---

Brazil, São Paulo, Civil Registration, 1925-1995        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2765317); 20,816,206 indexed records with 21,083,619 record images (was 20,816,206 records with 21,083,623 images), last updated 15-Apr-2022
Canada, Ontario Tax Assessment Rolls, 1834-1899 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4130007); 6,226,348 indexed records with 318,255 record images (was 6,226,348 records with 327,340 images), last updated 25-Apr-2022
Canada, Registers of Chinese Immigration to Canada, 1885-1949   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4138687); 66,479 indexed records with 1,915 record images (was 66,479 records with 2,353 images), last updated 25-Apr-2022
Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704794); 768,369 indexed records with 8,799 record images (was 768,369 records with 10,467 images), last updated 22-Apr-2022
Hawaii, Collector of Customs, Ships' Passenger Manifests, 1843-1900     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463100); 527,525 indexed records with 218,255 record images (was 527,525 records with 224,177 images), last updated 06-Nov-2020

Hungary, Catholic Church Records, 1636-1895     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1743180); 18,304,230 indexed records with 1,113,890 record images (was 18,304,230 records with 1,114,434 images), last updated 10-Mar-2022

--- Collections with records removed ---

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473014); Index only (46,665,065 records), no images (was 46,674,981 records with 0 images), last updated 02-May-2022
England Marriages, 1538–1973    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473015); Index only (11,849,455 records), no images (was 11,849,456 records with 0 images), last updated 02-May-2022
Ireland, Petty Sessions Court Registers, 1828-1912      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2487287); 880,427 indexed records with 1 record images (was 21,832,352 records with 1 images), last updated 24-Jun-2015
Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949338); Index only (5,069,613 records), no images (was 5,069,614 records with 0 images), last updated 19-Sep-2019
United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,248 records), no images (was 875,610,260 records with 0 images), last updated 19-Aug-2020

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My friend and SDGS colleague, Marshall, has come up with a way to determine which collections are ADDED, DELETED or UPDATED, and to alphabetize the entries in each category.  Thanks to Marshall for helping me 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, May 13, 2022

Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Friday, 13 May 2022

Welcome to Genealogy News and Education 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 since the last issue.    


1)  News Articles:






2)  New or Updated Record Collections:






3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes





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





*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 17 May, 5 p.m.:  Five Wives & A Feather Bed: Using Indirect and Negative Evidence to Resolve Conflicting Claims, by Mark A. Wentling

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 18 May, 11 a.m.: Indirect Evidence – A Case Study, by Pauline C. Merrick

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Drawing Insights from Your Family Photos, by Daniel Horowitz

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:    Finding Your Delaware Ancestors, by Irene Heffran Monley

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts/Radio Shows:


*  *  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Episode 264 - 1890 Census Substitutes (AUDIO ONLY)

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube and Facebook):

*  Aimee Cross - Genealogy Hints:  Best Genealogy Guide & Directory = FamilySearch Wiki




*  Genealogy with Family History Fanatics:  How a Male Ancestor With Multiple Partners Complicates DNA Results





*  Just Genealogy: Lord Dunmore's War II - JG0063
*  Just Genealogy:  Census Substitutes or Not - JG0065

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  How to Get Dual Italian Citizenship




*  Virtual Genealogical Associetion:  VGA 2022 Speaker, David Grawrock, CG

7)  Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 10 May 2022?

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