Saturday, July 2, 2022

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - What Genealogy Activity Have You Spent Time On?

   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)  I am completely out of ideas for this week - and am late in posting.  What genealogy activity have you spent time on this week?

2)  Write your own blog post, or add your response as a comment to this blog post, in a Facebook Status post or note.

Here's mine:

Family history has to be a genealogy activity!  Linda's brother and his wife came on Thursday and went home today.  We visited Linda all three days, and Tami and two of her kids came down today also, so I need a nap.  

The only real genealogy activity I recall this week, besides the normal blog themes, is trying to ADD my 1081 profiles to WikiTree.  I've been successful for about 250 of them over the past two weeks, but have plenty more to do.  I try to do 20-40 per day but each addition requires multiple clicks and perhaps a source citation if I don't have one.  

Today, the latest quarterly of the New England Historic Genealogical Society became available, and one of the articles is the English ancestry of Roger Willis (1635-1700), my 8th great-grandfather, so I added two more generations of Willis ancestry.

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Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 25 June to 1 July 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 1  July 2022, there are 3,115 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 4 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   --

*  Alaska, Village Census Rolls, 1919-1972 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465440); 2,098 indexed records with 2,098 record images, ADDED 27-Jun-2022
*  Germany, Bavaria, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1591-1963       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4234521); 11,478 indexed records with 11,478 record images, ADDED 27-Jun-2022
*  Germany, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1639-1943  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4234522); 57,338 indexed records with 57,338 record images, ADDED 27-Jun-2022
*  Missouri, Military Discharge Records, 1862-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4159751); 1,928 indexed records with 1,928 record images, ADDED 28-Jun-2022
*  New Jersey, Reclaim the Records, Geographic Birth Index, 1901-1929      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4461588); 571,861 indexed records with 571,861 record images, ADDED 01-Jul-2022

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Catamarca, Civil Registration, 1888-2000     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4328763); 48,494 indexed records with 48,579 record images (was 27,746 records with 27,647 images), UPDATED 24-Jun-2022
Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 6,910 indexed records with 6,849 record images (was 5,650 records with 5,591 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Argentina, Salta, Civil Registration, 1880-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006885); 605,739 indexed records with 522,167 record images (was 604,302 records with 516,245 images), UPDATED 29-Jun-2022
Australia, Albany, Inward Passenger Lists, 1873-1924    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4451678); 68,179 indexed records with 1,085 record images (was 33,898 records with 201 images), UPDATED 24-Jun-2022
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 494,562 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 490,186 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 29-Jun-2022

Benin, Civil Registration of Deaths, 1891-2014  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2534492); 25,076 indexed records with 21,173 record images (was 24,079 records with 21,173 images), UPDATED 27-Jun-2022
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,030,901 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,010,634 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 758,899 indexed records with 317,906 record images (was 756,629 records with 316,978 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Brazil, ParanĂ¡, Civil Registration, 1852-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 2,458,547 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 2,439,719 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,489,799 indexed records with 760,017 record images (was 1,482,370 records with 756,100 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,635,276 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,635,276 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 24-Jun-2022
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 566,388 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 562,804 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Cape Verde, Catholic Church Records, 1787-1957  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2246703); 211,148 indexed records with 105,781 record images (was 205,591 records with 105,781 images), UPDATED 29-Jun-2022
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 7,156,104 indexed records with 883,804 record images (was 7,152,281 records with 883,380 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 24,538,387 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 24,524,391 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022

Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,983,666 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,983,643 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 24-Jun-2022
Cuba, Church Records, 1584-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4375851); 191,423 indexed records with 41,707 record images (was 191,392 records with 41,707 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 2,151,507 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 2,144,586 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
England and Wales Census, 1871  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1538354); 12,983,349 indexed records with 1,281,291 record images (was 0 records with 1,281,291 images), UPDATED 28-Jun-2022
England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648679); 154,828 indexed records with 55,196 record images (was 153,475 records with 55,037 images), UPDATED 30-Jun-2022

England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3656808); 1,420,085 indexed records with 106,048 record images (was 1,383,830 records with 94,038 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 5,817,321 indexed records with 352,167 record images (was 5,806,038 records with 348,186 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 587,873 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 587,770 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 30-Jun-2022
Hawaii, Registrar of Bureau of Conveyances, Deed Records, 1846-1900     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3478266); 19,105 indexed records with 11,126 record images (was 17,797 records with 11,294 images), UPDATED 30-Jun-2022
Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2135627); 530,219 indexed records with 337,976 record images (was 529,630 records with 337,976 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022

Iceland Church Census, 1744-1965        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2697871); 1,633,217 indexed records with 46,764 record images (was 1,633,217 records with 46,616 images), UPDATED 29-Jun-2022
India, Madras Diocese Protestant Church Records, 1743-1990      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2174941); 202,582 indexed records with 39,904 record images (was 196,407 records with 39,904 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 919,370 indexed records with 30,845 record images (was 914,542 records with 30,644 images), UPDATED 27-Jun-2022
Italy, Cuneo, Alba, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1941   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1483030); Browse 373,052 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 373,052 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Italy, Oristano, Oristano, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1940    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947719); 42,443 indexed records with 342,194 record images (was 78 records with 342,194 images), UPDATED 27-Jun-2022

Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947700); 8 indexed records with 1,759,182 record images (was 0 records with 1,759,182 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Italy, Rovigo, Rovigo, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1937        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482864); Browse 1,082,856 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 1,082,856 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Italy, Teramo, Teramo, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1940        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947829); 169,373 indexed records with 425,736 record images (was 169,373 records with 425,736 images), UPDATED 26-Jun-2022
Kansas, Military Discharge Records, ca.1862 - ca.1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4121697); 7,769 indexed records with 5,654 record images (was 740 records with 536 images), UPDATED 30-Jun-2022
Mexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1502401); 1,581,128 indexed records with 393,502 record images (was 1,580,920 records with 393,502 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022

Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 7,315,033 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 7,302,339 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Mexico, QuerĂ©taro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 2,536,957 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 2,527,202 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Micronesia, Civil Registration, 1883-1986       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761211); 126,185 indexed records with 125,770 record images (was 84,215 records with 89,730 images), UPDATED 30-Jun-2022
Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2020117); 1,843,142 indexed records with 6,635,049 record images (was 1,834,313 records with 6,635,049 images), UPDATED 28-Jun-2022
New York State Census, 1905     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1463113); 7,575,502 indexed records with 111,177 record images (was 7,575,502 records with 111,177 images), UPDATED 30-Jun-2022

New York, Birth Indexes outside of New York City, 1881-1942     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4460198); 637,837 indexed records with 73,789 record images (was 619,770 records with 69,844 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 773,925 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 773,858 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 27-Jun-2022
Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1661306); Index only (445,946 records), no images (was 442,332 records with 0 images), UPDATED 29-Jun-2022
Paraguay, AsunciĂ³n, Cemetery Records, 1842-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2026205); 227,727 indexed records with 66,809 record images (was 208,028 records with 66,809 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,891,321 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,878,719 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022

Portugal, Aveiro, Catholic Church Records, 1550-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928590); 934,920 indexed records with 571,698 record images (was 934,920 records with 571,698 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Portugal, Beja, Catholic Church Records, 1550-1913      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001878); 480,681 indexed records with 684,393 record images (was 480,681 records with 684,393 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Portugal, Braga, Catholic Church Records, 1530-1911     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913410); 535,683 indexed records with 857,376 record images (was 535,683 records with 857,376 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Portugal, Coimbra, Catholic Church Records, 1459-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928593); 1,327,205 indexed records with 490,922 record images (was 1,327,205 records with 490,922 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Portugal, Guarda, Catholic Church Records, 1459-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928588); 208,163 indexed records with 815,966 record images (was 208,163 records with 815,966 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022

Portugal, Leiria, Catholic Church Records, 1534-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976101); 387,472 indexed records with 639,166 record images (was 387,472 records with 639,166 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Portugal, Portalegre, Catholic Church Records, 1859-1911        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2014755); 1,965,494 indexed records with 178,927 record images (was 1,965,494 records with 178,927 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Portugal, Porto, Catholic Church Records, 1535-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913408); 1,796,890 indexed records with 1,207,157 record images (was 1,796,890 records with 1,207,157 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Portugal, SetĂºbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 880,824 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 880,265 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Portugal, Viseu, Catholic Church Records, 1523-1989     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928589); 1,393,757 indexed records with 1,034,661 record images (was 1,393,757 records with 1,034,661 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022

Portugal, Évora, Catholic Church Records, 1533-1912     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043775); 581,767 indexed records with 702,397 record images (was 581,767 records with 702,397 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Puerto Rico, San Juan, Cemetery Records, 1888-1988      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4376727); 38,222 indexed records with 12,896 record images (was 35,791 records with 10,534 images), UPDATED 28-Jun-2022
Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 91,546 indexed records with 415,199 record images (was 89,605 records with 409,384 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Slovakia Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1935  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1554443); 15,871,293 indexed records with 1,615,473 record images (was 13,914,986 records with 1,615,473 images), UPDATED 27-Jun-2022
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 1,384,340 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 1,334,973 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022

South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1478678); 791,714 indexed records with 45,728 record images (was 787,534 records with 45,728 images), UPDATED 26-Jun-2022
South Africa, Johannesburg, Cemetery Records, 1840-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453927); 443,167 indexed records with 24,954 record images (was 395,843 records with 21,950 images), UPDATED 27-Jun-2022
South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 371,046 indexed records with 728,857 record images (was 368,058 records with 717,942 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
South Africa, Reformed Church Records, 1856-1988        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918294); 17,628 indexed records with 40,337 record images (was 15,484 records with 40,337 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Spain, Catholic Church Records, 1307-1985       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1784529); 8,730,988 indexed records with 3,008,340 record images (was 8,730,988 records with 3,008,340 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022

Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1983324); 4,543,233 indexed records with 4,476,649 record images (was 4,543,233 records with 4,476,649 images), UPDATED 30-Jun-2022
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (434,884 records), no images (was 432,586 records with 0 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022
Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001084); 68,170 indexed records with 433,665 record images (was 68,170 records with 433,665 images), UPDATED 28-Jun-2022
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 833,990 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 824,954 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 01-Jul-2022

--- Collections with new images ---

England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1465708); 1,108,130 indexed records with 105,603 record images (was 1,108,130 records with 104,922 images), last updated 29-Sep-2021
United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968245); 6,931,032 indexed records with 5,610,992 record images (was 6,931,032 records with 5,610,944 images), last updated 09-Aug-2019
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 157,638 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 138,042 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020

--- Collections with images removed ---

France, SaĂ´ne-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,237,336 indexed records with 1,903,528 record images (was 7,237,336 records with 1,973,983 images), last updated 30-May-2022
Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 292,418 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 307,298 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
Germany, Saxony, Church Book Indexes, 1500-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2399108); 203,483 indexed records with 56,358 record images (was 203,483 records with 116,296 images), last updated 14-Jun-2022
New York, Church Records, 1660-1954     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787817); 127,105 indexed records with 1,208 record images (was 127,105 records with 6,354 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021
South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821281); 2,699,406 indexed records with 2,683,205 record images (was 2,699,406 records with 2,692,830 images), last updated 18-Mar-2021

--- 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 (12,151,534 records), no images (was 12,151,535 records with 0 images), last updated 26-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
United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,237 records), no images (was 875,610,242 records with 0 images), last updated 19-Aug-2020
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 29,761,750 indexed records with 46,885,461 record images (was 29,761,751 records with 46,885,461 images), last updated 30-Apr-2022

Washington Divorce Index, 1969-2014     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2759158); Index only (1,236,865 records), no images (was 1,236,866 records with 0 images), last updated 21-Aug-2017
Washington Marriage Index, 1969-2014    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761120); Index only (1,994,530 records), no images (was 1,994,531 records with 0 images), last updated 25-Aug-2017


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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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The URL for this post is:  https://www.geneamusings.com/2022/07/added-and-updated-familysearchorg.html

Copyright (c) 2022, Randall J. Seaver

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Friday, July 1, 2022

Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 25 June to 1 July 2022

 The following record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated List on Ancestry.com during the period from  25 June to 1 July 2022: 

The Updated and ADDED collections include:

* Carmarthenshire and Bangor, Wales, Wills Index Cards, 1885-1941; indexed database with record images, ADDED 6/29/2022

UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current; indexed database with record images, Updated 6/29/2022

Worcestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1600-1812; indexed database with record images, ADDED 6/29/2022

* Worcestershire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1812-1918; indexed database with record images, ADDED 6/29/2022

Worcestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935; indexed database with record images, ADDED 6/29/2022

Worcestershire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1918; indexed database with record images, ADDED 6/29/2022

UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current; indexed database without record images, Updated 6/29/2022

*   District of Columbia, U.S., Metropolitan Police Identification Books, 1878–1896; indexed database without record images, ADDED 6/29/2022

Web: Scotland, National War Memorial Index, 1914-1945; indexed database without record images, ADDED 6/29/2022

Missouri, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1942; indexed database with record images, Updated 6/27/2022

West Virginia, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1844-1943; indexed database with record images, Updated 6/27/2022

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

By my count, there were 7 NEW collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,182 collections available as of 1 July, an increase of 7 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/2022/07/added-and-updated-ancestrycom-record.html

Copyright (c) 2022, Randall J. Seaver

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Legacy Family Tree Webinars Upcoming Live Webinars & New Benefits for Your Society Members

I received this information from Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage today:

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We have some fantastic free webinars from Legacy Family Tree Webinars in July, plus a free genealogy conference AND a new benefit for your society members. 

Check out the details below about July 2022's live webinars:
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  • Exploring Your Ethnicities on MyHeritage by Gal Zrihen
  • Montana Genealogy Treasures by Janet Thomson, Ed.D.
  • Colonial Spanish & Mexican Censuses & Census Substitutes by Henrietta Martinez Christmas
  • Les nouvelles collections belges sur MyHeritage (French) by Marie Cappart
  • Ancestors’ Religions in the U.S. by Carolyn L. Whitton, CG
  • Our hour to master your camera settings by Jared Hodges
  • MyHeritage’s Latest Photo Innovations by Tal Erlichman
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Treat yourself to a genealogy conference Saturday, July 23! Join us at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com/conference to enjoy five, completely FREE, pre-recorded classes on the topic of Military Research. No registration is required.

Be sure to spread the news far and wide so your friends and followers don't miss out on this fantastic FREE content! You can use the graphic above.

New benefit for your society members

I know of the challenge of recruiting new members for your society and hoping that your current members will renew. We’ve now created a new membership benefit that you can offer to your members and potential members that I think will help solve these challenges.

In addition to the free webinars at Legacy, the complete back-library of 1,700+ webinar recordings is available with a webinar membership. As a new membership benefit for your society members, you can now offer them a first-year 50% off discount for a webinar membership (regular pricing is $49.95, the discount would make it $24.98, valid for new memberships only). Included in the membership are:
  • Anytime access to the recorded webinars (currently 1,798 classes)
  • Anytime access to the instructor syllabus (currently 6,643 pages)
  • Anytime access to the chat logs of the live webinars
  • Bonus members-only webinars
  • Lots of other goodies
Please write to Geoff Rasmussen at Geoff@LegacyFamilyTree.com to obtain your society's unique coupon code or if you have any questions. He has also prepared a draft announcement you can share with your group. Sounds like a great opportunity.

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Findmypast Friday: New USA Records for July 4th

 I received this information from Findmypast today:

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Celebrate 4 July with new US records this Findmypast Friday  

Findmypast adds records from this key period in American history  

Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence 


Each signer of this historic document is included in this collection, new to Findmypast this week. Following a traditional genealogical style, you might uncover a personal family connection to a signer of the Declaration of Independence by following their descendants. These 18,000 records have been kindly supplied by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 


Pennsylvania, Oaths of Allegiance Lists 

 Also new to Findmypast this week, with these 13,000 records you might discover if an ancestor renounced their allegiance to the British monarchy, and instead pledged

support to the Continental Congress. Here, you may learn where and when your ancestor made this pledge. 

 This new collection comprises 10,000 PDF records to help you discover if your ancestor was directly involved in the fighting during the American Revolution. The records normally include the name of the soldier, their rank and their type of involvement. 

 

Nearly 13,000 records have been added into this existing collection, with the new material covering Angus and Fife. Explore years of death, others buried in the same plot, denominations and more. 

Newspapers 

 This week’s newspapers also have a North American feel, with the Gazette of the United States, the Anglo-American Times and the Canadian Ottawa Free Press.  


New titles: 

  •  Anglo-American Times, 1865-1896 
  •  East Galway Democrat, 1913-1921, 1936, 1938-1949 
  •  Gazette of the United States, 1789-1798, 1803 
  •  Munster Tribune, 1955-1959, 1961-1962 
  • Ottawa Free Press, 1904-1909, 1911-1915 
  •  Wallington & Carshalton Herald, 1882-1897 

Updated titles: 

  •  Brentwood Gazette, 1990 
  • Carmarthen Journal, 1998 
  • Colonial Standard, 1889 
  • Cork Weekly Examiner, 1897 
  • Derbyshire Times, 1919, 1927 
  • Dominica Chronicle, 1910 
  • Dominica Guardian, 1921 
  • Ellesmere Port Pioneer, 1990 
  • Harrow Observer, 1987 
  • Irvine Herald, 1989 
  • Llanelli Star, 1991 
  • Mirror (Trinidad & Tobago), 1901-1902, 1908, 1914-1915
  • Stanmore Observer, 1991 
  • Westerham Herald, 1890 

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