Saturday, August 20, 2022

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- What Are You Reading This Summer?

 It's Saturday Night - 

time for more Genealogy Fun! 


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

1) What are you reading this summer?  Does it help your genealogy research? [Thank you to Linda Stufflebean for suggesting topics!]

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:

 I read physical books or ebooks while watching Padres games, game shows, sitcoms or news shows on TV.  Watching TV and reading books at the same time seems like a good use of my recliner time (the doctors told me to spend more time with my feet up), especially for the baseball games which have three second spurts of action, and 30 seconds of no action.  

My brother-in-law gifted me the David McCullough book The Pioneers about the early settlement of Ohio, focusing on Marietta.  I finished this book last week and learned a lot about the important people, the geography and development of Ohio along the Ohio River.  

I occasionally download Kindle books to my laptop using Amazon and paying a small price for 5 to 10 hours of reading pleasure.  During this last year, I have read a number of genealogy-related fiction books by M.J. Lee (Jayne Sinclair mysteries) and Steve Robinson (Jefferson Tayte mysteries), most of them set in England.  Currently, I'm reading The American Candidate by M.J. Lee.  I look forward to the next Nathan Dylan Goodwin book due out at the end of October.

I needed a physical book for my bedtime and insomnia reading, so I am reading Generations by Strauss and Howe again.  I first read this book in the 1990s, and remember the basic tenets of it, but wanted to read the details again and see how their predictions for the future worked out.  

All of these family history and genealogy-related books add to my knowledge base about history, settlements, migration, research techniques, etc. 

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Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County Lecture Series Announcement

 My genealogy friends in Santa Cruz County, California, alerted me to this lecture series and I thought it would be of interest many of my readers.  Here is the announcement flyer:

The lecture series features Gordon Seyffert on "Let's Talk About Germany and Germans in America" and is cosponsored by the Santa Cruz Public Libraries and the Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County.  

There are two sessions in a Zoom presentation on Tuesday, September 6 and Tuesday, October 4, both at 1 p.m. PDT.  

Interested readers need to register for one or both lectures - at   https://santacruzpl.libcal.com/event/9429162 for September 6, and at   https://santacruzpl.libcal.com/event/9429166 for October 4.  Both pages provide details about the specific lecture and the presenter.  Registration for each talk is limited to 100 attendees.  

This is a FREE event.

Thank you to Genea-Musings reader and regular CVGS Zoom attendee Gail Burk for sending this information.

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Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 13 to 19 August 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 19 August 2022, there are 3,134 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of from last week):


The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Added   ---

*  Germany, Bremen, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1746-1970        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4234519); 14,862 indexed records with 14,862 record images, ADDED 16-Aug-2022

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Catamarca, Catholic Church Records, 1724-1971        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974178); 116,404 indexed records with 102,718 record images (was 114,972 records with 102,718 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 42,097 indexed records with 41,933 record images (was 38,709 records with 38,556 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974183); 414,733 indexed records with 207,943 record images (was 414,103 records with 207,943 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Argentina, Corrientes, Civil Registration, 1880-1930    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821282); 776,741 indexed records with 743,823 record images (was 775,576 records with 742,616 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2022
Argentina, Entre Ríos, Civil Registration, 1860-1965    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006904); 754,389 indexed records with 545,545 record images (was 747,266 records with 538,414 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2022

Austria, Upper Austria, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1919      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1394580); 126,317 indexed records with 533,306 record images (was 126,317 records with 533,306 images), UPDATED 15-Aug-2022
Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588-1913 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138481); 732,052 indexed records with 3,208,709 record images (was 721,662 records with 3,208,709 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2022
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,162,559 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,162,460 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2022
Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 997,047 indexed records with 154,466 record images (was 964,010 records with 150,175 images), UPDATED 13-Aug-2022
Brazil, Espírito Santo, Church Records, 1821-2000       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4426177); 66,819 indexed records with 8,643 record images (was 64,995 records with 8,376 images), UPDATED 13-Aug-2022

Brazil, Minas Gerais, Catholic Church Records, 1706-1999        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177275); 4,819,718 indexed records with 930,569 record images (was 4,819,718 records with 930,569 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2022
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 789,233 indexed records with 329,448 record images (was 786,745 records with 328,457 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 2,545,289 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 2,533,485 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Brazil, Pernambuco, Catholic Church Records, 1762-2002  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177293); 5,981,934 indexed records with 578,073 record images (was 5,980,745 records with 578,073 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2022
Brazil, Piauí, Church Records, 1767-2019        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4382070); 28,772 indexed records with 50,423 record images (was 25,462 records with 47,943 images), UPDATED 13-Aug-2022

Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte, Catholic Church Records, 1788-1967 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177294); 7,461,438 indexed records with 54,182 record images (was 7,460,376 records with 54,182 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2022
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,538,297 indexed records with 788,213 record images (was 1,531,054 records with 785,155 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 580,418 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 578,898 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Brazil, São Paulo, Catholic Church Records, 1640-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177299); 5,288,084 indexed records with 1,610,067 record images (was 5,287,595 records with 1,610,067 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2022
California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804002); 1,957,788 indexed records with 2,480,495 record images (was 1,957,788 records with 2,480,495 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2022

Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 7,211,447 indexed records with 893,676 record images (was 7,196,932 records with 892,167 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 24,700,134 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 24,668,791 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 3,910,024 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 3,909,918 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2022
Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,029,066 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,027,403 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,983,862 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,983,834 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2022

Cuba, Church Records, 1584-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4375851); 191,602 indexed records with 41,707 record images (was 191,577 records with 41,707 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
Denmark, Military Conscription Rolls, 1789-1792 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2243379); 200,408 indexed records with 9,228 record images (was 199,856 records with 9,228 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 2,210,210 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 2,207,073 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473014); Index only (46,609,429 records), no images (was 46,648,634 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Aug-2022
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473016); Index only (14,994,376 records), no images (was 15,008,410 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Aug-2022

England Marriages, 1538–1973    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473015); Index only (12,143,152 records), no images (was 12,151,240 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Aug-2022
England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648679); 204,180 indexed records with 61,486 record images (was 203,721 records with 61,468 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3656808); 1,436,210 indexed records with 93,853 record images (was 1,470,661 records with 83,750 images), UPDATED 16-Aug-2022
England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 5,982,705 indexed records with 359,684 record images (was 5,970,554 records with 359,488 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Florida Deaths, 1877-1939       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1595003); 480,993 indexed records with 480,443 record images (was 471,799 records with 471,267 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022

Florida, Divorce, 1927-1950     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4475257); 263,782 indexed records with 263,601 record images (was 111,760 records with 111,673 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 70,054 indexed records with 124,816 record images (was 69,802 records with 108,649 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2022
Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473000); 24,587,497 indexed records with 29,147,064 record images (was 24,496,275 records with 29,147,064 images), UPDATED 16-Aug-2022
Germany Deaths and Burials, 1582-1958   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494474); Index only (2,882,721 records), no images (was 2,869,656 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Aug-2022
Germany Marriages, 1558-1929    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473009); Index only (5,617,476 records), no images (was 5,603,167 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Aug-2022

Germany, Bavaria, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1591-1963       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4234521); 41,090 indexed records with 38,726 record images (was 11,478 records with 38,726 images), UPDATED 16-Aug-2022
Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3015626); 76,138,093 indexed records with 13,192,987 record images (was 76,082,519 records with 13,192,987 images), UPDATED 16-Aug-2022
Germany, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1639-1943  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4234522); 187,401 indexed records with 43,469 record images (was 57,338 records with 43,469 images), UPDATED 16-Aug-2022
Germany, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1664-1937  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4132032); 18,531 indexed records with 11,627 record images (was 874 records with 11,627 images), UPDATED 16-Aug-2022
Germany, Prussia, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1580-1974       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4155762); 187,719 indexed records with 110,904 record images (was 139,192 records with 110,904 images), UPDATED 16-Aug-2022

Germany, Prussia, East Prussia, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1551-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4110912); 4,769,555 indexed records with 873,503 record images (was 4,750,067 records with 873,503 images), UPDATED 16-Aug-2022
Germany, Prussia, Posen, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1430-1998        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4116415); 13,099,156 indexed records with 1,872,814 record images (was 13,056,153 records with 1,872,814 images), UPDATED 16-Aug-2022
Germany, Prussia, West Prussia, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1537-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4111605); 9,997,319 indexed records with 1,062,620 record images (was 9,945,596 records with 1,062,620 images), UPDATED 16-Aug-2022
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 589,792 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 589,684 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2135627); 534,400 indexed records with 337,976 record images (was 533,939 records with 337,976 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022

Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1452460); 3,054,268 indexed records with 5,864,285 record images (was 3,035,946 records with 5,864,285 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
India, Madras Diocese Protestant Church Records, 1743-1990      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2174941); 251,950 indexed records with 39,904 record images (was 251,934 records with 39,904 images), UPDATED 13-Aug-2022
Italy, Cagliari, Cagliari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043426); 4,181 indexed records with 1,791,108 record images (was 55 records with 1,791,108 images), UPDATED 15-Aug-2022
Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947700); 3,275 indexed records with 1,759,182 record images (was 2,693 records with 1,759,182 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 1,682 indexed records with 505 record images (was 1,335 records with 406 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022

Italy, Terni, Civil Registration, 1861-1921     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046908); 171,330 indexed records with 42,407 record images (was 165,734 records with 56,364 images), UPDATED 15-Aug-2022
Mexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1502401); 1,581,991 indexed records with 393,502 record images (was 1,581,979 records with 393,502 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 7,430,623 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 7,410,814 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 2,681,758 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 2,677,071 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Minnesota, Military Discharge Records, ca.1917 - ca.1990        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4122682); 6,152 indexed records with 804 record images (was 6,024 records with 6,024 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2022

Mississippi, Military Discharge Records, 1917-1974      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4474057); 3,875 indexed records with 2,831 record images (was 3,178 records with 2,309 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2022
New York, Birth Indexes outside of New York City, 1881-1942     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4460198); 640,875 indexed records with 78,676 record images (was 640,875 records with 78,548 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Nicaragua Civil Registration, 1809-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1601210); 2,556,389 indexed records with 2,591,542 record images (was 2,551,196 records with 2,591,542 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 808,581 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 808,337 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2022
Norway, Oslo, Census, 1912      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4445453); 3,344 indexed records with 758 record images (was 3,344 records with 758 images), UPDATED 13-Aug-2022

Oregon, Douglas County Records, 1850-1983       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1972896); Browse 515,750 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 515,750 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
Panama, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1973      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913397); 916,692 indexed records with 240,799 record images (was 916,097 records with 240,799 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Paraguay, Catholic Church Records, 1754-2015    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922527); 2,049,277 indexed records with 373,775 record images (was 2,048,272 records with 373,775 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,294,317 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,282,401 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Peru, Piura, Civil Registration, 1874-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733437); 1,624,512 indexed records with 1,611,643 record images (was 1,623,980 records with 1,611,197 images), UPDATED 12-Aug-2022

Portugal, Aveiro, Catholic Church Records, 1550-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928590); 1,038,235 indexed records with 571,698 record images (was 1,025,166 records with 571,698 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
Portugal, Beja, Catholic Church Records, 1550-1913      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001878); 545,903 indexed records with 684,393 record images (was 524,902 records with 684,393 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
Portugal, Braga, Catholic Church Records, 1530-1911     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913410); 722,433 indexed records with 857,376 record images (was 718,832 records with 857,376 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
Portugal, Bragança, Catholic Church Records, 1541-1985  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976616); 635,452 indexed records with 960,435 record images (was 614,076 records with 960,435 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
Portugal, Castelo Branco, Catholic Church Records, 1714-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2013604); 882,591 indexed records with 333,738 record images (was 746,332 records with 333,738 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022

Portugal, Coimbra, Catholic Church Records, 1459-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928593); 1,835,674 indexed records with 490,922 record images (was 1,767,140 records with 490,922 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
Portugal, Faro, Catholic Church Records, 1587-1880      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1511408); 660,328 indexed records with 138,057 record images (was 638,754 records with 138,057 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
Portugal, Guarda, Catholic Church Records, 1459-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928588); 238,561 indexed records with 815,966 record images (was 234,788 records with 815,966 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
Portugal, Leiria, Catholic Church Records, 1534-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976101); 438,212 indexed records with 639,166 record images (was 436,645 records with 639,166 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
Portugal, Portalegre, Catholic Church Records, 1859-1911        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2014755); 2,051,022 indexed records with 178,927 record images (was 2,049,568 records with 178,927 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022

Portugal, Porto, Catholic Church Records, 1535-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913408); 2,159,339 indexed records with 1,207,157 record images (was 2,112,198 records with 1,207,157 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
Portugal, Santarém, Catholic Church Records, 1544-1911  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2128189); 1,115,405 indexed records with 647,938 record images (was 1,096,919 records with 647,938 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 933,002 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 927,042 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Portugal, Viana do Castelo, Catholic Church Records, 1537-1911  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976095); 522,073 indexed records with 785,913 record images (was 521,213 records with 785,913 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
Portugal, Vila Real, Catholic Church Records, 1533-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976140); 715,609 indexed records with 396,243 record images (was 663,388 records with 396,243 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022

Portugal, Viseu, Catholic Church Records, 1523-1989     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928589); 1,622,233 indexed records with 1,034,661 record images (was 1,577,835 records with 1,034,661 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
Portugal, Évora, Catholic Church Records, 1533-1912     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043775); 666,411 indexed records with 702,397 record images (was 663,764 records with 702,397 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,213,459 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,210,633 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 91,689 indexed records with 435,957 record images (was 91,689 records with 435,882 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2022
Slovakia Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1935  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1554443); 21,914,114 indexed records with 1,615,473 record images (was 21,909,935 records with 1,615,473 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022

South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 1,747,210 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 1,715,064 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 560,210 indexed records with 869,119 record images (was 525,022 records with 839,709 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4319131); 362,833 indexed records with 333,950 record images (was 362,827 records with 333,944 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Sweden, Örebro Church Records, 1613-1918; index 1635-1860       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1647578); 748,103 indexed records with 647,469 record images (was 737,796 records with 647,469 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4138674); 20,601,962 indexed records with 1,992,569 record images (was 20,604,792 records with 1,992,569 images), UPDATED 17-Aug-2022

Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1880     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2142779); 123,596 indexed records with 48,947 record images (was 121,889 records with 48,947 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2022
United States 1950 Census       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515); 1,847,635 indexed records with 1,847,635 record images (was 1 records with 1 images), UPDATED 16-Aug-2022
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (457,760 records), no images (was 454,723 records with 0 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 889,759 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 886,467 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 5,745 indexed records with 3,336 record images (was 3,283 records with 2,148 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022

Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149585); 242,664 indexed records with 14,211 record images (was 214,815 records with 11,805 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2022

--- Collections with new images ---


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 307,151 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 149,687 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 149,105 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020

--- Collections with images removed ---

Brazil, São Paulo, Civil Registration, 1925-1995        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2765317); 20,824,065 indexed records with 21,090,002 record images (was 20,824,065 records with 21,090,007 images), last updated 04-Aug-2022
France, Dordogne, Church and Civil Registration, 1540-1896      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2796817); 7,866,340 indexed records with 3,090,628 record images (was 7,866,340 records with 3,099,653 images), last updated 07-Jun-2021
France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,237,336 indexed records with 1,927,347 record images (was 7,237,336 records with 1,973,983 images), last updated 30-May-2022
Hawaii, Collector of Customs, Ships' Passenger Manifests, 1843-1900     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463100); 527,525 indexed records with 220,656 record images (was 527,525 records with 226,446 images), last updated 06-Nov-2020
New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520640); 501,128 indexed records with 499,730 record images (was 501,128 records with 500,766 images), last updated 02-Aug-2022

New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2143225); 2,942,326 indexed records with 111,574 record images (was 2,942,326 records with 2,942,326 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2573604); 441,574 indexed records with 316,347 record images (was 441,574 records with 316,415 images), last updated 05-Aug-2020
South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2727134); 267,269 indexed records with 265,134 record images (was 267,269 records with 265,218 images), last updated 10-Aug-2022
United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968245); 6,931,032 indexed records with 5,604,524 record images (was 6,931,032 records with 5,610,992 images), last updated 09-Aug-2019
Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4231103); 2,064,638 indexed records with 108,026 record images (was 2,064,638 records with 108,043 images), last updated 30-Mar-2022

--- Collections with records removed ---

California Birth Index, 1905-1995       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001879); Index only (24,589,461 records), no images (was 24,589,462 records with 0 images), last updated 01-Mar-2012
United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,206 records), no images (was 875,610,207 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, August 19, 2022

Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 13 to 19 August 2022

 The following record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated List on Ancestry.com during the period from  13 to 19 August 2022: 

The Updated and ADDED collections include:

Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 8/18/2022

Sweden, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 8/18/2022

Germany, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 8/18/2022

Italy, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 8/18/2022

Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 8/18/2022

Brazil, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 8/18/2022

UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 8/18/2022

U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 8/18/2022 [now has 168,814,684 entries]

Mexico, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 8/18/2022

Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 8/18/2022

1810 United States Federal Census; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/18/2022

Washington, U.S., Masters and Owners of Vessels Oaths, 1916-1967; indexed records without record images, ADDED 8/18/2022

Norway, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 8/18/2022

Kentucky, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1906-1991; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/17/2022

Tennessee, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1888-1992; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/17/2022

U.S., Southern Baptist Church Records, 1750-1899; indexed records with record images, ADDED 8/17/2022

Arkansas, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1907-1968; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/17/2022

Rhode Island, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1802-1945; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/17/2022

Nevada, U.S., Naturalization Petitions, 1956-1991; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/17/2022

Alabama, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1888-1991; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/17/2022

New Mexico, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1881-1983; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/17/2022

New York, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1794-1943; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/17/2022

Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/16/2022

Nebraska, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1835-1987; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/16/2022

Florida, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1847-1995; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/16/2022

Halle, Germany, Census and Citizen Lists, 1400-1915; indexed records with record images, Updated 8/16/2022

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

By my count, there were 2 NEW collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,190 collections available as of 19 August, an increase of 2 from last week.  

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52 Ancestors - Week 443: #713 Rebecca (Potter) Kirby (1681-1773) of Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Rebecca Potter (1681-1773)   is #713 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandmother, who married #712 Robert Kirby (1674-1757) in about 1700, in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

I am descended through:

*  their son #356  Ichabod Kirby (1805-1793) who married #357 Rachel Allen (1708-1801) in 1732.
*  their son #178 David Kirby (1740-1832) who married #179 Martha Soule (1743-1828) in 1763. 
*  #89 Sibel Kirby (1764-1848) who married #88 Humphrey White (1757-1814)  in 1786.
*  their son, #44 Jonathan White (1803-1850) who married Miranda Wade (1804-1850) in 1824.
*  their son #22 Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) who married Amy Oatley (1826-1864) in 1844.
*  their daughter #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913) who married #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) in 1868.
*  their daughter #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) who married #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) in 1900.
*  their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.
*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):


*  Name:                          Rebecca Potter[1–3]
*  Alternate Name: Rebekah Kerby[4]
*  Alternate Name: Rebeckah Kirby[5–6]

*  Sex:                             Female

*  Father:                         Nathaniel Potter 1637-1704
*  Mother:                       Elizabeth Stokes 1639-after 1710

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

Birth:                          about 1681, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[3]

*  Distribution:              20 November 1704 (about age 23), father's will proved; Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[4]

*  Distribution:              10 March 1757 (about age 76), husband's will proved; Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[5]

*  Death:                        10 October 1773 (about age 92), Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[3]
*  Probate:                     21 December 1773 (about age 92), will proved; Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[6]

 
3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:                      Robert Kirby 1674-1757
*  Marriage 1:                   before 1700 (before about age 19), probably Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[7]

*  Child 1:                        Patience Kirby 1700-1740
*  Child 2:                        Ichabod Kirby 1705-1793
*  Child 3:                        Nathaniel Kirby 1708-1748
*  Child 4:                        Barsheba Kirby 1710-    
*  Child 5:                        Recompence Kirby 1712-1771
*  Child 6:                        Silas Kirby 1714-1785
*  Child 7:                        Robert Kirby 1717-1802

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):    

Rebecca Potter was born in about 1681 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, the daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Stokes) Potter[1-3].  

She married Robert Kirby (1674-1757), the son of Richard and  Patience (Gifford) Kirby, in about 1700 in Dartmouth[7], and they had 7 children:

*  Patience Kirby (1700-1740), married 1722 John Lawton (1692-1753).
*  Ichabod Kirby (1705-1793), married 1733 Rachel Allen (1708-1801).
*  Nathaniel Kirby (1708-1748), married 1731 Abigail Russell (1712-1785).
*  Barsheba Kirby (1710-????).
*  Recompence Kirby (1712-1771), married 1736 Rebecca Cornell (1718-????).
*  Silas Kirby (1714-1785), married 1742 Elizabeth Russell (1720-????).
*  Robert Kirby (1717-1802), married 1744 Abigail allen (1726-????).

Rebecca's father, Nathaniel Potter, died testate, having written his will on 18 October 1704, and it was proved on 20 November 1704[4]. In his will, Nathaniel gave his daughter Rebekah Kirby:
"...Allso I give to my Daughter Rebeckah Kerby the sum of two pounds or a cow."
Rebecca's husband, Robert Kirby, died testate, having written a will on 26 March 1755, which was proved in Bristol County Probate Court on 10 March 1757[5].  In his will, he provided for his wife, Rebeckah:
"Imprimus I give & bequeath to my Loving wife Rebeckah Kirby the use & Improvement of the best house where I Now live for & During the time she Remains my widow.

"Itim I give unto my sd Wife Rebeckah two of my best Cows & one Rideing beast & also the Keep^ing^ of the sd two Cows & Riding beast both winter & Sumer on my homestead farm yearly & Every year During the time She Remains my widow & no longer at Equal Charge of my two Sons (viz) Silas Kirby & robert Kirby I also give unto my sd wife Rebeckah two hundred weight of good beaf & one hundred weight of Good Pork & twenty bushels of good Indian corn to be provided & Delivered unto her by my two Sons Namely Silas Kirby & Robert Kirby at Equal Charges It is to be understood So much of each sort yearly & Every year During the time she Remains my widow & No longer I also give unto her my sd wife Rebeckah Kirby the one half of all my houshold goods & a priviledge to Keep what souls she hath a mind to Keep on my sd homestead farm I also give unto her my sd wife Rebeckah Kirby the Sum of Eight pounds & ten shillings in Lawfull money of the province aforesaid I also give unto her my sd wife fire wood sufficient for her use Cut to a suitable Length & brought to the in manner following: four Cords thereof to be provided by my two sons (viz) Ichabod Kirby & Recompence Kirby at Equal Charges it is to be understood four Cords of wood yearly & Every year During the time She Remains my widow & all the Rest of the wood that She Shall have ocation of for her use to be provided & Delivered unto her by my two sons Namely Silas Kirby& Robart Kirby at Equal Charges."
Rebecca Kirby died testate on 10 October 1773 in Dartmouth.  Her will was written on 1 July 1763, and proved in Bristol County Probate Court on 21 December 1773[6]. The transcription of the will of Rebecca (Potter) Kirby is:
"This first day of July Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and Sixty three I Rebekah Kerby of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol & province of the massachusetts Bay & a Widow and Relict of Robert Kerby late of Dartmouth deceased being weak in body but of a sound Disposing mind & memory and calling to mind the mortality of my body and  Knowing that it is appointed for all men & women to die do make & ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I commit my body to the earth to be decently buried ??? the expense & discretion of my executor herein after named.  And as touching my worldly Estate with which it has pleased God to bless me in this life I do give demise & dispose of it in the folling manner and form viz.
"Imprimis My will is that all my lawful & just debts and funeral charges be first paid & discharged by my Executor (herein after named) out of my Estate.

"Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Barsheba Kerby all and singular my whole Estate of what kind soever it be to be hers her heirs & assigns forever excepting what is above reserv'd for the paying my just debts & defraying my funeral charges.

"Item And whereas I have Other children and grandchildren besides the above named Barsheba Kerby yet the reason why I have not given Each of them something in this my last will is first because all of my said children & grandchildren have had bequests made them by my husband Robert Kerby late of Dartmouth deceased and secondly because my afforesaid daughter Barsheba being of a Weakly constitution will stand in greater need of what little I shall leave for her support during her life.

"Lastly I constitute ordain and appoint my well beloved son Ichabod Kerby sole executor of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disanull, all and every other former testaments, wills, legacies, and bequests by me in any wise before named, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this & no other to be my last will & testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day & year first above written.

"Signed, Sealed, published & pronounced }                                  her
and declared by the said Rebekah Kerby   }                     Rebekah X Kerby
to be her last will & testament in the         }                                mark
presence of us the subscribers                   }
Adam Gifford
Jeremiah Gifford
Daniel Hathway

Bristoll December 21'st 1773
Then before the Hon'bl George Leonard Judge of probate of wills &c for the County of Bristol Came Adam gifford and Jeremiah Gifford two of the witnesses to the before written Instrument and made Oath that they were present & saw Rebeccah Kirby the subject ????? ????? did signe seal & heard her Publish & Declare sd Instrument as her Last will and Testament and that she was of a sound and disposing mind & memory when she ????? and they with Daniel Hathaway signed & wittnessed with them at the same time and all in the presence of the Testator.
                                          George Leonard
                                          Ent'd in 23'rd 73 F 116
                                         Geo. Leonard JR
5.  SOURCES

1. Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, Little Compton Families ( Little Compton, R.I.: Little Compton Historical Society, 1967), page 504, Nathaniel Potter family sketch.

2. Alden G. Beaman, Ph.D. "A Line of Descent from Nathaniel Potter of Portsmouth," Rhode Island Genealogical Register, Volume 20, Number 1 (1999), pages 35-38, Nathaniel Potter family sketch.

3. Melatiah Everett Dwight, The Kirbys of New England; a history of the descendants of John Kirby of Middletown, Conn. and of Joseph Kirby of Hartford, Conn., and of Richard Kirby of Sandwich, Mass. together with genealogies of the Burgis, White and Maclaren families, and the ancestry of John Drake, of Windsor, Conn.  (New York, N.Y.: The Trow printers, 1898), page 241, Robert Kirby family sketch.

4. Bristol County [Mass.] Register of Probate, Bristol County (Mass.) Probate Records, 1686-1880, American Ancestors (https://www.americanancestors.org), "Bristol County Probate Papers, 1686-1880," Bristol 20000-21999, Estate packet 20471 (6 images), Nathaniel Potter, Dartmouth, 1704; original records in Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Archives.

5. Bristol County [Mass.] Register of Probate, Bristol County (Mass.) Probate Records, 1690-1881, "Bristol County Probate Papers, 1686-1880," Bristol 14000-15999, Estate packet 15231 (25 images), Robert Kirby, Dartmouth, 1757; original records in Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Archives.

6. Bristol County, Massachusetts, Probate case files, Volume: Bristol 14000-15999 - Estate File #15226 Rebekah Kirby estate, 1773; "Bristol County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899," digital images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017, American Ancestors (https://www.americanancestors.org: accessed 19 December 2020); from original records at Probate Registry, Taunton, Mass. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org.

7. Melatiah Everett Dwight, The Kirbys of New England (New York, N.Y.: The Trow printers, 1898), page 241, Robert Kirby and Rebecca Potter marriage, no date given.

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NOTE:  Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post 
 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I have extended this theme in 2022 to 468 Ancestors in 468 Weeks.

Copyright (c) 2022, Randall J. Seaver

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