Randy's Day 3 (Saturday, 4 March) #NotAtRootsTech2023

 I am not attending the in-person RootsTech 2023 conference in Salt Lake City this weekend (2-4 March), but I am attending virtually on the RootsTech 2023 website - https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/.

To prepare for the virtual event, I added a number of sessions to My Playlist for all three days, and there are other classes that were pre-recorded for RootsTech 2023.  The RootsTech 2023 On-Demand sessions are listed here.  

1)  Today, I watched a number of sessions, either the whole session or major parts of sessions:

• Beth Taylor -- Are You Your Own Brick Wall? Common Genealogical Mistakes and How to Overcome Them:   https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/are-you-your-own-brick-wall-common-genealogical-mistakes-and-how-to-overcome-them

• Lisa Louise Cooke -- Reconstruct Your Ancestor's Lives with Google:   https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/reconstruct-your-ancestors-lives-with-google

• Diahan Southard - My Messy Complicated Birth Roots Story:   https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/my-messy-complicated-birth-roots-story

• Beth Taylor - Using DNA to Determine Relationships in 2023:  https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/using-dna-to-determine-relationships-in-2023

• Jonny Perl - How third-party DNA tools can help with your family history research:   https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/how-third-party-dna-tools-can-help-with-your-family-history-research

• Diahan Southard - Shared DNA Matches - the only DNA Tool You will Ever Need:   https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/shared-dna-matches-the-only-dna-tool-you-will-ever-need

• Kelli Jo Bergheimer - DNA Misconceptions:   https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/dna-misconceptions

2)  I briefly "visited" the virtual Expo Hall today, and read the product descriptions of some of the exhibitors.  I don't recall which of them I looked at.

The Expo Hall closed at 3 p.m. Mountain time.

3)  My Relatives at RootsTech count is up to 70,102, and includes a first cousin once removed, a 3rd cousin once removed, and some 4th and 5th cousins. 

4)  I posted three blog posts today about RootsTech 2023:

• "Connect Our Kids" Program at RootsTech 2023

• Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Your Best RootsTech 2023 Experience 

• Randy's Day 3 (Saturday, 4 March) #NotAtRootsTech2023 

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Disclosure:  I am a RootsTech 2023 "Influencer" but will receive no remuneration for my support or posting of RootsTech information.  I will be an online participant this year because of my health problems.

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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Your Best RootsTech 2023 Experience

 Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

 It's Saturday Night again - 

Time for some more Genealogy Fun!!

Come on, everybody, join in and accept the mission and execute it with precision. 

1)  Did you attend the RootsTech 2023 conference this weekend in-person in Salt Lake City or virtually in your genealogy cave on the computer?  What one keynote talk, class session, or Expo Hall feature impressed you the most?

2) Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment on this post, or in a Facebook post.  Please leave a link on this post if you write your own blog post.

Here's mine:

I attended RootsTech 2023 virtually, and devoted many hours to watching videos.  I did not watch any of the Keynote talks, and ventured into the virtual Expo Hall but found it hard to Chat with many vendors.  

The most impressive, fun and helpful class session I watched was  DO GENEALOGY Step-By-Step, by Janet Hovorka, Diahan Southard, Crista Cowan.  

This methodology class was really well done - lots of discussion about how to perform the task, and lots of audience participation in the session led by all three presenters in a discussion format.  They came up with a four-step process to be successful - 1)  ask spotlight questions, 2) sift the information you have, 3) map out your research plan, and 4)  Dig into doing genealogy using your research plan.  Then do it over and over again.  The audience participation included crafting the spotlight questions, and identifying records needed to answer the questions.

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"Connect Our Kids" Program at RootsTech 2023

FamilySearch provided this information yesterday:

NOTE: If you are not attending RootsTech 2023 in person, you can watch this session online https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/connect-our-kids-general-session-2.

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Helping Foster Children Learn Who They Are by Connecting to Their Past

RootsTech, the largest genealogy and family celebration event in the world, announced today that Connect Our Kids, a nonprofit organization pioneering technology to find families, build connections, and create community for children in foster care, will present their organization’s story live on the RootsTech 2023 main stage on Friday, March 3. Connect Our Kids’ Family Connections platform provides child welfare professionals tools to find contact information for extended families for youth in foster care—with the mission of finding extended relatives and natural support networks who will offer lifelong connections, support, and belonging. Find out more at RootsTech.org.

Jennifer Jacobs and Jessica Stern, co-founders of Connect Our Kids, will share their organization’s incredible story in person with the global, family-oriented community of RootsTech 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and live online at RootsTech.org.

”Knowing your family history helps you know who you are and where you come from. This information helps to heal trauma,” said Jessica Stern, co-founder of Connect Our Kids. “FamilySearch is an incredible and powerful tool for children in foster care to discover their roots, which leads to healing trauma and moving into adulthood with confidence.”

“The theme of RootsTech 2023 is ‘Uniting,’” said Jen Allen, director of RootsTech. “We are pleased to use the RootsTech platform to help raise awareness for this important cause of uniting children with family members who can help them succeed in life.”

Connecting Foster Children with their Families

Connect Our Kids relies on 300+ public databases to help child welfare professionals find potential connections to living relatives for those in the foster care system. Before Connect Our Kids, social workers and volunteers had only their own sleuthing skills and a combination of web searches, telephone calls, knocking on doors, and social media searches—an arduous and time-intensive process. With Family Connections, an online and mobile app, the search process can begin in seconds, right from a smartphone.

Research shows that foster placement in the home of extended family and natural support networks is safer for the youth and increases the likelihood of success significantly. This can include reduced trauma, higher participation in extracurricular activities, higher levels of employment, and preserved family connection. An estimated 100,000 children in the United States are currently waiting for permanent placement due to the termination of parental rights. Another 400,000 are in the foster system and could benefit from Connect Our Kids technology tools.

The Family Connections platform is available free of charge to child welfare professionals at ConnectOurKids.org due to the generosity of family foundations and private donors.

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 25 February to 3 March 2023

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

As of 3 March 2023, there are 3,187 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 1 from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Added   ---

*  Brazil, Amazonas, Catholic Church Records, 1634-1878    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000038); 1 indexed records with 1 record images, ADDED 31-Dec-1969

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Catamarca, Catholic Church Records, 1724-1971        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974178); 152,258 indexed records with 102,718 record images (was 151,435 records with 102,718 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 83,499 indexed records with 83,269 record images (was 82,121 records with 81,892 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974183); 438,870 indexed records with 207,943 record images (was 437,691 records with 207,943 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Argentina, Jujuy, Catholic Church Records, 1662-1975    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974186); 129,057 indexed records with 69,981 record images (was 126,878 records with 69,981 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Argentina, San Juan, Catholic Church Records, 1655-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974194); 206,287 indexed records with 83,087 record images (was 203,503 records with 83,087 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023

Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1914 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 36,698 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 36,518 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 02-Mar-2023
Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1850-2021     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2137269); 954,511 indexed records with 150,972 record images (was 952,115 records with 150,972 images), UPDATED 02-Mar-2023
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 831,084 indexed records with 347,187 record images (was 829,989 records with 346,753 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 2,766,685 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 2,753,234 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 37,057 indexed records with 13,677 record images (was 36,524 records with 13,423 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023

Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte, Catholic Church Records, 1788-1967 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177294); 7,464,778 indexed records with 54,182 record images (was 7,464,778 records with 54,182 images), UPDATED 27-Feb-2023
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,646,217 indexed records with 839,145 record images (was 1,644,398 records with 838,352 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,699,599 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,687,836 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 641,165 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 638,957 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 7,506,918 indexed records with 939,046 record images (was 7,499,203 records with 937,565 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023

Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 25,933,463 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 25,907,305 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 4,159,186 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 4,148,692 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,155,491 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,155,104 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,984,715 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,984,662 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 01-Mar-2023
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,267,237 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,266,954 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023

Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 6,054,810 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 6,053,855 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
England, Cumberland Parish Registers, 1538-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2340274); 477,252 indexed records with 31,082 record images (was 471,585 records with 30,926 images), UPDATED 02-Mar-2023
Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704794); 923,499 indexed records with 14,960 record images (was 913,103 records with 10,908 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2023
Florida, Funeral Home Records, 1887-1971        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000003); 31,730 indexed records with 19,081 record images (was 31,634 records with 19,032 images), UPDATED 02-Mar-2023
France, Calvados, Census, 1836  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279958); 4,028 indexed records with 96 record images (was 1,030 records with 2 images), UPDATED 27-Feb-2023

France, Calvados, Census, 1876  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279948); 27,805 indexed records with 1,692 record images (was 24,160 records with 1,383 images), UPDATED 27-Feb-2023
France, Calvados, Census, 1891  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279959); 57,709 indexed records with 3,286 record images (was 54,033 records with 3,092 images), UPDATED 27-Feb-2023
French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 73,283 indexed records with 140,189 record images (was 73,416 records with 148,883 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2023
Germany, Bavaria, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1591-1963       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4234521); 205,450 indexed records with 214,334 record images (was 110,785 records with 97,573 images), UPDATED 02-Mar-2023
Germany, Bremen, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1746-1970        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4234519); 35,480 indexed records with 40,236 record images (was 14,862 records with 32,276 images), UPDATED 27-Feb-2023

Germany, Lübeck, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1797-1961        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4232849); 8,833 indexed records with 48,597 record images (was 2,400 records with 6,703 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2023
Germany, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1664-1937  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4132032); 22,515 indexed records with 19,658 record images (was 22,515 records with 19,022 images), UPDATED 24-Feb-2023
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 1,047,886 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 1,047,530 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-1994   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451040); 246,516 indexed records with 103,502 record images (was 246,178 records with 103,502 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 2,120,726 indexed records with 74,680 record images (was 2,059,706 records with 71,944 images), UPDATED 28-Feb-2023

Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947700); 16,258 indexed records with 1,759,182 record images (was 15,805 records with 1,759,182 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 21,332 indexed records with 7,119 record images (was 20,191 records with 6,684 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947831); 3,996 indexed records with 427,232 record images (was 3,991 records with 427,232 images), UPDATED 02-Mar-2023
Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043809); 56 indexed records with 628,744 record images (was 16 records with 628,744 images), UPDATED 28-Feb-2023

Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 5,761,385 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 5,754,586 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 02-Mar-2023

Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 8,339,647 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 8,314,112 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 3,026,306 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 3,026,170 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Mexico, Zacatecas, Civil Registration, 1860-2000        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916240); 3,257,966 indexed records with 1,371,091 record images (was 3,257,955 records with 1,371,091 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Michigan, Eastern District, Naturalization Index, 1907-1995     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2110745); 81,662 indexed records with 577,690 record images (was 0 records with 577,690 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Nicaragua Civil Registration, 1809-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1601210); 2,568,968 indexed records with 2,591,542 record images (was 2,568,967 records with 2,591,542 images), UPDATED 02-Mar-2023

Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 823,237 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 823,221 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 26-Feb-2023
Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 10,454 indexed records with 11,361 record images (was 9,432 records with 9,412 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,796,117 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,776,722 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,076,253 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,075,739 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,336,461 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,335,381 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023

Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 272,020 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 271,573 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 02-Mar-2023
Texas, Hardin County, Deed Records, 1840-1920   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3502091); 14,222 indexed records with 12,954 record images (was 9,243 records with 8,744 images), UPDATED 27-Feb-2023
United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2078654); 52,123,098 indexed records with 8,129,310 record images (was 52,123,098 records with 8,129,310 images), UPDATED 28-Feb-2023
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (609,521 records), no images (was 603,904 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023
Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2094273); 297,224 indexed records with 70,504 record images (was 297,224 records with 70,504 images), UPDATED 02-Mar-2023

Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 978,019 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 977,887 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 02-Mar-2023
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 49,412 indexed records with 26,997 record images (was 48,687 records with 26,848 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2023

--- Collections with new images ---

France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,237,336 indexed records with 1,969,976 record images (was 7,237,336 records with 1,805,660 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 306,276 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 302,306 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
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 6,349 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021
Ohio, Washington County Newspaper Obituaries, 1884-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2358414); 694,396 indexed records with 11,225 record images (was 694,396 records with 11,202 images), last updated 03-Aug-2020
United States, New York, Index to Passengers Arriving at New York City, compiled 1944-1948      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3029266); 1,129,668 indexed records with 1,112,549 record images (was 1,129,668 records with 1,112,544 images), last updated 18-Mar-2020

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968245); 6,932,344 indexed records with 5,611,122 record images (was 6,932,344 records with 5,610,986 images), last updated 29-Nov-2022
Zimbabwe, Voter Registration, 1938-1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3740407); 220,990 indexed records with 219,550 record images (was 220,990 records with 219,535 images), last updated 13-Feb-2023

--- Collections with images removed ---

France, Hautes-Alpes, Census, 1856      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820771); 260,627 indexed records with 3,861 record images (was 260,627 records with 4,475 images), last updated 23-Aug-2022
Hawaii, Collector of Customs, Ships' Passenger Manifests, 1843-1900     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463100); 527,525 indexed records with 216,821 record images (was 527,525 records with 222,768 images), last updated 06-Nov-2020
Montana, County Voting Records, 1884-1992       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3757185); 724,631 indexed records with 82,019 record images (was 724,631 records with 89,139 images), last updated 13-Feb-2023
Norway Census, 1801     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733603); 878,979 indexed records with 13,206 record images (was 878,979 records with 13,261 images), last updated 19-Oct-2020
South Africa, Natal, Passenger Lists, 1860-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3038342); 154,219 indexed records with 1,808 record images (was 154,219 records with 4,145 images), last updated 02-Apr-2020

South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2573604); 441,574 indexed records with 315,947 record images (was 441,574 records with 316,616 images), last updated 05-Aug-2020
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714676); 229,264 indexed records with 36,445 record images (was 229,264 records with 40,962 images), last updated 13-Feb-2023
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 153,717 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 155,415 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020

--- Collections with records removed ---

United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,140 records), no images (was 875,610,141 records with 0 images), last updated 19-Aug-2020
Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2370543); 763,909 indexed records with 200,235 record images (was 763,910 records with 200,235 images), last updated 20-Aug-2018
Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2370234); 2,509,916 indexed records with 137,344 record images (was 2,509,917 records with 137,344 images), last updated 20-Dec-2018

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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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Randy's Day 2 (Friday, 3 March) #NotAtRootsTech2023

 I am not attending the in-person RootsTech 2023 conference in Salt Lake City this weekend (2-4 March), but I am attending virtually on the RootsTech 2023 website - https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/.

To prepare for the virtual event, I added a number of sessions to My Playlist for all three days, and there are other classes that were pre-recorded for RootsTech 2023.  The RootsTech 2023 On-Demand sessions are listed here.  

1)  Today, I watched a number of sessions, either the whole session or major parts of sessions:

*  CeCe Moore, Mitch Morrissey, McKell Keeney - Investigative Genetic Genealogy: A Conversation with Industry Leaders;   https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/investigative-genetic-genealogy-a-conversation-with-industry-leaders?lang=eng

*  Janet Hovorka, Diahan Southard, Crista Cowan - DO GENEALOGY Step-By-Step:   https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/do-genealogy-step-by-step

*  FamilySearch -- Searching FamilySearch Record Images That Haven't Been Transcribed;   https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/searching-familysearch-record-images-that-havent-been-transcribed

*  Patti Gillespie - FamilySearch: Finding What You Need and What You Didn’t Know You Wanted;  https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/familysearch-finding-what-you-need-and-what-you-didnt-know-you-wanted

*  David Rencher, Lynn Turner - The FamilySearch Library: Exploring and Understanding the Resources Available to Researchers; https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/the-familysearch-library-exploring-and-understanding-the-resources-available-to-researchers

2)  I visited" the virtual Expo Hall today, and read the product descriptions of many of the exhibitors.  Some of the products I looked at included:

*  Generations Studio -- go back in time and discover your visual roots:    https://www.generations.studio/

*  GENXT -- Cross-database DNA matching:   https://www.genxt.network/

*  The 200 Year Challenge -- 4/5/6 generation pedigree charts naming all of your Direct Ancestors from the last 200 years:  https://www.200-yearchallenge.com/

*  3DGenV -- a web-based application to generate 3D family trees from GEDCOM files:   https://3dgenv.com/Site/index.php#000

*  Artifcts -- where ‘stuff' and stories meet:  https://artifcts.com/

*  Bright Branches -- Bring your family tree to life with the TV app for Apple TV:    https://brightbranches.com/

*  Cite-builder -- a citation generator for genealogists:  https://cite-builder.com/

*  Genealogy Bargain$ -- FREE downloadable genealogy cheat sheets:    https://genealogybargains.com/welcome-rootstech-2023-attendees/

I will "visit" more exhibitors on Saturday.

3)  In other news,  my Relatives at RootsTech count is up to 68,325, including a first cousin once removed, a 3rd cousin once removed, and some 4th and 5th cousins. 

4)  I posted three blog posts today about RootsTech 2023:

• Ancestry.com News: Celebrating 40 Years of Family History Discoveries
• MyHeritage Launches 3rd DNA Quest Initiative 
• Randy's Day 2 (Friday, 3 March) #NotAtRootsTech2023

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Disclosure:  I am a RootsTech 2023 "Influencer" but will receive no remuneration for my support or posting of RootsTech information.  I will be an online participant this year because of my health problems.

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MyHeritage Launches 3rd DNA Quest Initiative

 I received this information from Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage today:

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And for our final RootsTech announcement, something wonderful.

One of the things that makes me most proud to work for MyHeritage is the company’s commitment to make the world a better place. In that spirit, it gives me great pleasure to tell you that we have just launched a third installment of our DNA Quest project to reunite adoptees with their birth families through DNA testing.

As part of this installment, 5,000 DNA kits will be donated to adoptees and family members searching for people who were adopted. Anyone in the world over the age of 18 who meets that criteria is welcome to apply from now until March 17, 2023.

DNA Quest has already made a huge impact with its previous rounds in 2018 and 2019. Countless lives have been changed forever and families brought together as a result of this project. You can read about some of their stories on our blog.  There is a video of this initiative here. 

Please help us spread the word so anyone who can benefit from this project will hear about it and will be able to apply in time!

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Disclosure: I receive a complimentary subscription to MyHeritage, and gave received other material consideration in past years. I uploaded my autosomal DNA raw data to their DNA product. This does not affect my objective analysis of MyHeritage products.  I am a subscriber to Family Tree Webinars and love it.

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 25 February to 3 March 2023

  The following genealogy record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry.com during the period from  25 February to 3 March 2023: 

The Updated and ADDED collections include:

*  Aisne, France Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1408-1930; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/3/2023

*  Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507-2019; indexed records with record images, ADDED 3/2/2023

*  Ireland, Jameson Bottling Agreements with Publicans, 1909–1965; indexed records with record images, ADDED 3/2/2023

*  Spain, Phone Book Indexes, 1999 and 2001-2015; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/1/2023

*  Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1969; indexed records with record images, Updated 3/1/2023

*  West Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current; indexed records without record images, ADDED 2/27/2023

*  South Dakota, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current; indexed records without record images, ADDED 2/27/2023

*  New Hampshire, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current; indexed records with record images, ADDED 2/27/2023

* Florida, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current; indexed records with record images, ADDED 2/27/2023

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

By my count, there was 6 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,283 collections available as of 3 March, an increase of 6 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.

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