Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- What Genealogy Search/Research Did You Do This Past Week?

 Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:

It's Saturday Night again -

time for some more Genealogy Fun!!

Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!):

1)  What genealogy search/research did you do this past week?  Did you have a research goal or plan?  Tell us about one or more search/research session.  Did you make any breakthroughs in your research?

2)  Write your own blog post, or leave a comment on this post, or write something on Facebook.

Here's mine:

I rarely have a stated research goal or a research plan.  I pretty much do "real" research at this point in my career only to write a blog post for Amanuensis Monday, Seavers in the News on Tuesday, Treasure Chest Thursday and 52 Ancestors on Friday.  But those posts keep my "hand in the game" and "advance the research ball" one post at a time.  This past week, I transcribed a Seaver will, transcribed a Seaver obituary, found and transcribed a 1684 birth record, and wrote a genealogical sketch for one of my 7th great-grandmothers.  I also wrote a blog for a six generations descendants list that serves as cousin bait for family history Googlers.

Other research efforts this past week involved resolving Ancestry and MyHeritage record hints and matches, adding events, names, dates, sources and images to my RootsMagic family tree database (and thence to my Ancestry tree and to FamilySearch Family Tree).  I also added information to some of the MyHeritage photos that I've scanned recently, and even found more "new to me" photos in the boxes hiding in plain sight in the genealogy cave.

Then there is real life family history - my daughter, one grandson and his girlfriend are here to visit us and help me around the house.  We visited Linda and played Uno and went to the Padres game on Friday night and had fun there.  

I didn't have any real breakthroughs this past week.  They seem to be few and far-between these days of my life.

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 22 to 28 July 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 28 July 2023, there are 3,232 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 0 from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Updated ---

Albania, Catholic Church Records, 1799-1967 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4293706); 1,121 indexed records with 23 record images (was 1,121 records with 23 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Argentina, Catamarca, Catholic Church Records, 1724-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974178); 215,323 indexed records with 102,718 record images (was 210,228 records with 102,718 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974183); 461,806 indexed records with 207,943 record images (was 460,234 records with 207,943 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Argentina, Jujuy, Catholic Church Records, 1662-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974186); 171,781 indexed records with 69,981 record images (was 169,566 records with 69,981 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Argentina, National Census, 1895 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1410078); 4,050,060 indexed records with 338,844 record images (was 3,908,397 records with 338,844 images), UPDATED 26-Jul-2023

Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1914 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 54,220 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 52,778 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 621,089 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 617,516 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,308,081 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,301,956 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,161,000 indexed records with 170,553 record images (was 1,160,078 records with 170,367 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1850-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2137269); 979,766 indexed records with 150,972 record images (was 955,214 records with 150,972 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023

Brazil, Mato Grosso, Civil Registration, 1845-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001286); Index only (523 records), no images (was 521 records with 0 images), UPDATED 27-Jul-2023
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 861,763 indexed records with 359,284 record images (was 859,091 records with 358,196 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 3,003,822 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 2,993,269 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 86,037 indexed records with 28,112 record images (was 75,251 records with 25,704 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,682,118 indexed records with 859,172 record images (was 1,679,956 records with 858,071 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,901,975 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,901,951 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 692,633 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 688,124 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,226,070 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,225,436 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
British Virgin Islands, Anglican Church Records, 1862-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000031); 1,615 indexed records with 223 record images (was 1,615 records with 223 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001287); 6,498,224 indexed records with 2,841,076 record images (was 6,497,882 records with 2,841,076 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023

Cape Verde, Catholic Church Records, 1787-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2246703); 352,106 indexed records with 105,781 record images (was 349,599 records with 105,781 images), UPDATED 21-Jul-2023
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 7,914,243 indexed records with 995,381 record images (was 7,872,436 records with 989,754 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Chile, Cemetery Records, 1821-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1428897); 2,013,077 indexed records with 3,675,058 record images (was 1,852,123 records with 3,675,058 images), UPDATED 22-Jul-2023
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 26,529,198 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 26,509,703 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Colombia, Civil Registration, 1553-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469480); 775,622 indexed records with 817,893 record images (was 680,072 records with 732,180 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023

Connecticut, County Coroner's Records, 1883-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000080); 71,465 indexed records with 41,989 record images (was 14,194 records with 10,739 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 4,324,311 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 4,292,472 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,189,398 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,189,208 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 26-Jul-2023
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,991,226 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,990,822 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 26-Jul-2023
Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804263); 6,172,357 indexed records with 4,668,489 record images (was 5,884,133 records with 4,668,489 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Census, 1984 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288450); 2,989,472 indexed records with 533,094 record images (was 1,713,340 records with 267,021 images), UPDATED 27-Jul-2023
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,275,548 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,274,700 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 6,149,453 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 6,149,451 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 24-Jul-2023
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473014); Index only (45,763,557 records), no images (was 46,875,901 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Jul-2023
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473016); Index only (14,518,428 records), no images (was 15,030,868 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Jul-2023

England Marriages, 1538–1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473015); Index only (11,805,479 records), no images (was 12,247,830 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Jul-2023
England, London Electoral Registers, 1847-1913 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2228170); Browse 660,318 Images only, no index (was 17,694,080 records with 660,318 images), UPDATED 27-Jul-2023
England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 2,010,432 indexed records with 344,867 record images (was 6,064,533 records with 357,786 images), UPDATED 26-Jul-2023
England, Surrey Marriages Bonds and Licenses, 1536-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4147975); 5,422 indexed records with 6,599 record images (was 7,128 records with 6,599 images), UPDATED 26-Jul-2023
England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2475028); Index only (1,834,524 records), no images (was 2,566,198 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Jul-2023

Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704794); 943,199 indexed records with 15,797 record images (was 938,145 records with 15,835 images), UPDATED 26-Jul-2023
Florida, Funeral Home Records, 1887-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000003); 38,579 indexed records with 22,554 record images (was 38,203 records with 22,363 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 41,848 indexed records with 41,324 record images (was 38,459 records with 37,959 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Gibraltar, Civil Records, 1777-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000043); 226,270 indexed records with 187,949 record images (was 226,103 records with 187,888 images), UPDATED 27-Jul-2023
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 1,055,943 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 1,055,748 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023

Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2106095); 330,308 indexed records with 24,503 record images (was 330,180 records with 24,503 images), UPDATED 27-Jul-2023
Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045); 982,046 indexed records with 17,993 record images (was 980,409 records with 17,993 images), UPDATED 27-Jul-2023
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 412,607 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 409,873 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 27-Jul-2023
Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 57,345 indexed records with 11,749 record images (was 56,428 records with 11,600 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1410397); 5,314,349 indexed records with 1,259,299 record images (was 5,270,929 records with 1,259,299 images), UPDATED 27-Jul-2023

Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 3,646,927 indexed records with 132,280 record images (was 3,580,612 records with 123,162 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947700); 29,565 indexed records with 1,759,182 record images (was 28,865 records with 1,759,182 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 40,291 indexed records with 13,810 record images (was 38,889 records with 13,340 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947831); 4,368 indexed records with 427,232 record images (was 4,357 records with 427,232 images), UPDATED 26-Jul-2023
Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043809); 18,380 indexed records with 628,744 record images (was 17,937 records with 628,744 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023

Martinique, Church Records, 1662-1847 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4316497); 13,327 indexed records with 1,635 record images (was 13,321 records with 2,239 images), UPDATED 25-Jul-2023
Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 5,764,330 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 5,764,318 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 23-Jul-2023
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 8,776,694 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 8,741,074 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 3,027,699 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 3,027,686 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 26-Jul-2023
Nicaragua Civil Registration, 1809-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1601210); 2,573,322 indexed records with 2,591,542 record images (was 2,572,711 records with 2,591,542 images), UPDATED 27-Jul-2023

Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 823,368 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 823,353 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 27-Jul-2023
Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 73,011 indexed records with 100,158 record images (was 72,518 records with 99,666 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Palestine, Nablus, Population Registers, 1881-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4117456); 39,867 indexed records with 2,387 record images (was 4,764 records with 252 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Paraguay, Military Records, 1870-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2506770); 968,337 indexed records with 965,658 record images (was 868,088 records with 835,320 images), UPDATED 22-Jul-2023
Peru, Arequipa, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4447275); 328,012 indexed records with 38,877 record images (was 294,180 records with 60,095 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023

Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,137,743 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,127,747 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Philippines Civil Registration (National), 1945-1984 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1852584); 764,556 indexed records with 20,274,621 record images (was 565,401 records with 20,274,621 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,082,868 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,082,732 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,359,048 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,357,337 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 294,761 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 291,334 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023

Slovakia Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1554443); 21,932,988 indexed records with 1,615,473 record images (was 21,926,886 records with 1,615,473 images), UPDATED 27-Jul-2023
South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1478678); 3,938,482 indexed records with 45,728 record images (was 3,608,081 records with 45,728 images), UPDATED 23-Jul-2023
Spain, Province of Gerona, Municipal Records, 1566-1956 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015355); 1,212,479 indexed records with 390,067 record images (was 1,205,572 records with 390,067 images), UPDATED 26-Jul-2023
Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1983324); 4,539,443 indexed records with 4,476,649 record images (was 4,539,443 records with 4,476,649 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Texas, County Birth Records, 1841-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000075); 1,999 indexed records with 2,683 record images (was 187 records with 1,301 images), UPDATED 27-Jul-2023

Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803985); 2,121,300 indexed records with 538,510 record images (was 2,116,993 records with 538,510 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2074276); 7,130,227 indexed records with 942,374 record images (was 6,230,944 records with 942,374 images), UPDATED 25-Jul-2023
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (892,009 records), no images (was 844,645 records with 0 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,039,686 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,038,093 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 118,470 indexed records with 50,144 record images (was 109,110 records with 46,712 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023

Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000046); 1,868,110 indexed records with 40,187 record images (was 1,865,552 records with 40,116 images), UPDATED 28-Jul-2023

--- Collections with new images ---

England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1465708); 1,108,130 indexed records with 114,977 record images (was 1,108,130 records with 111,935 images), last updated 29-Sep-2021
Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 303,191 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 295,071 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
Hawaii, Collector of Customs, Ships' Passenger Manifests, 1843-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463100); 527,525 indexed records with 226,446 record images (was 527,525 records with 224,774 images), last updated 06-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 5,531 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021
Ohio, WWI Index and Return Cards, 1916-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3039663); 100,669 indexed records with 100,361 record images (was 100,669 records with 100,177 images), last updated 07-May-2020
South Africa, Natal, Passenger Lists, 1860-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3038342); 154,219 indexed records with 6,701 record images (was 154,219 records with 1,808 images), last updated 02-Apr-2020

--- Collections with images removed ---

France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,237,336 indexed records with 1,972,552 record images (was 7,237,336 records with 1,973,983 images), last updated 30-May-2022
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
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 1,112,544 record images (was 1,129,668 records with 1,112,549 images), last updated 18-Mar-2020

--- Collections with records removed ---

United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,118 records), no images (was 875,610,119 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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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 22 to 28 July 2023

 The following genealogy record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry.com during the period from 22 to 28 July 2023: 

The Updated and ADDED collections include:

*  Victoria, Australia, Land Registers, 1863-1962; indexed records with record images, ADDED    7/27/2023

*  New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1971; indexed records with record images, Updated 7/27/2023

*  UK, British Jewry Roll of Honour, 1914-1918; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/27/2023

*  1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules; indexed records with record images, Updated 7/27/2023

*  Scotland, Ireland and Wales, Militia Attestation Papers, 1800-1915; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/26/2023

*  UK, Military Records of Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages and Burials, 1813-1957; indexed records with record images, Updated 7/26/2023

*  UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/26/2023

*  Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1939; indexed records with record images, Updated 7/26/2023

*  U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/25/2023

*  Web: Netherlands, Army Metal Crosses, 1832-1834; indexed records without record images, ADDED 7/24/2023

*  Web: East Indies, Studbooks Officers KNIL, 1815-1950; indexed records without record images, ADDED 7/24/2023

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

By my count, there were 3 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,344 collections available as of 28 July, an INCREASE of 3 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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52 Ancestors - Week 490: #885 Anne (Bartlett) Colby (1684-1721) of Newbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts

Anne Bartlett (1684-1721)  is #885 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandmother, who married  #884  Joseph Colby (1680-1754)   in 1704 in Amesbury, Massachusetts.

I am descended through:

*  their son #442 Joseph Colby (1707-1768), married ##443 Abigail Worthen (1714-????) in 1736/

*  their daughter #221 Hannah Colby (1745-????), married #220 John Underhill (1745-1816)in 1767.

*  their son, #110 Amos Underhill (1772-1865), married #111 Mary Metcalf (1780-1855) in 1801.

*  their daughter, #55, Mary Ann Underhill (1815-1882) in 1839. married #54 Samuel Vaux (1816-1880) in 1839.

*  their daughter, #27 Abigail A. Vaux (1844-1931), married #26 Devier James Lamphear Smith (1839-1894) in 1861.

*  their daughter, #13 Abbey Ardell Smith (1862-1944), married #12 Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946), in 1887.

*  their son, #6 Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976), who married #7 Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977) in 1918.
* their daughter, #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002), who married #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) in 1942.
*  their son, #1 Randall J. Seaver (1943-....)

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

*  Name:                       Anne Bartlett[1–2,4]

*  Alternate Name:       Anne Bartlet[3]

*  Alternate Name:       Anne Colby[5]

*  Sex:                          Female

*  Father:                     Christopher Bartlett 1655-1711

*  Mother:                    Deborah Weed 1659-1726

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

*  Birth:                        29 March 1684, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[1,3]

*  Death:                       24 October 1721 (age 37), Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[2,5]

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

*  Spouse 1:                 Joseph Colby 1680-1754

*  Marriage 1:              22 November 1704 (about age 20) Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[2,4]

*  Child 1:                    Benaiah Colby 1705-1746

*  Child 2:                    Joseph Colby 1707-1768

*  Child 3:                    Nathan Colby 1710-1759

*  Child 4:                    Judith Colby 1712-1761

*  Child 5:                    Hannah Colby 1714-    

*  Child 6:                    Martha Colby 1717-    

*  Child 7:                    Ann Colby 1718-1799

*  Child 8:                    John Colby 1721-1721

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

The book Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury provides a short summary of the family of Christopher Bartlett[1] and of Joseph Colby[2].

Ann Bartlet was born 29 March 1684 in Newbury, Massachusetts Bay, the daughter of Christopher and Deborah (Weed) Bartlet[3].

She married on 22 November 1704 in Amesbury, to Joseph Colby (1680-1754)[2,4] as his first wife, son of John and Sarah (Eldredge) Colby.  They had eight children, all born and recorded in Amesbury town records:

*  Benaiah Colby (1705-1746), married 1728 Mary Webster (1709-1745).

*  Joseph Colby (1707-1768), married 1736 Abigail worthen (1714-????).

*  Nathan Colby (1710-1759), married 1735 Hannah Worthen (1716-1750).

*  Judith Colby (1712-1761), married 1731 Thomas Carter (1707-1761).

*  Hannah Colby (1714-????).

*  Martha Colby (1717-????), married 1740 Joseph Kimball (1717-1763).

*  Ann Colby (1718-1799), married 1740 Moses Wells (1716-1824).

*  John Colby (1721-1721).

Anne (Bartlett) Colby died on 24 October 1721 in Amesbury[2,5].  There is no known burial location for Anne Colby.

5.  SOURCES

1. David Webster Hoyt, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton (Providence, R.I., Snow & Farnham, printers, 1897-1917), page 58, #20, Christopher Bartlett family sketch.

2. David Webster Hoyt, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton, page 659, #38 Joseph Colby family sketch.

3. The Essex Institute, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, 2 Volumes (Salem, Mass. : The Essex Institute, 1911), Births, page 38, Anne Bartlet entry, 29 March 1684.

4. Town of Amesbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield, Mass. : Topsfield Historical Society, 1913), Marriages, page 311, Joseph Colbey and Anne Bartlett entry, 22 November 1704.

5. Town of Amesbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Deaths, page 533, Anne Colby entry, 24 October 1721.

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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 in 2014.  I have extended this theme in 2023 to 520 Ancestors in 520 Weeks.

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Findmypast Friday: New Records from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Canada

 I received this information from Findmypast today:

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Brand-new records from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Canada this Findmypast Friday

Fermanagh Parish Records

15,629 new records have been added across four record sets, with three updated and one brand-new.

The 7,731 new baptisms cover 1767 to 1918 for the parish of St Mary’s in Magheraculmoney, a Church of Ireland denomination. For marriages, there are 2,864 new records to explore, and 1,086 burials. Plus, there’s a brand-new collection in the form of Fermanagh Parish Registers Congregational Records, with 3,948 transcripts to delve into.

Scotland, Poor Law & Poor Lists

2,554 detail-rich records for Inverness have been added to this existing collection. Alongside the usual name and birth year, you may also discover other family members, occupations, addresses and more besides – perfect for discovering the stories of your working-class Inverness ancestors.

Canadian Headstones Index

The largest update this week sees a huge 1.8 million new records added to this set, with over 300 years of history to explore. You can typically find a name, the cemetery and a copy of the inscription from the headstone.

Newspapers

Two new Wiltshire titles, updates to a further 14, and over 112,000 new pages make up this week’s newspaper release.

New titles

• Wiltshire County Mirror, 1852-1874, 1876-1877, 1889, 1893
• Wiltshire Telegraph, 1879, 1889, 1901-1916

Updated titles

• Abergele & Pensarn Visitor, 1883, 1885-1886, 1891-1892
• Atherstone News and Herald, 1892
• Birmingham Journal, 1831
• East Kent Gazette, 1899, 1901, 1907, 1909, 1911
• Hamilton Advertiser, 1877-1878, 1880-1881, 1883
• Haverhill Echo, 1962
• Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 1882, 1939, 1959, 1964, 1968, 1973
• Kensington News and West London Times, 1872, 1877-1878, 1880-1881, 1883, 1943, 1945
• Middlesex County Times, 1876
• Newmarket Journal, 1929-1942, 1945-1949, 1956-1959, 1961-1965, 1967-1975, 1979-1981
• Southern Weekly News, 1889
• Stockport County Express, 1942
• Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 1873, 1885, 1890, 1899-1910, 1912-1916, 1935, 1939, 1945, 1951-1962, 1970, 1981-1983, 1987-1988
• West Lothian Courier, 1877-1878, 1880-1881

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Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1684 Birth Record of Anne Bartlet in Newbury, Massachusetts

 I looked in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and genealogy musings for Treasure Chest Thursday.

The treasure today is the 1684  birth record of Anne Bartlet in Newbury, Massachusetts:

The birth record:

The transcription of this birth record is:

"BARTLET, Anne, d. Christopher, Mar. 29, 1684."

The source citation for this birth record is:

The Essex Institute, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, 2 Volumes (Salem, Mass. : The Essex Institute, 1911), Volume 1, Births, page 38, Anne Bartlet entry, 29 March 1684.

This record is a Derivative Source, with Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the birth of Anne Bartlet in Newbury, Massachusetts, the daughter of Christopher Bartlet. The original record is probably in a Newbury town record book that may no longer be available.  

Anne Bartlett was born 29 March 1684 in Newbury, Massachusetts, the daughter of Christopher and Deborah Weed) Bartlett. She married Joseph Colbey (1680-1754) on 22 November 1704 in Amesbury, Massachusetts.   Joseph Colbey was born 1 August 1680 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, the son of John nd Sarah(Eldredge) Colby.  Joseph and Anne had eight children.

Joseph and Anne (Bartlett) Colby are my 7th great-grandparents.  I am descended through their son Joseph Colby (1707-1768), who married 1736 Abigail Worthen (1714-????).

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Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 20 to 26 July 2023

Welcome to Genealogy Education Bytes, posted on Wednesday afternoon for the past week, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history education items that came across our desktop since the last issue.

1) Upcoming Conferences, Institutes and Seminars

* Conference Keeper Calendar

*  43rd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy - 30 July to 3 August 2023, In-person, (London, UK).

*  Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) 2023 Conference -1 to 3 August 2023 - Virtual and In-person (Salt Lake City) 

*  Ontario Ancestors "Diversity in Genealogy" Virtual Conference - 8-10 September 2023 

*  SLIG 2024: The Family History Law Library - Virtual - 22-26 January 2024

2 ) Upcoming Seminars, Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):

* Conference Keeper Calendar

* Legacy Family Tree Webinar Series

* MyHeritage 2023 Webinar Series

* Legacy Family Tree Webinar’s 2023 Mexico Research Series

* Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree 2023 Webinar Series

* Utah Genealogical Association Pro Talk Webinar Series

* RootsTech 2023 On-Demand Sessions

*   Family Tree Webinars - Friday, 28 July, 11 a.m.:  Problem Solving in the Problem-Riddled Carolina Backcountry by Elizabeth Shown Mills

*   Family Tree Webinars - Tuesday, 1 August, 7 p.m.:  Six Top Sites for Queensland Research by Helen V. Smith.

*   Family Tree Webinars - Wednesday, 2 August, 11 a.m.:  How and When Did Our European Ancestors Get to Europe? by David Dowell.

3) Recent Podcasts/Radio Shows:

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-781: Uncover the Riches of Colonial History | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-782: Marc Davis (Nine Old Men) Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 468 - When Germans Aren’t From Germany / Another Census Alternative: Jury Records

*  Family Tree Magazine:  Enslaved.org – An In-Depth Look with Shamele Jordon | Best Websites

*  Family Tree Magazine:  The Best Genealogy Websites of 2023 – An Interview with Rick Crume

*  Family Tree Magazine:  Finding Your U.S. Colonial Ancestors – An Interview with David Fryxell

*  Family Tree Magazine:  Historypin.org – An Interview with Sunny Jane Morton | Best Websites

* Research Like a Pro:  RLP 263: Alford/Johnson Project - Interview with Michelle Mickelson Part 2

4) Recent YouTube Videos:

*  Aimee Cross - Genealogy Hints:  Who is Crista Cowan, the voice of Ancestry?

*  American Ancestors:  Ohio Research: Go-To Published Resources

*  Ancestry:  Kerry Katona Reveals "I Have Huge Regrets Not Meeting My Dad" on Fame in the Family | Ancestry®

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Genealogy Hints YouTube Channel with Aimee Cross!

*  FamilySearch:  The Heritage of Food – Top 10 RootsTech Classes

*  Genealogy Quick Start:  New Quick Starts: The Attic and The Pension with Jonathan Webb Deiss

*  Genealogy TV:  How Many Ancestors Do You Add To Your Family Tree? How Wide Do You Go with Your Genealogy?

*  Just Genealogy:  Elevate Your Genealogical Game. - An Opportunity - JG0325

*  Legacy Tree Genealogists:  DNA Basics: Common Misunderstandings About DNA Test Results

*  Legacy Tree Genealogists:  How To Build An Accurate Family Tree Part 1

*  Lisa Lisson:  Create Your Genealogy Timeline Using Google Sheets

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Exciting new feature at Google Books makes it WAY better!

*  Write Your Family Story:   A BETTER Way to Editing Family Histories - Reflective Writing

*  Write Your Family Story:  We're All Story Tellers - Write Your Family History With Joy

5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes - 13 to 19 July 2023?

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Lyle, Emily and Betty Carringer in About 1920 in San Diego -- Post 778 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday

 I can't help it, I can't do a wordless post! This is now one of my favorite photographs:

This photograph is of my mother, Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) and her parents, my maternal grandparents, Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977) and Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976) in late 1920 or early 1921 San Diego, California.  

I do not know the setting of this photograph.  It is near a house with a porch, and another house in the background.  Perhaps it is the house at 2054 Harrison Street in San Diego that the Carringers lived in before building a home at 2130 Fern Street in San Diego.  The man in the background leaning on the porch railing may be Lyle's Uncle Harvey Edgar Carringer (1852-1946).

 I colorized this photograph using the MyHeritage photo tools.

This photograph is all part of our family history.  

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Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 19 to 25 July 2023

Welcome to Genealogy News Bytes, posted on Tuesday afternoon for the past week, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history news  items that came across our desktop since the last issue.    

1)  News Articles:

*  Unlock the Past Cruises:  18th cruise – Southern Australia

*  SLIG 2024 and SLIG Spring Virtual 2024 Registration Begins July 22

*  Oppenheimer: The Story Behind the Upcoming Film as Told by Historical Records on MyHeritage

*  FamilySearch Library Opens Free Memories Preservation Service

2)  DNA Research Stories

*  Man's life flipped upside down after discovering fiancé is actually his cousin

*  Decades-Old New Hampshire Cold Case Murder Solved Through Genetic Genealogy, Officials Say

*  I Searched for My Birth Family… and Found 9 Siblings Thanks to MyHeritage and the DNAngels

3)  Book Reviews or Notices

*  Dead Reckoning, New Web site, and New Blog

*  Book Review: "History for Genealogists"

*  Genealogical Research in Ohio, 3rd Edition by Kip Sperry: Book Review

4)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 15 to 21 July 2023

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 15 to 21 July 2023

*  New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch 9 July 2023

*  New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch 2 July 2023

*  [MyHeritage] Celebrating 365 Historical Record Collections Added or Updated During 365 Days

*  Findmypast Friday:   Explore 250,000 New Records from England and Scotland

*  26,880 Free United States Online Cemetery and Burial Records

4)  Did you miss the last post in this series - see Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 12 to 18 July 2023.

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