Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Linda Stufflebean's Updated "December Meme"

 Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

 It's Saturday Night again - 

Time for some more Genealogy Fun!!

(Photo courtesy of footnoteMaven)

Come on, everybody, join in and accept the mission and execute it with precision. Here's your chance to sit on Genea-Santa's lap (virtually) and tell him about your 2023 answers to Linda's 20 questions:

A)  Linda Stufflebean sent in an update to her "December Meme" from last year.  Copy them to your own post and write about them.

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

Here are the 20 Questions:

1.  What is one genea-accomplishment in 2023 of which you are proud?

2.  Which (realistic) genea-gift would you most appreciate this year?

3.  What item on your not-so-realistic wish list for Santa would you most appreciate this year

4.  Have you written any genea-books (with mostly text) to give as holiday gifts?

5.  Have you created any photo family history books to give as holiday gifts?

6.  What is your favorite holiday main course food?

7.   What is your favorite holiday dessert?

8.  Which food do you eat too much during the holidays?

9.  Share a favorite holiday memory.

10.  Have you continued any ethnic food or cultural activities that have been passed down through the family?

11.  Do you prefer warm sunshine or snow on Christmas Day?

12.  Did you break through any brick walls in 2023?

13.  Do you have a 2023 genea-goal which could have been accomplished, but over which you’ve procrastinated or from which you’ve been distracted?

14.  Have you ever gone holiday caroling?

15.  Do you have any favorite holiday decorations?

16.  Who is the singer you most enjoy listening to during the holiday season?

17.  Have there been any Christmas Day calamities that you remember?

18.  If Santa invited you to hitch a ride in his sleigh, where would you like him to drop you off?

19.  If you had to choose right this minute – which ancestor would you most like to meet? Choose an ancestor about whom you’ve researched in 2023.

20.  Share one of your 2024 genealogy goals.

Here's mine:

1. What is one genea-accomplishment in 2023 of which you are proud?  I added more than 48 weeks of Amanuensis Monday (record transcriptions) and 52 Ancestors (ancestor/elative sketches) blog posts this year.  

2.  Which (realistic) genea-gift would you most appreciate this year?  Any one of the research requests I posted in my Genea-Santa letter.

3.  What item on your not-so-realistic wish list for Santa would you most appreciate this year? The "Genea-AI ("Magic Genie AI")" with Artificial Intelligence that can work 24 hours a day on writing my blog posts and getting my genea-piles organized - that is so boring and there is so much to do ... but it wouldn't have to sleep or eat, visit Angel Linda at the care facility, or even spend time with her (I promise!).  "Magic Genie AI" could also add Ancestry Record Hints and MyHeritage Record Matches to my RootsMagic database without having me having to type names, dates, places, notes, sources, etc. I'm sure that we can train "Magic Genie AI" to write quality source citations. 

4.  Have you written any genea-books (with mostly text) to give as holiday gifts?  I've written about 40 stories for my StoryWorth book but have not published it or sent it to the kids/grandchildren yet.  

5.  Have you created any photo family history books to give as holiday gifts?  Not a book.  I did create a 200 photo slide show of our married life for our 50th wedding anniversary celebration in October 2023.  A goal is to narrate it for a YouTube video I can save to my Forever account.

6.  What is your favorite holiday main course food?  I do like turkey if it's moist, and sweet potatoes.

7.  What is your favorite holiday dessert?  Pumpkin pie for some reason.

8.  Which food do you eat too much during the holidays?  Cookies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9.  Share a favorite holiday memory.  Spending Christmas Eve at my grandparents house because they had a chimney, and singing carols at bedtime with my grandmother.

10.  Have you continued any ethnic food or cultural activities that have been passed down through the family?  We didn't have any ethnic food.  Cultural activities?  A Christmas tree, but I won't put it up this year.

11.  Do you prefer warm sunshine or snow on Christmas Day?  It may be sunny, it may rain a bit, it may be windy.  It won't snow.  It will be what it will be.  I would prefer that it not rain so I can drive safely wherever I'm headed.

12.  Did you break through any brick walls in 2023?  Not really.  I've been adding 5th and 6th great-grandparents to the Wiltshire families based on newly available information.

13.  Do you have a 2023 genea-goal which could have been accomplished, but over which you’ve procrastinated or from which you’ve been distracted?  Of course!  I hoped to get the StoryWorth book published to use as Christmas gifts. 

14.  Have you ever gone holiday caroling?  Yes.  In the 1980s, our church couples group would go caroling around the church neighborhood.  It was fun.  

15.  Do you have any favorite holiday decorations?  Not any more.  We used to put lights on the house when I was younger and could climb a ladder.

16.  Who is the singer you most enjoy listening to during the holiday season?  I really enjoy a mix of songs - I played a YouTube video for hours last week with the top 50 Christmas songs.  To pick one singer - Mariah Carey. 

17.  Have there been any Christmas Day calamities that you remember?  Not really.  Thank goodness!

18.  If Santa invited you to hitch a ride in his sleigh, where would you like him to drop you off?  To Huntington Beach and to Brookdale to see my daughters and their families open their gifts.  They could bring me home.  If it's time travel, to 1930 Leominster, Mass. to see my father's family celebrate Christmas.

19.  If you had to choose right this minute – which ancestors would you most like to meet? Choose an ancestor about whom you’ve researched in 2023.  John Richman (1789-1867) and Ann (Marshman) Richman (1784-1856) in Hilperton, Wiltshire, in the 1850 time frame.   I would love to experience Victorian England for a short time and meet my 3rd great-grandparents!!

20.  Share one of your 2024 genealogy goals.  To edit and publish my StoryWorth book, and start a second StoryWorth book with short ancestor biographies. 

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 9 to 15 December 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 15 December 2023, there are 3,258 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 1 from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Added ---

*  Indiana, Ferguson and Glancy Mortuary Records, 1900-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000209); 3,005 indexed records with 3,004 record images, ADDED 13-Dec-2023
*  Texas, Hidalgo County, Marriage Records, 1875-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000017); 47,486 indexed records with 60,413 record images, ADDED 15-Dec-2023

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Catamarca, Civil Registration, 1888-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4328763); 145,714 indexed records with 145,467 record images (was 144,550 records with 144,325 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 118,775 indexed records with 118,315 record images (was 108,779 records with 108,341 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Argentina, Córdoba, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1974 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974182); 1,001,302 indexed records with 419,985 record images (was 996,693 records with 419,985 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Argentina, Córdoba, Censuses, 1778-1874 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4475260); 518,010 indexed records with 12,738 record images (was 505,984 records with 9,793 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Argentina, Entre Ríos, Catholic Church Records, 1764-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974185); 671,116 indexed records with 235,772 record images (was 671,066 records with 235,772 images), UPDATED 10-Dec-2023

Argentina, Santa Fe, Catholic Church Records, 1634-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974196); 799,515 indexed records with 424,329 record images (was 799,515 records with 424,329 images), UPDATED 08-Dec-2023
Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4285043); 506,057 indexed records with 143,083 record images (was 505,728 records with 140,999 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Australia, Victoria, Wills, Probate and Administration Files, 1841-1926 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2207846); 237,915 indexed records with 3,998,555 record images (was 230,172 records with 3,998,555 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 76,717 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 75,782 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 680,426 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 676,482 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023

Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,379,045 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,376,854 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,203,224 indexed records with 181,057 record images (was 1,200,414 records with 180,365 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Brazil, Mato Grosso, Civil Registration, 1845-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001286); Index only (817 records), no images (was 817 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 896,508 indexed records with 373,416 record images (was 894,265 records with 372,565 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 3,122,827 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 3,118,581 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023

Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 237,115 indexed records with 71,834 record images (was 231,903 records with 70,352 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,720,602 indexed records with 877,665 record images (was 1,720,287 records with 877,520 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,907,569 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,907,007 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 755,284 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 755,194 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,266,166 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,260,231 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023

Cape Verde, Catholic Church Records, 1787-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2246703); 353,609 indexed records with 105,781 record images (was 353,264 records with 105,781 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 8,138,615 indexed records with 1,027,004 record images (was 8,130,606 records with 1,025,781 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 26,436,941 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 26,419,890 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Colombia, Civil Registration, 1553-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469480); 799,994 indexed records with 854,016 record images (was 799,885 records with 853,944 images), UPDATED 11-Dec-2023
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 4,337,125 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 4,335,883 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023

Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,994,065 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,993,727 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804263); 13,259,992 indexed records with 4,668,489 record images (was 13,156,427 records with 4,668,489 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo, National Identity Cards, 1884-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000100); 5,794,858 indexed records with 5,809,620 record images (was 4,725,235 records with 4,739,991 images), UPDATED 09-Dec-2023
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,286,677 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,286,290 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
France, Hautes-Alpes, Census, 1876 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2819930); 96,831 indexed records with 1,855 record images (was 96,831 records with 2,069 images), UPDATED 13-Dec-2023

Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 84,556 indexed records with 82,943 record images (was 83,370 records with 81,794 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Gibraltar, Church Records, 1697-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453925); 52,982 indexed records with 5,123 record images (was 50,914 records with 4,891 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 451,331 indexed records with 353,008 record images (was 450,900 records with 352,731 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,579,089 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,578,693 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045); 997,240 indexed records with 17,993 record images (was 996,933 records with 17,993 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023

Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 419,827 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 419,670 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 77,942 indexed records with 9,556 record images (was 75,963 records with 9,744 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Hawaii, Hawaii State Archives, Probate Packet Records, 1814-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463463); 35,403 indexed records with 34,164 record images (was 33,135 records with 31,127 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Hawaii, Registrar of Bureau of Conveyances, Deed Records, 1846-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3478266); 41,267 indexed records with 7,851 record images (was 40,953 records with 22,375 images), UPDATED 13-Dec-2023
India, Catholic Church Records, 1751-2014 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4491581); 845,682 indexed records with 67,490 record images (was 817,536 records with 62,781 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023

Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 5,073,254 indexed records with 175,574 record images (was 4,997,879 records with 174,209 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Italy, Mantova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1496-1906 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1934580); 377,208 indexed records with 855,316 record images (was 377,208 records with 855,316 images), UPDATED 11-Dec-2023
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 51,057 indexed records with 17,758 record images (was 50,962 records with 17,731 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947831); 8,294 indexed records with 427,232 record images (was 7,864 records with 427,232 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043809); 34,995 indexed records with 628,744 record images (was 33,675 records with 628,744 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023

Martinique, Church Records, 1662-1847 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4316497); 13,407 indexed records with 2,254 record images (was 13,406 records with 2,253 images), UPDATED 09-Dec-2023
Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 5,772,988 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 5,769,512 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 8,979,778 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 8,978,723 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 3,034,839 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 3,034,129 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Missouri, County Naturalization Records, 1830-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1880587); 346,823 indexed records with 898 record images (was 346,226 records with 898 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023

Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 164,101 indexed records with 163,927 record images (was 162,486 records with 162,312 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Paraguay, Civil Registration, 1842-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000049); 4,078 indexed records with 4,990 record images (was 3,770 records with 4,678 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 20,991,656 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 20,977,426 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,088,904 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,088,576 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,319,911 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,319,793 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023

Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 362,625 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 358,017 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Russia, Tobolsk, Church Books, 1722-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4496122); 364,114 indexed records with 79,932 record images (was 342,784 records with 75,017 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1779109); 3,134,593 indexed records with 2,216,270 record images (was 3,134,582 records with 2,216,270 images), UPDATED 08-Dec-2023
South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4319131); 422,059 indexed records with 342,623 record images (was 422,047 records with 342,622 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
St. Lucia, Church Records, 1751-1793 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449051); 111 indexed records with 23 record images (was 104 records with 20 images), UPDATED 10-Dec-2023

Sweden, Örebro Church Records, 1613-1918; index 1635-1860 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1647578); 825,418 indexed records with 647,469 record images (was 824,818 records with 647,469 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-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 13-Dec-2023
United States, New England, Petitions for Naturalization, 1787-1906 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2064580); 33,050 indexed records with 954,378 record images (was 0 records with 954,378 images), UPDATED 11-Dec-2023
United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2078654); 52,146,805 indexed records with 8,129,310 record images (was 52,123,098 records with 8,129,310 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2023
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (1,094,587 records), no images (was 1,086,973 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023

Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,078,770 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,077,016 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 185,755 indexed records with 69,169 record images (was 182,261 records with 68,645 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000046); 1,940,338 indexed records with 42,280 record images (was 1,939,899 records with 42,268 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023
West Virginia, Military Discharge Records, 1866-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4166146); 36,505 indexed records with 6,675 record images (was 22,133 records with 2,793 images), UPDATED 11-Dec-2023
Zimbabwe, Diocese of Mutare, Catholic Church Records, 1898-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000105); 1,546 indexed records with 7,200 record images (was 91 records with 4,295 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2023

--- Collections with new images ---

Australia, South Australia, Immigrants Ship Papers, 1849-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2613135); 578,819 indexed records with 23,081 record images (was 578,819 records with 23,036 images), last updated 18-Feb-2021
Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704794); 960,870 indexed records with 11,878 record images (was 960,870 records with 10,128 images), last updated 07-Nov-2023
Florida, Pensacola, Passenger lists of citizens and aliens arriving and departing at Pensacola, Florida, 1924-1948 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3346924); 2,192 indexed records with 602 record images (was 2,192 records with 552 images), last updated 09-Apr-2020
North Carolina, County Divorce Records, 1926-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2848500); 20,027 indexed records with 2,776 record images (was 20,027 records with 2,773 images), last updated 23-Apr-2019

--- Collections with images removed ---

Florida, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at St. Petersburg, Florida, 1926-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2822770); 485 indexed records with 6 record images (was 485 records with 92 images), last updated 20-May-2020
France, Calvados, Census, 1876 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279948); 66,267 indexed records with 1,799 record images (was 66,267 records with 4,986 images), last updated 30-Nov-2023
France, Haute-Garonne, Census, 1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000057); 59,804 indexed records with 388 record images (was 59,804 records with 1,039 images), last updated 30-Nov-2023
French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 79,603 indexed records with 163,151 record images (was 79,603 records with 186,372 images), last updated 04-Dec-2023
Maine, State Archives, World War I (WWI) Grave Cards, 1914-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968248); 4,061 indexed records with 3,899 record images (was 4,061 records with 4,067 images), last updated 22-Mar-2019

--- Collections with new records ---

Ohio, Crawford County Obituaries, 1860-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1384728); 1,231,389 indexed records with 130,134 record images (was 1,217,776 records with 130,134 images), last updated 26-Mar-2019

--- Collections with records removed ---

United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,080 records), no images (was 875,610,082 records with 0 images), last updated 19-Aug-2020
Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2370234); 2,509,915 indexed records with 137,344 record images (was 2,509,916 records with 137,344 images), last updated 19-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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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 9 to 15 December 2023

 The following genealogy record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry.com during the period from 9 to 15 December 2023: 

The ADDED and Updated collections include:

*  Queensland, Australia, Indexes of Teacher Registers, 1860-1905; indexed records without record images, ADDED 12/13/2023

*  U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 12/13/2023

*  Ireland, Wills and Admons, 1515-1858; indexed records without record images, ADDED    12/13/2023

*  Washington, District of Columbia, U.S., Voter Registration Records, 1929-2023; indexed records without record images, ADDED 12/13/2023

*  Canada, Obituary Collection, 1898-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 12/13/2023

*  Prenzlau, Germany, Marriages, 1874-1923; indexed records with record images, Updated 12/13/2023

*  Arrondissement de Tournai, Belgium Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1596-1916; indexed records without record images, ADDED 12/13/2023

*  Caribbean, Obituary Index, 2003-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 12/13/2023

*  Dudley, England, Burials and Cremation Index, 1800-2020; indexed records without record images, ADDED 12/13/2023

*  U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 12/13/2023

*  England and Wales, New Popular Edition Maps, 1940-1948; indexed records with record images, Updated 12/13/2023

*  U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current; indexed records without record images, Updated 12/12/2023

*  Canada, Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current; indexed records without record images, Updated 12/11/2023

*  Australia and New Zealand, Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current; indexed records without record images, Updated 12/11/2023

*  UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current; indexed records without record images, Updated 12/11/2023

*  New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936; indexed records without record images, Updated 12/11/2023

*  West Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812; indexed records with record images, Updated 12/11/2023

*  East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812; indexed records with record images, Updated 12/11/2023

*  Namur, Belgium Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1585-1910; indexed records without record images, ADDED 12/7/2023

*  Flemish Brabant, Belgium Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1590-1910; indexed records without record images, Updated 12/7/2023

*  Liege, Belgium Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1602-1920; indexed records without record images, ADDED 12/7/2023

*  Brabant Province, Belgium, Birth, Marriage, Death Records, 1792-1920; indexed records without record images, ADDED 12/7/2023

*  Hainaut Province, Belgium Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1677-1912; indexed records without record images, ADDED 12/7/2023

*  Antwerp, Belgium, Birth, Marriage, Death Records, 1792-1914; indexed records without record images, ADDED 12/7/2023

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

By my count, there were 10 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,396 collections available as of 15 December, an INCREASE of 11 from last week.  

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52 Relatives -- Benjamin Seaver (1854-1894) of Medfield and Worcester, Massachusetts and Orlando, Florida

 I have posted over 500 genealogical sketches of  my ancestors back through the 7th great-grandparents - see the list in 52 Ancestors Biographies.  

I am starting a new weekly series called "52 Relatives" to document the lives of siblings of my ancestors with relatively short sketches with events and source citations.  They deserve a sketch also - they were part of the lives of my ancestors.  I will post the sketches on my Ancestry Member Tree and in the FamilySearch Family Tree. 

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Benjamin Seaver (1854-1894) was born on 13 Apr 1854 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, the second son of Isaac and Lucretia Townsend (Smith) Seaver[1].  He grew up in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts with his parents, brother Frank Walton Seaver, and two sisters, Elizabeth Lucinda Seaver and Ellen Maria Seaver.

In the 1880 US census, B. Seaver (age 26, born MA, makes bricks, father and mother born MA) resided in Precinct 3, Orange County, Florida in the home of D.B. Ventres[2].

Benjamin Seaver and Ella Eliza Spring were married on 14 Mar 1885 in Orange, Florida, United States.   Ella Eliza Spring was born in Oct 1860 in Massachusetts, United States.   Benjamin Seaver and Ella Eliza Spring had the following child:

i Edith Jane Seaver, born 10 May 1887, Denver, Putnam County, Florida; married (1) Arlie Bloxham Russell, 30 Jun 1907, Orange County , Florida; married (2) Frank Shannon Taylor, 24 Sep 1931, Orange County, Florida; died Jan 1962, Orange County, Florida, United States.

Benjamin died on 9 Jul 1894 at the age of 40 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[3].  He was white, male, married, age 40 years, 2 months and 20 days old, cause of death was epilepsy, occupation was a brickmaker, born in Medfield, son of Isaac and L.T. (Smith) Seaver. He was buried after 9 Jul 1894 at Evergreen Cemetery in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, with his parents and two sisters[4].  

Ella died on 1 Aug 1933 at the age of 72 in Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida[4].  She was buried after 1 Aug 1933 at Greenwood Cemetery in Orlando, Orange County, Florida[5]. 

SOURCES:

1. "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1915," indexed database and digital images,  New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (https://www.AmericanAncestors.org),  Births: Volume 82, Page 217, Norfolk County, 1854, Benjamin Seaver birth entry, 13 April 1854.

2.  1880 United States Federal Census, Orange county, Florida, Precinct 3: Page 446D, Line 37, B. Seaver in D.B. Ventres household; online image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 131.

3. "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1915," New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors, Deaths: Volume 447, Page 797, Worcester County, 1894, Benjamin Seaver death entry, 9 July 1894.

4. Find A Grave, indexed database and digital image, (https://www.findagrave.com),  Evergreen Cemetery (Leominster, Mass.), Benjamin Seaver (1854-1894) memorial #48320921.

5. Find A Grave, indexed database and digital image,  (https://www.findagrave.com),  Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, Fla., Ella Eliza Caldwell (1860-1933) memorial #14555779.

NOTE:  Benjamin Seaver (1854-1894) is my great-granduncle.

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Findmypast Friday: Kent Parish Registers, More 1939 Register Entries, and More Newspapers

 I received this information from Findmypast today:

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This Findmypast Friday, there are over 200,000 new additions for you to discover.

We've released over 20,000 more Kent parish records this Findmypast Friday and opened almost 200,000 additional 1939 Register records from across England and Wales. Plus, a brand new newspaper title has arrived on the site.

Kent parish records

Do you have ancestors from the Garden of England? We've added over 20,000 Kent parish records from Canterbury Cathedral this week. These additions, spanning over 200 years, may help you spot a familiar name or two in the three updated Kent parish sets.

Baptisms

This week's biggest parish addition comes to our Kent Baptisms. We've added 12,245 new records, dating from 1842 to 1934.

Marriages and Banns

We've also added over 8,000 new marriage and banns records for Kent this week, perfect for tracing the union of two branches in your family tree. These latest additions span from 1852 to 1939.

Burials

Finally, we've released over 500 Canterbury Cathedral burial transcriptions and images covering 1955-1967. Burial records often contain essential information on your ancestors' lives including age, residence and occupation.

1939 Register

As the official online home of the 1939 Register, Findmypast is the place to go for the most complete set of records from this important collection. We've just opened a further 187,771 previously-redacted records making it easier than ever for you to find your relatives on the eve of war.

Taken in September 1939, the Register provides a fascinating snapshot of a nation on the brink of war. It's also extremely useful for your family research, providing details like full date of birth, address and occupation for every person that was recorded.

Historical newspapers

We've added a brand new newspaper this week. Toby - the 'watchdog of East London' - gives an eye-opening insight into London's police force in the late 19th century. Our coverage for this paper currently runs from 1886 to 1889.

Alongside a brand new title, we've also updated eight others with additional pages, including:

• Aberdeen Press and Journal from 1753-1757, 1768-1772, 1783-1797 and 1885
• Atherstone News and Herald from 1993-1995 and 1999
• Crowthorne Times from 1984-1986
• Dundee Evening Telegraph from 1986, 1988, 1991
• Gloucestershire Echo from 1993
• Lennox Herald from 1998
• Londonderry Sentinel from 1960 and 1963-1965
• Sutton & Epsom Advertiser from 1929-1931, 1933-1942, 1945-1953, 1955-1958 and 1960

Visit our newspaper archives and filter by title and year to focus on any of the newly-published pages.

With releases every week, new records and papers come thick and fast at Findmypast. Take a look at what you may have missed in last week's tranche.

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Ancestry.com Introduces ProTools for an Additional Fee

 Crista Cowan of Ancestry.com posted this announcement on Facebook yesterday:

"Ancestry customers asked and a half dozen new features have now been delivered!

"Login to your Ancestry account and click on TREES to see a link for the new "tree checker" and "charts and reports." New Ancestry ProTools also include advance filters that allow you to search your tree by location (or any other combination of facts) and a MAP view.

"Follow me on Instagram (Instagram.com/CristaCowan) where I will be doing demos of each of the new features over the next couple of days. (Or just sign up for the new tools yourself and play with them.)

"Let me know what questions you've got!

"FAQ 1: Currently in the U.S. only. "

These new Ancestry ProTools cost an additional $9.99 per month.

UPDATE:  At 7 p.m. PST on 14 December, the price point is $14.99.  There are reports of a $19.99 price point too.  For what it's worth, I would subscribe for $1.99 per month.

At this time, the "Tree Checker" and the "Charts and Reports" are available for those that have an Ancestry subscription and pay the additional fee.  The "Advanced Filters" and "Map Views" are not yet available. 

You can see more details of each new feature at https://www.ancestry.com/offers/join?feature=treeChecker, but the images are fuzzy.  

I am most interested in the "Charts and Reports" feature:

The "Charts and Reports" feature can provide an Ahnentafel, Descendants, Registry and Family Group Sheet reports, presumably for a specific person in your Ancestry Member Tree.    

Crista Cowan will be highlighting each new feature in a series of videos on Instagram   (Instagram.com/CristaCowan) and probably on the Ancestry.com Facebook page. 

Connie Knox highlighted these new features on her YouTube channel - see Ancestry New Tools & Updates for December 2023.  Watch Connie's exploration of the "Tree Checker" and "Charts and Reports."

Aimee Cross also highlighted these new features on her YouTube channel - see New Features @ Ancestry but it'll COST YOU (Dec. 2023).

Of course, genealogists and family historians have had much more than the current Ancestry "Charts and Reports" capability since the 1990s with desktop genealogy software like Family Tree Maker, Legacy Family Tree, RootsMagic, and other one-time cost software programs.  

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Treasure Chest Thursday - 1745 Marriage of Thomas Angel and Elizabeth Hiscock in Lacock, Wiltshire

 It's Treasure Chest Thursday - an opportunity to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history research and genealogy musings.

The treasure today is the 1745 marriage entry for Thomas Angel and Betty Hiscock in the Lacock, Wiltshire parish records:

The marriage entry is the 5th entry  in the list for "1745:"

The transcription of this record is::

"[1745] July 9.  Thomas Angel & Elizabeth Hiscock, Both of this Parish"

The source citation for this record is:

"Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," indexed database with record  images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), Lacock > Parish Registers > 1717-1780, image 116 of 172, Marriages, 1745, Thomas Angel and Elizabeth Hiscock marriage entry, 9 July 1745. Original data: Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.

This is an entry in the Lacock, Wiltshire parish register.  It is an Original Source with Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the marriage of Thomas Angel of Lacock and Elizabeth Hiscock of Lacock, Wiltshire.

Thomas Angel (1723-1770) was christened 12 April 1723 in Lacock, the son of Jacob and Betty (Brinkworth) Angel.  Elizabeth Hiscock (1727-1758) was christened 11 March 1727 in Lacock, the daughter of John and Grace (Braddin) Hiscock.  

   

Thomas and Elizabeth (Hiscock) Angel are my 5th great-grandparents; they had at least 6 children, including my 4th great-grandmother Anne Angel (1749-1795) who married John Marshman (1747-????) in 1767 in Lacock, Wiltshire.

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Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 7 to 13 December 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

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

*  2024 Institute for Genetic Genealogy (i4GG) Conference - 10-year Anniversary ($$) - In-person (San Diego, CA) and Online - 10-11 February 2024

*  RootsTech 2024 - In-Person ($$, Salt Lake City) and Online (Free) - 29 February - 2 March 2024.

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

* Conference Keeper Calendar

* Legacy Family Tree Webinar Series

*  FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars 

* 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 - Wednesday, 13 December, 5 p.m.:  Where Did Your U.S. Ancestors Go to Church? 5 Ways to Find Out by Sunny Morton.

*  Family Tree Webinars - Friday, 15 December, 11 a.m.:  Landscape of Dreams: Jewish Genealogy in Canada by Kaye Prince-Hollenberg.

*  Family Tree Webinars - Tuesday, 19 December, 5 p.m.: Finding Sophia’s Family: A Case of Fratricide and Forgotten Identity by Nancy A. Peters.

*  Family Tree Webinars - Wednesday, 20 December, 11 a.m.: Got Old Negatives? Scan Them With Your Phone and These 5 (Mostly) Free Apps! by Elizabeth Swanay O'Neal.

3) Recent Podcasts/Radio Shows:

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-830: The Surprising Origins of Jingle Bells | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-831: Richard Stockton: The Signers of the Declaration of Independence | Ancestral Findings

*  Ancestral Findings: AF-832: James Smith: The Signers of the Declaration of Independence | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 484 - “I Could See The Pilot’s Smile” Pearl Harbor Survivor Shares His Very Close...

*  Family Tree Magazine: When AI and Genealogy Unite – An Interview with Thomas MacEntee

*  Family Tree Magazine:  Podcast Interview Highlights from 2023

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 283: Selina Kelsey - Utah Pioneer in the News

4) Recent YouTube Videos:

*  Aimee Cross - Genealogy Hints:  A Christmas Story

*  Allen County Public Library:  Demystifying DAR Applications - Best Practices for Your Best Shot

*  American Ancestors:  Applying to Revolutionary War Lineage Societies

*  American Ancestors:  Family History Roundtable: Getting Family Involved in Your Research

*  Ancestry:  Celebrities Can’t Believe What’s Been Hiding in Their DNA on Finding Your Roots | Ancestry®

*  BYU Library Family History:  Remember Pearl Harbor: Finding Your Ancestors in World War II Records – James Tanner (7 Dec 2023)

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Celebrating Family with Food Traditions

*  Family Locket: Tips for Diagrams in DNA Research Reports

*  Genealogy Adventures Live:  At the Feet of the Elders: A Journey into a Lowcountry Family History

*  Genealogy TV:  Ancestry New Tools & Updates for December 2023

*  Genealogy Quick Start:  Estates & Newspapers

*  Just Genealogy:  Genealogy Standards for Reasoning From Evidence - Standards 40 and 41

*  Legacy Tree Genealogists:  Investigating Four Family Lines & Sharing With Extended Family

*  Lisa Lisson:  Unravel Your Family's History: A Beginner's Guide to Genealogy

*  MyHeritage:  Introducing the MyHeritage Wiki

*  Professional Genealogist Reacts:  Genealogists React to Police Are Stealing Your DNA Testing Kits

*  Your DNA Guide:  GSI: Superstition Mountains

5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  30 November to 6 December 2023?

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