Sunday, October 6, 2024

Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 29 September to 5 October 2024

 Scores of genealogy and family history bloggers write hundreds of posts every week about their research, their families, and their interests. I appreciate each one of them and their efforts.

My criteria for "Best of ..." are pretty simple - I pick posts that advance knowledge about genealogy and family history, address current genealogy issues, provide personal family history, are funny or are poignant. I don't list posts destined for most daily blog prompts or meme submissions (but I do include summaries of them), or my own posts.

Here are my picks for great reads from the genealogy blogs for this past week: 

*  The Two Most Basic Things You Need to Bust a Genealogy Brick Wall by Jennifer Dondero on The Occasional Genealogist.

*  How To Use Ancestry Enhanced DNA Matches by Mercedes Brons on Who Are You Made Of?

*  Navigating the AI Revolution in Genealogy: Overcoming Common Challenges by Carole McCullough on Essential Genealogist.

*  Naturalization Documents and Name Changes or, When Was Your Ancestor's Name Changed and By Whom? by Nancy Messier on My Ancestors And Me.

*  Madness Monday - Why Did I Do That? by Amy Crooks on Untangled Family Roots.

*  Genetic Networks, Part 4: Efficiently Review Matches’ Family Trees by Michael T. Wilson on MyFamilyPattern.com.

*  Free Tool Finds Details You'll Want to Fix by DiAnn Iamarino Ohana on Fortify Your Family Tree.

*  10 Expert Tips to Break Down Your Genealogy Brick Wall by Maddy on Family Wise.

*  Turmoil at 23andMe – What Should I Do? by Thomas MacEntee on Genealogy Bargains.

*  Using ChatGPT (AI) to Write a WWII Soldier’s Story by Pam Broviak on In the Olden Days.

*  Paper-to-Podcast Prompt by Steve Little on AI Genealogy Insights.

*  Simplifying Tasks with AI by Marcia Crawford Philbrck on Heartland Genealogy.

Here are pick posts by other geneabloggers this week:

*  Friday’s Family History Finds by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.

*  Friday Fossicking 4th Oct 2024 by Crissouli on That Moment In Time.

*  This week’s crème de la crème — October 5, 2024 by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte.

Readers are encouraged to go to the blogs listed above and read their articles, and add the blogs to your Favorites, Feedly, another RSS feed, or email if you like what you read. Please make a comment to them also - all bloggers appreciate feedback on what they write.

Did I miss a great genealogy blog post? Tell me! I currently am reading posts from over 900 genealogy bloggers using Feedly, but I still miss quite a few it seems.

Read past Best of the Genea-Blogs posts here.

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"Bessie's Symphony of Love" - A Genealogy Poem and Song Created by Artificial Intelligence

I've used FREE Artificial Intelligence tools to create biographies, poems and songs about genealogy and family history in the recent past. Today, I want to share a poem and a song about my parernal grandmother, Alma Bessie (Richmond) Seaver (1882-1962).

1)  I requested Microsoft CoPilot, Perplexity, Meta, ChatGPT and Claude (all FREE AI tools) to create a  poem about one of my grandparents.  Here is the Prompt I used for the poem and the song lyrics about my paternal grandmother, Alma Bessie (Richmond) Seaver (1882-1962).

Please provide a poem of Alma Bessie (Richmond) Seaver (1882-1962) based on this information: Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962), born 16 Feb 1882 in Killingly CT, daughter of Thomas Richmond and Julia White, the 7th of 9 children. She married Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) on 21 June 1900 in Leominster MA at St. Mark's Lutheran Church. They had 7 children (Marion Seaver (1901-1999), Evelyn Seaver (1903-1978), Stanley Richmond Seaver (1905-1910), Ruth Weston Seaver (1907-2000), Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983), Edward Richmond Seaver (1913-2004), Geraldine Seaver (1917-2007). Bessie resided with her parents in Killingly CT until about 1895, when they moved to Leominster MA. After their marriage, Frederick and Bessie Seaver resided in Leominster at 149 Lancaster St with Fred's parents, then in Fitchburg (1905-1911), then 290 Central St in Leominster (1911-1927), 20 Hall St in Leominster (1927-1933), 50 Main St in Leominster (1933-1942),and 91 Merriam Av in Leominster (1939-1942). Bessie was an exceptional musical talent, played the piano very well,, especially Chopin, and enjoyed performing. She played music instinctively, memorized compositions. She played church organ at St. Mark's as a teenager, and then from 1923 to 1941. The Seaver family had summer vacations at Whalom Lake near Fitchburg, and on Cape Cod with friends of the family. Frederick died in 1942. Bessie and daughter Geraldine went to San Diego CA by train for wedding of son Frederick. She became music director at a Methodist church in Fitchburg after 1942, and organist of the Episcopal church at Whalom. In 1959, she traveled by car to San Diego CA with her daughter Evelyn (Seaver) Wood, to visit the family of her son Frederick, her sister Emily, and her nephew Bud Richmond in Santa Barbara. Her children married and had children - Bessie had 11 grandchildren, 3 in California, the others born in New England. She dearly loved the grandkids and enjoyed family events for birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, marriages, Christmas, Easter, 4th of July and other holidays. Alma Bessie Seaver died 29 June 1962 in Leominster, MA of gall bladder cancer. She lived with her son Edward and his family at the time of her death. She is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Leominster with her husband, her son Stanley, and her daughter, Geraldine (Seaver) Remley. She was a beautiful woman, with black hair and a swatch of white in the middle.

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You can read more about the life of Alma Bessie (Richmond) Seaver (1882-1962) in My Paternal Grandmother, Alma Bessie (Richmond) Seaver (1882-1962).

2)  I chose the poem created by Meta today.  Here are the stanzas:

BESSIE'S SWEET REFRAIN 

A melody lived within her soul,
Alma Bessie, with heart made whole.
Born in Killingly, Connecticut's ground,
Her music echoed, joy unbound.

With Frederick, she shared life's sweet refrain,
Seven children born, love's precious gain.
Her fingers danced upon the keys,
Chopin's beauty, in harmonies.

St. Mark's organ, her teenage pride,
Later, Whalom's Episcopal tide.
Music director, Fitchburg's call,
Her passion, standing tall.

Summer lakes and Cape Cod's shore,
Family laughter, forever more.
Eleven grandchildren's smiling face,
Alma's love, in every sacred place.

Life's journeys took her far and wide,
San Diego's sun, Santa Barbara's tide.
Yet, Leominster remained her nest,
Evergreen Cemetery, final rest.

Her legacy lives, a harmony true,
Alma Bessie's spirit, shining through.
A beautiful soul, with hair of night,
A swatch of white, her gentle light.

In memories, her love will stay,
A melody that never fades away.

Time may silence mortal hands,
But Alma's song, in hearts expands.
Her love and music, intertwined,
A testament, forever aligned. 
And when the stars shine bright and clear,
Alma's spirit, whispers "do not fear".
For in the music, she left behind,
Love's eternal echo, forever aligned.

3)  Here is the AI created song and lyrics for "Bessie's Symphony of Love" (with song lyrics created on AI Meta) as custom lyrics on Suno.com, using a male voice, folk, guitar, storytelling, medium tempo style:

BESSIE' S SYMPHONY OF LOVE

Verse 1
In Killingly's quiet town, where rivers flow
A young Alma Bessie grew, with music in her soul
She'd play the piano, with fingers so fine
Echoes of Chopin, in every line

Verse 2
She met Frederick, and their love did grow
Seven children born, a family to show
St. Mark's organ, her teenage pride
A lifelong passion, that would not subside

Chorus
Oh, Bessie's heart beats with every note
A symphony of love, that she devotedly wrote
Through laughter and tears, through every stage
Her music lived on, a timeless page

Verse 3
From Whalom Lake to Cape Cod's shore
Summer memories, forever more
Eleven grandchildren with smiling face
Bessie's love, in every sacred place

Bridge
And when the darkness falls, and stars appear
We'll hear Bessie's melody, lingering near
A gentle reminder, of love's pure light
Guiding us forward, through life's plodding night

Verse 4
Now her journey's ended, her song is done
But echoes remain, for everyone
In Evergreen Cemetery, she rests in peace
Her legacy lives, her love will never cease

Chorus
Oh, Bessie's heart beats with every note
A symphony of love, that she devotedly wrote
Through laughter and tears, through every stage
Her music lived on, a timeless page

Outro
Bessie's song will live on, forevermore
A harmony of love, that she leave's in store
In every heart, her melody stays
A beautiful soul, in endless praise.

The AI tools do this so much better than I could, and each tool provides a different poem and song from the same prompt. I love fishing in all of the AI streams!!

4)  My blog posts with the AI-created poems and songs to date are on the Artificial Intelligence Posts page.

5)  These stories, told in verse and song, are part of my genealogy and family research.  My hope is that they will be passed down to my grandchildren and their descendants to highlight the importance of sharing stories, memories, admiration, and love of our ancestors.  I will add them to my Google Drive and to my YouTube channel and my FOREVER account.

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Saturday, October 5, 2024

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Share one way in which you've implemented Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your genealogy research

 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)   Share one way in which you've implemented Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your genealogy research  (You can do more than one if you like!).  What AI tools did you use? 

2)  Share about your implementation of Artificial Intelligence in your own blog post or on your Facebook page.  Be sure to leave a link to your report in a comment on this post.

 [thank you to Linda Stufflebean for suggesting this topic!] 

Here's mine:

As devoted Genea-Musings readers know, I have bee experimenting with AI for most of 2024, whether it's from a genealogy website (like Ancestry, FamilySearch, MyHeritage, etc.) or whether it's using one of the many FREE Artificial Intelligence ChatBots (like ChatGPT-4o, Microsoft CoPilot, Google Gemini, Claude Sonnet 3.5, Meta AI, and Perplexity).  

I collected most of my AI blog posts in https://www.geneamusings.com/p/artificial-intelligence-posts.html to help me, and my readers, keep track of what I have done.  So far, the list is heavy on "Ask AI" posts and "Poems/Songs" posts.

1)  My most useful use of Artificial Intelligence has been using FamilySearch Full-Text Search.  When introduced at RootsTech 2024 in late February, it was hailed as a "game-changer."  I totally agree!  There are five main facets to the tool:
  • The AI tool can SEARCH for names and places and keywords in record collections that we did not have every-name or word search before Full-Text Search.  Now we can find our ancestors names in land records, probate records, church records, court records, etc. that have been imaged and are available for FREE at home; note that some collections can be accessed by Full-Text Search at LDS FamilySearch Library and FamilySearch Centers.   
  • The AI tool used by FamilySearch can read the handwritten records andTRANSCRIBE them, and the user can save them or copy and paste them into a document on their computer.  The transcriptino is not perfect - it is easily confused by different columns of text on a page.  Sometimes it cannot transcribe the letters correctly because it doesn't recognize the letter form.  But it is very good at this - My experience is that about 90 to 95% of the words are correct.
  • The AI tool used by FamilySearch can SUMMARIZE the found document for the person searched for.  However it can do only one image at a time (there are usually two pages on a deed image), and the user has to advance the page forward or backward depending on where the rest of the found document is.
  • The AI tool provides a SOURCE citation for, and a link to, the found document.  
  • The user can SAVE the document image, the transcription, the summary, the citation and the link to a PDF file on their computer.  The user should rename the downloaded file so that the user can find it again.
2)  I have been asking the AI Tools (all of the FREE ones noted above) basic questions about "how to do xxxx in genealogy and family history research" in my "Ask AI" series.  The types of questions are endless.  My purpose in this is to check to see if AI can provide detailed answers to research questions, to see if I've been doing things "right," and to provide blog posts for anyone relatively new to genealogy research who searches for information about the topic in a search engine.  

3)  I have been having FUN with the AI tools in create poems and songs about my own research, the lives of my ancestors, and my own life and times.  I create prompts for these using information I have in my ancestor biographies or in lists of events in RootsMagic or Ancestry.com.  Some of the AI tools can also create song lyrics based on the prompts, and I can put those lyrics into www.Suno.com and it will create a song based on the lyrics, and a suggested genre or type of music, and a song title.  

The AI technology is new to many genealogists and family historians, and there have been some hiccups (most notable "hallucinations" when the AI tool assumes things not in evidence or does not have correct information).  The tools are almost always positive about the character and actions of people.  Users need to be careful about some statements. 

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Exploring the Google NotebookLM AI Tool - Chat and Notebook Guide (with Audio Overview) - Updated!

 I wrote Google's NotebookLM Can Summarize Large Text Files Using AI - My First Notebook on Thursday and explored the many NotebookLM features that I did not address on Friday and today. 

1)  In addition to the Source information and the "Key topics" links to Notes on the left-hand panel of the screen below, there are several other features available (see first screen capture below), including:

  • A "Chat" field for questions, and a "View Chat" link at the bottom of the right-hand panel.  The Chat area also has suggested questions that the user can click on to get more answers and save as a Note.
  • A link to "Notebook Guide" which leads to more features.  


  2)  Here is the "Notebook Guide" screen capture.   It overlays the previous screen:

 

3)  The additional features on the "Notebook Guide" provide more opportunity for receiving additional information that NotebookLM can provide about the subject of the sources provided by the user.  

  • At the top left of the "Notebook Guide" screen area, there are links for the user to click on to create more summaries and text, including:   "FAQ;" "Study Guide;" "Table of Contents;" "Timeline;" and "Briefing Doc."  Each of these links can create additinal information, although I had difficulty with the Timeline link finishing that task.  
  • At the top right of the "Notebook Guide" screen area, there is a link for an "Audio Overview" that creates a pseudo podcast by two people talking about the subject in a podcast formt (with a maximum of about 10 minutes).   This completes after several minutes and the discussion can be saved as a WAV file to your computer.  
  • On the rest of the "Notebook Guide" screen is a "Summary" of the source information, and more suggested Chat questions that can be asked, or the user can formulate their own questions.  All of the Chat questions and answers can be accessed using the "View Chat" link.
An interesting feature is the "Study Guide" - it's like a quiz that helps learners/students to find answers to questions about subjects in the source information.  

4)  The "Briefing Doc" link on the "Notebook Guide" summarizes the source information.  For the current Notebook, here is what it said (note that I had two source documents, the Lisa Louise Cooke interview and my own autobiography in this particular Notebook - my mistake!):

Briefing Document: Randy Seaver's Life and Work in Genealogy 

Sources: Excerpts from "Randy Seaver Autobiography - 2024.pdf", "Randy Seaver Interview by Lisa Louise Cooke - August 2024.pdf"

Date: October 26, 2023

Overview: This briefing document explores the life, work, and passions of Randy Seaver, a prominent figure in the genealogy community, as detailed in his autobiography and a recent interview. 

  • Main Themes:
  1. A Life Shaped by Curiosity: From a young age, Seaver demonstrates a thirst for knowledge and exploration. This manifests in his childhood fascination with maps, bus schedules, and recreating radio show narratives. This curiosity forms the bedrock for his lifelong pursuits in radio DXing, genealogy, and computing.
  2. The Evolution of a Genealogist: Seaver's genealogical journey began with his interest in his paternal New England roots, rich with Mayflower connections and colonial history. Over time, his research expanded to encompass both sides of his family, utilizing traditional methods alongside emerging technologies like genealogy software and online databases.
  3. Sharing the Genealogical Journey: Recognizing the value of community and knowledge sharing, Seaver actively engages with fellow genealogists. He is an active member of numerous genealogical societies, presents at conferences, and fosters connections through his popular blog "Genea-Musings."
  4. Embracing Technological Advancements: Seaver recognizes the power of technology in genealogical research. He eagerly adopts new tools and techniques, from early IBM PCs to sophisticated software like RootsMagic and online platforms like Ancestry and MyHeritage. He even explores cutting-edge technologies like AI for transcription, image enhancement, and storytelling. 

  • Key Ideas and Facts: 
  1. Early Life and Influences: Seaver's autobiography provides a detailed account of his upbringing in San Diego, highlighting family dynamics, the influence of his parents, and experiences that shaped his personality and interests.
  2. Professional Career: Seaver's background as an aerospace engineer at Rohr/Goodrich for 35 years provided a foundation in problem-solving, research, and data analysis, skills readily transferable to genealogical work.
  3. Genea-Musings Blog: Established in 2006, the blog showcases Seaver's research process, analysis of genealogical tools and resources, and highlights from the genealogy community, providing valuable insights for enthusiasts of all levels.
  4. Use of Technology: Seaver's interview underscores his enthusiasm for integrating technology into genealogy, particularly his use of AI for tasks like transcription, photo enhancement, and even crafting personalized poems and "deep story" biographical videos.

  • Notable Quotes: 

  1. On the Importance of Writing: "Writing helps me get things right. The 'holes in my research' are evident. I try hard to be accurate, provide source citations, give attribution, etc. I try to be a good example."
  2. The "Chunk Theory" of Genealogy: "Doing weekly themes helps me 'advance the genealogy football.' I have a 'Chunk Theory' - doing one thing now, and another tomorrow, creates lots of content every year."
  3. The Power of Cousin Bait: "Occasionally readers help me out with research and suggestions by commenting on the blog or in email. I get email from folks asking for help with their Seaver and Carringer families."

  • Conclusion:

  1. Randy Seaver's journey is a testament to the enduring power of curiosity, the importance of community in genealogical pursuits, and the exciting possibilities offered by emerging technologies. His story serves as inspiration for seasoned researchers and newcomers alike.

4)  The "Audio Overview" product is a conversation between two persons (a male and a female) about the source information.  The overview discussed only the Lisa Louise Cooke interview source material, not the Autobiography information.  It is not a summary of the source information, but a series of comments about instances in the source information, including insights about the subject.  Not every detail is exactly correct, but it is reasonably close to a factual account.  Some of the insights and comments are very complimentary, which I appreciated!

I have a WAV file which I can play on my computer using a Media Player (with a blank image), but I haven't figured out how to put it into an actual Podcast or a YouTube video.  It is a relatively large file - 28 mb that I cannot embed here (or on Facebook?).  I thought of doing a Zoom session with a background image and setting off the audio WAV file;  I haven't tried that yet.  Perhaps a reader can counsel me on how to do this to get it on my YouTube channel.  

UPDATE:  Here is the link to the Audio Overview:   https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/21e74803-ba61-41b4-ba45-438b19a6f8af/audio   What do you think about this?  

5)  All in all, I  am impressed by how much information can be gleaned, summarized and analyzed by NotebookLM from a source document.  Of course, the more information a user puts into a source document, the more information can be gleaned and analyzed by NotebookLM.

6)  I think that this NotebookLM is "StoryTelling on Steroids."  The user can "Invite" other people (family, friends, colleagues, etc.) using the "Share" button on the top right of each screen.  The Invited persons can see the source information, the NotebookLM analysis, the Chat Q&A, and to hear the Audio Overview.   Can they ask more Chat questions (inquring minds want to know!)?  I need to experiment more.

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Historical Record Collections - Week of 28 September to 4 October 2024

 Each week, genealogy record collections are added and updated to FamilySearch and listed on the Historical Record Collection list at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list.

As of 4 October 2024, there are 3,379 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 1 from last week):


The deleted, new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Added ---

*  Louisiana Second Registration Draft Cards, 1948-1959 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1921443); 243,676 indexed records with 490,208 record images, ADDED 01-Oct-2024
*  North Carolina, Naturalization Records, 1909-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000235); 2,455 indexed records with 1,986 record images, ADDED 01-Oct-2024
*  Utah, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, 1847-1868 -- Biographical Sketches (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2378480); 129,168 indexed records with 615 record images, ADDED 03-Oct-2024

--- Collections Updated ---

--- Collections with new images ---
--- Collections with images removed ---
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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!

Marshall notes that there are:

*  0 removed entries
*  3 added entries 
*  65 updated entries
*  6 entries with more or less images or records

Now the FamilySearch list has the same number of collections as Marshall's list.

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 of the collections listed above has a Research Wiki page (use the "Learn more" link). It would be very useful if the Wiki page for each collection listed the dates for when the collection was added as a new collection and the dates for major updates also.

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Friday, October 4, 2024

Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 28 September to 4 October 2024

 The following genealogy record collections were added to the Ancestry.com Card Catalog page by Date Updated during the period from 28 September to 4 October 2024:   

The ADDED and Updated collections include:

*  U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/3/2024.  This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from the United States. The records are dated between the 1600s and the present. 

*  Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/3/2024.  This database contains tax digest books for 137 Georgia counties from 1793 - 1892, making the collection a possible census substitute.

*  Norway, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/2/2024.  This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Norway. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present. 

*  UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/2/2024.  This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The records are dated between the 1300s and the present. 

*  Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/2/2024.  This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Canada. The records are dated between the 1600s and the present. 

*  Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/2/2024.  This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Australia and New Zealand. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present. 

*  Sweden, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/2/2024.  This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Sweden. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present. 

*  Australia, Australasian Methodist Ministerial Index, 1896; indexed records with record images, ADDED 10/2/2024.  

*  Australia, Southern Cross and South Australian Catholic Herald, 1867-1869; indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/2/2024. Australia, Southern Cross and South Australian Catholic Herald, 1867-1869

*  Mexico, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/2/2024.  This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Mexico. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present. 

*  Tasmania, Australia, Government Gazettes, 1885-1945; indexed records with record images,   ADDED 10/2/2024.  This collection contains Government Gazettes from Tasmania, Australia from 1885-1945

*  Italy, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/2/2024.  This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Italy. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present. 

*  Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/2/2024.  This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Germany. The records are dated between the 1600s and the present.

*  Brazil, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/2/2024.  This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Brazil. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present. 

*  Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/2/2024.  This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® for burials at sea and other select burial locations. The records are dated between the 1300s and the present.

*  Web: North Dakota, U.S., Marriages Index, 1872-2022; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/2/2024. This collection contains an index of Marriage records from North Dakota, USA, between the years 1872 and 2022. Most records are in English.

*  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61202/Minnesota, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1896-1989; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/2/2024.  This database consists of naturalization records for Minnesota from U.S. District and Circuit Courts.

*  Portland, Oregon, U.S., Chinese Immigrant Landing Records and Applications for Admission, 1882-1903; indexed records with record images, Updated 9/30/2024.  Immigration case files involving Chinese, and Japanese, immigrants in the Portland, Oregon area from 1882-1903.

*  U.S., Chinese Immigration Exclusion Act Case Files, 1883-1923; indexed records with record images, Updated 9/30/2024.  This database contains court case files regarding strict immigration laws against the Chinese enforced during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 

*  U..S., Chinese Census Papers, 1905; indexed records with record images, ADDED 9/30/2024. This collection is a census of people of Chinese descent living in the United States in 1905.

*  U.S., Duplicate Chinese Certificates of Residence, 1901; indexed records without record images, ADDED 9/30/2024.  This collection contains certificates of residence for Chinese citizens living in Hawaii in 1901.

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

By my count, there were 5 NEW record collection ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,589 collections available as of 4 October, an  INCREASE of 5 from last week.  

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Disclosure: I pay for an All-Access subscription from Ancestry.com. In past years. Ancestry.com  provided a complimentary All Access subscription, an autosomal DNA test, material considerations for travel expenses to meetings, and hosted events and meals that I attended in Salt Lake City.

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