Genea-Musings: 01/07/24

Saturday, January 13, 2024

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Genealogy Goals for 2024

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) What are your genealogy goals for 2024? Consider genealogy research, education, organizing, service, writing, and whatever else you care to share.

2) Tell us about your goals 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's mine:

Many of these are continuations from my 2023 goals - I don't seem to ever completely finish a task!

1) Write weekly "52 Ancestors" and/or "52 Relatives" genealogical sketches, and to add them to my Ancestry Member Tree and to the FamilySearch Family Tree life stories.

2) Write weekly "Amanuensis Monday" and "Seavers in the News" posts for Seaver persons in my database, and add the record transcriptions to profiles in my family tree.

3) Research descendants of my 4th great-grandparents, mainly to support finding lines to my DNA matches. Write 6-generation reports for lines that are nearly complete.

4) Search Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilySearch, Findmypast and American Ancestors for new information to add relationships, events, names, dates, places, sources, images and notes to the profiles in my RootsMagic family tree.

5) Create PDF ancestry reports for ancestral families of myself and my second great-grandparents, plus descendant reports for key surname groups, using genealogy software and put them on Scribd (I last did this in 2012). Do it for my wife's ancestry also.

6) Publish the StoryWorth book that I have written 40 stories for and gift them to my daughters and grandchildren. Write stories for another StoryWorth book compiling some of my "Wordless Wednesday" blog posts.

7) Work on the photograph collections on the computer, and do enhancement and colorization using MyHeritage and Ancestry photo tools as necessary. Share not-seen-before photos on "Wordless Wednesday" blog posts. Add more family photos to my RootsMagic family tree and FamilySearch Family Tree profiles.

8) Chase more autosomal DNA matches to find common ancestors when possible using AncestryDNA ThruLines, MyHeritage ToFRs, and my "skeleton tree" on Ancestry.

9) Make more photograph slide shows for myself, Linda, my parents, and my grandparents, including photographs and records to tell their stories. Narrate Zoom videos of the slide shows and share them on my YouTube channel with my family members.

10) Investigate the best uses of artificial intelligence to create historical biographies of myself and my ancestors.

11) Serve the Chula Vista Genealogical Society on the Board of Directors as newsletter editor and Research/DNA chair, organize and present monthly Research Group and DNA Interest Group meetings on Zoom, and attend and contribute to the in-person education group meetings.

12) Watch more Family Tree Webinars and YouTube videos, attend CVGS, SDGS and WAGS program Zoom meetings, and attend RootsTech 2024 virtually, in order to keep up-to-date with research techniques, and new genealogy industry features.

Only 12 goals, and they are all achievable if I find the time to do them over the next 12 months. I hope for a B grade at best, but I will try!

Notice I didn't put clearing out the paper from the genealogy cave, attending a conference in-person, or some other impossible at this time goal.

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 6 to 12 January 2024

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

As of 12 January 2024, there are 3,267 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 3 from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Added ---

* Iowa, Death Records, 1888-1904 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000144); 251,928 indexed records with 19,662 record images, ADDED 09-Jan-2024

* Italy, Mantova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1825-1861 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000253); 83 indexed records with 20 record images, ADDED 12-Jan-2024

* Vermont, U.S. District Court Naturalization Records, 1790-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000152); 15,870 indexed records with 10,207 record images, ADDED 08-Jan-2024

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Catamarca, Civil Registration, 1888-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4328763); 158,111 indexed records with 157,694 record images (was 154,050 records with 153,677 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 121,002 indexed records with 120,538 record images (was 119,956 records with 119,492 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Argentina, Córdoba, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1974 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974182); 1,021,705 indexed records with 419,985 record images (was 1,019,284 records with 419,985 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4285043); 506,366 indexed records with 142,234 record images (was 506,361 records with 143,206 images), UPDATED 09-Jan-2024
Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 80,467 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 79,672 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024

Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 692,060 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 689,472 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,387,342 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,384,597 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,209,887 indexed records with 182,375 record images (was 1,207,956 records with 181,978 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Brazil, Mato Grosso, Civil Registration, 1845-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001286); Index only (829 records), no images (was 827 records with 0 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 906,210 indexed records with 376,941 record images (was 903,010 records with 375,651 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024

Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 3,148,728 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 3,143,218 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 246,100 indexed records with 74,497 record images (was 240,466 records with 72,998 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,721,491 indexed records with 875,236 record images (was 1,721,488 records with 878,039 images), UPDATED 11-Jan-2024
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,913,477 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,912,002 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 759,677 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 758,304 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024

Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,277,898 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,274,904 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Canada Census, 1931 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000196); 10,376,786 indexed records with 10,376,786 record images (was 1 records with 1 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 8,200,229 indexed records with 1,035,606 record images (was 8,178,449 records with 1,032,485 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 26,419,952 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 26,393,186 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 4,338,497 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 4,338,449 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 10-Jan-2024

Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,995,138 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,994,816 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 08-Jan-2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo, National Identity Cards, 1884-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000100); 6,685,756 indexed records with 6,700,519 record images (was 5,934,216 records with 5,948,980 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
England, Cheshire, School Records, 1796-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1583609); Index only (388,462 records), no images (was 728,083 records with 0 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
France, Haute-Garonne, Census, 1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000057); 74,650 indexed records with 1,296 record images (was 59,804 records with 1,039 images), UPDATED 10-Jan-2024
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 92,638 indexed records with 90,853 record images (was 89,958 records with 88,224 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024

Gibraltar, Church Records, 1697-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453925); 54,574 indexed records with 5,363 record images (was 54,168 records with 5,290 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Grenada, Church Records, 1747-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4440820); 83,372 indexed records with 8,781 record images (was 83,372 records with 11,660 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 452,171 indexed records with 353,806 record images (was 451,930 records with 353,570 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,589,943 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,589,887 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045); 998,688 indexed records with 17,993 record images (was 997,826 records with 17,993 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024

Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 420,624 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 420,129 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 11-Jan-2024
Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 85,327 indexed records with 10,546 record images (was 83,031 records with 15,658 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 5,369,565 indexed records with 191,509 record images (was 5,287,560 records with 181,637 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 51,706 indexed records with 17,956 record images (was 51,587 records with 17,921 images), UPDATED 10-Jan-2024
Italy, Terni, Civil Registration, 1861-1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046908); 42,581 indexed records with 2,987 record images (was 171,330 records with 42,407 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024

Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947831); 11,376 indexed records with 427,232 record images (was 10,471 records with 427,232 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043809); 39,746 indexed records with 628,744 record images (was 38,112 records with 628,744 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Martinique, Church Records, 1662-1847 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4316497); 13,417 indexed records with 1,224 record images (was 13,407 records with 1,257 images), UPDATED 10-Jan-2024
Martinique, Civil Registration Records, 1809-1874 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4316501); 330 indexed records with 49 record images (was 324 records with 47 images), UPDATED 06-Jan-2024
Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 5,789,396 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 5,786,535 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024

Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 8,992,044 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 8,988,613 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 3,038,313 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 3,037,126 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1856425); 7,038,413 indexed records with 211,757 record images (was 7,058,955 records with 211,757 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2020117); 1,963,993 indexed records with 6,635,049 record images (was 1,959,932 records with 6,635,049 images), UPDATED 11-Jan-2024
North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726957); 7,848,082 indexed records with 1,509,652 record images (was 7,848,025 records with 1,509,652 images), UPDATED 11-Jan-2024

Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 176,467 indexed records with 176,288 record images (was 175,087 records with 174,908 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1926701); 10,119,563 indexed records with 3,007,818 record images (was 10,122,568 records with 3,007,818 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Palau, Church Records, 1921-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4491580); 3,657 indexed records with 286 record images (was 3,451 records with 277 images), UPDATED 10-Jan-2024
Paraguay, Civil Registration, 1842-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000049); 4,825 indexed records with 5,974 record images (was 4,713 records with 5,834 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Peru, Arequipa, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4447275); 420,340 indexed records with 72,826 record images (was 420,340 records with 64,433 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024

Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,026,669 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,017,803 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,090,258 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,089,844 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 375,534 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 372,003 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Russia, Tver Confession Lists, 1728-1913 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1929531); 556,980 indexed records with 954,651 record images (was 544,957 records with 954,651 images), UPDATED 11-Jan-2024
South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4319131); 485,551 indexed records with 343,429 record images (was 461,548 records with 343,228 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024

Sri Lanka, Civil Registration, 1768-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2209866); 5,399,339 indexed records with 5,147,463 record images (was 4,544,100 records with 4,454,973 images), UPDATED 11-Jan-2024
Texas, Hidalgo County, Marriage Records, 1875-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000017); 139,897 indexed records with 148,805 record images (was 130,386 records with 142,586 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714676); 657,447 indexed records with 66,042 record images (was 608,834 records with 48,096 images), UPDATED 11-Jan-2024
United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2367299); 6,633,957 indexed records with 539,877 record images (was 6,633,959 records with 539,878 images), UPDATED 11-Jan-2024
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (1,121,974 records), no images (was 1,114,153 records with 0 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024

Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,088,419 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,085,118 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 195,809 indexed records with 73,125 record images (was 193,267 records with 71,482 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000046); 1,946,083 indexed records with 42,440 record images (was 1,946,053 records with 42,439 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Zimbabwe, Diocese of Mutare, Catholic Church Records, 1898-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000105); 7,734 indexed records with 20,252 record images (was 7,559 records with 17,582 images), UPDATED 12-Jan-2024

--- Collections with new images ---

Portugal, Faro, Civil Registration, 1880-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4122681); 23,585 indexed records with 14,079 record images (was 23,585 records with 8,591 images), last updated 11-Jul-2023

--- Collections with images removed ---

New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2803479); 4,749,222 indexed records with 69,289 record images (was 4,749,222 records with 84,502 images), last updated 20-Aug-2019

--- Collections with records removed ---

California Birth Index, 1905-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001879); Index only (24,589,451 records), no images (was 24,589,452 records with 0 images), last updated 01-Mar-2012
New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923888); 28,826,163 indexed records with 5,192,064 record images (was 28,826,164 records with 5,192,064 images), last updated 06-Oct-2015

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My friend and SDGS colleague, Marshall, has come up with a way to determine which collections are ADDED, DELETED or UPDATED, and to alphabetize the entries in each category. Thanks to Marshall for helping me out here!

In order to select a specific record collection on FamilySearch, go to https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list and use the "Filter by collection name" feature in the upper left-hand corner and use keywords (e.g. "church england") to find collections with those keywords.

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

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Friday, January 12, 2024

Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 6 to 12 January 2024

The following genealogy record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry.com during the period from 6 to 12 January 2024:

NOTE: The "Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry" page above for "All Countries" did not show all of the entries from the selected time period. There were 7 other updated collections found on the "Date Updated" list, and one ADDED collection on the "Date Added" page of the Card Catalog.

The ADDED and Updated collections include:

* Smyth County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1879-1884; indexed records with record images, Updated 01/11/2024

* Greene County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1853-1871; indexed records with record images, Updated 01/11/2024

* UK, Pension and Gratuity Records, 1860-1970; indexed records with record images, ADDED 01/11/2024

* Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989-2022; indexed records with record images, Updated 01/11/2024

* Craig County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1853-1896; indexed records with record images, Updated 01/11/2024

* Princess Anne County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1853-1880; indexed records with record images, Updated 01/11/2024

* England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2022; indexed records with record images, Updated 01/11/2024

* Shenandoah County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1872-1877; indexed records without record images, Updated 01/10/2024

* Powhatan County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1853-1896; indexed records without record images, Updated 01/10/2024

* Bland County, Virginia, U.S., Births 1861-1896; indexed records without record images, Updated 01/10/2024

* Shenandoah County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1878-1890; indexed records without record images, Updated 01/10/2024

* Shenandoah County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1891-1896; indexed records without record images, Updated 01/10/2024

* Washington County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1889-1896; indexed records without record images, Updated 01/10/2024

* Shenandoah County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1853-1871; indexed records without record images, Updated 01/10/2024

* James City County, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1853-1896; indexed records without record images, Updated 01/10/2024

* Frederick County, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1855-1896; indexed records without record images, Updated 01/10/2024

* Botetourt County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1885-1896; indexed records without record images, Updated 01/10/2024

* Queensland, Australia, Seamen Register Indexes, 1882-1919; indexed records without record images, ADDED 01/10/2024

* Caroline County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1870-1880; indexed records without record images, Updated 01/10/2024

* Mecklenburg County, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1866-1885; indexed records without record images, Updated 01/10/2024

* Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1939; indexed records with record images, Updated 01/10/2024

* Bath County, Virginia, U.S., Births 1853-1896; indexed records without record images, Updated 01/09/2024

* Augusta County, Virginia Births, 1862-1875; indexed records without record images, Updated 01/09/2024

* Alexandria County, Virginia Births, 1865-1896; indexed records without record images, Updated 01/09/2024

* Chesterfield County, Virginia Births, 1892-1896; indexed records without record images, Updated 01/09/2024

* Highland County, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1853-1896; indexed records without record images, Updated 01/09/2024

* Accomack County, Virginia Births, 1874-1877; indexed records without record images, Updated 01/09/2024

* Poland, Łódź and Gliwice Jewish Registration Cards, 1945-1946 (USHMM); indexed records without record images, ADDED 01/08/2024

* Zwierzyniec, Poland, Vowinckel & Richtberg Employment Cards, 1942 (USHMM); indexed records without record images, ADDED 01/08/2024

* Gliwice, Poland, Jewish Population Cards, 1933-1942 (USHMM); indexed records without record images, ADDED 01/08/2024

* Lublin, Poland, Confiscated Jewish Properties, 1940-1944 (USHMM); indexed records without record images, ADDED 01/08/2024

* Poland, Registration Cards of Jewish Children, 1945-1949 (USHMM); indexed records without record images, ADDED 01/08/2024

* Chernivtsi, Ukraine, Czernowitz Oblast Archives Records, 1941-1944 (USHMM); indexed records without record images, ADDED 01/08/2024

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

By my count, there were 8 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above. There are now 33,402 collections available as of 12 January, an INCREASE of 8 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 Relatives: Anne Frances "Annie" (Richmond) Pickford (1869-1939) of Connecticut and Massachusetts

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

I started 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 integral parts of the lives of my ancestral families. I will post the sketches on my Ancestry Member Tree and in the FamilySearch Family Tree.

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Anne Frances "Annie" Pickford (1869-1939) was born 13 July 1869[1], probably in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, the eldest child of Thomas Richmond and Julia (White) Richmond. The Richmond family had ten children, but one child died in childhood.

At age 18, Anne married Walter Pickford (1864-1918), son of John Pickford and Elizabeth (Ashforth) Pickford, on 26 December 1887 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut[2]. He was born 30 August 1864 in Marple, Cheshire, England, and died 2 July 1918 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. They had three children:

i. Earle Richmond Pickford was born on 23 May 1890 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States . He died on 17 December 1972 in Upper Arlington, Franklin, Ohio, United States . He married Jean Muir Allan on 12 February 1912 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. She was born on 08 November 1891 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. She died on 25 September 1973 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

ii. stillborn Pickford was born on 09 August 1893 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Stillborn died on 09 August 1893 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

iii. Henry Winthrop Pickford was born on 12 July 1895 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. He died on 07 May 1987 in Mont Vernon, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. He married (1) Gladys M. Howe, daughter of Nathaniel Lamson Howe and Elizabeth M. Fisher, before 1922 in probably Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. She was born on 23 February 1894 in Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. She died in 1963 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. He married (2) Ann C. Campbell in March 1967 in Broward, Florida, United States. She was born on 07 March 1912 in Massachusetts, United States. She died on 03 May 1994 in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

In the 1870 US census, the Thomas Richmond family resided in the Second Ward of Stonington, New London County, Connecticut[3]. The household included:

* Thomas Richmond -- age 23, male, works in woolen mill, born England

* Julia Richmond -- age 21, female, keeping house, born CT
* Anna Richmond -- age 1, at home, born CT

In the 1880 U.S. census, the Thomas Richmond family resided in Killingly town, Windham County, Connecticut[4]. The family included:

*  Thomas Richmond -- white, male, age 31, married, overseer in a woolen mill, born England, father and mother born in England),
*  Julia Richmond -- white, female, age 33, wife, married, keeping house, born CT, father born CT, mother born RI
*  Annie Richmond -- white, female, age 10, daughter, single, attended school, born RI, father born England, mother born CT
*  Everett Richmond -- white, male, age 4, son, single, born CT, father born England, mother born CT
*  Grace Richmond -- white, female, age 3, daughter, single, born CT, father born England, mother born CT
*  Emily Richmond -- white, female, age 1, daughter, single, born CT, born CT, father born England, mother born CT

In the 1900 United States census, the Walter Pickford family resided at 104 Third Street in Leominster, Worcester County Massachusetts[5]. The household included:

*  Walter Pickford - head, white, male, born Aug 1864, age 35, married, for 12 years, born England, parents born England/England, immigrated in 1865, resident of US for 34 years, a naturalized citizen, a Dyer of wool, owns home with a mortgage
*  Anna Pickford - wife, white, female, born July 1869, age 30, married, for 12 years, 2 children born, 2 living, born Connecticut, parents born England/Connecticut
*  Earl Pickford - son, white, male, born May 1890, age 10, single, born Connecticut, parents born England/Connecticut, at school
*  Henry Pickford - son, white, male, born July 1895, age 5, single, born Connecticut, parents born England/Connecticut

In the 1910 United States census, the Walter Pickford family resided at 894 Main Street in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts[6]. The household included:

*  Walter Pickford - head, white, male ,age 45, first marriage, married 22 years, born England, parents born England/England, immigrated in 1866, naturalized citizen, commercial occupation, traveler chemical ..., rents home
*  Annie Pickford - wife, female, white, age 40, first marriage, married 22 years, 3 children born, 2 living, born Connecticut, parents born England/Rhode Island
*  Henry Pickford - son, male, white, age 14, single, born Massachusetts, parents born England/Connecticut, attending school
*  Elizabeth Pickford - mother, white, female, age 73, widowed, 3 children born, 2 living, born England, parents born England/England, immigrated in 1855

Walter Pickford died on 2 July 1918 in Clinton, Massachusetts. Anne continued living in her home in Clinton until her death.

In the 1920 United States census, the remnant of the Walter Pickford family resided at 124 Cedar Street in Clinton, Worcester County Massachusetts[7]. The household included:

* Annie F. Pickford - head, owns home with a mortgage, white, female, age 49, widowed, born Connecticut, parents born England/Connecticut, no occupation
* Henry W. Pickford - son, white, male, age 24, single, born Massachusetts, parents born England/Connecticut, a lawyer, works in general practice

In the 1930 United States census, the remnant of the Walter Pickford family resided at 124 Cedar Street in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts[8]. The household included:

* Annie F. Pickford - head, owns home, worth $4500, female, white, age 60, widowed, married first at age 17, born Rhode Island, parents born England/Connecticut, no occupation
* Harry McSherry - roomer, male, white, age 43, widowed, married first at age 29, born Massachusetts, parents born Southern Ireland/Massachusetts, a teacher, works in a school.

Anne Frances "Annie" (Richmond) Pickford died 6 July 1939 at age 69 in Clinton, Massachusetts[1]. An obituary for Annie Pickford was published on Friday, 7 July 1939 in the Fitchburg [Mass.] Sentinel newspaper:

"Mrs. Walter Pickford

"CLINTON, July 7 -- Mrs. Annie Frances (Richmond) Pickford, 135 Walnut street, aged 69 years, died at her home yesterday. She has been a resident of this town for many years.

"She was a life member of Temple chapter, O.E.S. of Leominster, and was a member of the Clinton Women's club for many years.

"Two sons, Henry of this town and Earl of Rutland, Vt., and three sisters, Mrs. Grace Shaw of Fitchburg, Mrs. Bess Seaver of Leominster, and Mrs. Emily Taylor of San Diego, Calif., survive her.

"Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery, Leominster."

Anna F. (Richmond) Pickford (1869-1939) is buried in Evergreen Cemetery (Lot 26, Section 6) in Leominster, Massachusetts, with her husband Walter Pickford and her two sons, Earle and Henry[1].

SOURCES:

1. Find A Grave, indexed database and digital image, (https://www.findagrave.com), Evergreen Cemetery (Leominster, Mass.), Anna F. "Annie" Richmond Pickford (1869-1939) memorial #44844053.

2. Killingly, Connecticut, "Killingly Births, Marriages and Deaths" (Register at Killingly Town Hall, Danielson, Connecticut), Volume 3, page 156, Walter Pickford and Annie Richmond marriage entry, 26 December 1887.

3. 1870 United States Federal Census, New London County, Connecticut, Stonington 2nd Ward: page 775, dwelling #272, family #386, Thomas Richmond household; online database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 114.

4. 1880 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, Killingly: Page 379A, dwelling #26, family #42, Thomas Richmond household; online database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 110.

5. 1900 United States Federal Census, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Leominster; ED 1644, Sheet 15A, Lines 103-106, Walter Pickford household; online database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T623, Roll 692.

6. 1910 United States Federal Census, Worcester County,, Massachusetts, Clinton; Page 12B, ED 1711, Dwelling #181, Family #227, Walter Pickford household; online database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T624, Roll 627.

7. 1920 United States Federal Census, Worcester County,, Massachusetts, Clinton; Page 6A, ED 23, Dwelling #89, Family #130, Annie F. Pickford household; online database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T625, Roll 745.

8. 1930 United States Federal Census, Worcester County,, Massachusetts, Clinton; Page 7A, ED 150, Dwelling #102, Family #160, Annie F. Pickford household; online database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T626, Roll 962.

Anne Frances (Richmond) Pickford (1869-1939) is my grand-aunt.

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Findmypast Friday: Derbyshire Baptisms, Boer War Records, Yorkshire Inscriptions and Newspapers

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

Exploring the AncestryAI Feature on Ancestry.com

I read Diane Henriks post Ancestry Updates: New AI Features for Your Family Tree and DNA! on 1 October 2023 and read about the AncestryAI family tree feature, but when I checked my own Ancestry.com family tree, I didn't have it. I have looked for it weekly, and finally saw it today.

Diane's post summarized it as:

"Learn about your ancestor in a fun, engaging, and educational way with the new AI feature for your family tree! With the new feature, you can learn about birth, marriage, death, and residence events during your ancestors’ lives."

To find the AncestryAI feature for your family tree, go to a Life Story on one of your Ancestry Member Tree profiles. Here is the top of the Life Story page my profile for Abigail A. Vaux (1844-1931), my second great-grandmother:

On the last line of the "Birth" panel, there is a note: "BETA: What was Aurora, New York, USA like when Abigail A. Vaux was born? Ask AncestryAI."

I clicked on the "Ancestry AI" button and a sidebar opened on the right sidebar with the answer (on two screens below):

At the bottom of the screen above, there are three more questions concerning children's clothing, birth traditions and popular baby toys for the time period.

The same type of questions and answers are provided by AncestryAI for marriage, death, and residence events on the Life Story page. See Diane Henriks' post for a summary of the questions.

The only flaw I found in this text was that the place was assumed to be Aurora, Cayuga County, New York rather than Aurora, Erie County, New York [there is more than one "Aurora" town in New York!].

This feature appears to be a relatively "static" artificial intelligence implementation with several predetermined questions, rather than a "dynamic" AI implementation where the user can ask a general chat type question about specific events or ideas. It does put the question in time and place context. It is very useful for historical, cultural, tradition, and lifestyle information about specific locations at a certain time. Of course, we don't know if these generalized statements are typical of what our families experienced at the time and place in question.

I was interested in what one of the AncestryAI Death questions and answers were for San Diego, where Abigail A. Vaux died. Here is the first Death question and answer:

What was San Diego, California, USA like at this time?

In 1931, San Diego, California was a vibrant city with a population of around 147,000 people. Located on the Pacific coast, it enjoyed a mild climate and beautiful beaches, making it a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. The city was known for its naval presence, with the United States Navy having a significant presence in the area.

Economy and Industry:

San Diego's economy in 1931 was primarily driven by the military and defense industries, as well as agriculture and tourism. The naval base, located in nearby Point Loma, provided employment opportunities for many residents. The city also had a thriving agricultural sector, with citrus fruits, avocados, and flowers being major crops. Tourism played a significant role in the local economy, with visitors attracted to the city's natural beauty and attractions like Balboa Park and the San Diego Zoo.

Cultural Diversity:

San Diego in 1931 was a diverse city, with people from various ethnic backgrounds and cultures. The city had a significant Hispanic population, with Mexican-Americans contributing to the local culture and economy. Additionally, there were communities of Asian immigrants, particularly from Japan and China, who brought their traditions and cuisine to the city. African-Americans also had a presence in San Diego, contributing to the cultural fabric of the city.

Challenges and Social Issues:

Like many cities during the Great Depression, San Diego faced economic challenges in 1931. The stock market crash of 1929 had a significant impact on the local economy, leading to high unemployment rates and financial hardships for many residents. The city also experienced racial tensions and discrimination, particularly against the Hispanic and Asian communities. Despite these challenges, the people of San Diego persevered and worked together to overcome the difficulties of the time.

Now I'm wondering what it will say about Chula Vista at the time of my birth, marriage and at present. And Leominster when my folks arrived there in about 1870. And Hilperton when my Richman ancestors lived there until 1855. And Voss, Norway when my wife's family lived there until 1850. I'll report back.

All in all, I think this AncestryAI is an excellent addition to Ancestry Member Tree features. I look forward to exploring more profiles for the tree profiles I have from around the world and different historical times.

Do you have the AncestryAI features on your Ancestry Member Tree? This feature is still in Beta development, so not every Ancestry Member Tree may have it yet. I encourage you to go look for it and try it out. If you don't have it yet, check your tree occasionally to find it.