Saturday, May 10, 2025

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Celebrate Mother's Day - Show Us Some Photos

Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

 It's Saturday Night again - 

Time for some more Genealogy Fun!!


Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible! music) is to:


1) Sunday, 11 May is Mother's Day in the USA.  Let's celebrate it by showing some of our photos with our mother.  


2)  Extra credit:  What did you call your mother during her life?  What did your children call your mother?  

3)  More extra credit:  Have you written a biography or tribute to your mother?  If so, please share a link if you have one.

4)  Share your photo(s) on your own blog post or in a Facebook or SubStack or BlueSky post.  Leave a link on this blog post to  help us find your Mom photos.

Here's mine:

1)  Mom photos

a)  A baby picture - me and mom (probably in late 1943):


b)  A pre-wedding photo - me and Mom in 1970:


c)  Betty and her family in 1976 (Randy, Betty, Scott, Fred, Stanley):


d)  My family in 1985 (Linda, Lori, Mom, Tami, Randy):


e)  Mom and her three sons in 2001 (Randy, Stan, Scott, Mom):



2)  I think I called my mother "Mom" all of her life.  Perhaps a "Muh-ther" once in awhile when I was exasperated.  My daughters called her "Nana," as did the other grandchildren.    

3)  I enjoyed every day with my mother from 1943 to 2002.  You can read my tribute to her in  Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - A Tribute to Your Mother.  A genealogical sketch for her is 
My Mother -- Betty Virginia (Carringer) Seaver (1919-2002) of San Diego, California.  The AI-created "Beautiful Betty" poem and song are in "Beautiful Betty" - Genealogy Poems and Song Created by Artificial Intelligence.

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Trying Out Ancestry.com's New Document Transcription Tool

 Ancestry.com announced that they have a new Document Transcription Tool in beta development in Ancestry Launches Document Transcription Feature on 30 April 2025.  The blog post describes the Ancestry transcription process, which uses artificial intelligence tools:

  • Upload a document image to the Gallery of a Person Profile in an Ancestry  Member Tree.
  • Fill in the document information panel requesting a category, a date, a location, and a description.
  • Click on the Transcribe button on the left-hand panel side of the document and wait for the transcript to appear in the right-hand panel.

The transcription feature in the Ancestry blog post focuses on handwritten letters or documents, and does not mention other types of handwritten documents like wills, deeds, birth, marriage and death certificates, etc.  

1)  What should I test it on?  I know from the samples shown on the Ancestry blog post that it can read handwritten letters in English and Spanish.  What about the handwritten land and probate records in English from colonial times?  I have lots of them!

 I have been testing this tool for one week on deeds, wills, and vital records, with mixed results.  As my readers know, I have a wealth of probate and land records from early colonial times to the present time in my computer files obtained and downloaded from Ancestry, FamilySearch, American Ancestors, and from FamilySearch microfilm (and recently using the FamilySearch Full-Text Search transcription feature).  Many of them are transcribed for my own use and published in my weekly Amanuensis Monday series on Genea-Musings. 

2)  My first attempt was with a handwritten land record of Michael Metcalf that I transcribed (with AI-assistance from Full-Text Search) in Amanuensis Monday -- 1761 Deed of Michael Metcalf to William Woods for Land in Cheshire County, New Hampshire Colony (dated 14 April 2025).  I cropped the two-page deed image to the one page with the deed of interest and saved it to a JPG file to upload to the Gallery for Michael Metcalf (1706-1771).

3)  Here is the Gallery page for Michael Metcalf (1706-1771) in my Ancestry Member Tree:


To make the document transcription work, I have to click on the document image, and that opens the document description in the right-hand panel of the screen:


I have filled out the "Edit details" panel and then Saved it.  I have to go back to the Gallery and click on the image and that shows:

The "Transcribe" button is in the upper left area of the left-hand panel.

I clicked on the "Transcribe" button and saw, after about one minute:


The right-hand panel says "There was a network error or the transcription service is down.  Please try again later."

I have tried the same task for the last six days with the same result.  I doubt that there was a network error all six days.  So it must be a transcription problem.  Is the deed too difficult to read?  Perhaps - FamilySearch struggled with it.  

4)  For my 2nd attempt, I tried the 1728 marriage record of Michael Metcalf and Melatiah Hamant in the Medway, Massachusetts record book, which is also on the Gallery page, and the transcription worked almost perfectly:


That worked almost perfectly...it did both pages shown on the image. However, the transcription cutoff before the end of the right-hand page.  The marriage record for Michael and Melatish (Hamant) Metcalf is the last entry on the right-hand page and was not transcribed.

I did the second transcription above right after the first attempt at the deed.  So there was probably no "Network error" when I  attempted the first transcription.  

I did a two-page (on one image) 1826 will transcription with very clear and neat handwriting for another person profile after these first two attempts, and it worked, but also cutoff the last portion of the will text.

5)  My tentative conclusion is that the Ancestry document transcription tool works for some (many?) documents but perhaps not for difficult to read handwriting.  It may have some sort of character or word limit that results in an incomplete transcription.  

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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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Ask AI: "Please Write a Romantic Poem From Charles Auble to Georgianna Kemp in 1897."

Records indicate that my great-grandparents Charles Auble (1849-1916) and Georgianna Kemp (1868-1952) married in 1898 after meeting each other in Chicago, and that he wooed her with flowers and poems.  

1)  The prompt for the free AI tools was:  "Charles Auble (1849-1916) met and romanced Georgianna Kemp (1868-1952) in 1897 in Chicago, and they married in 1898 in Milwaukee. The family story says he romanced her with flowers and poems. Please write a romantic poem from Charles to Georgianna in an 1890s style."

2)  Here is the X Grok 3 romantic poem:

                      To My Dearest Georgianna
                              By Charles, 1897
O fairest bloom in Chicago’s bright throng,
Thy grace doth inspire my heart’s tender song.
Like roses that blush in the morning’s first dew,
My soul finds its haven, sweet lady, in you.

The lake’s gentle ripples sing soft of thy name,
Each wavelet a whisper to kindle love’s flame.
Thy eyes, twin bright stars in the heavens of day,
Do guide my poor heart lest it wander astray.

In gardens of fancy, I gather for thee
The lily’s pure white and the violet’s decree.
Yet no flower so lovely, no blossom so rare,
As thou, my Georgianna, with beauty to spare.

O let me, dear heart, with devotion sincere,
Pledge love that shall deepen with each passing year.
As ivy clings fast to the oak’s mighty frame,
So I to thy side, ever true, stake my claim.
Say, wilt thou be mine, in Milwaukee’s embrace?
With thee, every moment shall glow with sweet grace.
My pen, like my heart, lays its tribute at last—
To Georgianna, my future, my present, my past. 

Grok noted:  "This poem uses the florid language, nature imagery, and romantic idealism typical of the 1890s, with references to flowers (roses, lilies, violets) to echo the family story of Charles wooing Georgianna with blooms. The mention of Chicago and Milwaukee grounds it in their courtship’s setting, while the formal tone and structure reflect the era’s poetic conventions."

3)  Here is the Claude 3.7 Sonnet poem:

                       To Miss Georgianna Kemp
                            Chicago, April 1897


Fair Georgianna, vision of delight,
Whose gentle beauty haunts my dreaming heart,
Like tender blossoms opening to the light,
So doth your presence sweeter thoughts impart.

When first we met, 'twas winter's cold embrace
That held Chicago in its frost and snow,
Yet spring eternal bloomed upon your face,
And warmed this soul that longed to love you so.

The lake's vast waters shimmer in the sun,
As changeable as fortune's fickle ways,
But steadfast as the stars when day is done,
My love shall follow you through all your days.

These humble flowers I lay before your feet,
Cannot compete with nature's fairest rose—
For in your countenance, so pure and sweet,
A beauty far surpassing them yet grows.

Though I have lived near half a century now,
My heart beats quick as any youth's might do;
Before love's altar I do gladly bow,
And pledge my life's remaining years to you.

Milwaukee beckons as our promised land,
Where we might build a home of joy and peace.
I offer you my heart, my soul, my hand—
A love that time shall only yet increase.

With deepest affection and sincerest admiration,

Charles Auble

Claude noted:  "This poem captures the romantic sentiments Charles might have expressed to Georgianna during their courtship in 1897. I've incorporated several elements authentic to the late Victorian period:

  • Formal, elevated language with classical structure
  • References to nature and flowers (which were important in Victorian courtship)
  • Mentions of their specific locations (Chicago and Milwaukee)
  • Acknowledgment of their age difference (Charles was 48 and Georgianna 29 when they met)
  • A proper, respectful tone with deep sentiment underneath

The poem reflects the earnest, somewhat elaborate romantic style of the era, when handwritten poems were treasured as heartfelt expressions of devotion.

 4)  I love this kind of stuff!  This is pure genealogy fun for me.  I think I like the Claude poem better.

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Links to my blog posts about using Artificial Intelligence are on my Randy's AI and Genealogy page.  Links to AI information and articles about Artificial Intelligence in Genealogy by other genealogists are on my AI and Genealogy Compendium page.

Copyright (c) 2025, Randall J. Seaver

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Friday, May 9, 2025

Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 3 to 9 May 2025

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

As of 9 May 2025, there are 3,408 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 1 from last week):


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

--- Collections Added   ---

*  Philippines, Eastern Visayas, Church Records, 1716-2014 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000329); 16,948 indexed records with 21,171 record images, ADDED 06-May-2025

--- Collections Updated ---

Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1939 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3335352); 264,765 indexed records with 48,659 record images (was 264,765 records with 48,659 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Argentina, Cemetery Records, 1833-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2363123); 1,609,393 indexed records with 1,049,850 record images (was 1,833,742 records with 1,049,840 images), UPDATED 05-May-2025
Argentina, Entre Ríos, Civil Registration, 1833-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006904); 779,476 indexed records with 549,003 record images (was 779,476 records with 549,003 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Argentina, Jujuy, Civil Registration, 1888-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4489444); 15,753 indexed records with 27,656 record images (was 15,753 records with 27,655 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Argentina, Salta, Catholic Church Records, 1634-1972 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974193); 358,054 indexed records with 144,293 record images (was 358,054 records with 144,293 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025

Argentina, Salta, Civil Registration, 1880-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006885); 588,214 indexed records with 537,695 record images (was 588,214 records with 537,695 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3740251); 411,303 indexed records with 410,630 record images (was 411,298 records with 410,626 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Bolivia, Catholic Church Records, 1566-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,847,837 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,847,775 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,327,399 indexed records with 208,789 record images (was 1,327,385 records with 208,783 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1799-2024 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2137269); 1,577,063 indexed records with 150,972 record images (was 1,576,994 records with 150,972 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025

Brazil, Mato Grosso, Civil Registration, 1845-2014 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001286); Index only (835 records), no images (was 835 records with 0 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 3,197,161 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 3,197,161 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 643,271 indexed records with 186,200 record images (was 642,908 records with 186,119 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1810-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,845,494 indexed records with 933,552 record images (was 1,845,494 records with 933,552 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 767,957 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 767,957 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025

Brazil, São Paulo, Civil Registration, 1925-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2765317); 17,988,346 indexed records with 21,090,537 record images (was 17,988,346 records with 21,090,537 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001287); 6,523,394 indexed records with 2,841,076 record images (was 6,523,388 records with 2,841,076 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
California, Lassen County, State Board of Health, Burial Permits, 1931-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3241369); 8,957 indexed records with 8,920 record images (was 8,957 records with 8,920 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
California, Los Angeles County, North Hollywood, Pierce Brothers Memorial Park Cemetery, Memorial Tablets, 1943-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3235392); 52,723 indexed records with 50,707 record images (was 52,721 records with 50,706 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
California, Los Angeles, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery/Crematory Records, 1884-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3583819); 372,026 indexed records with 193,681 record images (was 372,026 records with 193,681 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025

California, San Francisco, Area Funeral Home Records, 1835-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1385518); 162,363 indexed records with 193,721 record images (was 162,362 records with 193,721 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
California, Sonoma County, Sebastopol, Evergreen Lawn Cemetery Burial Records, 1800-2010 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3583823); 14,963 indexed records with 8,811 record images (was 14,962 records with 8,810 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Canada, Prairie Provinces, Census, 1926 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3005862); 2,077,237 indexed records with 48,436 record images (was 2,077,237 records with 48,436 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 8,816,219 indexed records with 1,129,388 record images (was 8,816,219 records with 1,129,388 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Chile, Cemetery Records, 1701-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1428897); 5,828,259 indexed records with 3,675,058 record images (was 5,828,248 records with 3,675,058 images), UPDATED 06-May-2025

Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits, 1938-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3212241); 231,067 indexed records with 212,782 record images (was 231,067 records with 212,782 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 30,823,618 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 30,823,618 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,211,272 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,211,272 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Delaware, Vital Record Index Cards, 1680-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922410); 135,150 indexed records with 134,797 record images (was 135,150 records with 134,797 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 6,168,067 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 6,167,985 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 03-May-2025

Ecuador, Cemetery Records, 1862-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3755446); 992,024 indexed records with 367,625 record images (was 992,024 records with 367,625 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
England, Herefordshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155913); 1,608,355 indexed records with 127,447 record images (was 1,608,355 records with 127,447 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
England, Oxfordshire, Parish Registers 1538-1904 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3293406); 103,707 indexed records with 6,309 record images (was 103,707 records with 6,309 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
England, Yorkshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477664); 322,926 indexed records with 316,526 record images (was 322,926 records with 316,526 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
France, Ariège, Parish and Civil Registration, 1583-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000206); 1,660,594 indexed records with 692,921 record images (was 1,654,982 records with 690,374 images), UPDATED 05-May-2025

French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 165,111 indexed records with 521,207 record images (was 152,535 records with 526,921 images), UPDATED 02-May-2025
Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2106095); 330,396 indexed records with 24,503 record images (was 330,395 records with 24,503 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 511,680 indexed records with 395,803 record images (was 511,675 records with 395,798 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-2007 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451040); 258,793 indexed records with 103,502 record images (was 258,788 records with 103,502 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1874-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,767,147 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,767,125 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025

Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 238,184 indexed records with 44,171 record images (was 238,141 records with 44,165 images), UPDATED 02-May-2025
Hawaii, Board of Health, Marriage Record Indexes, 1909-1989 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463469); 823,319 indexed records with 289,702 record images (was 823,318 records with 289,701 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Honduras, Catholic Church Records, 1633-1978 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823595); 1,878,421 indexed records with 425,330 record images (was 1,878,421 records with 425,330 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1462519); Index only (3,396,808 records), no images (was 3,396,808 records with 0 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1410397); 5,339,931 indexed records with 1,259,299 record images (was 5,339,307 records with 1,259,299 images), UPDATED 07-May-2025

Iowa, Adjutant General's Office, Grave Registration Service, Cemetery Records, 1800-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3518727); 10,639 indexed records with 10,591 record images (was 10,636 records with 10,588 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Iowa, Buchanan County Obituaries and Cemetery Records, ca.1796-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3740406); 218,554 indexed records with 42,954 record images (was 218,552 records with 42,953 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 9,722,164 indexed records with 333,571 record images (was 9,722,034 records with 338,262 images), UPDATED 02-May-2025
Italy, Catania, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821289); 1,750,035 indexed records with 2,852,068 record images (was 1,153,031 records with 2,852,068 images), UPDATED 09-May-2025
Italy, Modena, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968527); 317,276 indexed records with 2,114,742 record images (was 317,324 records with 2,114,742 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025

Italy, Trapani, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1906-1928 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2052404); 286,289 indexed records with 1,371,292 record images (was 286,289 records with 1,371,292 images), UPDATED 05-May-2025
Louisiana, First Registration Draft Cards, 1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916286); 396,037 indexed records with 792,451 record images (was 396,037 records with 792,451 images), UPDATED 06-May-2025
Louisiana, Orleans, Birth Records, 1819-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326847); 271,588 indexed records with 127,659 record images (was 271,577 records with 127,658 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Maine, Tombstone Inscriptions, Surname Index, 1620-2014 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2523434); 132,990 indexed records with 123,543 record images (was 132,977 records with 123,542 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Maryland, Baltimore, Loudon Park Cemetery, Cemetery Records, 1853-1986 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3021633); Index only (356,160 records), no images (was 356,159 records with 0 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025

Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 6,250,987 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 6,250,982 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Michigan, Saginaw County, Biographical Card File, ca. 1830-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733440); 22,364 indexed records with 21,340 record images (was 22,363 records with 21,339 images), UPDATED 09-May-2025
Minnesota, Veterans Grave Registration Reports, 1930-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4489446); 71,383 indexed records with 70,020 record images (was 71,383 records with 70,020 images), UPDATED 09-May-2025
Mississippi, County Marriages, 1818-1979 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477669); 1,761,033 indexed records with 562,579 record images (was 1,761,033 records with 562,579 images), UPDATED 09-May-2025
Namibia, Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1904-2010 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2365261); 142,513 indexed records with 17,342 record images (was 142,485 records with 17,342 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025

New Hampshire, Hillsborough County, Manchester, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1930346); 44,901 indexed records with 50,399 record images (was 44,899 records with 50,399 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726957); 7,908,592 indexed records with 1,509,652 record images (was 7,868,881 records with 1,509,652 images), UPDATED 07-May-2025
North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2848682); 7,932,115 indexed records with 278,591 record images (was 7,840,439 records with 278,591 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
North Carolina, Wake County, Death Records, 1900-1909 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949206); 4,291 indexed records with 4,272 record images (was 4,291 records with 4,272 images), UPDATED 07-May-2025
Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1661306); Index only (1,065,154 records), no images (was 1,056,883 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-May-2025

Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1987615); 1,898,198 indexed records with 1,097,134 record images (was 1,897,503 records with 1,097,134 images), UPDATED 03-May-2025
Papua New Guinea, Vital Records, 1867-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114430); 442,853 indexed records with 421,534 record images (was 442,450 records with 421,523 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1775-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1589502); 3,618,270 indexed records with 1,789,697 record images (was 3,618,270 records with 1,789,697 images), UPDATED 09-May-2025
Philippines Civil Registration (National), 1945-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1852584); 5,037,270 indexed records with 20,274,621 record images (was 5,037,270 records with 20,274,621 images), UPDATED 05-May-2025
Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1682798); 5,094,049 indexed records with 4,581,756 record images (was 5,094,049 records with 4,581,756 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025

South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821281); 2,699,587 indexed records with 2,692,226 record images (was 2,699,587 records with 2,692,226 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
Spain, Madrid, Municipal Census Records, 1910-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000004); 1,749,267 indexed records with 686,256 record images (was 1,777,197 records with 688,614 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3438701); 3,267,352 indexed records with 2,316,029 record images (was 3,267,352 records with 2,316,029 images), UPDATED 06-May-2025
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714676); 1,455,791 indexed records with 96,436 record images (was 1,455,569 records with 96,427 images), UPDATED 05-May-2025
United States, Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2061540); 915,289 indexed records with 707,724 record images (was 915,289 records with 707,724 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025

Uruguay, Census Records, 1726-1858 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4470326); 218,851 indexed records with 4,878 record images (was 216,845 records with 7,134 images), UPDATED 06-May-2025
Uruguay, Civil Registration, 1879-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (1,959,141 records), no images (was 1,959,043 records with 0 images), UPDATED 02-May-2025
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 20,506,693 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 20,506,683 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 09-May-2025
Venezuela, Civil Registration, 1843-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,505,346 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,505,346 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 09-May-2025
Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2134304); 795,975 indexed records with 2,733 record images (was 795,975 records with 2,733 images), UPDATED 07-May-2025

Washington, County Divorce Records, 1852-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1930340); 78,802 indexed records with 127,147 record images (was 78,800 records with 127,147 images), UPDATED 08-May-2025
West Virginia, Military Discharge Records, 1866-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4166146); 37,925 indexed records with 8,810 record images (was 37,843 records with 8,776 images), UPDATED 03-May-2025
Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1908-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736255); 1,480,522 indexed records with 328,664 record images (was 1,480,500 records with 328,660 images), UPDATED 07-May-2025

--- Collections with new images ---

Argentina, Buenos Aires City, Civil Registration, 1811-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000077); 1 indexed records with 10,166 record images (was 1 records with 10,163 images), last updated 26-Nov-2024
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Civil Registration, 1861-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000041); 1 indexed records with 108,200 record images (was 1 records with 106,789 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Argentina, Military Records, 1911-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000280); 1 indexed records with 1,928,187 record images (was 1 records with 1,143,362 images), last updated 31-Oct-2024
Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, Civil Registration, 1893-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000048); 1 indexed records with 1,479 record images (was 1 records with 194 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Arizona, Wills and Deeds, ca. 1700s-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3158817); 1 indexed records with 1,266 record images (was 1 records with 812 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024

Brazil, Alagoas, Civil Registration, 1876-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469403); 1 indexed records with 317,683 record images (was 1 records with 225,033 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Brazil, Maranhão, Civil Registration, 1827-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469402); 1 indexed records with 498,462 record images (was 1 records with 196,455 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Brazil, Sergipe, Civil Registration, 1866-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4470324); 1 indexed records with 214,347 record images (was 1 records with 147,740 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Canada, Census, 1931 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000196); 2,466,494 indexed records with 2,460,267 record images (was 2,466,494 records with 2,456,967 images), last updated 16-Jun-2024
Colombia, DAS Civil Registration Alphabetic Cards, 1914-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000074); 1 indexed records with 20,284,481 record images (was 1 records with 16,174,981 images), last updated 25-Nov-2024

Colombia, Migration Records, 1885-2014 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000159); 6,522,121 indexed records with 6,236,007 record images (was 6,522,121 records with 6,235,940 images), last updated 24-Apr-2025
Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704794); 966,449 indexed records with 15,839 record images (was 966,449 records with 10,545 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
France, Loire-Atlantique, Civil Registration, 1792-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288440); 4 indexed records with 6,024 record images (was 4 records with 6,018 images), last updated 18-Jan-2024
Germany, Baden, Church Book Duplicates, 1804-1877 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1395660); 733,778 indexed records with 732,485 record images (was 733,778 records with 728,257 images), last updated 07-Nov-2024
Illinois, Wills and Deeds, ca. 1700s-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3158867); 1 indexed records with 842 record images (was 1 records with 162 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024

Iowa, Johnson, Iowa City, Voter Registers, 1897-1904 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4132312); 63,334 indexed records with 2,686 record images (was 63,334 records with 1,874 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
Italy, Diocesi di Caltanissetta, Catholic Church Records, 1539-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000377); 1 indexed records with 4,679 record images (was 1 records with 199 images), last updated 05-Dec-2024
Missouri, Wills and Deeds, ca. 1700s-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3158841); 1 indexed records with 1,907 record images (was 1 records with 606 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Population Registers (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821274); 20,361,614 indexed records with 20,308,962 record images (was 20,361,614 records with 20,306,281 images), last updated 22-Feb-2018
Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704829); 46,579,094 indexed records with 46,317,998 record images (was 46,579,094 records with 46,282,819 images), last updated 08-Feb-2024

North Carolina, Wills and Deeds, ca. 1700s-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3158816); 1 indexed records with 4,419 record images (was 1 records with 2,261 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Northern Ireland, Death Records, 1998-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4441751); 72,539 indexed records with 7,217 record images (was 72,539 records with 7,214 images), last updated 26-Mar-2024
Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Court of Common Pleas, Naturalization Records, 1799-1906 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3158041); 15,813 indexed records with 6,235 record images (was 15,813 records with 4,665 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
Pennsylvania, Wills and Deeds, ca. 1700s-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3158832); 1 indexed records with 368 record images (was 1 records with 10 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Scotland, Death Records,1998-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4441753); 429,095 indexed records with 8,528 record images (was 429,095 records with 8,474 images), last updated 18-Mar-2024

United States, Census, 1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515); 52,785,233 indexed records with 52,660,355 record images (was 52,785,233 records with 52,591,294 images), last updated 16-Jun-2024
United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000145); 1 indexed records with 28,176,287 record images (was 1 records with 28,142,701 images), last updated 22-Jul-2024
United States, Recruits for the Polish Army in France, 1917-1919 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3023813); 11,885 indexed records with 11,860 record images (was 11,885 records with 7,551 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000016); 63,700,494 indexed records with 63,700,494 record images (was 63,700,494 records with 22,056,000 images), last updated 12-Feb-2023
Wales, Denbighshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1419318); 718,898 indexed records with 717,928 record images (was 718,898 records with 717,876 images), last updated 07-Sep-2023

Wales, Pembrokeshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1419323); 320,664 indexed records with 376,903 record images (was 320,664 records with 376,035 images), last updated 03-Nov-2023
West Virginia, Births, 1853-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417341); 1,047,139 indexed records with 1,289,651 record images (was 1,047,139 records with 1,288,228 images), last updated 11-May-2022

--- Collections with images removed ---

France, Hautes-Alpes, Census, 1856 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820771); 260,627 indexed records with 4,348 record images (was 260,627 records with 5,176 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
Italy, Biella, Ponderano, Parish of San Lorenzo, Catholic Church Records, 1566-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482795); 1 indexed records with 1,098 record images (was 1 records with 1,696 images), last updated 05-Dec-2024
Italy, Diocesi di Acerra, Catholic Church Records, 1578-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2485710); 1 indexed records with 1 record images (was 1 records with 137 images), last updated 05-Dec-2024
Italy, Grosseto, Diocesi di Grosseto, Catholic Church Records, 1521-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000381); 1 indexed records with 7,775 record images (was 1 records with 8,733 images), last updated 05-Dec-2024
Italy, Ivrea Diocesi di Ivrea, Catholic Church Records, 1474-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000373); 1 indexed records with 53,537 record images (was 1 records with 53,608 images), last updated 05-Dec-2024

Italy, Torino, Diocese of Torino, Catholic Church Records, 1801-1899 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000113); 1 indexed records with 174,578 record images (was 1 records with 187,713 images), last updated 05-Dec-2024
Italy, Vercelli, Archdiocese of Vercelli, Catholic Church Records, 1839-1899 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000274); 1 indexed records with 23,759 record images (was 1 records with 26,154 images), last updated 05-Dec-2024

--- Collections with new records ---

Austria, Vienna, Population Cards, 1850-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1404451); 598,792 indexed records with 185,801 record images (was 480,049 records with 185,801 images), last updated 13-Jun-2024

--- Collections with records removed ---

California, Birth Index, 1905-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001879); Index only (24,589,412 records), no images (was 24,589,414 records with 0 images), last updated 01-Mar-2012
England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2285338); Index only (132,174,247 records), no images (was 132,174,248 records with 0 images), last updated 02-Oct-2014
Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949342); Index only (17,102,118 records), no images (was 17,102,120 records with 0 images), last updated 17-Feb-2012
United Kingdom, British Armed Forces and Overseas Vital Records, 1761-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4324570); 2,878,200 indexed records with 2,596,256 record images (was 2,878,201 records with 2,596,256 images), last updated 22-Sep-2021
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 28,662,417 indexed records with 46,919,022 record images (was 28,662,418 records with 46,919,022 images), last updated 15-Apr-2025

United States, Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,605,760 records), no images (was 875,605,767 records with 0 images), last updated 24-Jan-2025
United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000290); Index only (413,872,507 records), no images (was 413,872,514 records with 0 images), last updated 22-Jun-2024

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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
  • 1 added entries 
  • 83 updated entries
  • 39 entries with more or fewer images 
  • 8 entries with more or fewer records

The FamilySearch website says there are 3408 total entries on the list (without signing in). Marshall's list says there are 3408 (without signing in).  They are in-sync this week.

See previous FamilySearch-related blog posts in   https://www.geneamusings.com/search/label/FamilySearch

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 3 to 9 May 2025

  The following genealogy record collections were added to the Ancestry.com Card Catalog page by Date Updated during the period from 3 to 9 May 2025:


The ADDED and Updated collections include:

  • Montana, U.S., Birth Records, 1897-1988; 3,307,587 indexed records with record images, Updated 5/8/2025.  This collection contains birth certificates from Montana that took place between the years of 1897 to 1988.
  • London, Ontario, Canada, Catholic Orphanage Records, 1852-1924; 17,035 indexed records with record images, ADDED 5/7/2025. This collection includes a variety of records from Catholic orphanages operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph in London, Ontario, Canada. 
  • Poland, Historical Postcards, 1860-1949; 5,509 indexed records with record images, ADDED    5/7/2025. This collection contains postcards printed in Poland that are mostly from the early 1900s, but some may date back as early as 1800. 
  • Arkansas, U.S., Divorces, 1923-1974; 1,432,647 indexed records with record images, Updated 5/7/2025.  This collection contains divorce records from the state of Arkansas that took place between the years of 1923 and 1973.
  • UK, Postal Establishment Books, 1691-1979; 1,655,863 indexed records with record images,  ADDED 5/7/2025.  This collection contains postal establishment books from the United Kingdom, dating from 1691 through 1979. Most records are from England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.
  • Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949; 8,478,856 indexed records with record images, Updated 5/7/2025.  That trip your ancestors took down the aisle left a paper trail. Follow it with these marriage records from Iowa for the years 1880–1948.
  • UK, World War II Audio, 1939-1945; 47 indexed records without record images, ADDED 5/5/2025.  This collection contains audio of interviews and oral histories of British women who worked in the UK during World War II. Most are oral histories by women who worked in the Women’s Land Army, although there are also accounts from female civilians.

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

By my count, there were 4 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,780 collections available as of 9 May, an INCREASE of 4 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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52 Relatives: 2nd Great-GrandUncle John Alfred Oatley (1815-1863) of Rhode Island and Connecticut

 John Alfred Oatley was born on 15 January 1815, in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, the first child of  Rev. Jonathan Oatley and Amy Champlin.[1-2]  The Jonathan Oatley family moved to East Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut in about 1834 from South Kingstown.

He married Eliza A. Edson on 19 March 1837, in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut by Rev. Daniel Williams.[1,3] They were the parents of:

  • Abby Champlin Oatley, born 10 September 1842, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States; married Cyrus A. Burroughs, 23 April 1859, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States; died 30 January 1913, Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
  • Joseph Monroe Oatley, born 11 December 1843, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States; married Elwyn Eliza Paine, 4 March 1866, Windham, Connecticut, United States; died 17 March 1902, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
  • Napoleon Bonaparte Oatley was born on 3 October 1846 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States. He died on 7 August 1851 at the age of 4 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
  • Clarissa Angeline Oatley, born 6 June 1849, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States; married James Henry Belcher, 29 January 1872, Windham, Connecticut, United States; died 30 June 1906, Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
  • John Alfred Oatley was born on 24 May 1852 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States. He died on 8 June 1853 at the age of 1 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States. He was also known as John A. Oatley Jr.

In the 1850 United States census, the John A. Oatley family resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[4]  The household included:

  • John A. Oatley - age 34, male, a spinner, born So. Kingston, RI
  • Eliza A. Oatley - age 31, female, born No. Hampton, Mass.
  • Sarah M. Oatley - age 11 female, born Killingly, Ct, attended school
  • Abby C. Oatley - age 8, female, born Killingly, Ct, attended school
  • Joseph M. Oatley - age 6, male, born Killingly, Ct, attended school
  • Napoleon B. Oatley - age 3, male, born Killingly, Ct.
  • Clarissa A. Oatley - age 2, female, born Killingly, Ct.

John's first wife, Eliza A. (Edson) Oatley died 17 June 1854, leaving four living children.  John married Sophrona (Johnson) Davis before 1860, probably in Windham County, Connecticut, as his second wife. They had no children.

In the 1860 United States census, the John A. Oatley family resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[5]  The household included:

  • John A. Oatley - age 45, male, an operative, $500 in real property, $400 in personal property, born R.I.
  • Sephaena Oatley - age 44, female, born Maine
  • Joseph M. Oatley - age 16, male, born Conn., attended school
  • Clarissa A. Oatley - age 12, female, born Conn., attended school
  • Napoleon B. Oatley - age 8, male, born Conn., attended school

The entry for Napoleon B. Oatley in the 1860 census is a mystery.  Is he the child born in 1846?  Was he born in 1851 to John and Eliza (Edson) Oatley after the 1846 Napoleon died?  Did he survive to adulthood, marry and have children?  

It is not known when Sophrona (Johnson) (Davis) Oatley died.  She is not in the 1870 U.S. Census as an Oatley.

John Alfred Oatley died on 13 June 1863, in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 48,[2,6] and was buried in Bartlett Cemetery #1 in Dayville, Windham, Connecticut, United States.[2]

SOURCES:

1. Harry J. Oatley, The Oatley Family in America and Their Descendants (Providence, R.I. : The Oatley Family Association, 1970), page 40, John Alfred Oatley birth entry, South Kingstown, 15 January 1815.

2. Find A Grave, imaged,  (https://www.findagrave.com), Bartlett Cemetery #1 (Killingly, Conn.), John A. Oatley (1815-1863) memorial # 36289157.

3. Killingly, Connecticut, "Killingly Births, Marriages and Deaths" (Register at Killingly Town Hall, Danielson, Connecticut), Volume 2, 1849-1881; Page 3a, John A. Oatley and Eliza A. Edson entry, 19 March 1837.

4. 1850 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly town, Page 349 (stamped), dwelling #415, family #462, John A. Oatley household; imaged, "1850 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 51.

5. 1860 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly, page 16 (penned), dwelling #124, family #124, John A. Oatley household; imaged, "1860 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, 1,438 rolls.

6. Harry J. Oatley, The Oatley Family in America and Their Descendants, page 40, John Alfred Oatley death entry, East Killingly, 13 June 1863.

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John Alfred Oatley (1815-1863) is my 2nd great-granduncle and brother of my 2nd great-grandmother, Amy Frances Oatley (1826-1864).  

I have posted over 500 genealogical sketches of  my ancestors back through the 7th great-.grandparents and a number of close relatives.  Information about his father, Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872) in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 39: #46 Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872).

The "52 Relatives" theme is a weekly series to document the lives of siblings of my ancestors with relatively short genealogical sketches, including important events, and with source citations.  These relatives lived and died within a family structure, and deserve a genealogical sketch - they were integral parts and important persons in the lives of my ancestral families.  

I add links to the 52 Ancestors and 52 Relatives sketches on the 52 Ancestors/Relatives Biographies page, in my Ancestry Member Tree, in WikiTree, and in the FamilySearch Family Tree. 

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