Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 13 to 19 May 2023

 The following genealogy record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry.com during the period from 13 to 19 May 2023: 

The Updated and ADDED collections include:

*  Web: Manitoba, Canada, Birth Index, 1870-1917; indexed records without record images, Updated 5/18/2023

*  Hampshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1536-1812; indexed records with record images, ADDED 5/17/2023

*  U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 5/17/2023 [172,857,217 records]

*  Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 5/17/2023 [9,646,273 records]

*  Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 5/17/2023 [11,044,654 records]

*  Sweden, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 5/17/2023 [719,305 records]

*  Mexico, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 5/17/2023 [62,956 records]

*  Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 5/17/2023 [14,604,632 records]

*  Brazil, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 5/17/2023 [165,727 records]

*  Italy, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 5/17/2023 [318,700 records]

*  Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 5/17/2023 [ 2,520,011 records]

*  Carinthia, Austria, Catholic Church Registers, 1614-1940; indexed records with record images, Updated 5/15/2023

*  Edinburgh, Scotland, Extent Rolls, 1580-1847; indexed records with record images, Updated 5/15/2023

*  Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1921; indexed records with record images, Updated 5/15/2023

*  Styria, Austria, Catholic Church Registers, 1614-1938; indexed records with record images, Updated 5/15/2023

*  Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938; indexed records with record images, Updated 5/15/2023

*  Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1922; indexed records without record images, Updated 5/15/2023

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

By my count, there was 1 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,324 collections available as of 19 May, an increase of 1 from last week. 

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52 Ancestors - Week 480: #760 John Kenyon (1682-1735) of South Kingstown and Westerly, Rhode Island

 John Kenyon (1682-1735)  is #760 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandfather, who married  #761 Elizabeth Remington (c1686-1747) in July 1704 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.

I am descended through:

*  their son #380 Sylvester Kenyon (1710-1800), married #381 Anna Barber (1717-a1800) in 1740.

*  their son #190 John Kenyon (1742-1831), married #191  Anna Kenyon(?) (c1742-1824) in 1764.

*  their daughter #95 Nancy Kenyon (c1765-b1833), married #94 Joseph Champlin (1758-1850) in 1785.

*  their daughter #47 Amy Champlin (1798-1865), married  #46 Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872) in 1813.

*  their daughter #23 Amy Frances Oatley (1826-1864), married #22 Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) who married in 1844.

*  their daughter #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913), married #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) in 1868.

*  their daughter #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962), married #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) in 1900.

*  their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983), married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.

*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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

*  Name:                        John Kenyon[1–5]

*  Sex:                            Male

*  Father:                       John Kenyon (1647-1732)

*  Mother:                      --?-- --?-- (c1657-a1732)

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

*  Birth:                         before 26 December 1682, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States[1-2]

*  Baptism:                    26 December 1682 (after age 0), South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States[1-2]

*  Distribution:              26 June 1732 (after age 49), Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States[5]

*  Death:                        before 27 February 1734/5 (before age 51), Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States[1-2]

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

*  Spouse 1:                    Elizabeth Remington (1686-1747)

*  Marriage 1:                 July 1704 (after about age 21), South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States[1-2,4]

*  Child 1:                      John Kenyon 1706-1747

*  Child 2:                      Thomas Kenyon 1708-1778

*  Child 3:                      Sylvester Kenyon 1710-1800

*  Child 4:                      George Kenyon 1712-1796

*  Child 5:                      Sarah Kenyon 1715-1803

*  Child 6:                      Mary Kenyon 1717-    

*  Child 7:                      Elizabeth Kenyon 1720-1778

*  Child 8:                      Samuel Kenyon 1722-1747

*  Child 9:                      Abigail Kenyon 1724-1746

*  Child 10:                    Benedict Kenyon 1727-1807

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

The Kenyon family of Rhode Island was described in 1935 by Howard Kenyon in the American Kenyons book[1].  Several Kenyon descendants updated the work for the first five generations in the year 2000 time frame and made it available to Kenyon researchers as "Rhode Island Kenyons (Generation 1), Updated: 4/12/99[2]."

John Kenyon (c1682-1735) was born, and baptized on 26 December 1682, in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, the son of John and --?-- (--?--) Kenyon[1-2].  

He married in July 1704 to Elizabeth Remington (1686-1747), the daughter of John and Abigail (Richmond) Remington[1-3,5].  They had ten children, most of whom are recorded in the South Kingstown town records:

*  John Kenyon (1706-1747), married 1726 Mary Gardiner (1707-????).

*  Thomas Kenyon (1708-1778), married 1733 Catherine Ney (1712-????).

*  Sylvester Kenyon (1710-1800), married 1740 Anna Barber (1717-a1800).

*  George Kenyon (1712-1796), married 1741 Anna Lewis (1716-1805).

*  Sarah Kenyon (1715-1803), married 1730 Ebenezer Niles (1710-1747).

*  Mary Kenyon (1717-????), married 1742 Enoch Lewis (1720-1767).

*  Elizabeth Kenyon (1720-1778), married 1735 Stephen Hoxsie (1713-1793).

*  Samuel Kenyon (1722-1747), married 1746 Hannah Kenyon (1727-1783).

*  Abigail Kenyon (1724-1746).

*  Benedict Kenyon (a1727-1807), married 1760 Amie Barber (1742-1803).

John Kenyon was admitted a freeman by South Kingstown in 1712[1-2].

The South Kingstown and Westerly Land Evidence records show many deeds from John Kenyon (mainly in Volumes 5 and 6 of Westerly Land Evidences on FHL microfilm 0,940,233).

He was deeded 170 acres of land by his father in South Kingstown in 1712. 

In 1726 he bought the land of John Handson in South Kingstown, and in 1731, he sold the land bought of John Handson to Charles Dickinson[1-2]. 

In Westerly deeds, Volume 5, Page 277 (accessed on FHL Microfilm 0,940,233), Peter Button Jr., carpenter, to John Kinyon of Kingstown, farmer, 55 Acres bounded by John Kinyon, Samll Lewis, 24 April 1722. Witnesses: Rowse Helme, Justice, and Robt. Hannah. Recorded 24 August 1731.

In Westerly deeds, Volume 5, Pages 279-280 (accessed on FHL Microfilm 0,940,233), John Kinyon and Elizabeth his wife of South Kingstown to son Thomas Kinyon, husbandman, 122 Acres bounded by the sd John Kinyon, Joseph Enos, Elisha Halls, August 1731. Witnesses: Robt. Hannah and Elizabeth Hannah.

In Westerly deeds, Volume 6, Page 62 (accessed on FHL Microfilm 0,940,233), Samuel Lewis to John Kinyon of South Kingstown, 200 Acres bounded by Thomas Rogers, Jonathan Foster, 28 April 1730. Witnesses: George Havens and Samll Willbore.

In Westerly deeds, Volume 6, Page 62 (accessed on FHL Microfilm 0,940,233), Samuel Lewis to John Kinyon of South Kingstown, 200 Acres bounded by Thomas Rogers, Jonathan Foster, 28 April 1730. Witnesses: George Havens and Samll Willbore.

In Westerly deeds, Volume 6, Pages 63-64 (accessed on FHL Microfilm 0,940,233), Henry Hall to John Kinyon of Kingstown, 120 Acres bounded by Israel Lewis, Henry Hall Second, John Enos, 26 December 1718. Witnesses: Henry Gardener Jr. and Francis Willett. Recorded 24 August 1731.

In Westerly deeds, Volume 6, Pages 65-66 (accessed on FHL Microfilm 0,940,233), Henry Hall to John Kinyon of Kingstown, 100 Acres bounded by John Enos, John Kinyon, Benj. Lewis, John Watson now in possession of his son Wm Watson, 5 February 1722/3. Witnesses: Rowse Helme, justice and John Foster. Recorded 24 August 1731.

In Westerly deeds, Volume 6, Pages 69-70 (accessed on FHL Microfilm 0,940,233), Henry Hall, Husbandman, to John Kinyon of Kingstown, 55 Acres bounded by Samll Lewis, Peter Button jr., 27 January 1719. Witnesses: Thos Flower and Wm Browne. Recorded 24 August 1731.

In Westerly deeds, Volume 6, Pages 71-72 (accessed on FHL Microfilm 0,940,233), William Enos and Mary his wife, Husbandman, to John Kinyon of South Kingstown 114 Acres bounded by heirs of Henry Hall, land formerly belonging to Israel Lewis, 31 May 1726. Witnesses: John Gay?? and John Handson. Recorded 24 August 1731.

In Westerly deeds, Volume 6, Pages 81-82 (accessed on FHL Microfilm 0,940,233), Indenture dated 10 July 1732, John Kinyon eldest son & heir of John Kinyon late of Westerly Decd to Joseph Kinyon, quit claim, 128 Acres Witnesses: Thomas Kinyon and Jos Fox.

In Westerly deeds, Volume 6, Pages 87-90 (accessed on FHL Microfilm 0,940,233), Indenture dated 17 May 1733 between John Kinyon and Elizabeth his wife and Benja Peckham of South Kingstown, bounded by: Thomas Rogers, Jonathan Foster, Thomas Rogers (son of James Rogers), John Kinyon Decd in occupation of Joseph Kinyon, 200 Acres land which sd John Kinyon purchased of Samll Lewis. Witnesses: George Hazard Jr., and Jos Fox.

In Westerly in 1732, he deeded land to his son, John Kenyon[1-2]. 

In 1734, he deeded land in Westerly to his son Sylvester Kenyon[1-2].

In 1734, he deeded land in Westerly to his son, George Kenyon[1-2]. 

John Kenyon's father, John Kenyon (1655-1732), yeoman of Westerly RI, died testate, having written a will dated 12 June 1732, which was proved on 26 June 1732[4].  In the will, his son John was bequeathed:

"Item  I Give & Bequeath to my Beloved Son John Kinyon Ten pounds to be Raised & Levied Out of my Estate within one year after my decease."

As the eldest son, John Kenyon likely received all of the real estate holdings of his father.

When his daughter, Elizabeth, married on 24 February 1734/5 in South Kingstown, it was entered on the town clerk's record that she was the daughter of "John, deceased.[1-2]" 

John Kinyon left no record of probate, administration, or inventory.  He probably died in 1733 or 1734 in Westerly, certainly before 24 February 1734/5.

5.  SOURCES

1. Captain Howard N. Kenyon, American Kenyons : History of Kenyons and English connections of American Kenyons, genealogy of the American Kenyons of Rhode Island, miscellaneous Kenyon material (Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Company, 1935), pages 57-58, #11 John Kenyon (1682-1735) family sketch.

2. Richard Kenyon, Clark Kenyon, Harry Kenyon, "Rhode Island Kenyons, (Generation 1), Updated 4/12/99," typescript, published by authors, provided to Randall J. Seaver in about 2000 via email, #11 John Kenyon family sketch is in Generation 3.

3. John Osborne Austin, One Hundred and Sixty Allied Families of Rhode Island (Salem, Mass. : Rhode Island historical Society, 1893), John Kenyon (1682-1734) family sketch.

4. James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, First Series, Births, Marriages and Deaths : a Family Register for the People (Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., 1891-1912), Volume 5, "Washington County, Births, Marriages, Deaths," page 30 (image 39 of 583), John Kenyon and Elizabeth Remington marriage entry, July 1734; accessed in "Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899" digital record collection,   Ancestry.com    (https://www.ancestry.com); Original data from James Newell Arnold, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes (Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912); digitized images from New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

5. Westerly [R.I.] Town Clerk, "Town council and probate records, 1699-1888 [Westerly, Rhode Island]," digital microfilm,  FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : on 5 FHL Microfilm reels), Volume 2, 1731-1745, pages 18-19 (hand numbered), John Kenyon estate records, 1732, accessed  on FHL Microfilm 0,930,805.

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NOTE:  Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post 

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog in 2014.  I have extended this theme in 2023 to 520 Ancestors in 520 Weeks.

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Findmypast Friday: Records for Scotland and Beyond

 I received this information from Findmypast today:

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Records for Scotland and beyond released this Findmypast Friday 

Scotland People of Nairnshire 

 Over 4,000 new transcriptions have been added to this existing collection. These records are from multiple sources, and often include details such as names, places and additional notes. If your ancestor was from Nairnshire, this collection could be the key you’re looking for. 

 

Scotland Registers and Records 

To complement the Nairnshire records, a further five publications have been added into Scotland Registers and Records. These PDFs cover 1290 to 1850, and include social histories, parish records and more. There are 84 titles in total to explore, including Land and People of Nairnshire by Bruce B. Bishop, offering key detail about Nairnshire residents. 

Anglo-Boer War Records 1899-1902 

 If your ancestor served in the Anglo-Boer War, you may find them here. A further 19,117 records have been added to this collection, taking it to over 383,000. You might find details of your ancestor’s unit, medals awarded, or even casualties.  

Notable names spotted in this collection include: 

• A young Winston Churchill, taken prisoner at Blaauwkrantz Farm in Escourt in 1899 
• Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle, who was awarded a Queen’s South Africa clasp.

Newspapers 

Six brand new titles, updates to a further six, and a total of 89,176 new pages make up this week’s newspaper releases. 

 New titles: 

• Bayswater Chronicle, 1860-1873, 1878, 1893, 1896, 1909-1939, 1944-1949
• Buteman, 1875, 1882, 1884, 1887-1889, 1892
• Citizen (Letchworth), 1906-1916 
• Downham Market Gazette, 1879-1889, 1891-1895, 1897-1911, 1913-1916
• Loftus Advertiser, 1879-1895, 1897, 1899-1906, 1909-1916
• Morayshire Advertiser, 1858-1864 

Updated titles: 

• Eastern Post, 1922-1925, 1927-1938 
• Haverhill Echo, 1941-1943 
• Macclesfield Times, 1925 
• New Milton Advertiser, 1990 
• Sheerness Guardian and East Kent Advertiser, 1894-1896, 1899-1911, 1913-1932, 1934-1939
• Sheerness Times Guardian, 1940-1948, 1979

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Disclosure: I have a complimentary subscription to Findmypast, and have accepted meals and services from Findmypast, as a Findmypast Ambassador. This has not affected my objectivity relative to Findmypast and its products.

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Treasures in the Closet -- My Grandfather's Housing Rental Books

After my mother died in early 2002, we emptied her house and sold it, and I took home the "family history stuff" that nobody else wanted.  It included collections from her grandparents, parents, and her own family life.

One of the treasures that I found in the closet of my genealogy cave (which had been my daughter's bedroom before 1997) was the housing rental books that my paternal grandfather, Lyle L. Carringer (1891-1976) added to "religiously" from 1949 to 1976.  There are five books in a box, that can be described as:

1)  A "Rental Data" folder with papers, in my grandfather's handwriting, that describes the rental of six apartment units (2115, 2119, 2123 and 2127 30th Street, and 2114 and 2116 Fern Street) in San Diego, California.  All rental units are on the same block - bounded by Hawthorn Street, 30th Street, Ivy Street and Fern Street. 

2)  Some history:  

*  The building with 2115 and 2119 30th were built by Lyle's parents, Henry Austin and Della (Smith) Carringer, in the late 1890s and was originally at 2105 30th Street as a one family building on the northeastern corner of what is now Hawthorn Street and 30th Street.  They originally had 8 lots on the block. In 1920, they deeded their son, Lyle, two lots and he built a house at 2130 Fern Street.  

*  In about 1928, they moved the house half a block north, added upstairs rooms and front and back staircases, and made it into two separate flats, now 2115 and 2119 30th Street.  At the same time, they built the two story building at 2114 and 2116 Fern Street as separate apartments.  At the same time, Lyle built two separate cottages at 2123 and 2127 30th Street.  Della and Henry Carringer died in 1944 and 1946 and all of their property went to Lyle Carringer.  After Della and Henry died, Lyle and Emily (Auble) Carringer lived in 2115 30th Street and rented out the other five units.  They sold the 2130 Fern Street house, and sold the vacant lot south of the two two-story buildings, and built a house in Point Loma at 825 Harbor View Place, and moved there in 1951.  They then rented out the 2115 30th Street unit.  

*  My parents, Fred and Betty (Carringer) Seaver, with me and my brother Stan, moved into 2119 30th Street (the upper apartment) in 1947 and paid rent to my grandparents until my grandparents deaths in 1976 and 1977.  All of the property then was inherited by my mother, and my parents moved to the Point Loma house.  She sold all of the properties in 1983.

3)  The "Rental Data" folder contains a tenant history for each unit, listing renter's names, rent rates, furniture/appliances provided, repair receipts, letters about rent increases, etc.  There are also handwritten transcriptions of information sent in "Landlord Reports" to the City that controlled rental rates at certain times off and on over time.  For instance, here is the 1965 list of parcels and tenants and furnishing status:

Each unit has a sheaf of papers with a summary of the tenants, rental terms, etc.:

In about 1970, my parents took over collecting the rents, and made rental agreements with the terms and conditions.  Here is one of the letters:

The folder is about 3/4 inches thick and is a treasure trove of information about the renters in each unit from 1949 to 1976.

4)  Rent Receipt Books with carbon copy receipts, and occasionally the actual checks received or given, in four separate books that cover 1949 to 1972.  Here is a page from one of them:

5)  Although this is really mundane, day-to-day, stuff, it's a major record of the lives of my grandparents and my parents.  I've thought about making a list of the tenants and rent rates and publishing it as a record for posterity (in blog posts?) in case the next generation decides to throw out these records.  There is too much paper to scan all of it and I don't want to take the time to do it.  

I'm going to put it back on the closet shelf with the other "keepers" from the closet treasures. 

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Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1704 Marriage Record of John Kenyon and Elizabeth Remington in South Kingstown, Rhode Island

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

The treasure today is the 1704 marriage record of John Kenyon and Elizabeth Remington in South Kingstown, Rhode Island:

The marriage record is the first one for Kenyon near the bottom of the page:

The transcription of this marriage record is:

"KENYON, John, Jr., and Elizabeth Remington; m. by Thomas Mumford, Justice, July, 1704."

The source citation for this marriage record is:

James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, First Series, Births, Marriages and Deaths : a Family Register for the People (Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., 1891-1912), Volume 5, "Washington County, Births, Marriages, Deaths," page 30 (image 39 of 583), John Kenyon and Elizabeth Remington marriage entry, July 1704; accessed in "Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899" digital record collection, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); Original data from James Newell Arnold, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. (Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912); digitized images from New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

This record is a Derivative Source, with Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the marriage of John Kenyon and Elizabeth Remington.  The original is probably in a handwritten South Kingstown record book that may no longer be available.  

John Kenyon (1682-1735) was born in about 1682 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, the son of John and --?-- (--?--) Kenyon.  He married in July 1704 in South Kingstown to Elizabeth Remington (1686-1747), the daughter of John and Abigail (Richmond) Remington.  They had ten children.

John and Elizabeth (Remington) Kenyon are my 7th great-grandparents. I am descended through their son Sylvester Kenyon (1710-1800), who married Anna Barber (1717-a1800) in 1740 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.

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Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 11 to 17 May 2023

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

1) Upcoming Conferences, Institutes and Seminars

* Conference Keeper Calendar

* 2023 National Genealogical Society (NGS) Family History Conference -- 31 May to 3 June 2023, Virtual and In-Person (Richmond, Virginia).

* International German Genealogy Partnership 2023 Conference - 9-11 June 2023, Virtual and In-Person (Fort Wayne, Indiana).

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

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

* Conference Keeper Calendar

* Legacy Family Tree Webinar Series

* MyHeritage 2023 Webinar Series

* Legacy Family Tree Webinar’s 2023 Mexico Research Series

* Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree 2023 Webinar Series

* Utah Genealogical Association Pro Talk Webinar Series

* RootsTech 2023 On-Demand Sessions

*  2023 National Archives Genealogy Series, Wednesdays, 3 May to 14 June, 10 a.m.

* Family Tree Webinars - Wednesday, 17 May, 11 a.m.:  Introduction to and Overview of Microsoft PowerPoint – Class 1 of 9, by Seema Kenney

*  Family Tree Webinars - Friday, 19 May, 11 a.m.:  Your 19th & 20th Century Mexican Ancestors in the U.S., by Colleen Robledo Greene.

*  Family Tree Webinars - Tuesday, 23 May, 11 a.m.:  Fishing in Your Match List with MyHeritage DNA Tools, by Paul Woodbury.

* Family Tree Webinars - Wednesday, 24 May, 11 a.m.:  How Do I Keep All This Stuff Straight: Organizing Your Research, by Billie Stone Fogarty.

3) Recent Podcasts/Radio Shows:

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-752: Elbridge Gerry: The Signers of the Declaration of Independence | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-753: Button Gwinnett: The Signers of the Declaration of Independence | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-754: Arthur Duncan: The Lawrence Welk Show | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  (AUDIO ONLY PODCAST) Episode 276 - Free Old Newspapers at Google Books

* Research Like a Pro:  RLP 253: How to Evaluate Sources in Family Trees

4) Recent YouTube and Facebook Videos:

*  Amie Cross - Genealogy Hints:  A NEW Way to Share Family History with A. I. & Get the Family INVOLVED with Storied

*  Ancestry:  This Expectant Mom Used AncestryDNA® to Welcome Her Twins! | Ancestry®

*  Ancestry:  Jamie Chung Can't Believe Connection to 14th Century Korean Leader | Finding Your Roots | Ancestry® 

*  BYU Family History Library:  Secrets Hiding in DAR org - Marilyn Thomsen (7 May 2023)

*  BYU Family History Library:  Genealogy Programs Desktop vs. Online, Advantages and Disadvantages - James Tanner (7 May 2023)

*  BYU Family History Library:  Boost Your FH Brain Power (for LDS) 4: Fixing Sticky Problems in Family- Kathryn Grant (7 May 2023)

*  BYU Family History Library:  Everything You Wanted to Know About Navigating FamilySearch Family Tree– Kathryn Grant (11 May 2023)

*  BYU Family History Library:  Introduction to the Shotbox Portable Light Studio - James Tanner (14 May 2023)

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Relative Race Season 11, Day 8-Second Chances

*  Family History Fanatics:  Siblings Have Different Ethnicities! Are Recombinations to Blame?

*  Family History Fanatics:  Best Family Tree COLOR-CODING Tool - Family Tree Maker Tutorial

*  Genealogy Adventures:  John Henry Woodson Historical Research Project for the Library of Congress

*  Genealogy TV:  MyHeritage Updates 2023

*  Just Genealogy:  Genealogy Standards Standards for Data Collection - Standard 22 - Using others' work - JG0302

*  Just Genealogy:  New Books at Heritage Books 14 May 2023 - JG0303

*  Legacy Tree Genealogists:  What Is Autosomal DNA and How To Use It

*  Lifelines Research:  Setting The Record Straight: Episode 13 - False Impressions...

*  Lisa Lisson:  Mapping Your Ancestry: Navigating Free Map Resources for Genealogy

*  Virtual Genealogical Society:  "Where Did They Go?" by Christine Cohen

*  Virtual Genealogical Society:  "A New Strategy for Brick Walls" by Kim Richardson

*  Write Your Family History:  AVOIDING Plagiarism is Easier Than You Think: Family Historian Tip

5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes - 4 to 10 May 2023?

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Rehearsal Dinner in 1970 at my Grandparents Home -- Post 768 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday

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

This photograph of Linda and I, with my father and Linda's parents and grandmother, was taken on Friday, 20 March 1970 - we had the rehearsal dinner at my grandparents house on Point Loma.  My grandmother, Emily (Auble) Carringer (1899-1977) was an expert hostess - very prim and proper and traditional - one of the most important persons in my life.  This was in the dining room in front of the sliding door out to the southeast patio.  My mother probably took this photograph.  I wish she was in it, as well as her parents.

The people in the photo are (from the left):

*  Lee Severt Leland (1911-2002), Linda's father.

*  Edna May (Schaffner) Leland (1913-1979), Linda's mother.

*  Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983), my father.

*  Linda Joan Leland (1942-????), my bride-to-be

*  Edna Catherine "Oo-Hoo" (McKnew) Schaffner (1884-1974), Linda's maternal grandmother.

*  Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-????), the lucky groom-to-be.

This is all part of our family history.

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Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 10 to 16 May 2023

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

1)  News Articles:

*    MyHeritage Adds High-Quality Images to the 1910 Norway Census Collection

*   Our Human Genes Are Diverse. Our Team Is Helping Create a DNA Reference Library to Reflect That.

*  What happens to your social media when you die? Millennials face digital end-of-life planning

*  Dutch Genealogy News for April 2023

*  This new genome map tries to capture all human genetic variation

*  Some ancestors of Native Americans came from China, says study

*  Experts unearth one of the first colonists: A teen with a broken leg

2)  Genealogy Software:

3)  Book Notices and Reviews

4)  DNA Research Stories

*  First UK baby with DNA from three people born after new IVF procedure

*  After 60+ Years, I Found Out Who My Birth Mother Was and Connected with 6 Half-Siblings

*  104-Year-Old Mother’s Day Letter from WWI Soldier Returned to Granddaughter Who Never Knew Him

*  Same DNA technique that reeled in Golden State Killer solved Leslie Arnold mystery

5)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 6 to 12 May 2023

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 6 to 12 May 2023

*  New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch 1 May 2023

*  MyHeritage Adds 20 Historical Record Collections in April 2023

*  Findmypast Friday:  Explore Hampshire births, marriages, and burials spanning over 400 years

6)  Did you miss the last post in this series - see Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 3 to 9 May 2023.

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