"1000 Years of European History" Maps on Facebook

This really cool video of "1000 Years of European History" boundaries is on Facebook on The Daily Page at  https://www.facebook.com/451165558387640/videos/523797737791088/?fref=nf.

The map starts in about 1100 and goes to 2012.  There is no link to the video, only to the Facebook page.

a)  Year 1150:

2)  Year 1355:

3)  Year 1587:

4)  Year 1778:

Watch it in full screen if you can, because the country labels become read readable.

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Tuesday's Tip: Watch Long Lost Family on TLC Starting 6 March 2016

This week's Tuesday's Tip is:  Watch the new 8-episode television show, Long Lost Family, on TLC starting Sunday, 6 March (10 p.m. EDT,MDT,PDT, 9 p.m. CDT).

I received this press release back in early February while at RootsTech and neglected to post it.

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REGRET, LOSS AND REDEMPTION ON TLC’S DOCU-SERIES LONG LOST FAMILY

The eight-episode docuseries premieres Sunday, March 6, 2016

Los Angeles, CA - LONG LOST FAMILY features the highly emotional and touching stories of people who have suffered a lifetime of separation and are yearning to be reunited with their birthparents and biological families or find children they had to place for adoption long ago. Either because of circumstance or fate, they’ve barely – if ever – met. The TLC series premieresSunday, March 6 at 10/9c.

Hosts and well-known television personalities Chris Jacobs and Lisa Joyner are both adoptees who have embarked on their own journeys to discover their biological families. Each episode follows the hosts as they investigate the stories of two individuals or families who have longed to resolve their lifelong searches. The stakes are incredibly high: a successful investigation offers the promise of not just a heartwarming reunion, but also a chance of redemption for people who have wrestled with emotional agony for years.

There is no simple path to find the missing loved ones. With tightly held family secrets in their way, the odds are stacked against them. Lisa and Chris conduct painstaking searches through public records, and utilize the latest DNA technology in their search for answers. But what they discover, and who they find, is anything but expected.

Some incredible stories include:

Rita

A mother who was forced to place her baby boy for adoption 31 years ago. Rita’s boyfriend dumped her when she told him she was pregnant and her mother sent her to a home for pregnant young women for fear of a scandal. Still holding on to his baby blanket from the hospital, she longs to meet her son again and keep the promise she made to find him.

Jenny

Her birth mother was the daughter of a minister who was deeply embarrassed by a pregnancy out of wedlock. Because of the lack of support offered, she ended up placing Jenny with social services. The search for Jenny’s birth mother takes a dramatic turn, when photo evidence suggests they may have been unknowingly connected for years.

Diana and Jeannette

Two women in search for the father who suddenly vanished from their lives when they were just 4 and 5 years old. With no memories of their separation from him, the women have grown up haunted by his sudden disappearance. They hope he can be found so they can see him once again to find out the truth and ask him what happened. 

Ancestry, the largest provider of family history and personal DNA testing, is teaming up with TLC as a sponsor of the upcoming season. As part of the show sponsorship, Ancestry provides family history research on each of the featured individuals to help make discoveries possible.

Long Lost Family is produced by Shed Media for TLC.

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You can watch several minute long trailers at http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/long-lost-family/.

The web site may have videos of the shows after they are broadcast.

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10 Million Irish Catholic Parish Records Free Forever on Findmypast!

I received this today from Findmypast:

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10 Million Irish Catholic Parish Records Free 

Forever To Search Online

*  Records span 200 years of Irish history (1670-1900), contain 40 million names, cover 1000 parishes across all 32 counties of Ireland

*  Collection forms the most important resource for Irish ancestors prior to the 1901 census, allowing researchers to trace their roots back to Pre-Famine Ireland 

*  Reveal how Great Famine halved the number of Catholic baptisms 

*  Findmypast makes entire Irish collection of over 110 million records free from Tuesday 1st of March until Tuesday 8th March

Dublin, 1 March 2016

Leading family history site, Findmypast, has announced today the online release of over 10 million Irish Catholic Parish Registers as part of their ongoing commitment to making Irish family history easier and more accessible than ever before. Fully indexed for the first time, the registers form one of the most important record collections for Irish family history and are free to search forever.

Spanning over 200 years of Ireland’s history from 1671-1900, the Irish Catholic Parish Registers contain over 40 million names from over 1,000 parishes and cover 97% of the entire island of Ireland, both Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.

This is the first time that National Library of Ireland’s collection of Irish Catholic Registers has been fully indexed with images to the original documents linked online. The records can now be searched by name, year and place, allowing relatives and historians the opportunity to make all important links between generations with the baptism records and between families with the marriage registers.  

The indexing of these important documents also allows researchers to witness the devastating effects of the Great Famine (1845-1852) first hand. Using the records to examine baptism rates in pre and post Famine Ireland has revealed that the number of children baptised across the whole of Ireland dropped by more 50% in the decade that followed. Across all 32 counties, 2,408,694 baptisms were recorded from 1835-1844, while 1,109,062 baptisms were recorded between 1851 and 1860, a difference of more than 1,299,000 baptisms.  

The records also reveal the worst affected regions, with counties Limerick, Wexford, Roscommon and Kilkenny seeing the most dramatic drops in baptism rates. 

To celebrate the release of this essential collection, Findmypast is also making its entire archive of over 110 million Irish records, the largest available anywhere online, FREE from 9am Tuesday 1st March to 9am on Tuesday 8th March. Findmypast is home to the most comprehensive online collection of Irish family history records with millions of exclusive records, published in partnership with The National Archives of Ireland, The National Archives UK, and a host of other local, county and national archives. 

Brian Donovan, Irish records expert at Findmypast said: 

“This important publication marks a further step in Findmypast’s commitment to making Irish family history more accessible. In less than 5 years, we have made over 110 million records (with 300 million names) available online for the first time. Irish research has been transformed from the select pursuit of the few, to a fun and relatively easy hobby for the many. The Irish story of hardship, migration and opportunity is a global story, and in partnership with the cultural institutions around the world we are bringing the fragments of their lives within reach”.

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RootsWeb is Down? Well, not all of It - UPDATED!

The Ancestry Insider noticed that Rootsweb.com was down last week, and I've been checking it every day.

The www.rootsweb.com website page today has:

The text says:

"RootsWeb is currently unavailable as we're experiencing a temporary website outage. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause. Rest assured, our development and web operations teams are busy fixing the problem. We will publish updates here as we have them.  Thank-you for your patience."

Of course, they haven't posted anything since late last week.

I checked several of the pages that I use routinely.  Here is the WorldConnect page (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com):

The bad news is that I could not do any searches in this database.  It would never complete a search request.

The Message Boards (http://boards.rootsweb.com) is working - the URL goes to http://boards.ancestry.com):

There is even a message thread for this issue - see http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=14636&p=topics.ancestry.ancsite.  I could read the messages, add a new one, and comment.  That is good news.

The mailing lists are down, and I know I haven't received any emails from the list for several days.

As Joni Mitchell said, "You don't know what you have 'til it's gone."

UPDATE 1 March 2016:  The message on the RootsWeb website now says:

"We're currently experiencing a temporary website outage due to Rootsweb hardware failure. Rest assured, our development and web operations teams are busy working to securely restore the site as quickly as possible. Our initial expectation is to have the site back up and running on or around March 15, 2016.  We apologize for the disruption and thank-you for your patience.  We will provide other updates here as we have them."

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New or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - February 21 to 27, 2016

I'm trying to keep up with the new and updated record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list).  

As of 27 February 2016, there were 2,071 record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 6 from last week):

The new or updated collections are:

*  Spain, Province of Cádiz, Municipal Records, 1784-1956; 215,947 indexed records with record images Updated 26 Feb 2016

*  Maryland, Piney Point Crew Lists, 1950-1956; 5,429 indexed records with record images Updated 26 Feb 2016

*  New York, New York, Soundex to Passenger and Crew Lists, 1887-1921; 5,800 indexed records with record images Updated 26 Feb 2016

*  Hawaii, Index to Filipino Arrivals to Honolulu, 1946; 7,408 indexed records with record images Updated 26 Feb 2016

*  Utah, Early Mormon Missionary Database; 48,207 indexed records with record images ADDED 26 Feb 2016

*  Virginia, Alexandria Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels, 1946-1957; 6,669 indexed records with record images Updated 26 Feb 2016

*  United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872; 42,119 indexed records with record images Updated 25 Feb 2016

*  England, Cornwall and Devon Parish Registers, 1538-2010; 182,501 indexed records with record images Updated 25 Feb 2016

*  Korea, Social Life and Customs; Browse Images only with no indexed records, ADDED 25 Feb 2016

*  Missouri, Cole County Circuit Court Case Files, 1820-1927; Browse Images only with no indexed records, Updated 25 Feb 2016

*  Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888; 5,946 indexed records without record images ADDED 24 Feb 2016

*  Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1942; 3,567 indexed records without record images ADDED 24 Feb 2016

*  Ireland Census, 1851; 58,795 indexed records with record images Updated 24 Feb 2016

*  Ireland Census, 1831; 80,337 indexed records with record images Updated 24 Feb 2016

*  Ireland Census, 1821; 275,103 indexed records with record images Updated 24 Feb 2016

*  Ireland Census, 1841; 15,850 indexed records with record images Updated 24 Feb 2016

*  Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995; 137,984 indexed records without record images ADDED 24 Feb 2016

*  Denmark Deeds and Mortgages, 1572-1928; Browse Images only with no indexed records, Updated 23 Feb 2016

*  California, San Pedro, Immigration Office Special Inquiry Records, 1930-1936; 2,736 indexed records with record images Updated 23 Feb 2016

*  Peru, Junín, Civil Registration, 1881-2005; 87,987 indexed records with record images Updated 22 Feb 2016

*  Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950; 1,668,812 indexed records without record images Updared 22 Feb 2016

*  North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868; 53,614 indexed records without record images ADDED 22 Feb 2016

*  Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958; 2,198,000 indexed records without  record images Updated 22 Feb 2016

*  California, San Francisco Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving, 1954-1957; 375,314 indexed records with record images Updated 22 Feb 2016

*  Brazil, Pernambuco, Civil Registration, 1804-2014; 692,393 indexed records with record images Updated 22 Feb 2016

The asterisk used by FamilySearch is for "Recently added or updated."  I am particularly interested in new collections, for the obvious reasons.  FamilySearch does provide a listing of which collections are new or updated several days after my post.
 

My friend, Marshall, has come up with a way to determine which collections are ADDED or UPDATED, in addition to which collections were removed.  My thanks to Marshall for helping me out here! 

In order to select a specific collection, go to https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list and use the "Filter by collection name" feature in the upper left-hand corner.

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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Amanuensis Monday - Post 309: 1807 Will of Amos Plimpton (1735-1808) of Medfield, Mass.

Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent  TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme years ago called "Amanuensis Monday."  John offers this definition for "amanuensis:" 

"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

The subject today is the 1807 will of Amos Plimpton (1735-1808) of Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.  This will was obtained from Norfolk County Probate Court Clerk records on FHL Microfilm:

[Volume 15, page 482]

[Volume 15, page 483]

[Volume 15, page 484]

The transcription of the Proving Statement and the Will is (in line-by-line format):

[Volume 15, page 482, starts 1/4 of way down the page]

 {Seal} Commonwealth of Massachusetts

By William Heath Esquire Judge of the Probate of Wills, and for

granting Letters of Administration on the Estates of Persons deceased,

having Goods, chattels, Rights or Credits in the County of Norfolk,

within the Commonwealth aforesaid.

To all men to whom these presents shall come, Greetings.

Know Ye, That on the day of the date hereof at a Court of Probate,

held at Dedham in and for the County aforesaid, the Instrument

hereunto annexed, purporting to be the last Will and Testament

of Amos Plimpton, late of Medfield, in said County, Gentleman,

deceased, who had, while he lived, and at the time of his decease,

Goods, Chattels, rights or Credits, in the County aforesaid, was

present before me and proven. I Do, Therefore, by virtue of the

power and authority given me in such Case, hereby commit the execu-

tion of the said Instrument and the Administration of the Estate

of the said Deceased unto John Kingsbury, the Executor named in the

said Will, well and faithfully to execute the same, and to adminis-

ter the Estate of the said deceased according thereto; who accepted

of the said Trust, and gave Bond as the Law directs, to exhibit, upon

oath a true and perfect Inventory of the said Estate, into the Probate

Office of the said County within three months; and also to render a plain

and true Account of his proceedings thereon, upon oath, within one year

from the date hereof. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set

my hand & Seal of the said Court of Probate. Dated at Dedham the sixth

day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred

and eight. W. Heath

[Volume 15, page 483]

I, Amos Plimpton of the town of Medfield,

County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Gentleman,

being in health and of a sound mind and memory blessed be Almighty

God for the same, do make and publish this my last Will and

Testament in manner following that is to say. First, I order

all my just debts and funeral charges to be paid by my Executor

hereafter named as soon as may be after my decease.

Imprimis I give to my beloved wife Mary Plimpton the use and im-

provement of the following parts of my Dwelling House as long as she

remains my Widow viz. My front room, bedroom and back room

and back chamber with one half of the Cellar and the free use of

the well, with a sufficient yard room together with half the wood

house. And it is my will that she shall receive annually out

of my estate for her support eight cords of good fire wood brought

to the door and cut fit for the fire, five Bushells of Indian Corn,

five bushells of Rye, one bushell of Matt, one barrell of Cyder, sixty

pounds of Pork, fifty pounds of Beef, sixty pounds of good Cheese,

thirty pounds of Butter, ten pounds of Flax and five pounds of

Sheep's Wool, with a sufficiency of same of all kinds. I also give

her all of the furniture which she brought with her when I married

her to be at her disposall forever. Also one Cow at her disposal.

Item I Give and devise to my Grandson John Kingsbury and to his

heirs all my Real Estate that I shall die possessed of, such as buildings

and lands excepting my wood lot at Smith's plane (so called) and what

I shall hereafter give to my daughter Molly Kingsbury for im-

provement during her natural life he the said John Kingsbury

to come into possession of the first part after my decease the other

part after his mother's decease. Item I give to my daughter Molly

Kingsbury wife of Amos Kingsbury the use and improvement of the

one third part of my home lot on the south side the Turnpike

Road during her natural life. Item I give and devise to my

daughter Mercy Smith wife of Aaron Smith and to her heirs

my woodlot lying on Smith's plane (so called). And also six hundred

dollars to be paid in the following manner (viz) one hundred

dollars in one year after my decease and one hundred dollars

annually until the whole sum of six hundred dollars is paid.

Item I give and bequeath to my Son in law Aaron Smith

and to his heirs all my wearing Apparell to be at their dis-

posal forever. Item I give and bequeath to my grandson

John Kingsbury all my farming tools to him & his heirs forever.

[Vol. 15, page 484]

                                          September 6, 1808

Item I give and bequeath to my two Sons in law (viz) Amos Kings-

byry and Aaron Smith and to my grandson John Kingsbury and

to their heirs all the remainder of my personal estate not before

disposed of to be equally divided between them. All the before

enumerated articles which I have given to my wife for her annual

support I order my Grandson John Kingsbury to furnish agreeable

to the foregoing part of my Will. And all the Legacies which I have

given to my daughter Mary Smith are to be paid by my grand-

son John Kingsbury at the times and in the manner before di-

rected in consideration of what I have given him. And I do

constitute and appoint my grandson John Kingsbury sole Executor

of this my last Will and Testament which I have this day made

and executed and in conformation this is my last Will and

Testament. In Testimony whereof I the said Amos Plimpton

have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirteenth day of

January in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred

and seven.                                          Amos Plimpton {seal}

Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said

Amos Plimpton as and for his last Will and Testament in the

presence of us, who at his request and in his presence hereunto

set our names as witnesses to the same. John Baxter

                       Thaddeus Moore Alpheus Fisher

The source citation for this will is:

"Norfolk County, Massachusetts Probate Court Records, 1793-1881," manuscript, on FHL US/CAN Microfilms, Volume 15, Pages 482-484, Amos Plimpton estate, will written 13 January 1807, will proved 6 September 1808, accessed 2 February 2016 on FHL US/CAN Microfilm 0,843,580.

Amos Plimpton (1735-1808) married (1) Mary Guild (1735-1800), and they had five children.  Of the five children, only two daughters, Molly (Plimpton) Kingsbury (1758-1813) and Mercy (Plimpton) Smith (1772-1850) survived their parents.  After Mary (Guild) Plimpton died in 1800, Amos married Mary (--?--) Breck in November 1800, who was still living when Amos wrote his will.  

This will is unusual because he left all of his real estate to his grandson, John Kingsbury, and named him executor, and he was to take care of Amos's widow and pay Mercy (Plimpton) Smith $100 annually for six years.  John Kingsbury was born in 1785 to Amos and Molly (Plimpton) Kingsbury in Medfield, and died in 1863.  So when Amos Plimpton died in 1808, John was only 23 years old and had to deal with his grandfather's estate.  

Another interesting aspect of this will is the provisions that Amos  made for the maintenance of his wife.  She was to receive annually "eight cords of good fire wood brought to the door and cut fit for the fire, five Bushells of Indian Corn, five bushells of Rye, one bushell of Matt, one barrell of Cyder, sixty pounds of Pork, fifty pounds of Beef, sixty pounds of good Cheese, thirty pounds of Butter, ten pounds of Flax and five pounds of Sheep's Wool, with a sufficiency of same of all kinds. I also give her all of the furniture which she brought with her when I married her to be at her disposall forever. Also one Cow at her disposal."

There are hints in the will as to where the land of Amos Plimpton was located in Medfield.  Land deeds may shed more light on their actual location. 

Amos and Mary (Guild) Plimpton are my 5th great-grandparents.  I am descended through their daughter Mercy (Plimpton) Smith who married Aaron Smith (1765-1841) in 1795.

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Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of 21 to 27 February 2016

The following databases were added or updated on Ancestry.com during the period from 21 to 27 February 2016:

The databases added or updated include:

*  New Jersey, United Methodist Church Records, 1800-1970; indexed database with record images, ADDED 2/22/2016

*  Alabama, WWI Gold Star Index, 1917-1918; indexed database with record images, ADDED 2/22/2016

The recently added and updated page on Ancestry.com is at http://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections.

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

By my count above there were 2 NEW databases ADDED this past week, per the list above. There are now 32,516 databases available as of 27 February, up 2 from last week.  

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Best of the Genea-Blogs - 21 to 27 February 2016

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

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

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

*  Family History is for Everyone by Nicole Dyer on the Family Locket blog.  Nicole reports on a Josh Taylor seminar, and writes about how she got started in genealogy.

*  KDP Hints and Tricks by Jill Morelli on the Genealogy Certification: My Personal Journal blog.  Jill shares hints and tricks for doing the Kinship Determination Project.

*  Demystifying Ancestry’s Relationship Predictions Inspires New Relationship Estimator Tool by Roberta J. Estes on the DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy blog.  Roberta explains and provides al ink to the new relationship estimator tool.

*  Ancestral Stories ~ You Can't Make This Stuff Up by Lee Drew on the Lineagekeeper's Genealogy Blog.  Lee's brick wall came down after serendipity struck.  You never know!

*  Please index all names in my Ancestry.com tree by Pat Richley-Erickson on the DearMYRTLE Genealogy Blog.  Pat writes a nice letter to Ancestry.com.

*  Preserving the Past, Collecting the Present, For the Future by Melissa Barker on the A Genealogist in the Archives blog.  Melissa explains the purpose of an archive.

*  Genealogy and Complexity by James Tanner on the Genealogy's Star blog.  James ponders the issue of complexity and how genealogy research has changed over time.

*  Guest Post: Place your ancestors in context by George G. Morgan on the MyHeritage Blog.  Wise words from an expert.

*  Introducing Record Detective II by Esther on the MyHeritage Blog.  MyHeritage has added more capability to their Record Detective technology - it now searches for more records for a person automagically when a user finds a record.

*  My Favorite 100 Rhode Island Roots Articles by Diane Boumenot on the One Rhode Island Family blog.  Nice list!  I see several here I need to review.

*  Transcribing Love by Cheri Hudson Passey on the Carolina Girl Genealogy blog.  What a wonderful family love story.

Here are pick posts by other geneabloggers this week:

*   GAGs - GeniAus' Gems - 26 February 2016 by Jill Ball on the GeniAus blog.

*  Recommended Reads by Linda Stufflebean on the Empty Branches on the Family Tree blog.

*   Friday Finds for 26 Feb 2016 by Nichelle Barra on the Copper Leaf Genealogy blog.

*  Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for February 26, 2016 by Jana Last on Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog.

*  This Week's Creme de la Creme -- February 27, 2016 by Gail Dever on the Genealogy a la Carte blog.

*  Favorite Reads of the Week: 27 February 2016 by Nicole Dyer on the Family Locket blog.

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

Did I miss a great genealogy blog post? Tell me! I am currently reading posts from over 1590 genealogy bloggers using Feedly, but I still miss quite a few it seems.

Read past Best of the Genea-Blogs posts here.

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