Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 1 to 7 May 2021

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

As of 7 May 2021, there are 2,983 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 1 from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Added   ---

*  Texas, Hardin County, Deed Records, 1840-1920   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3502091); 714 indexed records with 714 record images, ADDED 06-May-2021

--- Collections Updated ---

Iowa, Military Discharge Records, ca.1862 - ca.1976     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4114270); 177,044 indexed records with 55,393 record images (was 170,766 records with 54,899 images), UPDATED 03-May-2021
New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-1903; 1916-1929   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2843410); 261,022 indexed records with 2,210 record images (was 260,424 records with 2,206 images), UPDATED 02-May-2021
Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803977); 453,773 indexed records with 124,465 record images (was 448,984 records with 124,465 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
Mexico, Nuevo León, Catholic Church Records, 1667-1981  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473204); 169,229 indexed records with 447,381 record images (was 165,698 records with 447,381 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021
South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1478678); 439,762 indexed records with 45,728 record images (was 436,090 records with 45,728 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021

United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1808995); Index only (37,466 records), no images (was 37,466 records with 0 images), UPDATED 05-May-2021
Sweden, Swedish Mission Emigration Records, 1905-1932   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288446); 1,200 indexed records with 3 record images (was 1,200 records with 1,200 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021
Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1743384); 4,915,854 indexed records with 1,231,203 record images (was 4,915,854 records with 1,231,203 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
Mexico, Guerrero, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1979    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823323); 1,392,136 indexed records with 1,584,621 record images (was 1,376,518 records with 1,584,621 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 2,026,038 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 2,023,187 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021

Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1972912); 2,092,569 indexed records with 978,396 record images (was 2,092,569 records with 978,396 images), UPDATED 04-May-2021
Portugal, Porto, Catholic Church Records, 1535-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913408); 352,876 indexed records with 1,207,157 record images (was 349,765 records with 1,207,157 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021
Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1462519); Index only (3,401,844 records), no images (was 3,401,844 records with 0 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
Mexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1502401); 374,105 indexed records with 393,502 record images (was 371,085 records with 393,502 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021
England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 1,930,254 indexed records with 124,418 record images (was 1,865,583 records with 119,678 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021

Sweden, Örebro Church Records, 1613-1918; index 1635-1860       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1647578); 621,050 indexed records with 647,469 record images (was 614,774 records with 647,469 images), UPDATED 03-May-2021
Hungary, Jewish Vital Records Index, 1800-1945  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1787825); 54,390 indexed records with 1,272 record images (was 52,528 records with 1,272 images), UPDATED 05-May-2021
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1710-1928       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 1,226,063 indexed records with 155,444 record images (was 1,214,219 records with 155,442 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021
South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3732506); 1,227,261 indexed records with 1,226,677 record images (was 1,227,257 records with 1,226,673 images), UPDATED 01-May-2021
El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 900,840 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 889,444 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021

Mexico, Zacatecas, Catholic Church Records, 1605-1980   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804458); 981,172 indexed records with 1,663,800 record images (was 979,156 records with 1,663,800 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021
Spain, Province of La Coruña, Municipal Records, 1648-1941      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015359); 844,841 indexed records with 258,646 record images (was 831,926 records with 258,646 images), UPDATED 05-May-2021
England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648679); 133,050 indexed records with 49,242 record images (was 132,893 records with 49,195 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 30,047,338 indexed records with 46,885,461 record images (was 30,047,338 records with 46,885,461 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
Jamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1827268); 444,940 indexed records with 37,199 record images (was 441,167 records with 37,199 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021

Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1514-1970    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1615259); 4,054,136 indexed records with 4,263,289 record images (was 4,049,588 records with 4,263,289 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
England, Hertfordshire, Marriage Bonds, 1682-1837       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149578); 2,990 indexed records with 2,988 record images (was 2,625 records with 2,624 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
England, Lincolnshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1574-1885        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149576); 71,592 indexed records with 12,947 record images (was 71,504 records with 12,859 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
England, Lancashire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1746-1799  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149574); 3,131 indexed records with 3,130 record images (was 2,756 records with 2,756 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
Denmark, Århus Municipal Census, 1936   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326854); 93,817 indexed records with 7,234 record images (was 93,817 records with 7,234 images), UPDATED 03-May-2021

Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1926701); 19,912,465 indexed records with 3,007,818 record images (was 19,912,465 records with 3,007,818 images), UPDATED 05-May-2021
Czech Republic Censuses and Inhabitant Registers, 1800-1990     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1930345); 1,603 indexed records with 4,916,932 record images (was 2,316 records with 4,916,932 images), UPDATED 30-Apr-2021
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 5,114,708 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 4,737,544 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
Italy, Lecce, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1901-1941     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2310702); Browse 3,307,040 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 3,307,040 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021
Washington, County Divorce Records, 1852-1950   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1930340); 77,912 indexed records with 127,147 record images (was 77,353 records with 127,147 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021

South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 658,620 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 656,456 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 475,555 indexed records with 203,123 record images (was 471,797 records with 201,455 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (258,414 records), no images (was 255,984 records with 0 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648677); 97,223 indexed records with 11,624 record images (was 93,540 records with 11,208 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 310,420 indexed records with 301,125 record images (was 304,364 records with 295,744 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021

Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1850     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2142776); 14,810 indexed records with 2,968 record images (was 12,465 records with 2,968 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021
Papua New Guinea, Vital Records, 1867-2000      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114430); 94,968 indexed records with 70,866 record images (was 94,769 records with 70,813 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2074276); 221,857 indexed records with 942,374 record images (was 206,838 records with 942,374 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1661306); Index only (359,282 records), no images (was 355,836 records with 0 images), UPDATED 04-May-2021
Mexico, México, Catholic Church Records, 1567-1970      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837908); 3,704,923 indexed records with 4,823,124 record images (was 3,696,393 records with 4,823,124 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021
Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2020117); 1,582,953 indexed records with 6,635,049 record images (was 1,570,699 records with 6,635,049 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 6,273,476 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 6,086,163 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 2,209,764 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 2,189,865 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021
Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614809); 2,017,479 indexed records with 1,160,338 record images (was 1,706,914 records with 1,160,338 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021
Mexico, Nayarit, Catholic Church Records, 1596-1967     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883377); 109,101 indexed records with 499,694 record images (was 106,493 records with 499,694 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021

Colorado, Military Discharge Records, ca.1919-1972      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4111361); 3,652 indexed records with 2,774 record images (was 3,125 records with 2,253 images), UPDATED 04-May-2021
North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2848682); 7,926,454 indexed records with 217,123 record images (was 7,926,454 records with 157,531 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
South Dakota, County Naturalization Records, 1865-1972  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2078640); 166,692 indexed records with 124,277 record images (was 164,888 records with 124,277 images), UPDATED 03-May-2021
Germany, Prussia, Westphalia, Minden, Miscellaneous Collections from the Municipal Archives, 1574-1912  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1646446); 122,594 indexed records with 7,654 record images (was 121,291 records with 7,654 images), UPDATED 05-May-2021
Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-1988      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909191); 1,876,738 indexed records with 3,458,764 record images (was 1,864,069 records with 3,458,764 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021

Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 4,577,491 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 3,981,874 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,214,928 indexed records with 1,967,791 record images (was 7,214,587 records with 1,966,131 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
Ukraine, Kyiv Orthodox Consistory Church Book Duplicates, 1734-1930     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1503045); 3,009,818 indexed records with 2,156,546 record images (was 3,009,818 records with 2,156,546 images), UPDATED 03-May-2021
Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1977     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1860864); 314,102 indexed records with 2,162,812 record images (was 310,388 records with 2,162,812 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021
Mexico, Tamaulipas, Catholic Church Records, 1703-1964  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1790934); 230,502 indexed records with 199,328 record images (was 225,157 records with 199,328 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021

Wales, Marriage Bonds, 1650-1900        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761121); Index only (207,779 records), no images (was 206,842 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-May-2021
England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155913); 1,433,068 indexed records with 108,609 record images (was 1,397,453 records with 107,536 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
Mexico, Jalisco, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1979     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1874591); 1,758,494 indexed records with 5,797,486 record images (was 1,712,729 records with 5,797,486 images), UPDATED 06-May-2021
Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 13,065 indexed records with 33,754 record images (was 13,065 records with 32,237 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 453,607 indexed records with 1,038,133 record images (was 450,800 records with 1,038,133 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021

Wisconsin, County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046887); 959,173 indexed records with 1,135,393 record images (was 948,619 records with 1,135,393 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803985); 1,970,820 indexed records with 538,510 record images (was 1,963,541 records with 538,510 images), UPDATED 04-May-2021
Oklahoma Marriages, 1870-1930   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681007); Index only (19,296 records), no images (was 19,296 records with 0 images), UPDATED 05-May-2021
Mississippi, Voter Registration, 1871-1967      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3308840); 314,508 indexed records with 11,541 record images (was 312,339 records with 8,689 images), UPDATED 05-May-2021
Louisiana, Orleans and St. Tammany Parish, Voter Registration Records, 1867-1905        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326775); 2,011,954 indexed records with 609,302 record images (was 1,992,106 records with 619,825 images), UPDATED 05-May-2021

Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2060668); 3,243,329 indexed records with 2,513,517 record images (was 3,226,782 records with 2,513,517 images), UPDATED 03-May-2021
Papua New Guinea, Birth Records, 1888-2004      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3757740); 54,290 indexed records with 43,257 record images (was 50,205 records with 42,235 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
England, Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3584542); 106,064 indexed records with 12,147 record images (was 104,094 records with 11,997 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021
Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2110820); Index only (857,181 records), no images (was 857,181 records with 0 images), UPDATED 05-May-2021
Michigan, Saginaw County, Biographical Card File, ca. 1830-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733440); 1,941 indexed records with 17,596 record images (was 1,941 records with 17,183 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021

Sweden, Västerbotten Church Records, 1619-1896; index, 1688-1860        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1979430); 268,894 indexed records with 170,304 record images (was 262,256 records with 170,304 images), UPDATED 03-May-2021
Ukraine, Western Ukraine Catholic Church Book Duplicates, 1600-1937     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1910265); 170,494 indexed records with 942,391 record images (was 297,098 records with 942,391 images), UPDATED 03-May-2021
Iowa, Iowa City, Voter Registers, 1897-1904     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4132312); 63,334 indexed records with 1,805 record images (was 63,306 records with 2,685 images), UPDATED 05-May-2021
Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1950-2015        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736255); 175,264 indexed records with 15,351 record images (was 170,446 records with 15,057 images), UPDATED 07-May-2021

--- Collections with new images ---

Nebraska, Naturalization Records, 1855-1989     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3241361); 144,058 indexed records with 140,784 record images (was 144,058 records with 140,356 images), last updated 13-May-2020
Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 307,298 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 301,518 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists Index, 1897-1952    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3398454); 653,829 indexed records with 652,840 record images (was 653,829 records with 652,775 images), last updated 15-Apr-2020
French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 63,294 indexed records with 82,980 record images (was 63,294 records with 69,809 images), last updated 28-Apr-2021
New York, Church Records, 1660-1954     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787817); 127,105 indexed records with 6,354 record images (was 127,105 records with 6,339 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968245); 6,931,032 indexed records with 5,610,978 record images (was 6,931,032 records with 5,605,545 images), last updated 09-Aug-2019

--- Collections with images removed ---

Arizona, Various County Divorce Records, 1877-1937      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734469); 59,923 indexed records with 58,913 record images (was 59,923 records with 59,793 images), last updated 23-Feb-2021
Tuvalu, Vital Records, 1866-1979        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3875191); 3,935 indexed records with 534 record images (was 3,935 records with 908 images), last updated 24-Mar-2021
Texas, Various Counties, Military Discharge Records, 1916-1990  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734716); 42,417 indexed records with 17,931 record images (was 42,417 records with 18,301 images), last updated 26-Apr-2021
New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1865-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3662227); 4,394,651 indexed records with 44,145 record images (was 4,394,651 records with 46,099 images), last updated 31-Mar-2021
Germany, Saxony, Church Book Indexes, 1500-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2399108); 100,351 indexed records with 52,182 record images (was 100,351 records with 52,646 images), last updated 15-Apr-2021

--- Collections with records removed ---

Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths, 1845-1987        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2366613); 21,075 indexed records with 7,627 record images (was 21,153 records with 7,627 images), last updated 09-Apr-2021
Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681015); Index only (1,340,024 records), no images (was 1,344,068 records with 0 images), last updated 16-Oct-2020
Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674842); Index only (191,590 records), no images (was 191,632 records with 0 images), last updated 29-Apr-2021
United States Western States Marriage Index     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1854302); Index only (914,508 records), no images (was 914,509 records with 0 images), last updated 22-Oct-2018
Iowa, Church and Civil Births and Baptisms, 1837-1987   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2366597); 89,517 indexed records with 8,242 record images (was 90,597 records with 8,242 images), last updated 29-Apr-2021

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My friend and SDGS colleague, Marshall, provides this list to me from a program he wrote that compares the current FamlySearch record collections list to the previous week's list.

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

Each 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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Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Friday, 7 May 2021

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

1)  News Articles:

*   US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Wants to Know What YOU Think

*  Dutch Genealogy News for April 2021

*  SLIG Announces Academy 2022 Updates

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Findmypast Friday: Findmypast Publishes Vast New Collection of Australian Passenger Lists, and More!

*  New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 3 May 2021

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  New England Regional Genealogical Consortium Virtual Conference 2021 (1 April to 31 May 2021)

*  National Genealogical Society Conference (17-21 May 2021)

*  We Are Open! The 51st Jamboree Conference! (4-5 and 11-12 June 2021)

*  THE Genealogy Show - Virtual (25-26 June 2021)

*  2021 International German Genealogy Conference (17 and 24 July 2021)

*  41st Annual IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy (1-5 August 2021)

4)  Genealogy Education - Seminars, Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  FREE National Archives Genealogy Series - May and June 2021

*  MyHeritage Online Events for May

*  Family History Library Class Calendar - May 2021

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 7 May, 11 a.m.:  Researching the Descendants and Ancestors of the Weeping Time People, by Brian Sheffey

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 11 May, 11 a.m.:  Latest Updates to MyHeritage Genetic Groups, by Daniel Horowitz

Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Comparing Australian Content on the Giant Genealogy Websites, by Sunny Morton

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Solving a Brick Wall with DNA – A Case Study, by Larry W. Thomas

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Tech Zone - Get it Together! 5 Tips to Make Google Calendar Work for You, by Cheri Hudson Passey

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Fisher's Top Tips:  #273r - Keepsakes

*  Genealogy Connections: #75 - Drew Smith, Speaker, Author, Librarian

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-486: The Seminole Wars: A Brief History of the Settlement of Florida | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-487: Tracing Your Pennsylvania Ancestors | Ancestral Findings Podcast

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube and Facebook):

*  American Ancestors:  Stories from the Archives: Diaries

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends: Mexican Genealogy with Nefi Arenas Salazar

*  Cousin Russ:  Preparation for the 1950 US Census - Filter

*  Cousin Russ:  Preparation for the 1950 US Census - FamilySearch 2.0

*  DearMYRTLE:  Mini-Myrt - Do we need more than 1 additional meetup about WikiTree?

*  DearMYRTLE:  CensusGenie - US Street Names and House Number Changes

*  Family History Fanatics:  What is a Pileup Region in Genetic Genealogy?

*  FamilySearch:  Cemetery Research: Planning a Research Visit

*  FamilySearch:  Cemetery Research: Cemetery and Headstone Data Collection

*  Findmypast:  House History Q&A | Findmypast

*  Findmypast:  Fridays Live 30 April 2021 | Findmypast

*  Genealogy Quick Start:   LIVE - The Mysterious Death of Anna T McPhillips & Identifying the Burial Spot

*  Genealogy Software Showcase:  Why you might want to use Ancestris to build your family tree

*  Genealogy Stories:  19th Century Women: Aspiration & Exploitation

*  Genealogy TV:  AncestryDNA Grouping Cousin Matches: Clarified

*  GeneaVlogger:  How Accurate Are DNA Tests? | Insider - Professional Genealogist Reacts

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Top 10 Family History Interview Questions to Ask Your Relatives

*  Lisa Lisson:  LIVE Genealogy Chat - Answering Readers' Questions

*  MyHeritage:  MyHeritage Ask The Expert - Using a GEDCOM to Import, Export and Manage Your Tree

*  MyHeritage:  Learn more about exploring Irish family history with Gerard Corcoran!

*  MyHeritage:  Join Thomas MacEntee as he delves into researching your female ancestors!

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree LiveCast (5 May 2021) - WikiTree Challenge feat. Connie Knox & Scott Fisher

7)  Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 4 May 2021?

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Findmypast Friday: Findmypast Publishes Vast New Collection of Australian Passenger Lists, and More!

  I received this from Findmypast this morning:

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Findmypast publishes vast new collection of Australian Passenger Lists

This week’s Findmypast Friday sees the publication of a new and improved collection of Australian Passenger Lists featuring 9 million new records.

Findmypast’s latest new additions also include an exclusive collection of Middlesex Poor Law records, new parish baptisms, marriages and burials from the Devon Family History Society and a whole host of historical newspapers.

Australia, Inward, Outward & Coastal Passenger Lists 1826-1972

Did your ancestors travel to, from or around Australia? To help you uncover details of their voyage, Findmypast has merged their vast collection of Australian passenger lists into one simple search and added over 9 million new entries.

This growing collection now contains over 26 million of records from multiple sources covering all corners of Australia, including;

• Australian National Passenger Lists 1898-1972
• New South Wales passenger lists (assisted & unassisted)
• 1881 British census crew and passengers on ships arriving in New South Wales
• Queensland customs house shipping passengers and crew 1852-1885
• South Australia passenger lists 1847-1886
• Passengers to South Australia on board Buffalo 1836
• Tasmania Departures 1817-1863
• Victoria inward passenger lists 1839-1923
• Victoria outward passenger lists 1852-1915
• Victoria coastal passenger lists 1852-1924

Each record includes a transcript and many also include an image of the original record. Passenger lists vary widely in size, length, and level of detail, as there was no standardised format.

Some record only a minimum of information about the passengers, while others are quite detailed. As well as revealing the dates and location of arrival and departure, many records will also reveal a variety of useful biographical details such as ages, occupations, nationalities, marital status, places of birth or residence

Middlesex Poor Law Records

Only searchable online at Findmypast, these fascinating records cover 10 Middlesex parishes between 1699 and 1846, including;

• Chelsea, St Luke
• Ealing, St Mary
• Feltham, St Dunstan
• Fulham, All Saints
• Hammersmith, St Paul
• New Brentford, St Laurence
• Shepperton, St Nicholas
• Staines, St Mary
• Stanwell, St Mary
• Uxbridge, St Margaret

In the records, you'll find everything from settlement examinations to bastardy bonds, all packed with rich family details.

Devon Parish Records

Over 240,000 new parish baptisms, marriages and burials have been added to Findmypast’s unrivalled collection of Devon Parish records. Published in partnership with the Devon Family History Society, these new additions are now available to search online for the very first time, only on Findmypast. This includes;

• Over 122,000 baptism records (1538-1919 and 1921)
• Over 20,000 marriage records (1538-1799 and 1921)
• Over 104,000 burial records (1538-1917 and 1921)

Check Findmypast’s Devon parish list for churches marked as 'New' for more detail and what is included.

The partnership between Findmypast and the Devon FHS has already resulted in the online publication of over 1.5 million exclusive records from across the county and the two organisations will continue to work together to bring more vital records online for the first time.

Newspapers

15 new brand new titles and pages from 25 existing publications are now available to search on FIndmypast. This week’s new releases include;

• Albion and the Star covering 1830-1835
• Argus, or, Broad-sheet of the Empire covering 1839-1840
• British Emancipator covering 1837-1840
• British Liberator covering 1833
• British Luminary covering 1818-1823
• Cycling covering 1891-1914
• Hull Daily News covering 1852-1853, 1855-1869, 1871-1873, 1876, 1878, 1880-1883 and 1889
• Imperial Weekly Gazette covering 1818-1825
• Lloyd’s Companion to the Penny Sunday Times and Peoples’ Police Gazette covering 1841-1844
• Mirror of the Times covering 1801-1804, 1815, 1818-1823
• New Weekly True Sun covering 1836
• Pictorial Times covering 1843-1844, 1846, 1848
• Pierce Egan’s Life in London, and Sporting Guide covering 1826
• The Age covering 1826-1827, 1829-1830, 1832, 1835-1836
• Westminster Journal and Old British Spy covering 1808-1810

While thousands of new pages have been added to;

• Anti-Gallican Monitor from 1812-1825
• Bee-Hive from 1876
• Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram from 1884
• Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram from 1885
• Cambria Daily Leader from 1861 and 1906
• Champion (London) from 1813-1819 and 1821-1822
• Cleave’s Weekly Police Gazette from 1836
• Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald from 1939-1945
• Herts and Essex Observer from 1982
• Illustrated Sporting News and Theatrical and Musical Review from 1864-1865 and 1868
• Neath Guardian from 1965-1985
• Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer and Clitheroe Division News from 1898
• Northern Daily Times from 1858
• Northern Guardian (Hartlepool) from 1896 and 1899
• Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express from 1924
• Poole Telegram from 1881-1884 and 1886
• Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser from 1897
• Sun & Central Press from 1872
• Swansea and Glamorgan Herald from 1880-1885
• The News (London) from 1835-1839
• Weekly True Sun from 1833 and 1843
• Weymouth Telegram from 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888-1892

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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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52 Ancestors - Week 381: #594 John Wilson (1673-after 1721) of Woburn and Billerica, Massachusetts

John Wilson (1673-after 1721)  is #594 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandfather, who married #595 Elizabeth Foster (1673-after 1721) in 1694 in Billerica, Middlesex County,  Massachusetts.

I am descended through:

*  their daughter #297 Joanna Wilson (1702-1786) who married #296 Hezekiah Sawtell (1703-1779) in 1723.

*  their son #148 Ephraim Sawtell (1735-1800) who married #149 Abigail Stone (1737-1800).

*  their son #74 Josiah Sawtell (1768-1847) who married #75 Hannah Smith (1768-1827) in 1789.

*  their daughter  #37 Hannah Sawtell (1789-1857)  who married  #36 Zachariah Hildreth (1783-1857) in 1810.

*  their son #18 Edward Hildreth (1831-1899) who married #19 Sophia Newton (1834-1923) in 1852.

*  their daughter #9 Hattie Louisa Hildreth (1857-1920) who married  #8 Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922) in 1874.

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

*  their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who 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 Wilson[1–3]    

*  Sex:                       Male    

*  Father:                  John Wilson (1652-1734)    

*  Mother:                Johanna Carter (1647-1698)  

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

 

*  Birth:                   3 January 1672/3, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1-2]    

*  Death:                  after 21 December 1721 (after about age 48), Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[4]  

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

*  Spouse 1:             Elizabeth Foster (1673-after 1721)    

*  Marriage 1:          27 November 1694 (age 21), Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1,3]    

*  Child 1:                John Wilson (1695-1764)    

*  Child 2:                Elizabeth Wilson (1697-1786)    

*  Child 3:                Joseph Wilson (1699-    )    

*  Child 4:                Joanna Wilson (1701-1786)    

*  Child 5:                Allice Wilson (1703-1756)    

*  Child 6:                Jacob Wilson (1704-1776)    

*  Child 7:                Sarah Wilson (1706-1744)    

*  Child 8:                Mary Wilson (1708-    )    

*  Child 9:                Esther Wilson (1710-1729)    

*  Child 10:              Dorcas Wilson (1711-    )    

*  Child 11:              Seth Wilson (1713-1783)    

*  Child 12:              Benjamin Wilson (1715-    )    

*  Child 13:              Rebecca Wilson (1717-1729)  

 

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

The biography and descendants of John Wilson, who eventually settled in Woburn, Massachusetts, is provided by the book Wilsons From New England, Volume ""J - Descendants of John Wilson of Woburn, Massachusetts, by Ken Stevens, published in 1991[1].  

John Wilson was born 3 January 1673 in Woburn, Massachusetts, the son of John and Johanna (Carter) Wilson[1-2].  The Wilson family bought land in Billerica in about 1682.

He married Elizabeth Foster on 27 October 1694 in Billerica, Massachusetts[1.3].  She was the daughter of Joseph and Alice (Gorton) Foster of Billerica, Massachusetts.  

They had 13 children, all born and recorded in the Billerica town vital record book:

*  John Wilson (1695-1764), married 1722 Jemima Shed (1698-1740).

*  Elizabeth Wilson (1697-1786), married 1721 William Frost (1694-1738).

*  Joseph Wilson (1699-????), married 1732 Sarah Wilson (1694-1763).

*  Joanna Wilson (1702-1786), married 1723 Hezekiah Sawtell (1703-1779).

*  Alice Wilson (1703-1756), married 1724 Isaac Stearns (1700-1739).

*  Jacob Wilson (1705-1776), married 1737 Hannah --?-- (1710-????).

*  Sarah Wilson (1706-1744), married 1730 John Dean (1705-????).

*  Mary Wilson (1708-????)

*  Esther Wilson (1710-1729)

*  Dorcas Wilson (1711-????), married 1745 Ebenezer Wyman (1706-1760).

*  Seth Wilson (1713-1783), married 1744 Mary Evans (1720-1793).

*  Benjamin Wilson (1715-????).

*  Rebecca Wilson (1717-1729).

John and Elizabeth Willson made an agreement with Elizabeth's brother, Joseph Foster, on 21 December 1721 that better defined the real property that she was to receive from the estate of her father, also Joseph Foster[4].

There is no apparent death record for John Wilson.  He died after 21 December 1721. There is no apparent probate record for John Wilson of Billerica.  

There is a Find A Grave memorial for John Wilson but it lists his death as 1 June 1715, six years before he signed the agreement.

5)  SOURCES

1.  Ken Stevens, Wilsons From New England, Volume "J" Descendants of John Wilson of Woburn, Massachusetts, typescript  (Walpole, N.H. :  the author, 1991), page 52, John Wilson 1673 family sketch.

2.  Edward F. Johnson,  Woburn Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths [5 Volumes], (Woburn, Mass.: The News Print, 1893), Volume 1, Births, pg. 276, John Wilson entry, 3 January 1673, "son of John".

3.   "New England Marriages to 1700," online database with digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008), Volume 3, page 1691, John Wilson and Elizabeth Foster marriage entry, 27 November 1694 in Billerica.

4.  Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Probate case files, Probate Packet #8,227, Joseph Foster of Billerica, 1721; "Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871," indexed database and digital images, New England Historical and Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (https://www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 13 May 2021).

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NOTE: In 2014, 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. I have extended this theme in 2021 for an eighth year to 416 Ancestors in 416 Weeks. The list of 52 Ancestors biographies from my great-grandparents to the 7th great-grandparents (in work) is in https://www.geneamusings.com/p/ancestor-biographies.html.

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Seavers in the News -- Charles Earnest Seaver Dies in 1952 in Doylestown, Ohio

It's time for another edition of "Seavers in the News" - a weekly feature from the historical newspapers about persons with the surname Seaver that are interesting, useful, mysterious, fun, macabre, or add information to my family tree database.

This week's entry is from The Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal newspaper dated 7 October 1952:

The transcription of the article is:

"CHARLES E. SEAVER

DOYLESTOWN -- Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Monbarren Funeral Home for Charles Earnest Seaver, 68, who died suddenly at home.

"Burial will be in Chestnut Hill Cemetery.  Friends may call Wednesday afternoon and evening at the funeral home.

"Mr. Seaver was a life resident of Doylestown.  He was a retired tire builder at the Seiberling Rubber Co.

"He leaves his wife, Lettie; two sons, Russell and Ernest, both of Barberton; three daughters, Mrs. Martha Hornbeck of Barberton and Mrs. Alice Rector and Mrs. Lois Hughes, both of Akron; 19 grandchildren; a brother, Ora of Akron, and four sisters, Mrs. Nellie Tripp, Mrs. Carrie Killert and Mrs. Myrtle Gordon, all of Barberton, and Mrs. Blanche Fleckinger of Cuyahoga Falls."

The source citation is:

"Charles E. Seaver," The Akron [Ohio] Beacon-Journal newspaper, 7 October 1952, page 49, column 2, Charles Earnest Seaver obituary;  Newspapers.com   (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 May 2021).

This obituary provides a name, an age, a death date and place, the names of his wife, living children,  and siblings, plus a limited description of his work history.

Charles Earnest Seaver was born 22 June 1884 in Doylestown, Ohio, the son of Christopher Albert and Susan A. (Schafer) Seaver.  He died 4 October 1952 in Doylestown.  He married Lettie May Youngker (1886-1970) on 11 January 1905 in Wayne County, Ohio, Iowa, and they had five children:

*  Martha Aurelia Seaver (1905-1994, married 1929 George Theodore Hornbeck (1904-1983).

*  Russell Jacob Seaver (1907-1997), married 1929 Helen Marie Miller (1913-1987).

*  Ernest Ransom Seaver (1910-2007), married 1934 Oletta Irene Baughman (1915-2000).

*  Alice Caroline Seaver (1920-2017), married 1940 James Allen Rector (1916-2004).

*  Lois Mae Seaver (1928-????), married 1948 Clyde Woodrow Hughes (1923-2003).

I am not related to Charles Earnest Seaver to my knowledge.  He is the grandson of  Christian and Lydia (Kissinger) Seaver of Pennsylvania.

There are over 10,000 Seaver "stories" in my family tree - and this was one of them.   Life happens, accidentally and intentionally, and sometimes a person lives his whole life in one place and has a lot of children, grandchildren and siblings. I am glad that I can honor Charles Earnest Seaver today.  

You never know when a descendant or relative will find this blog post and learn something about their ancestors or relatives, or will provide more information about them to me.

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