Genealogy Software: Heredis 2024 Is Available!

 I received this information from Heredis today:

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Introducing Heredis 2024 and the Family Chronology! 

Immerse yourself in your family's history with the Family Chronology!

• A new document to easily visualize your ancestors' lifespans (and there's even more to it)!
• Compare the lives of several ancestors or groups of persons in your family tree in a single glance, then picture their overlapping lives to figure out who knew whom!
• Find out how old they were when their children or grandchildren were born, to give just one example. 
• Place your ancestors in the context of their time period.
• Group your chronologies by places of birth: you will easily identify ancestors who may have crossed each other’s path!
• This document also highlights potential gaps in your genealogy: you'll be able to spot missing dates for major events very easily. 
• Put the spotlight on specific surnames in your genealogy by grouping them together. 
• Easily identify all those who are not related by blood to the primary person.

Use this view as a basis for illustrating one of your ancestors’ biography!

Discover the new features in detail

More Heredis 2024 features: 

• The Mixed Wheel, which can display all your ancestors and descendants,
• New options available for all the wheels, 
• The option to rename your media, 
• The option to choose from various date formats in your documents,
• Data protection,
• Easier transmission of your genealogy files from one device to another,
• Plus, of course, over 50 improvements and fixes!

Discover the new features in detail

And to celebrate the release of Heredis 2024, your mobile application is available at 50 % off!

Till October 1st, 2023, download the Heredis 2024 app on your tablet or smartphone and enjoy a 50% discount. This new version has been updated to meet the requirements of the latest operating systems. It also includes several improvements:  The ability to enter source citation in basic and comprehensive modes: assign the same source to 2 different citations for events and facts. The same source can be associated several times with an event or a fact. Import or export with the new compressed format (.hmwz) to open files from a 2023 or 2024 version and from all platforms. Better default language management.

Your Heredis 2024 MasterClass!  

NEW. Get Heredis 2024 MasterClass to have Heredis 2024 software installation backup at your fingertips and videos to learn all the functions of the Heredis software via short demonstration videos (available with the upgrade pack).  More information about MasterClass

How do I upgrade to the 2024 version?

Are you currently using an older version of Heredis and wish to take advantage of this new release to upgrade your software? Select one of these two offers:

• Upgrade download: the link to download Heredis 2024 will be sent to you by email 
• Upgrade + MasterClass (discount price) download: the link to download Heredis 2024 will be sent to you by email and you will receive by mail the MasterClass USB key with 10 training videos and new features explained in video.

Make sure your computer is compatible with Heredis 2024. 

Any questions? Feel free to reach out to us via our Contact form. ============================================== Disclosure:  I have received complimentary copies of Heredis software over the years, including this most recent version, but I have never really explored it.  I am in the process of exploring how I might use this software to enhance my genealogy research. The URL for this post is:   https://www.geneamusings.com/2023/09/genealogy-software-heredis-2024-is.html Copyright (c) 2023, Randall J. Seaver Note that all comments are moderated, and may not appear immediately. Please comment on this post on the website by clicking the URL above and then the "Comments" link at the bottom of each post.  Share it on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest using the icons below.  Or contact me by email at randy.seaver@gmail.com.

Randy in June 1961 -- Post 784 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday

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

This is a photograph of me at the time of my graduation from San Diego High School in June 1961.  I was 17 years old and had finally grown to a height of about 5' 7" and a weight of about 130 pounds.  The setting is the patio at my parents' home at 2119 30th Street in San Diego.  Please ignore the trash can!

 I recently found this photograph in the "hidden in plain sight" collection of photos from my mother's home (discovered in 2002) in the genealogy cave.  I colorized this photograph using the MyHeritage photo tools.  I don't recall if the robe is gray or black or blue.  I think it is probably a medium blue since that was the school colors.

This photograph is all part of our family history.  

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Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 30 August to 5 September 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:

*  AncestryDNA Plus: A New DNA Subscription Tier

*  The New Ancestry.com Member Tree Fan Chart

*  The Board for Certification of Genealogists Welcomes 2023–2024 New and Returning Trustees

*  Back-to-School Around the World with MyHeritage

*  ‘You feel your ancestors.’ How genealogy tours help travellers trace long-lost family roots

2)  DNA Research Stories

*  Chilean-American Adoptee Reunites with His Family 42 Years After He Was Stolen From Them

*  Family adopts abandoned babies, learns years later they’re biological siblings

3)  Book Reviews:

*  Victory or Death: Military Decisions That Changed The Course of The American Revolution by Jack Darrell Crowder: Book Review

*   Generation By Generation: Book review and giveaway

*  Book review: Crime and Punishment in Tudor England: From Alchemists to Zealots

*  Book Review: Weaker Vessels, The Women and Children of Plymouth Colony

4)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 26 August to 1 September 2023

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 26 August to 1 September 2023

*  New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch 13 August 2023

*  MyHeritage Adds 89 Million Historical Records in August 2023

*  Findmypast Friday:  Norfolk Memorials, Irish Army Census and Newspapers

*  September Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 238 Titles!

*  Newspapers dot Com Update – August 2023

*  British Newspaper Archive Adds/Updates 60 Titles – August, 2023

*  Chronicling America Updates – August 2023

*  NewspaperARCHIVE Update – August 2023

5)  Did you miss the last post in this series - see Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 23 to 29 August 2023.

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Seavers in the News -- Fred P. Seaver Sr. Dies in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1975

 Here is this week's 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 Poughkeepsie [N.Y.} Journal  newspaper dated 2 June 1975, page 20:

The transcription of the article is:

"Fred Seaver Sr.

"Fred P. Seaver Sr., 73, of 35 Vernon Ter. died Sunday at Vassar Hospital.

"Born in Bethlehem, N.H., May 16, 1902, he was the son of Edward and Clara (Teakles) Seaver.  Prior to retiring two years ago, Mr. Seaver had been a chef at Vassar Hospital.

"He had resided in this area the last 43 years.  Mr. Seaver was a member of the Pirate Canoe Club, Poughkeepsie Yacht Club, U.S. Power Squadron, Dad's Club of the VFW and the Community United Methodist Church.

"Mr. Seaver is survive by his wife, the former Grace E. Clark; three sons, Fred P. Jr., Paso Robles, Calif.; Leonard T., Walden and Samuel E. Seaver, St. Louis, Mo.  a daughter, Mrs. Cynthia Camasi, Newburgh; a brother, Roger, Waterbury, Conn. 13 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

"Friends may call at the Dowling Funeral Home, 43 Fairview Ave., tonight, 7 to 9 o'clock.  Members of the Pirate Canoe Club will conduct a service at the funeral home tonight at 7:30 o'clock.

"Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home.  The Rev. Stephen Goldstein-Jones will officiate.  Burial will be in the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery."

The source citation is:

"Fred Seaver, Sr.," Poughkeepsie [N.Y.] Journal newspaper, Monday, 2 June 1975, page 20, column 3, Fred Seaver Sr.. obituary,   Newspapers.com   (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 4 September 2023).

This obituary is very complete although it is light on his occupation and possible military service.  It even provides the maiden name of his wife.

Frederick Pettigrove Seaver (1902-1975) was born 16 May 1902 in Grafton, New Hampshire, the son of Edward Dudley and Clara Belle (Teakles) Seaver.  He died 1 June 1975 in Poughkeepsie, New York.  He married Grace Elizabeth Clark (1908-2000) on 22 June 1929 in Naugatuck, Connecticut.  They had four children:

*  Frederick Pettigrove Seaver (1931-2020), married Sakeo Matsuo (1928-????).

*  Leonard Thompson Seaver (1932-2013), married (1) 1951 Grace Adelaide Birdsall (1933-2006); (2) 1965 Leona Callander (1933-????).

*  Samuel Edward Seaver (1933-1990), married Patricia Ann Fertig (1936-2009).

*  Cynthia Grace Seaver (1934-2014), married (1) 1954 Roy Henry Weygant (1926-1967); (2) 1967 Bernard Charles Camasi (1928-1984).

Frederick Pettigrove Seaver (1902-1975) is my 8th cousin twice removed, with Robert Seaver (1608-1683) as our most recent Seaver common ancestor.

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 has an excellent obituary with much family information I am glad that I can honor Frederick Pettigrove 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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Disclosure:  I have a complimentary subscription to Newspapers.com and have used it extensively to find articles about my ancestral and one-name families.

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Genealogy Pot-Pourri - Week Ending 4 September 2023

 Here are the highlights of my family history and genealogy related activities over the past week.  

1)  Attended the Chula Vista Genealogical Society (CVGS) general meeting on Wednesday on Zoom with Jean Wilcox Hibben as the speaker on "Induction Vs. Deduction."

2)  Attended the San Diego Genealogical Society DNA SIG meeting on Saturday on Zoom with Kathy Fernandes presenting on "Shared Matching Methodology."

3)  Wrote a genealogical sketch for  7th great-grandfather #944 William Cutter (1650-1723) of Cambridge, Massachusetts for the 52 Ancestors series on Friday.  I've written 495 of these sketches for my ancestors.

4)  Transcribed the one page 1860 List of Heirs for Horace Seaver (1792-1858) of New York City for the Amanuensis Monday series.  I've transcribed about 700 records in this series.

5)  Explored  The New Ancestry.com Member Tree Fan Chart: 

6)  AncestryDNA now has 43,921 DNA matches (up 37 from 27 August) for me today, with 54 new ThruLines.   I added  Notes to 19 matches, and the DNA Match line for 2 of the new ThruLines to RootsMagic.  MyHeritageDNA now has 11,669 DNA matches (up 15 from 27 August) for me, with no new Theories.  Reviewed the new DNA matches on AncestryDNA, MyHeritageDNA, FamilyTreeDNA and 23andMe.  

7)  Occasionally matched RootsMagic 9 profiles to FamilySearch Family Tree.  I have matched 49,847 of my RootsMagic persons with FamilySearch Family Tree profiles (up 14).  

8) Used Web Hints and Record Matches from Ancestry, MyHeritage, Findmypast and FamilySearch to add content and source citations to my RootsMagic profiles. I now have 71,424 persons in my RootsMagic family tree (up 24), and 146,178  source citations (up 3).  Resolved 260 Ancestry Hints. TreeShared 101 new and updated profiles with Ancestry.  My Ancestry Member Tree has Ancestry Record Hints with 178,542 to be resolved, but I work on them several times a week.  

9) Wrote 17 Genea-Musings blog posts last week (Sunday through Saturday), of which three were a press release. The most viewed post last week was Guest Post: What Happened at AncestryDNA This Week? with over 206 views.  Genea-Musings had about 92,400 page views last week.  

10)  Real life:  This is week 182 since COVID restrictions started.   I stayed home except for visiting Linda every day at the skilled nursing/memory care facility. Walked every day on the block and talked to several neighbors.   Went to the cardiologist on Tuesday for the lab tests and pre-op information.  Went to the church Men's Bible Study on Saturday morning.  Attended the 50th anniversary party for the Lindseys at church on Sunday.  Finished reading Faye Kellerman's The Lost Boys and am reading The Judge's List by John Grisham. The SDSU Aztecs won their second football game against Idaho State but I didn't watch it.  The Padres season continued, and I watched all of the games this past week.  They are 65-73 so far (4-3 this past week) and still in fourth place in the NL West division. 

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Amanuensis Monday -- 1860 List of Heirs of Horace Seaver of New York City

 This week's document for transcription is the Schedule F 1859 List of heirs of Horace Seaver (1792-1858) of New York City, New York. filed in New York County, New York Surrogates Court records.

New York County, New York Surrogates Court Records, Decrees, Bundle 133, image 110 of 1220:

The transcription of this one page document is:

Schedule F:

Names of widow & next of kin of deceased --

Louise L. Seaver. widow of deceased for-

                 merly of New York now residing 

                at Norton, Massachusetts

1.  Horace N. Seaver, residing in the City of NYork

2.  Sophronia A. Tompkins, wife of Charles Tom-

                  pkins residing in City of N.Y.

3.  Lauraetta B. Thomas, wife of James A. Thomas 

                  now residing in Springfield Mass

4.  Dana B. Seaver, residing in New York

5.  Frederick A. Seaver, residing in Yazoo county, 

                    Mississippi

All the above are over twenty one years of age.

6.  Louisa B.N. Seaver, an infant over fourteen 

                 residing with the widow at Norton, Mass.

7.  William E. Bissell   }   all infants under

     Angelina Bissell      }   fourteen years of age

     Silvia Bissell           }   the children of Angelina 

         Bissell the deceased daughter of the intestate 

         residing with their father William 

         C. Bissell of Norwalk Connecticut

8.  Louis Seaver, an infant under fourteen

         son of Louis W. Seaver a deceased son

         of the intestate residing with his mother at

         Dedham, Massachusetts. 

                                                  "S" Louisa L. Seaver

The source citation for this will is:

New York Surrogates Court, Probate files, New York County > "Decrees, Bundle 133" (image 110 of 1220), Horace Seaver estate papers, Schedule F, filed 2 March 1860; "New York, U.S., Wills and Probates, 1659-1999," digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 September 2023); Original data is from New York County, District and Probate Courts filmed by FamilySearch..

Horace Sever (1792-1858) was born in 1792 in Taunton, Massachusetts, the son of Ebenezer and Mary (Beebe) Sever.  He died 4 April 1858 in New York City, New York.  He married (1) Sylvia Wheaton (1797-1839) 1 June 1815 in Rhode Island.  They had 11 children:

*  Horace Nelson Sever (1817-1880), married 1845 Anne Harriet Dixon (1823-1875).

*  Lewis Wheaton Sever (1818-1847), married 1844 Susan Waters Dixon (1825-1909).

*  Albian W. Sever (1825-1825).

*  Minerva Sever (1824-????).

*  Sarah B. Sever (1826-????)

*  Angelina Thornton Sever (1828-1856), married 1846 William Emery Bissell (1820-1863).

*  Lauraetta B. Sever (1830-1876), married 1850 James A. Thomas (1818-????).

*  Henry M. Sever (1832-1857).

*  Sophronia A. Sever (1833-1871), married Charles Tompkins.

*  Dana B. Sever (1835-1883), married Adriana Lawrence Hoyt (1840-1911)

*  Frederick A. Sever (1837-1882).

Horace Sever married (2) Louisa Lothrop (1796-1864) on 3 March 1840 in Norton, Massachusetts, and they had two children:

*  Louisa B.N. Seaver (1844-1914) married 1866 Edgar G. Blandin (1845-1918)

*  child Seaver (1846-1846).

The intestate estate file for Horace Seaver contains about 43 images, and most of them are supporting documents that provide an inventory, receipts and accounts.  The widow, Louise L. Seaver was appointed administratrix, and a special guardian was appointed for the minor children and grandchildren.  The inventory had no real estate, and a personal estate of $701.32.  The expenses of the estate reduced the estate to $316.71.  The widow received one third of the total, $105.57, and each of the eight named heirs received $26.39.

Horace Sever (1792-1858) is my 4th cousin 6 times removed, with my 9th great-grandfather Robert Seaver (1608-1683) the most recent common Seaver ancestor.

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NOTE: 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."

Read other transcriptions of records of my ancestors at Amanuensis Monday Posts.

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Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 27 August to 2 September 2023

 Scores of genealogy and family history bloggers write hundreds 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: 

*  Fact or Fiction? A Revolutionary War soldier talked to a boy, who became a Civil War soldier by Kelly Wheaton on Wheaton Wood.

*  A Family Auction One Hundred Years Ago Today by Pamela Athearn Filbert on Vita Brevis.

*  How To Keep Your Matches Organized by Ellen Thompson-Jennings on Hound on the Hunt.

*  A Sister's Death Certificate Furthers Ancestor's Research by Brenda Leyndyke on Journey to the Past.

*  Introducing Y-DNA Haplogroups for Family Finder Customers by Katy Rowe on FamilyTreeDNA Blog.

*  Discover the Intriguing Paternal Lineage of Michael Jackson: Unraveling His Ancestral Roots by Sherman McRea on FamilyTreeDNA Blog.

*  Three What are the Odds? (WATO) improvements by Jonny Perl on DNA Painter Blog.

*  Essential Guide to Vital Records Research in Pennsylvania by Denys Allen on PA Ancestors.

*  Quick Tips and Record-Breaking Moments by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry.

*  Using Adobe Photoshop BETA, Adobe Phoshop and MyHeritage.com and Reimagine to repair a photo by James Tanner on Genealogy's Star.

*  AncestryDNA Plus: A New DNA Subscription Tier by Leah Larkin on The DNA Geek.

Here are pick posts by other geneabloggers this week:

*  Friday's Family History Finds by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.

*  Friday Fossicking 1st Sept 2023 by Crissoulli on That Moment In Time.

*  This Week's Creme de la  Creme - September 2, 2023 by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte.

Readers are encouraged to go to the blogs listed above and  read their articles, and add the 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 currently am reading posts from over 900 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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Free U.S. and Canadian census records for Labor Day on MyHeritage

 I received this information from Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage today:

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I’m excited to share that in honor of Labor Day, we’re providing free access to all 73 U.S. and Canadian census collections on MyHeritage, encompassing almost 900 million records, from now until September 5, 2023!

Search U.S. Census Records 

Search Canada Census Records

MyHeritage offers the full set of currently available U.S. census records from 1790 to 1950, and important national censuses from Canada starting in 1825. Both collections include high-resolution scans, allowing researchers to dig deeper into these essential records.

Please share the news with your friends and followers so they can take advantage of the free access while it lasts and learn more about their U.S. and Canadian heritage! Read more on our blog.

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Disclosure: I receive a complimentary subscription to MyHeritage, and have received other material consideration in past years. I uploaded my autosomal DNA raw data to their DNA product.  I am a subscriber to Family Tree Webinars and love it.  I am a paid subscriber to the Reimagine mobile app.  This does not affect my objective analysis of MyHeritage products. 

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