Amanuensis Monday -- 1892 Will of John K. Seaver of Franklin County, New York

 This week's document for transcription is the 1892 will of John K. Seaver, in the Franklin  County, New York Surrogate Court records.

*  Franklin County, New York Surrogates Court Records, Wills Vol. 011, Page 150, image 114 of 402:

The transcription of this one page document is:

Will   In the Name of God. Amen.

I John K. Seaver, of the age of sixty five years

and upwards being of sound mind and memory

and considering the uncertainty of this frail and

transitory life, do therefore make, ordain, publish and

declare this to be my last Will and Testament, that is to say:

First - After all my lawful debts are paid and dis-

charged, I give and bequeath to my Wife, Harriett Newall

Seaver, and to her heirs and assigns forever, all my

Property and Estate whether Real, Personal or Mixed,

wheresover situate; and

Likewise I make, constitute and appoint my said

wife Harriet Newall Seaver to be my executrix of

this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all

former Wills by me made.

In witness Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed

my name and affixed my seal, the second day of January

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

ninety two.

                                           John K. Seaver   L.S,

The above ^written^ instrument was subscribed by the said

John K. Seaver in our presence, and acknowledged by

him to each of us; and he at the same time declared

the above instrument, so subscribed, to be his last Will

and Testament; and we, at his request, have signed our

names as witnesses hereto, in his presence and in the

presence of each other, and written opposite our names

our respective places of residence.

Julius C. Saunders         Malone, N.Y.

George H. Mulholland   Malone, N.Y.

[In the left margin:]

Received the original will of 

J.K. Seaver Aug. 22 1900

Harriet N. Seaver, Executrix.

The source citation for this will is:

New York Surrogates Court, Probate files, Franklin County > "Wills, Vol. 011, 1895-1905," page 150 (image 142 of 402), James K. Seaver will, written 2 January 1892, presented 22 August 1900; "New York, U.S., Wills and Probates, 1659-1999," digital images,   Ancestry.com   (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 October 2023); Original data is from New York County, District and Probate Courts filmed by FamilySearch.

John Kinsley Seaver (1826-1900) was born 22 April 1826 in Salisbury, Vermont, the son of Joshua and Betsey (Bigelow) Seaver.  He died before 22 August 1900 when his will was presented to the Franklin County Surrogates Court by his executrix.  He married Harriet Newell Moore (1826-1904) on 9 December 1848 in Manchester, New Hampshire.  They had three children:

*  John K. Seaver (1850-????).

* Milton Seaver (1851-????).

*  Olin Julian Seaver (1853-1883), married 1873 Martha "Mattie" Lovell (1855-b.1880). 

Apparently, none of the children survived John Kinsley Seaver's death.

The pages above are a Probate Court clerk's copy, transcribed to the court record book and therefore a Derivative Source (although there was testimony that the original will filed in the court was transcribed carefully and exactly),  It is Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the relationships, dates and places noted therein.

I am a second cousin five times removed to John Kinsley Seaver (1826-1900), with the common Seaver ancestor being 6th great-grandfather Robert Seaver (1702-1752).

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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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Copyright (c) 2023, Randall J. Seaver

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Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 15 to 21 October 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: 

*  We All Carry Inside Us The People Who Came Before Us  by Paul Chiddicks on The Chiddicks Family Tree.

*  How to Bust a Brick Wall When You're Too Busy for Genealogy by Jennifer Dondero on The Occasional Genealogist.

*  When Your Kids Won't Take Their Stuff: Make a Book by Brenda Leyndyke on Journey to the Past.

*  Finding a Final Resting Place by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry.

*  Sourcing Events by Marcia Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy.

*   Family History as News: Don't Bury the Lede Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree.

*  Back to the Basics with Immigration Records: Part 3 1820-1906 by Diana Elder on Family Locket.

*  Challenges of the FamilySearch.org Family Tree, Now and in the Future by James Tanner on Genealogy's Star.

*  “One” and Genealogy by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.

*  Automated Source Citation Builders by Nicole Dyer on Family Locket.

*  The Acadian Deportation: Tips for tracing ancestors forcibly removed from New France by Michelle on Legacy Tree Genealogists.

*  Finding the Seeds of a Story in Your Research by Lynn Palermo on The Family History Writing Studio.

*  Don’t Make These Genealogy Mistakes! by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.

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 20th Oct 2023 by Crissoulli on That Moment In Time.

*  This Week's Creme de la  Creme - October 21, 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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Copyright (c) 2023, Randall J. Seaver

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Chula Vista Genealogical Society Meeting on Wednesday, 25 October Features Gena Philibert-Ortega

 Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 12 noon PDT

CVGS General Meeting (in a Zoom Video Conference)

“Finding Your Family Genealogy in Digitized Books”

by Gena Philibert-Ortega

We are so lucky to be living in today's world where we have access to so many digitized books online. In this presentation, learn about what types of books exist online, how to access them, and how to find what you need. Websites discussed will include Google Books, Hathi Trust, and Internet Archive.

Gena Philibert-Ortega is an author, researcher, and instructor whose focus is genealogy, social and women's history. She holds a Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology and Women's Studies) and a Master's Degree in Religion. Her published works include two books, numerous articles published in magazines and online, as well as six editions of the Tracing Your Ancestors series from Moorshead Publishing. Her writings can be found on her blogs, Gena's Genealogy and Food.Family.Ephemera, as well as the GenealogyBank and Legacy Webinars blogs. She has presented to diverse groups worldwide, including the Legacy Family Tree Webinar series. Her current research includes women's repatriation and citizenship in the 20th century, foodways and community in fundraising cookbooks, and women's material online.

PLEASE REGISTER for this event through the event email that will be sent to all CVGS members or on the CVGS website (https://chulavistagenealogysociety.wildapricot.org/event-5439830).

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This program will be held online using the Zoom video conferencing platform for Meetings.

Please note that the meeting starts at 12 noon Pacific Daylight Time (3 p.m. Eastern time, 2 p.m. Central time, 1 p.m. Mountain time). The Zoom Meeting room will be open by 11:45 a.m. PDT for visiting and helping attendees connect.

Members and non-members can register on the CVGS website for this meeting at  https://chulavistagenealogysociety.wildapricot.org/event-5439830.  and look for the email with the Zoom meeting reminder on Tuesday, 24 October, with the link to JOIN the Zoom meeting. Contact randy.seaver@gmail.com if you have problems or register too late for the email.  

Attendance is free but only 100 Zoom seats are available, so please register soon.

NOTE: The Chula Vista Genealogical Society offers an annual membership of $30. Besides the monthly General Meeting with a program speaker on the last Wednesday of each month, there is a monthly Research Group meeting on second Wednesdays and a DNA Interest Group meeting on third Wednesdays, all at 12 noon Pacific time, plus a monthly 10 page email newsletter chock full of program announcements, research tips and program reviews.

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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Do a Genealogy Software Problem Report

 Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:

It's Saturday Night again -

Time for some more Genealogy Fun!!

Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!):

1)  Have you created a Problem report from your desktop genealogy software program?  Tell us which software you're using, how you found the "Problem Report," and your results using it.

2)  Write your own blog post, or leave a comment on this post, or write something on Facebook.

Here's mine:

I'm using RootsMagic 9 as my default desktop genealogy software program.  The "Problem Search" is 

under  "Tools" on the Main Menu (far left side of the screen).  Clicking the "Run selected tool" button shows the user the many criteria the user can choose from:

I picked a number of "Problem Options" like "Birth Before Parents", "Mother's Death," "Age at Death," and "Age at Marriage."  Some options give too many problems, for instance, "Father's Age."

Here is my "Problem List" after clicking OK:

My Problem List is three pages long.  The screen above shows part of the first page.

I have a lot of profiles where a mother is less than 13 years old, most of which I ignored.  I had two persons older than 110, checked them out and modified them.  I tried to fix the problems that were "born after mother's death" for the obvious reasons; I fixed several that had an erroneous birth date.  I also checked and fixed several other problems on the list that looked like an obvious error.

All in all, I made corrections to about 15 profiles in my RootsMagic family tree database.

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The URL for this post is:  https://www.geneamusings.com/2023/10/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-do.html

Copyright (c) 2023, Randall J. Seaver

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 14 to 20 October 2023

  I am keeping track of the new and updated historical record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.

As of 20 October 2023, there are 3,246 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 3 from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Added ---

*  Arkansas, Mortality Schedules, 1860-1880 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000094); 507 indexed records with 17 record images, ADDED 16-Oct-2023

*  Ohio, Northern District, Eastern Division, Naturalization Records, 1855-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000084); 139,266 indexed records with 111,773 record images, ADDED 16-Oct-2023

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 99,285 indexed records with 98,930 record images (was 99,128 records with 98,773 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Argentina, Entre Ríos, Civil Registration, 1860-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006904); 756,798 indexed records with 546,783 record images (was 755,120 records with 545,919 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Argentina, Jujuy, Catholic Church Records, 1662-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974186); 195,878 indexed records with 69,981 record images (was 195,785 records with 69,981 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023
Argentina, Salta, Catholic Church Records, 1634-1972 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974193); 393,543 indexed records with 144,293 record images (was 391,198 records with 144,293 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4285043); 136,298 indexed records with 64,983 record images (was 36,296 records with 64,983 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023

Australia, Victoria, Wills, Probate and Administration Files, 1841-1926 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2207846); 197,605 indexed records with 3,998,555 record images (was 190,745 records with 3,998,555 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Belgium, Antwerp Police Immigration Index, 1840-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1477769); 305,634 indexed records with 5,417 record images (was 343,930 records with 5,417 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 66,746 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 65,007 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 654,039 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 651,134 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,359,445 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,356,641 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023

Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,186,922 indexed records with 175,790 record images (was 1,185,234 records with 175,294 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Brazil, Mato Grosso, Civil Registration, 1845-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001286); Index only (772 records), no images (was 766 records with 0 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 885,018 indexed records with 368,394 record images (was 883,689 records with 367,837 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 3,088,917 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 3,079,909 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 162,410 indexed records with 50,360 record images (was 152,818 records with 46,155 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023

Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,713,770 indexed records with 874,169 record images (was 1,709,990 records with 872,737 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 750,726 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 750,400 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,241,140 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,239,811 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 8,054,691 indexed records with 1,016,160 record images (was 8,048,510 records with 1,015,389 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Colombia, Archivo Distrital de Bogotá, Cemetery Indexes, 1887-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000131); 469,896 indexed records with 19,366 record images (was 469,475 records with 19,351 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023

Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 26,321,897 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 26,319,574 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Colombia, Civil Registration, 1553-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469480); 795,227 indexed records with 849,776 record images (was 795,211 records with 849,741 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Colombia, Costa, Church Records, 1778-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469405); 102,222 indexed records with 42,134 record images (was 88,005 records with 37,195 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 4,332,733 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 4,332,399 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,190,608 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,189,816 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023

Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,993,142 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,992,803 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 16-Oct-2023
Cuba, Church Records, 1584-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4375851); 199,433 indexed records with 42,026 record images (was 198,505 records with 41,939 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804263); 11,480,760 indexed records with 4,668,489 record images (was 10,557,673 records with 4,668,489 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Denmark, Copenhagen City, Civil Marriages, 1739-1964, Index 1877-1964 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2341913); 339,233 indexed records with 112,568 record images (was 330,017 records with 112,568 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2023
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,273,611 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,271,973 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023

Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 6,149,701 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 6,149,603 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023
France, Calvados, Census, 1876 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279948); 44,911 indexed records with 3,858 record images (was 44,012 records with 1,723 images), UPDATED 17-Oct-2023
France, Haute-Garonne, Census, 1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000057); 22,155 indexed records with 388 record images (was 12,866 records with 227 images), UPDATED 16-Oct-2023
France, Haute-Garonne, Toulouse, Church Records, 1539-1793 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2363045); 604,783 indexed records with 95,073 record images (was 604,659 records with 95,073 images), UPDATED 17-Oct-2023
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 68,510 indexed records with 67,325 record images (was 66,452 records with 65,286 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023

Gibraltar, Church Records, 1697-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453925); 25,614 indexed records with 3,014 record images (was 25,238 records with 2,974 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Guadeloupe, Civil Registration Records, 1792-1872 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4293709); 450 indexed records with 124 record images (was 446 records with 123 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614809); 5,452,998 indexed records with 1,160,338 record images (was 5,922,263 records with 1,160,338 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114423); 819,132 indexed records with 3,075 record images (was 818,431 records with 3,075 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 448,179 indexed records with 350,763 record images (was 447,782 records with 350,378 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023

Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,573,192 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,571,415 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045); 992,151 indexed records with 17,993 record images (was 991,857 records with 17,993 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 414,536 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 414,500 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274796); 1,252,317 indexed records with 41,022 record images (was 1,251,339 records with 41,022 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274791); 356,518 indexed records with 63 record images (was 356,514 records with 63 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2023

Guatemala, Suchitepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274785); 716,890 indexed records with 1,312 record images (was 716,878 records with 1,312 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2023
Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 66,958 indexed records with 13,759 record images (was 65,915 records with 13,633 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Hawaii, Hawaii State Archives, Probate Packet Records, 1814-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463463); 15,086 indexed records with 14,642 record images (was 14,828 records with 14,389 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Hawaii, Registrar of Bureau of Conveyances, Deed Records, 1846-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3478266); 34,548 indexed records with 21,903 record images (was 33,365 records with 18,031 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Indiana, Mortality Schedules, 1860-1880 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000098); 66,104 indexed records with 3,002 record images (was 65,985 records with 2,998 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023

Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 4,478,441 indexed records with 150,181 record images (was 4,403,447 records with 160,537 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Italy, Caltanissetta, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1986780); 403,003 indexed records with 470,099 record images (was 403,003 records with 470,099 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023
Italy, Mantova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1496-1906 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1934580); 377,208 indexed records with 855,316 record images (was 377,123 records with 855,316 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 49,122 indexed records with 16,915 record images (was 48,517 records with 16,705 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947831); 6,095 indexed records with 427,232 record images (was 5,884 records with 427,232 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023

Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043809); 25,344 indexed records with 628,744 record images (was 24,251 records with 628,744 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Luxembourg Census Records, 1843-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2037957); 1,242,448 indexed records with 1,115,931 record images (was 586,021 records with 1,115,931 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Luxembourg, Church and Civil Registration, 1601-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000012); 2,929,867 indexed records with 1,014,132 record images (was 2,841,658 records with 1,039,103 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Martinique, Civil Registration Records, 1809-1874 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4316501); 179 indexed records with 48 record images (was 162 records with 44 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023
Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928860); 11,740,742 indexed records with 742,594 record images (was 11,738,176 records with 742,594 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023

Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 8,915,033 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 8,906,638 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 3,031,179 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 3,030,948 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Norway, Oslo, Census, 1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4445453); 41,203 indexed records with 8,892 record images (was 34,146 records with 4,571 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023
Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1661306); Index only (536,996 records), no images (was 534,627 records with 0 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 113,304 indexed records with 113,171 record images (was 112,059 records with 111,928 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023

Paraguay, Civil Registration, 1842-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000049); 486 indexed records with 485 record images (was 268 records with 267 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Peru, Arequipa, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4447275); 418,939 indexed records with 69,588 record images (was 418,609 records with 81,181 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 20,875,300 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 20,864,062 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,086,126 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,085,706 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,301,811 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,298,882 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023

Puerto Rico, San Juan, Cemetery Records, 1888-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4376727); 68,841 indexed records with 30,564 record images (was 63,283 records with 23,213 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2023
Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 337,976 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 334,804 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4319131); 381,023 indexed records with 342,099 record images (was 371,537 records with 341,975 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Spain, Province of Gerona, Municipal Records, 1566-1956 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015355); 1,223,805 indexed records with 390,067 record images (was 1,223,805 records with 390,067 images), UPDATED 16-Oct-2023
Sri Lanka, Civil Registration, 1768-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2209866); 3,437,667 indexed records with 3,443,355 record images (was 3,235,871 records with 3,605,468 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023

St. Lucia, Church Records, 1751-1793 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449051); 84 indexed records with 15 record images (was 40 records with 8 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2023
Sweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2057674); 1,198,038 indexed records with 77,883 record images (was 1,197,227 records with 76,405 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 27,606,102 indexed records with 46,885,461 record images (was 29,776,914 records with 46,885,461 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (1,033,167 records), no images (was 1,025,378 records with 0 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,063,878 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,061,129 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023

Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 159,033 indexed records with 62,648 record images (was 156,727 records with 62,275 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000046); 1,914,443 indexed records with 41,538 record images (was 1,909,129 records with 41,385 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
West Virginia, Census (Mortality Schedule), 1870-1880 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4373185); 8,678 indexed records with 507 record images (was 8,678 records with 507 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Zimbabwe, Archdiocese of Bulawayo, Catholic Church Records, 1896-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000106); 8,070 indexed records with 59,790 record images (was 8,070 records with 59,782 images), UPDATED 16-Oct-2023

--- Collections with new images ---

England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 2,010,432 indexed records with 356,464 record images (was 2,010,432 records with 334,516 images), last updated 01-Sep-2023
England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439317); 11,478,527 indexed records with 933,231 record images (was 11,478,527 records with 933,096 images), last updated 23-Feb-2022
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 5,979 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021

--- Collections with images removed ---

England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1465708); 1,108,130 indexed records with 108,126 record images (was 1,108,130 records with 114,975 images), last updated 29-Sep-2021
France, Hautes-Alpes, Census, 1856 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820771); 260,627 indexed records with 4,681 record images (was 260,627 records with 5,176 images), last updated 23-Aug-2022
Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 304,033 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 307,141 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2573604); 441,574 indexed records with 316,146 record images (was 441,574 records with 316,415 images), last updated 05-Aug-2020
Spain, Madrid, Municipal Census Records, 1910-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000004); 1,942,615 indexed records with 454,193 record images (was 1,942,349 records with 455,140 images), last updated 03-Oct-2023

United States, California, San Francisco, Records of Chinese Laborers Returning to the US, 1882-1888 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3233819); 50,697 indexed records with 2,372 record images (was 50,697 records with 2,619 images), last updated 22-Sep-2023
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 155,155 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 157,673 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020

--- Collections with new records ---

Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1850 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2142776); 80,169 indexed records with 2,968 record images (was 78,595 records with 2,968 images), last updated 13-Oct-2023

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My friend and SDGS colleague, Marshall, has come up with a way to determine which collections are ADDED, DELETED or UPDATED, and to alphabetize the entries in each category. Thanks to Marshall for helping me out here!

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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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 14 to 20 October 2023

 The following genealogy record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry.com during the period from 14 to 20 October 2023: 

NOTE:  Ancestry added or updated collections before 13 October but the list did not reflect those changes on 13 October.  They are shown on the list below:

The ADDED collections include:

*  North Dakota, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1868-1924; indexed records with record images, ADDED 10/18/2023

*  Connecticut, U.S., Newspapers.com™.com Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current; indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/16/2023

*  Romania, General Directorate of Passports, Jewish Immigrants to Palestine, 1940-1944 (USHMM); indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/16/2023

*  Oklahoma, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current; indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/16/2023

*  South Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current; indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/16/2023

*  Georgia, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current; indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/16/2023

*  Missouri, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current; indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/16/2023

*  UK, Wills of Royal Navy and Royal Marines Personnel, 1786-1882; indexed records with record images, ADDED 10/12/2023

*  New York, New York, U.S., Vital Records, 1798-1903; indexed records without record images, ADDED 10/12/2023

The Updated collections include:

*  Italy, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/18/2023

*  Brazil, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/18/2023

*  Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/18/2023 [15,443,516 entries]

*  Norway, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/18/2023

*  Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/18/2023

*  Mexico, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/18/2023

*  UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/18/2023 [19,757,241 entries]

*  Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/18/2023 [9,962,774 entries]

*  U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/18/2023 [175,093,618 entries]

*  Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/18/2023

*  UK and Ireland, Obituary Index, 2004-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/16/2023

*  U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/16/2023

*  U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/16/2023

*  Canada, Obituary Collection, 1898-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/16/2023

*  Australia and New Zealand, Obituary Index, 2004-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/16/2023

*  Caribbean, Obituary Index, 2003-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/16/2023

*  Paris, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1555-1929; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/16/2023

*  Rostock, Germany, Births, 1876-1911; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/13/2023

*  Rostock, Germany, Marriages, 1876-1941; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/13/2023

*  Rostock, Germany, Deaths, 1876-1981; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/13/2023

*  Rostock, Germany, Parish Register Transcripts, 1580-1945; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/13/2023

*  Hampshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1536-1812; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/13/2023

*  Hampshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/13/2023

*  Calvados, France Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1450-1930; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/12/2023

*  Rostock, Germany, Emigration Lists, 1855-1900; indexed records with record images, ADDED 10/12/2023

*  Rostock, Germany, Cemetery Lists, 1831-1959; indexed records with record images, ADDED 10/12/2023

*  Hampshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1921; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/12/2023

*  Hampshire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1921; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/12/2023

*  Worcestershire, England, Electoral Registers, 1837-1974; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/12/2023

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

By my count, there were 9 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,348 collections available as of 20 October, an INCREASE of 8 from last week.  Apparently, 1 record collection was removed this past week.

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Rabbit Holes With Randy - All the Best Laid Plans ...

This rabbit hole was very frustrating because I was on a hard deadline to get it done, and I failed. But we found a way... several times!

I thought it would be a good idea to make a slide show of our married life for the Anniversary Party on Saturday, 14 October. First, I updated my LibreOffice software to version 7.6.2.1 on my desktop computer (I don't pay for Microsoft 365 or Powerpoint). I worked for a week on adding photos and captioning them on the slides - and included 203 slides.  It worked fine on my desktop computer. I set it up to change slides automagically every 10 seconds.

I needed to transfer the file to the laptop and update LibreOffice on the laptop to the latest version. I used my flash drive and the file transferred - 146 mb. Hmm, pretty big. I updated LibreOffice on the laptop. This was the night before the party.

Um. No. The menus in the updated LibreOffice file are blacked out. I guessed how to open the file, and it opened. All of the images are not there in living color - place holders instead. I Googled to figure out why the menus are blacked out - I may need to close Open GL using Alt-F12. There is no Open GL on the list of options using Alt-F12.  I really think that this LibreOffice version was not compatible with my laptop for some reason.

 
What alternatives are there? Maybe if I use Google Slides. I uploaded the file to Google Drive, and tried to open it in Slides. Nope. It's probably too big for Google Slides. Google tells me it has a 100 mb file size limit.  I could delete or resize a number of photos, but now I had a time crunch.

How about if I save it as a PDF on the desktop and transfer it to the laptop? That worked on the laptop. I can advance slides manually but not timed (which I really wanted to use). That's not going to work - I need to be available at the party and not tied down advancing slides.

Aha! A backup plan - how about if I make a Zoom video of the slides and show the video at the party. I will have to start it off and then restart it occasionally.

I made the Zoom video without sound, and self-timed the slides, manually advancing the slides every 6-8 seconds. It took about 20 minutes to make the Zoom video. I downloaded, renamed and transferred the file to the laptop and it worked! Whew.

My only jobs for the party were to make the slide show, get it showing on the projection screen, and get Linda to the party in a wheelchair on time. We used a medical transport service, which got us to the church at 10:50 a.m. for an 11:30 start time.

The pastor was there to help with the connection to the projector. The church computer is a Mac and they didn't have an HDMI cable dongle to connect to my laptop. I did, but their cable end was different than my dongle - I don't know why. Aha - can we transfer my Zoom .mp4 file to the church computer? I left my flash drive at home. The pastor had a flash drive in the office. She retrieved it, and I put the video file on the flash drive using my laptop, then put the flash drive in the church computer, and it worked. The pastor restarted it several times during the party.

While this was happening, my daughters, my grandchildren and the kitchen staff were putting out the food and decorating the church fellowship hall with a Hawaii theme. Linda was greeted by the attendees at her table in her wheelchair assisted by my daughter Tami.

Did I mention that daughter Lori had arranged for an "Elvis" impersonator to entertain our party attendees? He was pretty good, and sang and kibitzed for 90 minutes. Many folks were singing along with our Elvis. He sang to Linda and myself, and finished up with the Happy Anniversary song. The slide show played in back of the stage all during his performance. Here is a photo of "Elvis" with the slide show on the screen:

My thanks to our pastor for her patience and thoughtfulness in helping make the slide show a success. My thanks to my daughters and grandchildren for their help and support through all of this.

We had a good time and I think the attendees did too. Elvis was "our music" back in the 1950s and 1960s, and Linda loved it!

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RootsMagic Version 9 Updated and Ancestry.com Discount

The RootsMagic Version 9 family tree desktop software was updated to Version 9.0.8.0 on 19 October 2023.  

The update addressed of these issues:

• Fixed: Issue with Mac version not displaying properly on some resolutions under Sonoma
• Fixed: Crashes when importing some FTM files
• Fixed: Problems when trying to print multiple Family Group Sheets or Individual Summaries at once
• Fixed: Scrolling Person Search results (both basic and advanced) now leaves the person’s name column fixed on screen
• New: Added the name of the saved search in the criteria panel for advanced person search
• Fixed: “Used” column for place details list now takes associations into account
• New: Updated LDS temple list
• Fixed: Cosmetic issues
• Fixed: Minor bug fixes

The update history of RootsMagic Version 9 is online at   https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/rootsmagic-update-history/6700. 

I downloaded the update, and installed it, and have seen no problems with it.  RootsMagic is my preferred family tree desktop software, and I use my database to keep my Ancestry Member Tree synchronized to my RootsMagic family tree on a weekly basis.  I also use my RootsMagic family tree database to share profile information with FamilySearch Family Tree profiles each week. 

NOTE:  There is a 40% discount on a six-month subscription to Ancestry.com for RootsMagic users - see https://www.ancestry.com/offers/subscribe.  The discount conditions are:

Discount is on regular price memberships and excludes introductory offers. Ends 31 Oct 2023 at 6:00 p.m. ET. Offers only applicable for 6-month subscriptions billed upfront. Offers available for new and returning subscribers only and not for renewal of current subscriptions. Billed in one payment of $71 for a 6-month subscription to U.S. Discovery, $101 for a 6-month subscription to World Explorer, or $155 for a 6-month subscription to All Access. Your subscription will automatically renew at list price after the first 6-month term unless you are notified otherwise. If you don’t want to renew, cancel at least two days before your renewal date by visiting your Account Settings or by contacting us. See our Renewal and Cancellation Terms for further details.

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Disclosure:  I have been a happy RootsMagic user since 2006, and have purchased every new version.  I have not received material considerations from RootsMagic.

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