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John d. Reid, on his Anglo-Celtic Connections blog, has asked for nominations for "Genealogy Rock Stars" in his post "Who are the genealogy rock stars?"
John doesn't provide criteria, but does note:
"Who gives "must attend" presentations at genealogy conferences? Who is it, when you see a new family history article or publication by that person, makes it a must buy? Those are the genealogy rock stars. Who are they? Please leave your nomination as a comment, which you can do anonymously. You can even nominate yourself!"
The current list of nominees, many provided by readers, is in "Genealogy rock star nominations update."
If you have nominees that you want to suggest, please make a comment on one of those two blog posts (not on my blog post).
Nominations will be open until midnight on Sunday, 22 January (presumably Eastern time). Separate lists for the different countries (presumably USA, Canada and the British Isles) will be presented for voting.
Stay tuned to John's blog and get ready to vote your favorite genealogy rock star!
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/01/who-are-genealogy-rock-stars-nominate.html
Copyright (x) Randall J. Seaver, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Treasure Chest Thursday - Kemp/Wilson Marriage Record
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It's Treasure Chest Thursday - a time to reveal another gem in my treasure chest of family history.
I found the marriage record of James Abraham Kemp and Melissa Wilson online at Ancestry.com ("Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928," online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Melissa Wilson and James A. Kemp, Registration No. 10111, page 670, Simcoe County, 1876; citing original data at Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928. MS932, Reels 1-833, 850-880. Archives of Ontario, Toronto).
A record transcription is also in the FamilySearch historical record collection titled "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927" without the record image. That record points to the microfilm that the Ancestry.com image was obtained from: "Marriages, no. 8460-12497 (v. E-H) 1876, on US/CAN Film 1863647 at the Family History Library.
The image obtained on Ancestry.com is:
The information on this marriage record includes:
County of Simcoe
Division of Innisfil
His Name: James Abraham Kemp
Age: 42
Residence When Married: Norfolk co. Canada
Place of Birth: Canada
Bachelor or Widower: W
Rank or Profession: Builder
Names of Parents: Abraham & Sarah Kemp
Her Name: Melissa Wilson
Age: 35
Residence When Married: Bell Ewart Innisfil
Place of Birth: Canada
Spinster or widower: S
Names of Parents: Alfred & Martha Wilson
Names & Residences of Witnesses: ____ Wilson, ____ Law, Bell Ewart Innisfil
Date and Place of Marriage: 16th November 1876 Brides Residence
Religious Denomination of Bridegroom: Methodist
Religious Denomination of Bride: Baptist
By Whom Married: Rev. Wm McConnell
By License or Banns: L
This was the second marriage of James Abraham Kemp (1831-1902), who married (1) Mary Jane Sovereen (1841-1874). They were the parents of my great-grandmother, Georgianna (Kemp) Auble (1868-1952).
It's Treasure Chest Thursday - a time to reveal another gem in my treasure chest of family history.
I found the marriage record of James Abraham Kemp and Melissa Wilson online at Ancestry.com ("Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928," online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Melissa Wilson and James A. Kemp, Registration No. 10111, page 670, Simcoe County, 1876; citing original data at Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928. MS932, Reels 1-833, 850-880. Archives of Ontario, Toronto).
A record transcription is also in the FamilySearch historical record collection titled "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927" without the record image. That record points to the microfilm that the Ancestry.com image was obtained from: "Marriages, no. 8460-12497 (v. E-H) 1876, on US/CAN Film 1863647 at the Family History Library.
The image obtained on Ancestry.com is:
The information on this marriage record includes:
County of Simcoe
Division of Innisfil
His Name: James Abraham Kemp
Age: 42
Residence When Married: Norfolk co. Canada
Place of Birth: Canada
Bachelor or Widower: W
Rank or Profession: Builder
Names of Parents: Abraham & Sarah Kemp
Her Name: Melissa Wilson
Age: 35
Residence When Married: Bell Ewart Innisfil
Place of Birth: Canada
Spinster or widower: S
Names of Parents: Alfred & Martha Wilson
Names & Residences of Witnesses: ____ Wilson, ____ Law, Bell Ewart Innisfil
Date and Place of Marriage: 16th November 1876 Brides Residence
Religious Denomination of Bridegroom: Methodist
Religious Denomination of Bride: Baptist
By Whom Married: Rev. Wm McConnell
By License or Banns: L
This was the second marriage of James Abraham Kemp (1831-1902), who married (1) Mary Jane Sovereen (1841-1874). They were the parents of my great-grandmother, Georgianna (Kemp) Auble (1868-1952).
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
WikiTree Becomes Invitation Only Family Tree Database
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Elyse Doerflinger, the WikiTree Evangelist, sent this notice about WikiTree, a shared family tree database in a wiki format.
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WikiTree.com has closed new user registration. New members must now be invited by current WikiTree members.
WikiTree is committed to being 100% free. Rather than limiting what members can do or charging them for access, we’ve decided to slow down the addition of new members.
This does not affect the accessibility of public profiles. Our mission is to create a single family tree that will make genealogy free and easy for everyone. However, the ability to create profiles and limit them with Privacy Levels and Trusted Lists is something that only members can do.
Current members can invite an unlimited number of family members and fellow genealogists. They can also continue to import and export GEDCOMs, add unlimited photos, and enjoy all the other free services for members.
Chris Whitten, the creator of WikiTree, explains the policy change like this: “We’re devoted to growing a single family tree that will make genealogy free and easy for everyone. Charging for access to the tree, let alone charging community members who are creating the tree, is anathema to our vision.
“The problem is that we’ve had users abusing our wide range of free services and treating the site like their personal back-up service. Not only does this drain our limited resources, it hurts other community members and what we’re trying to accomplish. By making membership strictly invitation-only, we can give our community some breathing room to clean up the genealogical messes that irresponsible users have left behind, and we can be more careful about making sure that future members embrace our vision and understand our Wiki Genealogist Honor Code.”
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I am a member of WikiTree and enjoy the ease of use and the collaboration aspects of the shared family tree. If you want to add your family tree information to WikiTree, I will be happy to recommend you as long as you will abide by the Honor code on the site.
For more information about WikiTree invitations to family or unrelated persons, see http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Invitations.
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/01/wikitree-becomes-invitation-only-family.html
Copyright (c) Randall J. Seaver, 2012
Elyse Doerflinger, the WikiTree Evangelist, sent this notice about WikiTree, a shared family tree database in a wiki format.
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WikiTree becomes Invitation-Only
WikiTree.com has closed new user registration. New members must now be invited by current WikiTree members.
WikiTree is committed to being 100% free. Rather than limiting what members can do or charging them for access, we’ve decided to slow down the addition of new members.
This does not affect the accessibility of public profiles. Our mission is to create a single family tree that will make genealogy free and easy for everyone. However, the ability to create profiles and limit them with Privacy Levels and Trusted Lists is something that only members can do.
Current members can invite an unlimited number of family members and fellow genealogists. They can also continue to import and export GEDCOMs, add unlimited photos, and enjoy all the other free services for members.
Chris Whitten, the creator of WikiTree, explains the policy change like this: “We’re devoted to growing a single family tree that will make genealogy free and easy for everyone. Charging for access to the tree, let alone charging community members who are creating the tree, is anathema to our vision.
“The problem is that we’ve had users abusing our wide range of free services and treating the site like their personal back-up service. Not only does this drain our limited resources, it hurts other community members and what we’re trying to accomplish. By making membership strictly invitation-only, we can give our community some breathing room to clean up the genealogical messes that irresponsible users have left behind, and we can be more careful about making sure that future members embrace our vision and understand our Wiki Genealogist Honor Code.”
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I am a member of WikiTree and enjoy the ease of use and the collaboration aspects of the shared family tree. If you want to add your family tree information to WikiTree, I will be happy to recommend you as long as you will abide by the Honor code on the site.
For more information about WikiTree invitations to family or unrelated persons, see http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Invitations.
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/01/wikitree-becomes-invitation-only-family.html
Copyright (c) Randall J. Seaver, 2012
CGSSD Meeting on Saturday, 21 January Features Denise Spurlock
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10:00 - Break, refreshments.
10:20 - Announcements followed by program:
Learn about Dropbox (an “in-the-cloud” file storage system), how to open a free account, use it to organize and backup genealogy files, and share with family and friends.
Denise Spurlock, a former educator at the post-secondary level, has over 20 years of experience in family research. She holds a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University’s Center for Professional Education. She offers a variety of research services to clients. Denise is a member of the Southern California Genealogical Society, Utah Genealogical Association, National Genealogical Society, New England Historic Genealogical Society, and Association of Professional Genealogists. She is the newsletter editor for the Southern California Chapter of the APG. She writes three genealogy blogs: Denise’s Life in the Past Lane (pastlane.blogspot.com), Reflecting on Genealogy (reflectingongenealogy.blogspot.com), and The SoCalGenie (socalgenie.blogspot.com).
The Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month (except December) from 9:00 a.m. to noon on the campus of UCSD, University of California, San Diego. See our map page for directions.
The next meeting of the will be held on 21 January 2012 from 9:00 am to noon. Here are the details:
9:00 - User groups:
1) Family Tree Maker, (Ken Robison),
2) Macintosh (Dona Ritchie);
3) SIG: DNA - Topic: how to become a member of the FTDNA CGSSD DNA Project (Corlee Morris).
10:00 - Break, refreshments.
10:20 - Announcements followed by program:
Using Dropbox in Genealogy
by Denise Spurlock
by Denise Spurlock
Learn about Dropbox (an “in-the-cloud” file storage system), how to open a free account, use it to organize and backup genealogy files, and share with family and friends.
Denise Spurlock, a former educator at the post-secondary level, has over 20 years of experience in family research. She holds a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University’s Center for Professional Education. She offers a variety of research services to clients. Denise is a member of the Southern California Genealogical Society, Utah Genealogical Association, National Genealogical Society, New England Historic Genealogical Society, and Association of Professional Genealogists. She is the newsletter editor for the Southern California Chapter of the APG. She writes three genealogy blogs: Denise’s Life in the Past Lane (pastlane.blogspot.com), Reflecting on Genealogy (reflectingongenealogy.blogspot.com), and The SoCalGenie (socalgenie.blogspot.com).
We meet at the Robinson Auditorium complex on the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) campus in La Jolla. From North Torrey Pines Road, turn at Pangea Drive into UCSD. Free parking is available in the parking garage on the left; use any space other than those specifically reserved for UCSD vehicles. Signs will mark directions to our meeting room. Please refer to our website www.cgssd.org; or the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies website http://irps.ucsd.edu/about/how-to-find-us.htm for driving directions and a map.
Rootstech 2012 Presentations - 4:15 p.m. Thursday, 2 February
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I'm going to list all of the presentations at RootsTech 2012 session by session in a series of posts. You can see the full schedule of all sessions at http://rootstech.org/schedule/index.
Here is the schedule for Thursday, 2 February at 4:15 p.m. until 5:15 p.m. The links provide information on the presentation and the speaker:
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/01/rootstech-2012-presentations-415-pm.html
Copyright (c) Randall J. Seaver, 2012
I'm going to list all of the presentations at RootsTech 2012 session by session in a series of posts. You can see the full schedule of all sessions at http://rootstech.org/schedule/index.
Here is the schedule for Thursday, 2 February at 4:15 p.m. until 5:15 p.m. The links provide information on the presentation and the speaker:
* 4:15 - 5:15 pm: Room 258
Hands-on Workshop for Intermediate Developers
Storing the Family Tree with MongoDB – Lab by Steve Francia
* 4:15 - 5:15 pm: Room 257
Presentation for Intermediate Developers
On the Road to Mashups: Integrating Data from API Providers by Reed Powell
* 4:15 - 5:15 pm: Room 255D
Presentation for Intermediate Users
* 4:15 - 5:15 pm: Room 255B
Presentation for Beginner Users
* 4:15 - 5:15 pm: Room 155
Presentation for Intermediate Users
Eleven Layers of Online Searches by Barbara Renick
* 4:15 - 5:15 pm: Room 255F
Presentation for Beginner Users
Loops, Dups, and Oops, Oh, My! New FamilySearch and Ancestral Relationships by Kaylene Williams and Janae Lakey
* 4:15 - 5:15 pm: Room 255A
Presentation for Intermediate Developers
Visualization of Genealogy Data by Mike Miller
* 4:15 - 5:15 pm: Room 255E
Panel or Discussion for Beginner Users
Google+ or Facebook by Dan Lynch
* 4:15 - 5:15 pm: Room 255C
Presentation for All Users
Multi-languages, High Volume, High Speed Digitization of Genealogy Records by Ronald Cheung and Paul Siu
* 4:15 - 5:15 pm: Room 259
Presentation for All Developers
Web of Knowledge for Historical Documents by David Embley
* 4:15 - 5:15 pm: Room 355A
Presentation for Intermediate Developers
* 4:15 - 5:15 pm: Room 355D
Presentation for Advanced Users
The Family Graph API by MyHeritage.com by Daniel Horowitz
The sessions that I might attend include:
* The Galaxy Girls!
* Lisa Alzo's talk
* Dan Lynch's talk
Which session would you like to attend?
Disclosure: I am an Official Blogger for RootsTech 2012, and have had my registration fee paid for by the organization. I look forward to attending this conference!
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/01/rootstech-2012-presentations-415-pm.html
Copyright (c) Randall J. Seaver, 2012
(Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 188: Henry Pickford (ca 1920s)
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I am posting photographs from my family collections for (Not So) Wordless Wednesday (you know me, I can't go wordless!).
This picture is of Henry Winthrop Pickford (1895-1987) taken, probably, in the 1920s. He was the son of Walter and Anne Frances (Richmond) Pickford, who resided in Clinton, Massachusetts. Anne Richmond was the daughter of Thomas and Julia (White) Richmond of Killingly, Connecticut and Leominster, Massachusetts - my great-grandparents. Anne's sister, Alma Bessie Richmond, was my grandmother. Therefore, Henry Winthrop Pickford was my first cousin, once removed.
I received this picture from my parents family picture collection in the 1988 to 2002 time period.
A summary of Henry Pickford's offices was published in the document "1949-1950 Public Officers of the COMMONWEALTH of MASSACHUSETTS," prepared and printed under authority of Section 18 of Chapter 5 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by Chapter 466 of the Acts of 1946 by IRVING N. HAYDEN Clerk of the Senate AND LAWRENCE R. GROVE Clerk of the House of Representatives.
HENRY WINTHROP PICKFORD
135 Walnut St., Clinton, 11th Worcester District, Republican.
Born: Leominster, July 12, 1895.
Education: Leominster and Clinton public schools, Clinton High School, Boston University Law School.
Profession: Lawyer.
Organizations: American Legion, Clinton Rotary Club, Masons, Clinton and Worcester County Bar Associations, Chamber of Commerce, Clinton Hospital Association, American Red Cross.
Public office: Clinton Town Moderator 1924-'25, Town Solicitor 1926-'28, Finance Committee 1929-'32, Selective Service Board (chairman 1940-46), Mass. House 1946-'50.
I have lost all contact with this Pickford family and am interested in gaining contact with them in hopes of sharing family information. Anne Richmond was the oldest child of Thomas and Julia (White) Richmond, and her descendants may have family pictures, artifacts and records that could aid my genealogical and family history research.
I am posting photographs from my family collections for (Not So) Wordless Wednesday (you know me, I can't go wordless!).
This picture is of Henry Winthrop Pickford (1895-1987) taken, probably, in the 1920s. He was the son of Walter and Anne Frances (Richmond) Pickford, who resided in Clinton, Massachusetts. Anne Richmond was the daughter of Thomas and Julia (White) Richmond of Killingly, Connecticut and Leominster, Massachusetts - my great-grandparents. Anne's sister, Alma Bessie Richmond, was my grandmother. Therefore, Henry Winthrop Pickford was my first cousin, once removed.
I received this picture from my parents family picture collection in the 1988 to 2002 time period.
A summary of Henry Pickford's offices was published in the document "1949-1950 Public Officers of the COMMONWEALTH of MASSACHUSETTS," prepared and printed under authority of Section 18 of Chapter 5 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by Chapter 466 of the Acts of 1946 by IRVING N. HAYDEN Clerk of the Senate AND LAWRENCE R. GROVE Clerk of the House of Representatives.
on page 203:
135 Walnut St., Clinton, 11th Worcester District, Republican.
Born: Leominster, July 12, 1895.
Education: Leominster and Clinton public schools, Clinton High School, Boston University Law School.
Profession: Lawyer.
Organizations: American Legion, Clinton Rotary Club, Masons, Clinton and Worcester County Bar Associations, Chamber of Commerce, Clinton Hospital Association, American Red Cross.
Public office: Clinton Town Moderator 1924-'25, Town Solicitor 1926-'28, Finance Committee 1929-'32, Selective Service Board (chairman 1940-46), Mass. House 1946-'50.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
What is this Ancestry.com Feature Called? And more questions...
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A Genea-Musings readers emailed me on Monday saying:
"I ask you to Google the name of one of your ancestors, perhaps an uncommon name. One of the responses will be on ancestry.com . Click on that, go in, and take a look. It is the most disgusting mess of misinformation imaginable.
The first name I entered was "della carringer" (a married name), as shown above. The resulting page was:
The header says "Della A. Carringer (1862 - .... )" and provides a list of historical records on Ancestry.com, including her death record in California. There are four pictures at the top of the listing, but none of them are for my Della Carringer. On the right, below the search box, is a listing that shows an unknown father, a mother (Abbie A. Smith, a married name), and no spouse or children.
I clicked on the 1920 U.S. Census link and saw:
The 1920 U.S. Census record is shown, with Della A. Carringer (Della A. Smith) at the top of the record.
I searched for Della's husband, Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946), and it found no records. I searched for just "Henry Carringer" and got records for only "Henry Herman Carringer." Strange...there are several Henry Carringers in the records and all of my people are well documented in at least two Ancestry Member Trees.
I clicked on Della's mother's name (Abbie A. Smith), a married name) and saw:
It got her birth date right, but did not have her maiden name or death date. The birth date could have come from a census record. The pictures shown are not hers.
What about my parents? I put in my father's name "frederick seaver" and saw:
It found three pictures that I uploaded to an Ancestry Member Tree, plus a school yearbook record I've never found (it is my father's!). It had his middle initial and his birth date, but not his 1983 death date, although it listed his death record in the links. It listed his parents names, but not his wife and children. It found the 1920 and 1930 US Census, plus that of his sister, Ruth. There were several other Frederick Seaver persons in the records - why did it pick this one?
I put my mother's name in "betty carringer" and saw:
There were two names on this page - the "Living Carringer" is my mother. It correctly names her parents. I clicked on the link for "Living Carringer" and saw:
A Genea-Musings readers emailed me on Monday saying:
"I ask you to Google the name of one of your ancestors, perhaps an uncommon name. One of the responses will be on ancestry.com . Click on that, go in, and take a look. It is the most disgusting mess of misinformation imaginable.
"I Googled my own father, xxxx yyyy zzzz [name hidden for privacy reasons] (1906-1983). It gives some fairly accurate information about him, but says the names of his two children are private--but includes, in his information, links to our birth records. Not very private, eh?.
"There are "possible" photos of these people. In the few I looked at, none of them were a match for my ancestor.
"Maybe this is a commonly known outrage, but, if it is not, please consider breaking the news to us people who care deeply about correct information."
I did as my reader suggested, but because most of my family members have appeared numerous times in my blog, it was difficult to find the Ancestry.com link she mentioned. so I used her father's name and found it easily.
The Ancestry.com "database" page she found is http://records.ancestry.com. Here is a screen shot of it:
The first name I entered was "della carringer" (a married name), as shown above. The resulting page was:
The header says "Della A. Carringer (1862 - .... )" and provides a list of historical records on Ancestry.com, including her death record in California. There are four pictures at the top of the listing, but none of them are for my Della Carringer. On the right, below the search box, is a listing that shows an unknown father, a mother (Abbie A. Smith, a married name), and no spouse or children.
I clicked on the 1920 U.S. Census link and saw:
The 1920 U.S. Census record is shown, with Della A. Carringer (Della A. Smith) at the top of the record.
I searched for Della's husband, Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946), and it found no records. I searched for just "Henry Carringer" and got records for only "Henry Herman Carringer." Strange...there are several Henry Carringers in the records and all of my people are well documented in at least two Ancestry Member Trees.
I clicked on Della's mother's name (Abbie A. Smith), a married name) and saw:
It got her birth date right, but did not have her maiden name or death date. The birth date could have come from a census record. The pictures shown are not hers.
What about my parents? I put in my father's name "frederick seaver" and saw:
It found three pictures that I uploaded to an Ancestry Member Tree, plus a school yearbook record I've never found (it is my father's!). It had his middle initial and his birth date, but not his 1983 death date, although it listed his death record in the links. It listed his parents names, but not his wife and children. It found the 1920 and 1930 US Census, plus that of his sister, Ruth. There were several other Frederick Seaver persons in the records - why did it pick this one?
I put my mother's name in "betty carringer" and saw:
There were two names on this page - the "Living Carringer" is my mother. It correctly names her parents. I clicked on the link for "Living Carringer" and saw:
The page above is titled "Living Carringer" with no dates, with parents names, but no spouse and children. The pictures are not of my mother. The five links include the 1920 and 1930 census records with my mother's family, but the other three census links are not her family.
I entered "Charles Auble" and received a list of four candidates, but not my guy (1849-1916). I clicked on one of the matches and there was a picture of my Charles that I had uploaded to my Ancestry Member Tree.
What to make of all of this? I have some questions and comments:
* What is this Ancestry.com "feature" called? I'm tempted to say "a snapshot of a person who might be related to you." Okay, I'll call it a "Snapshot" page.
* What records does this "Snapshot" feature review? It found census records, California death records, a school yearbook, etc. My correspondents search yielded a state birth index with her own birth record because her father's name was listed.
* How does this "Snapshot" feature figure out parents and children? Does it use only historical records, or does it use Ancestry Member Trees also? If it uses Ancestry Member Trees, why doesn't it find readily available names, dates and places for the target persons?
* Why does it not find many persons with the same name as input? It lists more than one possible person for several of my target names, but it didn't find my Henry Carringer. There are three entries for that name in the 1920 census.
* How did Della's maiden surname get added to the 1920 census summary record? I'm very sure that I did not do it? Did Ancestry add it based on my Ancestry Member Tree?
My observations:
* This appears to be an effort by Ancestry.com to enable persons in Ancestry historical databases (or Ancestry Member Trees) to be found in a search engine.
* The "hit rate" on the names I tried was about 50%. Some matched well, others did not match, or no records were found (for persons that I know there are records available). Some families had a complete list of children and spouses, some families were incomplete.
* Ancestry needs to make use of the Ancestry Member Tree data to improve the hit rate - it's there on the system, and while it is imperfect, it is better than historical records for determining names and relationships.
* Did I miss the announcement of this "Snapshot" feature? When was this added? I checked the Ancestry.com blog back into September 2011 and searched for . Or is it a "beta" development feature that my correspondent just happened upon?
* Is this feature an outgrowth of the "Person View" feature revealed in We’re launching Ancestry.com Labs – and we’d love your feedback on 18 October 2010? It looks like it, without the helpful birth and death dates.
Thank you to my reader for telling me about this Ancestry.com feature. It was fun trying to figure out what was happening.
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/what-is-this-ancestrycom-feature-called.html
Copyright (c) Randall J. Seaver, 2012
Rootstech 2012 Presentations - 3:00 p.m. Thursday, 2 February
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I'm going to list all of the presentations at RootsTech 2012 session by session in a series of posts. You can see the full schedule of all sessions at http://rootstech.org/schedule/index.
Here is the schedule for Thursday, 2 February at 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. The links provide information on the presentation and the speaker:
* 3:00 - 4:00 pm: Room 255D
Presentation for All Developers
I'm going to list all of the presentations at RootsTech 2012 session by session in a series of posts. You can see the full schedule of all sessions at http://rootstech.org/schedule/index.
Here is the schedule for Thursday, 2 February at 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. The links provide information on the presentation and the speaker:
* 3:00 - 4:00 pm: Room 255D
Presentation for All Developers
Gamification Basics, Recognizing the Path to User Loyalty by Dave McAllister
* 3:00 - 4:00 pm : Room 255F
Presentation for Beginner Users
To Pay or Not to Pay by Bonnie Petrovich
* 3:00 - 4:00 pm: Room 155
Presentation for Intermediate Users
Twitter – It’s Not Just “What I Had For Breakfast” Anymore by Thomas MacEntee
* 3:00 - 4:00 pm: Room 255A
Presentation for Intermediate Users
Websites: A “How-To” Guide to Website Building by Reed Powell
* 3:00 - 4:00 pm: Room 259
Presentation for Intermediate Developers
Creating One-Step Search Tools by Stephen Morse
* 3:00 - 4:00 pm: Room 255B
Presentation for Beginner Users
The Powers of Evernote: photos, URL's, censuses, geo-location, and stories by Tevya Washburn and Kurt Francom
* 3:00 - 4:00 pm: Room 260
Presentation for All Developers
Storing the Family Tree with MongoDB by Steve Francia
* 3:00 - 4:00 pm: Room 258
Hands-on Workshop for Beginner Users
Help Index the 1940 U.S. Census by Jim Ericson
* 3:00 - 4:00 pm: Room 355A
Presentation for All Users
How the England and Wales 1911 Census Was Digitized by Ian Tester
* 3:00 - 4:00 pm: Room 255C
Presentation for All Users
Securing Your Browsing Experience by Michael Buck
* 3:00 - 4:00 pm: Room 355D
Presentation for Beginner Developers
The Importance of APIs in Genealogy by Michael Berkovich
* 3:00 - 4:00 pm: Room 255E
Presentation for Intermediate Users
Three Steps Forward, Ten Steps Back: Using Modern Tools to Identify Contemporary Family and Locate New Ancestral Connections by Amy Johnson Crow
* 3:00 - 4:00 pm: Room 257
Presentation for Intermediate Developers
An Open-source Place-finder for Genealogy by Dallan Quass and Ryan Knight
My tentative choices for this time period are:
* The Reed Powell talk on Websites
* The EverNote presentation
* Amy Johnson Crow's talk
I've already heard Steve Morse's talk on the One-Step Tools.
Which talk would you like to attend in this time period?
Disclosure: I am an Official Blogger for RootsTech 2012, and have had my registration fee paid for by the organization. I look forward to attending this conference!
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/01/rootstech-2012-presentations-300-pm.html
Copyright (c) Randall J. Seaver, 2012
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/01/rootstech-2012-presentations-300-pm.html
Copyright (c) Randall J. Seaver, 2012
Tuesday's Tip - Use the Collections Search on FamilySearch
This week's Tuesday's Tip is to: Use the Search field on the Historical Collections page on FamilySearch to narrow your search to a specific state, country or record type.
The FamilySearch historical collections page (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list) lists all of the digitized collections in alphabetical order. It is a list of over 1,000 now. It is a pain to scroll down to my state or country of interest, and I have no idea what I miss in the process. Here is the top of the collections page:
There is a Search field in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. A user can input a keyword (a state, a country, a subject) in this field and the list changes to reflect the field entry. for instance, I typed "calif" into the Search field and the list of 15 databases for California appeared:
The search works with any number of letters. Note that I entered a partial state name above.
When I entered "mex" into the Search field, the list of 54 databases with "Mexico" in the title appeared.
When I entered "probate" into the Search field, the 32 databases with "Probate" in the title appeared.
When I entered "1881" in the Search field, the 7 databases with "1881" in the title appeared.
Be careful, however, with your search terms, especially when you use more than one term in the search. The search returns only exact matches for what is typed. For example, entering "alabama death" returns two matches. Entering "alabama, civil" returns 2 matches, but "alabama civil" returns no matches (because the comma was left out). A search for "alabama " (with a space) returns only 6 matches, but "alabama" returns 12 matches.
Another example: while there are quite a few English parish register collections, entering the terms "england parish" returns only one database - for Jamaica!
There is a wealth of free historical record collections on the FamilySearch site - and it has become the biggest and best FREE genealogical record collection site on the Internet. Use the Search field wisely to find records of interest to you.
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/tuesdays-tip-use-collections-search-on.html
Copyright (c) Randall J. Seaver, 2012
The FamilySearch historical collections page (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list) lists all of the digitized collections in alphabetical order. It is a list of over 1,000 now. It is a pain to scroll down to my state or country of interest, and I have no idea what I miss in the process. Here is the top of the collections page:
There is a Search field in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. A user can input a keyword (a state, a country, a subject) in this field and the list changes to reflect the field entry. for instance, I typed "calif" into the Search field and the list of 15 databases for California appeared:
The search works with any number of letters. Note that I entered a partial state name above.
When I entered "mex" into the Search field, the list of 54 databases with "Mexico" in the title appeared.
When I entered "probate" into the Search field, the 32 databases with "Probate" in the title appeared.
When I entered "1881" in the Search field, the 7 databases with "1881" in the title appeared.
Be careful, however, with your search terms, especially when you use more than one term in the search. The search returns only exact matches for what is typed. For example, entering "alabama death" returns two matches. Entering "alabama, civil" returns 2 matches, but "alabama civil" returns no matches (because the comma was left out). A search for "alabama " (with a space) returns only 6 matches, but "alabama" returns 12 matches.
Another example: while there are quite a few English parish register collections, entering the terms "england parish" returns only one database - for Jamaica!
There is a wealth of free historical record collections on the FamilySearch site - and it has become the biggest and best FREE genealogical record collection site on the Internet. Use the Search field wisely to find records of interest to you.
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/tuesdays-tip-use-collections-search-on.html
Copyright (c) Randall J. Seaver, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Michael LeClerc was hired by Mocavo
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An email from Cliff Shaw of Mocavo.com alerted me to the news that Michael LeClerc, formerly on the New England Historic Genealogical Society staff, has been hired as Chief Genealogist at Mocavo.com.
The press notice is online at Mocavo Hires World-Renowned Genealogist, Michael J. Leclerc, as Chief Genealogist.
The announcement notes:
"Michael has officially joined Mocavo as Chief Genealogist and will be working with us to help bring you the richest experience that the genealogical world has to offer. We’re ecstatic to be working with such an industry guru, and our entire team is very excited with what Mocavo will bring to the field of genealogy in 2012."
I'm all for rich genealogical experiences, and I hope that Mocavo provides them to all researchers!
An email from Cliff Shaw of Mocavo.com alerted me to the news that Michael LeClerc, formerly on the New England Historic Genealogical Society staff, has been hired as Chief Genealogist at Mocavo.com.
The press notice is online at Mocavo Hires World-Renowned Genealogist, Michael J. Leclerc, as Chief Genealogist.
The announcement notes:
"Michael has officially joined Mocavo as Chief Genealogist and will be working with us to help bring you the richest experience that the genealogical world has to offer. We’re ecstatic to be working with such an industry guru, and our entire team is very excited with what Mocavo will bring to the field of genealogy in 2012."
I'm all for rich genealogical experiences, and I hope that Mocavo provides them to all researchers!
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