New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 8 May 2020

I received this information from Findmypast today:

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Findmypast Friday: New World War 2 Allies Collection Available To Search For VE Day 2020

Leading family history website, Findmypast has created a new collection of over 15 million WW2 records in celebration of VE Day 2020.

The new “World War 2 Allies Collection” brings together a wide variety of resources covering the Allied Forces. Handpicked by Findmypast’s in-house military experts, the collection includes service records, draft registrations, enlistment records, prisoners of war records, casualty lists, cemetery indexes, rolls of honour and much more.

Covering the British, United States and Canadian armed forces, the collection gives family historians the chance to search for details of their ancestor’s military service all in one place through one simple search. In order to make military research easier, more accurate and more rewarding, Findmypast has brought tighter all existing records that pertain to:

• Individuals who signed up and served in the British, United States and Canadian armed services.
• Individuals who were buried in a Commonwealth War Grave
• Individuals who were buried in National Veterans Cemeteries

Packed with all manner of details on both military and civilian life, many of the records contained within can reveal surprising amounts of information on the lives and military careers of the “greatest generation”. The amount of the information contained in each record will vary depending on the nature of the original document, but typical details include:

• Your ancestors’ soldier number
• Their rank and regiment
• Their attestation year
• Their date of death and where they were laid to rest

From the British Armed Services, the following record sets are included in the collection:

• Army Lists 1939-1945
• Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945
• British Army casualty lists 1939-1945
• Civilian casualties in Britain 1940-1945
• Coldstream Guards 1939-1945
• CWGC 1939-1945
• Durham Home Guard 1940-1945
• Faces of the Fallen
• Honourable Artillery Company 1939-1945
• Prisoners of War 1939-1945
• Royal Air Force combat reports
• Royal Air Force operations record books 1939-1945
• Royal Artillery enlistments from 1910
• Royal Tank Corps enlistments 1919-1934
• Royal Welch Fusiliers 1920-1946
• Scots Guards 1939-1945
• Scotland, Forfarshire (Angus), Dundee, DC Thomson Staff War Album 1939-1945

While from the American Armed Forces, you'll find:

• US Servicemen in North Devon
• Historical Society of Pennsylvania World War II Casualty Cards
• National Veterans Cemetery Index
• Louisiana Draft Cards, 1940-1959
• Maine, Second World War Enlistment Record Index
• Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Veteran Graves Index, 1775 - 2010 (pull just the relevant years)
• Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 (pull just the relevant years)
• World War II Army Enlistment Records
• US National Archives World War II Army Enlistment Records, Reserve Corps Records Index, 1838-1946
• Kansas, World War II Selective Service Index
• Georgia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940 - 1942
• US National Archives World War II Prisoners of War Index, 1942-1947
• Duty Locations, Naval Group China, World War II, 1942-1945
• World War II Prisoners of War
• Massachusetts Index of Casualties, World War II

The collection also includes a special 'Faces of the Second World War' collection from Canada.

Today’s release follows the publication of the exclusive Findmypast’s Photo Archive. Published online for the first time in association with Reach PLC’s MirrorPix Archive, this vast photographic archive consists of more than 10,000 images captured by press photographers for nine publications between 1939 and 1945.

This is the first time many of these images have been published, allowing researchers to come face to face with their ancestors and witness previously unseen scenes from the home front and the front lines.

Many of the original image descriptions created by photographers still survive and much of this information has been indexed and made fully searchable on Findmypast. This enables users to bring the past to life with ease, speed and accuracy by searching thousands of images by keyword, date, and location as well as by category, such as the Armed forces, World War 2, Evacuees, Home Front, Sport, Life Events, Work or Schools.

The current selection of images available to explore form the first phase of a vast collection that will continue to grow as Findmypast and MirrorPix publish additional material covering a wide variety of dates, locations and themes. In time, the Findmypast Photo Archive will expand in scope and scale to include millions of images taken between 1904 - 2000, covering all aspects of British life ranging from sports, education, places of work and daily life to politics, national and local events.

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Disclosure: I have a complimentary subscription to Findmypast, and have accepted meals and services from Findmypast, as a Findmypast Ambassador. This has not affected my objectivity relative to Findmypast and its products.

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52 Ancestors - Week 329: #540 John Peirce (1673-1744) of Waltham, Massachusetts

John Peirce (1673-1744)  is number 540 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandfather, who married #541 Elizabeth Smith (1674-1747) in 1702 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

I am descended through:

*  their son #270 Samuel Peirce (1712-1772) who married #271 Abigail Stearns (1715-1796) in 1739.

*  their daughter #135 Abigail Peirce (1750-1776) who married  #134 Jeremiah Knowlton (1745-1785)  in 1771.

*  their daughter #67 Abigail Knowlton (1774-1855) who married #66 Nathan Gates (1767-1830)  in 1790.

*  their daughter, #33 Abigail Gates (1797-1867) who married  #32 Benjamin Seaver (1791-1825)  in 1817.

*  their son #16 Isaac Seaver (1823-1901) who married #17 Lucretia Townsend Smith (1828-1884) in 1851.

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

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

*  their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)  in 1942.

*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

*  Name:                           John Peirce[1–7]    

*  Alternate Name:           John Pearse[8]

*  Sex:                              Male    

*  Father:                         Joseph Peirce (1644-1713)    

*  Mother:                       Martha --?-- (1647-1698)  

   

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

 

*  Birth:                          27 May 1673, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1-3,8]    

*  Deed:                         21 March 1739 (age 65), Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[5]    

*  Will:                          29 November 1743 (age 70), will written; Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[6]    

*  Death:                       26 April 1744 (age 70), Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[7]    

*  Probate                     21 May 1744 (age 70), will proved; Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[6]  

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

*  Spouse 1.                  Elizabeth Smith (1673-1747)    

*  Marriage 1;               5 November 1702 (age 29), Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1-4]    

*  Child 1                     John Peirce (1703-1774)    

*  Child 2                     Jonas Peirce (1705-1776)    

*  Child 3                     Ezekiel Peirce (1709-????)    

*  Child 4                     Samuel Peirce (1712-1772)    

*  Child 5                     Elizabeth Peirce (1716-1743)    

*  Child 6                     Daniel Peirce (1719-????)    

*  Child 7                     Jonathan Peirce (1724-????)  

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

The Pierce Genealogy book by Frederick Clifton Pierce[1] provides a brief family sketch on page 38.  Henry Bond's Watertown book[2] provides a brief family sketch in Volume 2, page 17.

John Peirce was born 27 May 1673 in Watertown, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph and Martha (--?--) Peirce[1-3,8].  

He married Elizabeth Smith (1674-1747) on 5 November 1702 in Watertown[1-2,4].  She was the daughter of Daniel and Mary (Grant) Smith.  They had seven children, all recorded in the Watertown town birth records:

*  John Peirce (1703-1774), married 1728 Rebecca Fenno (1697-1783).
*  Jonas Peirce (1705-1776), married 1727 Abigail comee (1707-1749).
*  Ezekiel Peirce (1709-????), married 1731 Mercy Wellington (1711-????).
*  Samuel Peirce (1712-1772), married 1739 Abigail Stearns (1715-1796).
*  Elizabeth Peirce (1716-before 1743)
*  Daniel Peirce (1719-????), married 1752 Martha Godding (1732-????).
*  Jonathan Peirce (1724-????), married 1745 Abigail Blanchard (1726-1764).

After his marriage, John Peirce settled in Waltham with his wife on his father's land, which was initially in the town of Watertown[1].

On 21 March 1739, John Peirce, husbandman of Waltham, sold land in Waltham to his son, Samuel Peirce, husbandman of Waltham, for 100 pounds[5].  The land was 6 acres and was part orchard, part mowing and part pasture land being part of John Peirce's homestead in Waltham with all housing and buildings on the land.  The deed was recorded 7 May 1744.

John Peirce died at age 71 on 26 April 1744 in Waltham, Massachusetts[7].  There is no burial record for John or Elizabeth (Smith) Peirce in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  

John Peirce died testate, and his probate records are in Middlesex County Probate Records, Packet #17,496 [6]. The will reads (transcribed by the author):

"In the Name of God Amen,  The twenty ninth Day of November In the Seventeenth year of His Majesties Reign Anno Domini one Thousand Seven Hundered and Forty three.  I John Peirce of Waltham In the County of Middlesex In his Majesties province of the Massachusets Bay in New England Husbandman.  Being very sick and weak in Body but In Perfect minde and memory Thanks be Given unto God, Therefore taking unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die Do make and Ordain This my Last Will and Testament That is to say Principally and first of all I Give and Recommend my soul into the hands of God that Gave it and my body I Recommend to the Earth to be buried in Deceant Christian burial at the Discretion of my Executrix hereunto Named Nothing Doubting but at the General Resurrection I Shall receive the same again by the Mighty Power of God, And Touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this life I Give Demise and Dispose of the same in the following manner and forme. 

"Imprimis  I give and Bequeath to Elizabeth my Dearly beloved wife whom I also Constitute make and Ordain my Sole Executrix of this my last will and Testament All my Personal Estate, and the Sole Improvement of all my Real Estate During her natural life.
"Item  I give to my well beloved Son John Peirce and to his Heirs for Ever one Hundered Pounds in Bills of Credit of the old tenor or Equivalent In the New to be paid by my son Samuel Peirce withing one year after my wives Decease.

"Item  I give to my well beloved Son Jonas Peirce and to his Heirs for Ever one Hundered Pounds in Bills of Credit of the old tenor or Equivalent in the new to be paid by my son Daniel Peirce within two years after my wives decease.

"Item  I give to my well beloved Son Ezekiel Peirce one Hundered Pounds in Bills of Credit of the old tenor or Equivalent In the New to be paid by my son Samuel Peirce to the said Ezekiel or his Heirs within three years after my wives Decease 

"Item  I give to my well beloved Son Jonathan Peirce and to his Heirs for ever one Hundered Pounds in Bills of Credit of the old tenor or Equivalent in the new to be paid by my son Daniel Peirce within foure years after my wives decease 

"Item  I Give and Bequath unto my said sons Samuel and Daniel and to their Heirs and assigns for ever they paying out as is before Specified, and after my wives Deceas, all my Real Estate to be Equally Devided Between them, provided allways that what I have given my son Samuel be accounted as part of his halfe though given him by a Deed before. 

"And I Do hereby utterly Disalow revoke and Disannull all and every other former testaments wills Legacies and Bequeaths and Executors by me in any ways named willed and bequeathed. 

"Ratifying and Confirming This and no Other to be my Last Will and Testament In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the Day and year above written.

                                                                                           his
                                                                                John   X   Peirce   (seal)
                                                                                        mark

"Signed Sealed Published                                     
pronounced and Declared                               
By the Said John Peirce                                     
as his Last Will and
Testament In the Presence
of us the Subscribers
Sam-ll Hasting
Joseph Hastings
Samuel Livermore"

On 21 May 1744, the will was presented to the Judge of Probate of the Court at Cambridge by
Elizabeth Peirce, widow of John Peirce late of Waltham, husbandman[6].  The will was proved on
that date.  A bond of 200 pounds was posted by widow Elizabeth Peirce and Samuel Peirce,
Gentleman, both of Waltham.  There is no inventory, distribution or account records in this estate
probate packet.  

5.  SOURCES

1. Frederick Clifton Pierce, Pierce Genealogy; Being the Record of the Posterity of John Pers, an Early Inhabitant of Watertown, in New England ... with Notes on the History of Other Families of Peirce, Pierce, Pearce, Etc (Worcester, Mass., Press of Chas. Hamilton, 1880), page 38, John Peirce family sketch.

2. Henry Bond, M.D.,  Family Memorials: Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts (Boston, Mass. : Little, Brown & Co., 1860), Volume 2, page 17, John Peirce family sketch.

3. Henry Bond, M.D., Family Memorials: Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, page 36, John Peirce birth entry.

4. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), "Watertown, Births, Marriages, Deaths," page 16 (image 191 of 3991), John Peirce and Elizabeth Smith Marriage record.

5. "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), Middlesex County, "Deeds, 1742-1744, Vol 43-44," Volume 43, page 633 (image 400 of 830), John Peirce to Samuel Peirce, dated 21 March 1739, recorded 7 May 1744.

6. "Middlesex County, MA: Probate Papers, 1648-1871," digital image, American Ancestors (http://www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed, 7 May 2020), Packet 17496 (8 images), estate of John Peirce, 1744.

7. Vital records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston, Mass. : New-England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904), Deaths, page 282, John Peirce death entry.

8. Massachusetts, Town Records, 1620-1988, digital images, Ancestry.com, "Watertown Births, Marriages and Deaths," page 74 (penned), image 157 of 3991, John Pearse birth entry.

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NOTE:  In 2014, Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I have extended this theme in 2020 for a seventh year to 364 Ancestors in 364 Weeks.  The list of 52 Ancestors biographies from my great-grandparents to the 7th great-grandparents (in work) is in   https://www.geneamusings.com/p/ancestor-biographies.html.

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Seavers in the News -- Walter J. Seaver Dies in 1931 in Salisbury, North Carolina

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

This week's entry is from the Knoxville [Tenn.] News-Sentinel newspaper dated 17 October 1931:

The transcription of the article is:

"WALTER P. SEAVER

News has been received of the death of Walter J. Seaver of Salisbury, N.C., formerly of Knoxville.  He was 47, and was superintendent of the Walker Veneer Co.

"The body will be brought to Knoxville, arriving Sunday night and will be taken to the home of L.G. Lewis, 104 West Cumberland Avenue.

"Surviving are his wife, three sons, and a daughter; also his mother, Mrs. Fanny Seaver; two brothers, Dee and Enoch Seaver of Knoxville; one sister, Mrs. W. H. Wade, of Knoxville."

The source citation is:

"Walter P. Seaver," Knoxville [Tenn.] News-Sentinel newspaper, obituary, Saturday, 17 October 1931, page 9, column 1, Walter J. Seaver obituary; Newspapers.com   (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 7 May 2020).

The only information of genealogical value in this obituary is Walter's death date and place, his age, his occupation, and his mother's, brothers' and sister's names. The names of his spouse and children's names are not provided, although the number of children are.  

The heading of the obituary says Walter P. Seaver, but the actual orbituary said Walter J. Seaver.

The key clue to finding this family in my RootsMagic family tree was his brothers names.  I found the brothers Enoch and Dewolfe Seaver had a brother named John Walter Seaver, and I already had a man by that name with a death date of  17 October 1931.

I had some of this family in my database - Walter, his wife, and one son.  A little research in the records revealed the other three children and their spouses.

John Walter Seaver was born 23 April 1884 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, the son of Christopher Columbus and Susan Frances "Fannie"(Camp) Seaver.  He married Viola Elizabeth Lewis (1888-1963) on 29 May 1907 in Rowan County, North Carolina.  They had four children:

*  Walter Lea Seaver (1910-1995), married 1938 to Eugenie Marie Stoessel (1911-2008).

*  Harlan Eugene Seaver (1913-1978), married Ruth Albrecht (1909-1952).

*  Cecil Edgar Seaver (1916-1980), married 1940 Virginia Anthony (1920-2008).

*  Fannie Viola Seaver (1920-1996), married 1938 James Wallace Allman (1917-2009).

I am not related to this John Walter Seaver.  He is a second great-grandson of Henry and Elizabeth (--?--) Seaver who came from Germany and settled in Scott County, Virginia before 1770.

There are over 9,000 Seaver "stories" in my family tree - this was one of them.   Life happens, accidentally and intentionally, and some persons die relatively young and leave young children behind.  I am glad that I can honor John Walter Seaver today.  

You never know when a descendant will find this blog post and learn something about their ancestors.

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Findmypast Launch Vast New Photographic Collection in Celebration of VE Day 2020

I received this information from Findmypast today to celebrate VE Day:

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Findmypast launch vast new photographic collection in celebration of VE Day 2020

· Findmypast publish new online photographic archive in partnership with the UK’s largest news publisher Reach plc

· Over 10,000 original images from WWII, many which have never been published before, will offer vivid new insights into a nation at war

· The Findmypast Photo collection will scale over the coming years to include millions of images taken between 1904 - 2000, covering all aspects of British life ranging from sports, education, places of work and daily life to politics, national and local events

· The collection is now available for anyone to search for free from May 8th to May 15th, in celebration of VE Day 2020

Leading family history website, Findmypast, has announced the launch of a ground-breaking new project in partnership with Reach plc.

Digitised and published online for the first time as a complete standalone collection in celebration of VE Day 2020, the Findmypast Photo collection is made up of more than 10,000 original images from Reach’s archives. Managed through Reach PLC’s content licensing agency, Mirrorpix, this huge vault of press photography dates from the earliest years of the 20th Century up to the present day and is one of most significant photographic records of British history in the world.

The collection consists of original images from press photographers who documented the 1939-45 conflict at home and overseas for nine national and regional titles, including the Daily Mirror, Scottish Daily Record, Manchester Evening News and Liverpool Echo during the years of the Second World War.

Many of these images have never before been published, providing new opportunities to explore how families and communities experienced the war. Original image descriptions created by the photographers still survive and much of this information has been indexed and made fully searchable on Findmypast. This enables users to bring the past to life with ease, speed and accuracy by searching thousands of images by keyword, date, and location as well as by category, such as the Armed forces, World War 2, Evacuees, Home Front, Sport, Life Events, Work or Schools.

Interest in online family history continues to grow and there are now more tools and resources for tracing ancestors than ever before. Despite this, discovering images relevant to an individual’s family tree remains challenging with very few resources available online.

Findmypast and Reach PLC aim to change this by providing public access to these never before seen photographs. The Daily Mirror built its brand on being Britain's daily photographic journal and has been documenting the nation's social history for over 100 years. Now, for the first time, anyone can step back through time to see people, places and events as they were more than 70 years ago.

In digitising this valuable photographic record and making it available to the public, Findmypast and Mirrorpix are not only expanding the nation’s understanding and interpretation of historical events, but also conserving them for future generations.

Today’s release forms the first phase of a vast collection that will continue to grow as Findmypast and Reach publish additional material covering a wide variety of dates, locations and themes. In time, the Findmypast Photo collection will expand in scope and scale to include millions of images taken between 1904 - 2000, covering all aspects of British Life ranging from sports, education, places of work and daily life to politics, national and local events.

Tamsin Todd, CEO of Findmypast said: “Findmypast’s mission is to help as many people as possible to discover how they’re uniquely connected, not only to each other but also to defining moments from our history. The 75th anniversary of V.E Day is a momentous occasion that will inspire many to question their own connections to the defining moments of history. Genealogy allows anyone to personalise the past, and in providing access to these valuable never before seen images, we look forward to helping users create more magical moments of discovery that can shape their futures and add greater meaning to the connections they make.

Jim Mullen, CEO of Reach plc said: “Every minute of every day, our newsbrands are serving hundreds of communities across the UK, publishing the news that matters to them, their friends and their families. Every single one of those communities has multiple deep connections to the story of VE Day and the years leading directly up to it. Our newsbrands covered those events as they happened and by publishing our VE Day collections with FMP today we’re able to share those stories once again, re-connecting people to their own family history. Stories that perhaps they had forgotten or maybe never even knew, until now.

Speaking from personal experience I can say that any journey to the Reach archives is a wonderful adventure into the past. Our collections are home to tales of the people, places and events - great and small - that shaped modern Britain. Those tales are just waiting to be discovered and Reach are delighted that from now on we can share that adventure with all of you.”

The Findmypast photo collection is completely free to search and explore from May 8th to May 15th. To learn about the collection and what it contains, please visit: https://www.findmypast.com/page/vintage-photo-collection

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Disclosure: I have a complimentary subscription to Findmypast, and have accepted meals and services from Findmypast, as a Findmypast Ambassador. This has not affected my objectivity relative to Findmypast and its products.

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Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1856 Burial Record for Ann (Marshman) Richman in Hilperton, Wiltshire

It's Treasure Chest Tuesday - a chance to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and genealogy musings.

The treasure today is the 1856 burial record of Ann (Marshman) Richman in the Hilperton, Wiltshire Church of England parish registers:

The Ann Richman burial record is the 5th one down the page:

The extracted information from this record is (handwritten information in italics):

*  Name:  Ann Richman
*  Abode:  Hilperton Marsh
*  When Buried:  5 August [1856]
*  Age:  80
*  By whom the ceremony was performed:  Henry W. Long
*  No. 741

The source citation for this record is:

"Wiltshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1916," indexed database with digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), "Hilperton > 1813-1861," page 93 (image 99 of 110), No. 741, Ann Richman burial entry, 5 August 1856.

This is the Original Source record for this burial of Ann (Marshman) Richman.  It is Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the burial date, place, and the name of the decedent.

This is the burial record from the Hilperton, Wiltshire parish register for my 3rd great-grandmother, Ann (Marshman) Richman (1784-1856).  Ann's parents are as yet unknown, although I now have suspicions based on further study over the past three months.  She was born about 1784 in Devizes, Wiltshire.  She married John Richman (1789-1867) on 28 February 1811 in Hilperton.  They had 8 children between 1811 and 1825, including my 2nd great-grandfather, James Richman (1821-1913). 

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Dear Randy: How Do I Cite My Autosomal DNA Test Results?

I received this question in email from a correspondent recently, and said to myself "Wow, that's a big question!"

I recalled that Elizabeth Shown Mills published a QuickSheet in 2015 about it - see my review at  Review - "QuickSheet: Citing Genetic Sources for History Research, Evidence Style*"  It was updated in 2019 - see https://genealogical.com/store/quicksheet-citing-genetic-sources-for-history-research-evidence-style/, but I don't have it.

Elizabeth published QuickLesson 21: Citing DNA Evidence: Five Ground Rules on her EvidenceExplained.com website.

After reviewing the QuickSheet I have, I noted that there are several new features on the major DNA sites (AncestryDNA, 23andMe, MyHeritageDNA, FamilyTreeDNA, GEDmatch), but I will try to muddle through.  I chose to look at the following, and will provide only the Full Reference Note:

1) Ethnicity Estimate:

"DNA Story," database report, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/dna/) : accessed 6 May 2020), for Randy Seaver, predicting 63% England, Wales and northern Europe, 23% Germanic Europe, 6% Norway, 5% Ireland and Scotland, and 3% Sweden.  

or:

"MyOrigins," version 2, database report, FamilyTreeDNA (https://www.familytreedna.com/my/my-origins) : accessed 6 May 2020), for Randy Seaver, predicting 90% British isles, 6% Southeast Europe, and trace results from Finland, Oceania, North and Central America, and West Middle East.

2)  DNA Match Information With a Specific Person:

"DNA Matches," database report, MyHeritage (https://www.myheritage.com/dna/results) : accessed 6 May 2020), for Randy Seaver and [name withheld], predicted 3rd to 5th cousin,, 44.7 cM on 3 segments; matches on chromosome 3 (6.9 cM, start-stop points 60348943-64328025), chromosome 4 (22.3 cM, start-stop points 71566-8483940), and chromosome 5 (15.4 cM, start-stop points 3994354-66504513); Common ancestors are Isaac Lanfear and Rosina Laun, documented relationship: 4th cousins 1x removed.

or:

"DNA Relatives," database report, 23andMe (https://you.23andme.com/tools/relatives/) : accessed 6 May 2020), for Randy Seaver and [name withheld], predicted 3rd cousin, 0.84% DNA shared, in 3 segments; matches on chromosome 1 (25.61 cM, start-stop points 3439468-58795833), chromosome 3 (23.07 cM, start-stop points 124873295-148530846), and chromosome 10 (13.45 cM, start-stop points 119589798-126054197); [name withheld] has no family tree, and there is no known documented relationship.

3)  AncestryDNA ThruLine:

"ThruLines for John Richman," Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-geneticfamily/thrulines/ : accessed 6 May 2020), for Randy Seaver and [name withheld], 18 cM in 2 segments, predicted 4th cousin 1x removed, Randy Seaver and [name withheld] have large Ancestry Member Trees with sound evidence of each assertion.

Those are the three major results that I would use if I were documenting a DNA test in a client report or on my blog (which I haven't done yet!).  The QuickSheet has more options for other types of reports (whole genome, Y-DNA, myDNA, education, etc.).

Readers may disagree with me and I welcome suggestions for improvement. Obviously, I haven't used every DNA provider or test result in the above.

NOTE:  Robin Wirthlin published an article on Family Locket about DNA Source Citations.

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The Evolution of Obtaining Genealogy Record Images

I was pondering this yesterday (or was I mulling?  Only J. Mark Lowe can tell!) based on over 32 years of doing genealogy research.

Back in 1993, when I was visiting Trowbridge in Wiltshire, I was unable to find out where I could see the Hilperton parish records of the marriage of my 3rd great-grandparents, John Richman (1789-1867) and Ann Marshman (1784-1856).  I figured that they were at the church in Hilperton in the parish chest, or at someone's home for safekeeping.  I did find a typed list of the records and copied down the names and date.

Some time in the 1990s, I found that FamilySearch had a microfilm of the Hilperton church Bishop's Transcripts (not the Parish Register).  I ordered the film, found the record, and used the handy microfilm printer that produced a "smelly slickie" print.  I thought that was great.  Now I had an image of the record.  I love new technology!  Note: I don't have this "smelly slickie" copy any more for some reason!

Time and technology change, and by 2010 I'm going to the Family History Library every year and I want a digital copy of the Bishop Transcript entry.  So I found the microfilm at the FHL, found the record, and set it up on the microfilm printer (a second machine) and made a paper copy.  In 2013, I did that again and made a digital copy using the microfilm machine that interfaced with my USB drive.  Here it is:

But that is not the "Original Source" record, is it?  It's a "Derivative Source" because a curate or a transcriber transferred the information to a sheet of paper that was sent to form the Bishop's Transcripts for the given year.

Ancestry.com now has the Hilperton Parish Registers record in their "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916" record collection.  I can access these records at home on my Ancestry.com account, and can download the record image to my computer, and save it in the file folder for documents of the John Richman and Ann Marshman family in my Richman family folder.

There are actually two records for this marriage.  The first is the Banns record:

The Banns are the 4th record on the image above.  They announced that they would be married on 3 February, 10 February and 17 February 1811.

The actual Marriage record is on another image:

The Richman-Marshman marriage is the 4th one on the image above.  They were married on 28 February 1811 in Hilperton, by J. Bailes, the curate.

So now I have a digital copy of the original parish register record for the marriage of my third great-grandparents.

Interestingly, this Parish Register record is available only on Ancestry.com.  It is not on FamilySearch in a collection or on microfilm;  it is not on Findmypast (I do hope that it will be at some time - they just haven't got to Wiltshire yet);  it is not on MyHeritage, or any other online record provider, to my knowledge.

One more note:  Over the last 30 years, the time to find this record has decreased from months (going to Hilperton church and finding it, and transcribing it) to minutes (search on Ancestry and download the image).  The cost for one day of a full Ancestry subscription is about $1.10 per day, or $400 a year; the cost of going to Hilperton for a few days was over $1,000 or more (before the pandemic).

Here is the source citation for the Bishop's Transcript record on FamilySearch microfilm:

Church of England, Parish Church of Hilperton (Wiltshire, England), Bishop's Transcripts, 1622-1880, "Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1748-1812", Marriages: John Richman and Ann Marshman entry, 28 February 1811; accessed on FHL BRITISH microfilm 1,279,404. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

The source citation for the Parish Register entry on Ancestry.com:

"Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916," indexed database with record images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 April 2020), Hilperton > 1807-1812, image 51 of 64, John Richman and Ann Marshman marriage record, 28 February 1811; citing original records at Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.

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Disclosure:  I have a complimentary all-access subscription from Ancestry.com, for which I am thankful.  Ancestry.com has provided material considerations for travel expenses to meetings, and has hosted events and meals that I have attended in Salt Lake City, in past years.

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Linda and Randy at Church in 1982 -- Post 616 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday

I can't help it, I can't do a wordless post! I found some more family photos hiding in Linda's family photo boxes. This is one of my favorite photographs:

This photograph is from 1982 - probably Easter since we are all dressed up - on the sidewalk in front of Chula Vista Presbyterian Church.  I am wearing my Elder badge and Linda is wearing her Deacon badge, and carrying her Bible.  We joined CVPC when we married in 1970, and still attend church there (and will when the COVID-19 panic is over).   I was elected an Elder in 1981 after the pastor left, and served through 1985, and served on two pastor nominating committees.  Linda was elected a Deacon several times between 1981 and 2010.  

These photos were scanned from photographs created from developed film prints and are not particularly sharp, but they are what we have!

Several times a year when our children were growing up, Linda sent photographs to her parents and brother in San Francisco. When her father died in 2002, her brother sorted out the photos and gave Linda the ones that were of our family and the ones interacting with them. They were given to us in a big box of stuff back in 2006, and we finally looked at them last year! I've started digitizing them for use in these Wordless Wednesday posts.

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Announcing the "Practical Genealogy" Book Winner -- It Is ...

I wrote a book review for Practical Genealogy by Brian Sheffey on 20 April and  announced a contest for a free copy of the book.  I promoted the book and my contest on Facebook and Twitter, but I don't get many social media comments or likes on many of my posts.

The deadline for entries was Friday, 1 May, and, frankly, I forgot about it until today.  There were 10 submissions that followed the rules (and everybody followed the rules)!

I used www.Random.org to pick a number between 1 and 10:

Number 7 won the book, and that is --- ta-da:

MARY HERZOG

In her submission, Mary wrote:

"I have long been a subscriber to your blog and always enjoy your down to earth and practical approach to genealogy. I would like receive the Brian Sheffey book as it sounds like a great resource for the classes I teach for beginners in genealogical research at the Napa Valley Genealogical Society. My intention would be to donate it to our library so that it would be available to all our patrons."

Congratulations to Mary, and thank you to Brian Sheffey and his publisher for permitting me to run this contest.  Thank you to all of those that took the time to enter the contest.

I hope that Mary, and many more of my readers, enjoy reading and using this book.

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Genealogy News Bytes -- Tuesday, 5 May 2020

Welcome to Genealogy News Bytes, posted on Tuesday afternoon and Friday afternoon, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history news and education items that came across our desktop over the past four days.

1)  News Articles:

*  2020 FGS Conference Registration is Now Open - Kansas City 2-5 September 2020

*  National Genealogical Society is Providing Free Access to NGS Monthly Archives Through 31 July 2020

*  Neighbors realize they are actually long-lost relatives during social distancing happy hour

*  Tribal Quest Has Been Nominated for a Webby Award! Help Us Win with Your Vote

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 4 May 2020

*  Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 26 April to 2 May 2020

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 26 April to 2 May 2020

*  Advantage Archives Adds 1.2 Million Historical Newspaper Pages - April, 2020

3)  Genealogy Education - Webinars (times are US Pacific):

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  View RootsTech 2020 Videos for FREE! 

*  FREE! Family History Library Online Classes May 2020

*  New "Ask The Expert" Series on MyHeritage during May 2020

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinars:   Register Now for "Fridays in May: Your Questions Answered LIVE"

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 5 May, 7 p.m.:  Smarter Search Strategies for Genealogy, by Thomas MacEntee

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 6 May, 11 a.m.:  Crème de la crème: Targeted Autosomal DNA Testing to Isolate Pertinent Genetic Cousins, by Paul Woodbury

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 8 May, 11 a.m.:  Fridays in May: Your Questions Answered LIVE—Tech with Thomas, by Thomas MacEntee

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 95: How to Use the FAN Club in Research

*  Genealogy Connection:  #068 Libby Copeland, Freelance Journalist

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 326 – Legal Genealogist Judy Russell Talks About the Law Behind Quarantines and a New Year of Public Domain Releases

*  Fisher's Top Tips: #177r - Old Books

*  Ancestral Findings:  Missing Persons Listings in Old Newspapers | AF-342

5)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  BYU Family History Library:  First World War Internment Camps - Hannah Bell

*  DNA Family Trees:  AncestryDNA - Link DNA matches to your Family Tree

*  Family History Fanatics:  Can DNA Test Results Be Wrong? - Answering Your DNA Questions Live

*  Family History Fanatics: Family History Writing: The Power of Putting Your First Draft in Order

*  Findmypast:  Family History in the UK - Let's Discuss... | Findmypast

*  Genealogy Adventures Live:  S03 E23 Genealogy Adventures Live: DNA Tests - Separating Facts from Myth

*  Lisa Lisson:  Finding Free Genealogy Education - It's Easier Than You Think!

*  MyHeritage:   Ask The Expert Profile Page More than Just Names and Dates

*  The Genealogy Reporter:  Affidavits of Descent for Genealogy Clues

6)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains - Tuesday, May 5th 2020

*  MyHeritage Family Discovery Kit GIVEAWAY

*  Save up to 78% Genealogy Courses at National Institute!

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 1 May 2020 ?

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