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West Florida Genealogical Society, Inc. (WFGS)
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011The West Florida Genealogical Society was kind enough to ask me to speak last Saturday at their regular December meeting. I had a blast!My topic was What’s New in Online Genealogy. I talked about blogs, and Twitter and social networks like Google+ and more!
For NGS members: videos to check out
Friday, September 16th, 2011Thomas H. Shawker, MD, is a frequent lecturer on the subjects of DNA and family health history. He is the author of the NGS publication, Unlocking Your Genetic History: A Step-by-Step Guide to Discovering Your Family’s Medical and Genetic Heritage.
This brief conversation provides an introduction to how DNA analysis can support genealogical research as well as some basic guidelines for studying your family health history.
Log in at http://www.ngsgenealogy.org, click on the Members Only tab, and then click on NGS Videos in the sidebar menu.
Film by Kate Geis and Allen Moore.
How I’m Spending my Summer
Friday, July 15th, 2011
When we were in Kentucky for my husband’s grandmother’s 100th Birthday, my mother-in-law gave me her scroll of genealogy.
This is a six foot long handwritten document with the names, dates and some of the places of the living family members and ancestors she knew about in 1973. She asked me to get it reproduced, but I have yet to find a place that can scan this 2 foot by 6 foot scroll on a flat surface, and it is too delicate to feed through a sheet feeder.
It should be noted that she does not have the documentation to go with it. It comes from some interviews with people living at the time, some information from printed genealogies, some personal knowledge (e. g. she was at some of the funerals, so she remembers those dates), and a little bit of hands-on, 1970′s style research in libraries and courthouses. I don’t know how much of this data is provable, in other words. Maybe all, maybe some, maybe just from the people she and I know or knew personally. It’s all right with me if she doesn’t need any more evidence, but I’d like to find some just for myself.
The solution I have come up with is to try to type all this data into Ancestry.com, and then find a way to output it. As I type, I am looking for the little leaf hint that says some form of documentation may exist for that person, hoping to fill in the gaps with census records and so on. I am also searching the Web for the names of the 19th, 18th and 17th century people on the scroll. I hope to come up with something!
Then, Russ Worthington suggested for output I try GenealogyPrinters.co.uk . They offer a variety of styles and as much or as little details as you like, from about $50US and up. He has had one project completed by this company and was very pleased with it.
So that’s what I’m doing this summer!
Google+ Impressions
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011So I’ve been trying Google+ ever since my son Matthew sent me the invitation July 8 and I’m ready to give a few thoughts about it on my blog.
1. The “circles” feature is much like “groups” in Facebook, but easier to use. The list of your circles (e. g. Family, Friends, Acquaintances, etc.) is always on the left, so filtering the “stream” is much easier. Creating circles is also much, much easier than creating groups in Facebook. Instead of pawing through each and every friend, you just drag and drop, or when someone adds you, you can put them in a circle with one click.
2. With the installation of StartGoogle+, a Google Chrome browser plug in specifically designed to help make the process of transitioning from Facebook to Google+ as smooth as possible, the new social network is is easy to use. You can also track Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ all at once with this plug in. The StartGoogle+ instructions also say that if you use it to log into Twitter and Facebook using the plugin, your Google+ posts will appear on the two others. I have not yet gotten that feature to work, but I’m sure that is operator error.
3. It can be useful for genealogy if you create a circle just for your genealogy buds, and post your genealogy queries to that circle only.
4. I am in love with the “Hangout” feature. I just had a really fun hangout with +Russ Worthington about Google+, the video features, EfM, printing genealogies, and more! I want to use that with my kids, siblings, cousins, etc!
5. Posting your pictures, especially your profile pictures, from Picasa on your desktop to Google+ is not as easy and intuitive as it should be. I expect they will tweak that in future.
6. Like Twitter, someone can follow you but you don’t have to follow them (see their posts) back. In Facebook, it must be mutual.
7. With all of that said, Google+ still does not feel quite so friendly as Facebook. The interface is clean and open, but not “cozy.” Once I get more used to it, perhaps that will change.
I shall keep experimenting with this new tool and put some observations on a later blog.
Press Release from FamilySearch July 11
Tuesday, July 12th, 20111930 US Census Project Concludes
Volunteers Consider Options for Next Projects
The 1930 U.S. Census indexing project will be completed this month. This enhanced index will be a great benefit to online patrons. We will now start many new U.S. projects for volunteers to consider. We are working toward building a nationwide marriage index. There are several already underway, and many new marriage projects are coming. We also started a Civil War era initiative recently that will include record collections expanding before and after the Civil War that will help researchers identify their Civil War era ancestors. We’re also adding some fun emigration projects (passenger lists, naturalization records).
See the lists below for the newest additions and status of other projects and invite friends, family, and colleagues to help out on projects of interest. Of course completed projects will be searchable for free at FamilySearch.org.
New Projects Added
- Argentina, Córdoba, Bell Ville—Registros Parroquiales, 1759–1946(Argentina, Cordoba, Bell Ville—Parish Registers, 1759–1946)
- Brasil, Rio de Janeiro—Cartões de Imigração, 1900–1965 [Part C](Brazil, Rio de Janeiro—Immigration Cards, 1900–1965 [Part C])
- Brasil, Rio de Janeiro—Cartões de Imigração, 1900–1965 [Parte D](Brazil, Rio de Janeiro—Immigration Cards, 1900–1965 [Part D])
- Canada, Ontario—Births, 1869–1912 [Part B]
- Chile, Concepción—Registros Civiles, 1885–1920 [Parte 3](Chile, Concepción—Civil Registration, 1885–1920 [Part 3])
- Deutschland, Baden-Württemberg, Emmendingen—Kirchenbücher, 1810–1869(Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Emmendingen—Church Books, 1810–1869)
- Deutschland, Brandenburg, Posen—Kirchenbücher, 1794–1874(Germany, Brandenburg, Posen—Church Books, 1794–1874)
- Deutschland, Mecklenburg, Schwerin—1867 Volkszählung(Germany, Mecklenburg, Schwerin—1867 Census)
- España, Sevilla—Nacimientos Civiles, 1844–1874(Spain, Sevilla—Civil Births, 1844–1874)
In partnership with GenSevilla
- Estonia—Lutheran Church Books, 1603–1940 [Part B]
- France, Coutances—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907 [Part 2](France, Coutances—Parish Registers, 1802–1907 [Part 2])
- France, Quimper et Leon, Brest, Notre Dame des Carmes—Registres Paroissiaux, 1771– 1909(France, Quimper et Leon, Brest, Notre Dame des Carmes—Parish Registers, 1771–1909)
In partnership with Cercle Généalogique du Finistere
- Guatemala—Registros Civiles, 1800–1900 [Parte B](Guatemala—Civil Registration, 1800–1900 [Part B])
- Honduras, Tegucigalpa—Registros Parroquiales, 1684–1930(Honduras, Tegucigalpa—Parish Registers, 1684–1930)
- Italia, Mantova—Registri Civili, 1806-1815(Italy, Mantova—Civil Registration, 1806–1815)
- Italia, Napoli, Castellammare di Stabia—Atti di Nascita, 1809–1885 [Part 1](Italy, Napoli, Castellammare di Stabia—Birth Records, 1809–1885 [Part 1])
- Italia, Napoli, Castellammare di Stabia—Atti di Morte, 1889–1924 [Part 2](Italy, Napoli, Castellammare di Stabia—Death Records, 1809–1885 [Part 2])
- Italia, Torino, Torre Pellice—Atti di sepoltura, 1692–1969(Italy, Torina, Torre Pellice—Burial records, 1692–1969)
- Italie, Turin, Torre Pellice—Registres paroissiaux 1692–1969 [Partie1A](Italy, Turin, Torre Pellice—Parish Registers, 1692–1969 [Part 1A])
In partnership with Cercle Généalogique du Finistere
- Mexico, Aguascalientes—Nacimientos 1860-1921(Mexico, Aguascalientes—Birth Records, 1860–1921)
- Philippines, Lingayen-Dagupanâ—Registros Parroquiales, 1615–1982 [Part 2](Philippines, Lingayen-Dagupanâ—Parish Registers, 1615–1982 [Part 2])
- Polska, Diecezja Lublin—Księgi Metrykalne, 1864–1948 [Część 2](Poland, Diocese of Lublin—Church Books, 1864–1948 [Część 2])
In partnership with Lubelskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne
- Sverige, Södermanland—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 2] (Sweden, Sodermanland—Church Records, to 1860 [Part 2])
- Sverige, Uppsala—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 2] (Sweden, Uppsala—Church Records, to 1860 [Part 2])
- Sverige, Örebro—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 2](Sweden, Örebro—Church Records, to 1860 [Part 2])
- U.S., Alabama—County Marriages, 1809–1950 [Part B]
- U.S., Alaska—1930 Federal Census
- U.S., American Samoa and Guam—1930 Federal Census
- US, Illinois—Northern District Naturalization Index Cards, 1840–1950
- U.S., Indiana, Fountain County—Marriages, 1811–1959In partnership with Indiana Genealogical Society
- U.S., Indiana, Fulton County—Marriages 1811–1959In partnership with Indiana Genealogical Society
- U.S., Iowa—County Marriages, 1838–1992 [Part B]
- U.S., Nevada—1930 Federal Census
- U.S., North Carolina—County Marriages, 1762–1959 [Part C]
- U.S., Ohio, Franklin County—Marriage Records, 1929–1951
- U.S., Oregon—County Marriages, 1851–1975 [Part A]
- U.S., Vermont—Vital Records, 1760–1954 [Part C]
- U.S., Virgin Islands—1930 Federal Census
- U.S., West Virginia—Naturalization Records, 1814–1991In partnership with West Virginia State Archives
- U.S.—Registers of Enlistment in the U.S. Army, 1798–1913
- Česká Republika (Tschechien), Litoměřice—Matriky, 1552–1905 [část 1C](Czech Republic, Litomerice—Church Books, 1552–1905 [Part 1C])
- Österreich, Oberösterreich, Steyr—Kirchenbücher, 1601–1906(Austria, Upper Austria, Steyr—Church Books, 1601–1906)
(See the chart below for a complete list and current status of all indexing projects.)
Recently Completed Projects
(Note: Recently completed projects have been removed from the available online indexing batches and will now go through a final completion check process. They will be published at familysearch.org in the near future.)
- Argentina, Cordoba, Rio Segundo—Registros Parroquiales, 1888–1926
- Argentina, Santa Fe—Registros Parroquiales, 1634–1926 [Parte A]
- Brasil, Rio de Janeiro—Imigração Cartões, 1900–1965 [Parte A]
- Brasil, Rio de Janeiro—Imigração Cartões, 1900–1965 [Parte B]
- Chile, Concepción—Registros Civiles, 1885–1903 [Parte 2B]
- España, Avila, Barroman—Registros Parroquiales, 1550–1930
- Jamaica—Church of England Parish Baptisms, 1664–1880
- Mexico, Veracruz—1930 Federal Censo
- Norway—1875 Federal Census [Part B]
- Polska, Diecezja Lublin—Księgi Metrykalne, 1902–1945
- Sverige, Uppsala—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1]
- Sverige, Örebro—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1]
- U.K., Yorkshire—Parish Registers, 1845–1930
- U.S.—Index to War of 1812 Pension Application Files, 1812–1905
- U.S., Arizona—1930 Federal Census
- U.S., California—1930 Federal Census
- U.S., Hawaii—1930 Federal Census
- U.S., Idaho—1930 Federal Census
- U.S., Illinois—1865 State Census
- U.S., Indiana—1930 Federal Census
- U.S., Indiana, Floyd County—Marriages, 1811–1959
- U.S., Iowa—County Births, 1880–1935 [Part A]
- U.S., Iowa—County Marriages, 1838–1992 [Part A]
- U.S., Michigan—1894 State Census
- U.S., Missouri—1930 Federal Census
- U.S., New Hampshire—1930 Federal Census
- U.S., New Jersey—1930 Federal Census
- U.S., New Mexico—1930 Federal Census
- U.S., New York—1930 Federal Census [Part B]
- U.S., North Carolina—County Marriages, 1762–1959 [Part B]
- U.S., Ohio—1930 Federal Census
- U.S., Oklahoma—1930 Federal Census
- U.S., Oregon—1930 Federal Census
- U.S., Pennsylvania—1930 Federal Census [Part A]
- U.S., Pennsylvania—1930 Federal Census [Part B]
- U.S., Tennessee—County Marriages, 1790–1950 [Part D]
- U.S., Utah—1930 Federal Census
- U.S., Vermont—Vital Records, 1760–1954 [Part C]
- U.S., Virginia, Winchester—Evening Star Obituaries, 1899–1909
- U.S., Washington—1930 Federal Census
Current FamilySearch Indexing Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion
| Argentina, Balvanera—Registros Parroquiales, 1833–1934 [Parte C](Argentina, Balvanera—Church Records, 1833–1934 [Part B]) | Spanish | 66% |
| Argentina, Córdoba, Bell Ville—Registros Parroquiales, 1759–1946(Argentina, Cordoba, Bell Ville—Parish Registers, 1759–1946) | Spanish | (New) |
| Brasil—Registro Civil, 1852–1914 [Parte 2A](Brazil—Civil Registration, 1852–1914 [Part 2A]) | Portuguese | 9% |
| Brasil, Florianópolis—Registros da Igreja, 1751–1954 [Parte A](Brazil, Florianópolis—Church Records, 1751–1954 [Part A]) | Portuguese | 23% |
| Brasil, Pernambuco, Recife—Registro Civil, 1900–1920(Brazil, Pernambuco, Recife—Civil Registration, 1900–1920) | Portuguese | 5% |
| Brasil, Rio de Janeiro—Cartões de Imigração, 1900–1965 [Part C](Brazil, Rio de Janeiro—Immigration Cards, 1900–1965 [Part C]) | Portuguese | (New) |
| Brasil, Rio de Janeiro—Cartões de Imigração, 1900–1965 [Parte D](Brazil, Rio de Janeiro—Immigration Cards, 1900–1965 [Part D]) | Portuguese | (New) |
| Brasil, Rio de Janeiro—Matrimonios, 1900–1910 [Piloto](Brazil, Rio de Janeiro—Marriages, 1900–1910) | Portuguese | 66% |
| Canada—Passenger Lists, 1881–1922 | English | 8% |
| Canada, Bas-Canada—Recensement de 1831(Canada, Lower Canada—1831 Census) | French | 43% |
| Canada, Ontario—Births, 1869–1912 [Part B] | English | (New) |
| Canada, Ontario—Marriages, 1869–1927 [Part B] | English | 23% |
| Chile—Registros Civiles, 1885–1900(Chile—Civil Registration, 1885–1900) | Spanish | 91% |
| Chile, Concepción—Registros Civiles, 1885–1920 [Parte 3](Chile, Concepción—Civil Registration, 1885–1920 [Part 3]) | Spanish | (New) |
| Colombia, Bucaramanga—Registros Parroquiales, 1649–1959(Colombia, Bucaramanga—Church Records, 1649–1959) | Spanish | 19% |
| Deutschland, Baden-Württemberg, Emmendingen—Kirchenbücher, 1810–1869(Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Emmendingen—Church Books, 1810–1869) | German | (New) |
| Deutschland, Brandenburg, Posen—Kirchenbücher, 1794–1874(Germany, Brandenburg, Posen—Church Books, 1794–1874) | German | (New) |
| Deutschland, Mecklenburg, Schwerin—1867 Volkszählung(Germany, Mecklenburg, Schwerin—1867 Census) | German | (New) |
| El Salvador—Registros Civiles, 1835–1910(El Salvador—Civil Registration, 1835–1910) | Spanish | 67% |
| El Salvador—Registros Civiles, 1836-1910 [Parte B](El Salvador—Civil Registration, 1836–1910 [Part B]) | Spanish | 12% |
| España, Andalucía—Registros Civiles, 1837–1870(Spain, Andalucia—Civil Registration, 1837–1870) | Spanish | 33% |
| España, Lugo—Registros Parroquiales, 1530–1930 [Parte 1](Spain, Lugo—Parish Registers, 1530–1930 [Part 1]) | Spanish | 47% |
| España, Málaga—Nacimientos, 1841–1870(Spain, Malaga—Births, 1841–1870) | Spanish | 13% |
| Estonia—Lutheran Church Books, 1603–1940 [Part B] | German | (New) |
| France, Cherbourg—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907(France, Cherbourg—Parish Registers, 1802–1907) | French | 70% |
| France, Coutances—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907 [Part 2](France, Coutances—Parish Registers, 1802–1907 [Part 2]) | French | (New) |
| France, Protestant Church Records [Part 2A] | French | 11% |
| Guatemala—Registros Civiles, 1800–1900 [Parte B](Guatemala—Civil Registration, 1800–1900 [Part B]) | Spanish | (New) |
| Guatemala, Guatemala—Registros Civiles, 1800–1900(Guatemala, Guatemala—Civil Registration, 1800–1900) | Spanish | 46% |
| Guatemala, Guatemala—Registros Civiles, 1877–1900(Guatemala, Guatemala—Civil Registration, 1877–1900) | Spanish | 58% |
| Honduras, Tegucigalpa—Registros Parroquiales, 1684–1930(Honduras, Tegucigalpa—Parish Registers, 1684–1930) | Spanish | (New) |
| Ireland—Tithe Applotment Books, 1824–1840 | English | 40% |
| Italia, Mantova—Registri Civili, 1806-1815(Italy, Mantova—Civil Registration, 1806–1815) | Italian | (New) |
| Italia, Napoli, Castellammare di Stabia—Atti di Morte, 1889–1924 [Part 2](Italy, Napoli, Castellammare di Stabia—Death Records, 1809–1885 [Part 2]) | Italian | (New) |
| Italia, Napoli, Castellammare di Stabia—Atti di Nascita, 1809–1885 [Part 1](Italy, Napoli, Castellammare di Stabia—Birth Records, 1809–1885 [Part 1]) | Italian | (New) |
| Italia, Provincia di Vicenza—Registri Parrocchiali, 1597–1937(Italy, Vicenza Province—Parish Registers, 1597–1937) | Italian | 71% |
| Italia, Torino, Torre Pellice—Atti di sepoltura, 1692–1969(Italy, Torina, Torre Pellice—Burial records, 1692–1969) | Italian | (New) |
| Italy, Trento—Baptisms, 1784–1924 [Part 2A] | Italian | 91% |
| Magyarország, Szabolcs—polgári anyakönyvi adatok, 1895–1978 [1. Rész](Hungary, Szabolcs—Civil Registration, 1895–1978 [Part 1]) | Hungarian | 67% |
| Mexico, Aguascalientes – Nacimientos 1860-1921(Mexico, Aguascalientes—Birth Records, 1860–1921) | Spanish | (New) |
| Mexico, D.F.—Bautismos, 1536–1900 [Parte A](Mexico, D.F.—Church Baptisms, 1536–1900 [Part A]) | Spanish | 17% |
| Mexico, Tlaxcala—Nacimientos, 1867–1925(Mexico, Tlaxcala—Births, 1867–1925) | Spanish | 19% |
| New Zealand—Passenger Lists, 1871–1915 [Part 2A] | English | 21% |
| Nicaragua, Masaya—Registros Civiles, 1879–1984(Nicaragua, Masaya—Civil Registration, 1879–1984) | Spanish | 18% |
| Norge —Tinglysningskort, 1640–1903(Norway—Probate Index Cards, 1640–1903) | Norwegian | 5% |
| Perú—Registros Civiles Nacimientos, 1860–1978 [Parte A](Perú—Civil Birth Registrations, 1860–1978 [Parte A]) | Spanish | 38% |
| Philippines, Lingayen-Dagupanâ—Registros Parroquiales, 1615–1982 [Part 2](Philippines, Lingayen-Dagupanâ—Parish Registers, 1615–1982 [Part 2]) | Spanish | (New) |
| Polska, Księgi Metrykalne—Diecezja Radom, 1654–1946 [Część 1](Poland, Radom Diocese—Church Books, 1654–1946 [Part 1]) | Polish | 58% |
| Portugal, Setúbal—Registros da Igreja, 1581–1910(Portugal, Setúbal—Church Records, 1581–1910) | Portuguese | 33% |
| República Dominicana—Nacimientos Civiles, 1828–1906(Dominican Republic—Civil Births, 1828–1906) | Spanish | 3% |
| Russland, Sankt Petersburg—Kirchenbuchduplikat, 1833–1885(Russia, Saint Petersburg—Parish Register Duplicates, 1833–1885) | German | 57% |
| South Africa, Cape Province—Church Records, 1660–1970 | Afrikaans, Dutch, English | 84% |
| Sverige, Södermanland—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 2](Sweden, Sodermanland—Church Records, to 1860 [Part 2]) | Swedish | (New) |
| Sverige, Uppsala—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 2](Sweden, Uppsala—Church Records, to 1860 [Part 2]) | Swedish | (New) |
| Sverige, Örebro—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 2](Sweden, Örebro—Church Records, to 1860 [Part 2]) | Swedish | (New) |
| U.K., Dorset—Church of England Parish Records, 1538–1910 [Part A] | English | 85% |
| U.K., Essex—Parish Registers, 1538–1900 [Part A] | English | 24% |
| U.K., Warwickshire—Parish Registers, 1538–1900 [Part 2 Adv] | English,Old English | 85% |
| Uruguay—Registros Civiles (Nacimientos), 1879–1930(Uruguay—Civil Registration (Births), 1879–1930) | Spanish | 39% |
| U.S., Alabama—County Marriages, 1809–1950 [Part B] | English | (New) |
| U.S., Alaska—1930 Federal Census | English | (New) |
| U.S., American Samoa and Guam—1930 Federal Census | English | (New) |
| U.S., Arkansas—WWII Draft Registration, 1942 | English | 78% |
| U.S., California—WWII Draft Registration, 1942 | English | 20% |
| U.S., Florida—County Marriages, 1830–1957 [Part A] | English | 49% |
| US, Illinois—Northern District Naturalization Index Cards, 1840–1950 | English | (New) |
| U.S., Indiana, Fountain County—Marriages, 1811–1959 | English | (New) |
| U.S., Indiana, Fulton County—Marriages 1811–1959 | English | (New) |
| U.S., Iowa—County Marriages, 1838–1992 [Part B] | English | (New) |
| U.S., Maine—Vital Records, 1892–1907 [Part A] | English | 42% |
| U.S., Michigan—County Marriages, 1820–1956 [Part A] | English | 22% |
| U.S., Montana—1930 Federal Census | English | 92% |
| U.S., Nevada—1930 Federal Census | English | (New) |
| U.S., New Jersey—County Marriages, 1682–1956 [Part 1] | English | 84% |
| U.S., New York—Marriage Licenses, 1908–1938 [Part A] | English | 93% |
| U.S., New York—Marriages, 1908–1935 [Part A] | English | 83% |
| U.S., North Carolina—County Marriages, 1762–1959 [Part C] | English | (New) |
| U.S., North Carolina—Freedmen Letters, 1862–1870 | English | 66% |
| U.S., North Dakota—1930 Federal Census | English | 82% |
| U.S., Ohio, Franklin County—Marriage Records, 1929–1951 | English | (New) |
| U.S., Oklahoma—Land Allotment Records, 1899–1907 [Part B] | English | 86% |
| U.S., Oregon—County Marriages, 1851–1975 [Part A] | English | (New) |
| U.S., Pennsylvania—WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1942 | English | 44% |
| U.S., Puerto Rico—1910 Censo Federal(U.S., Puerto Rico—1910 Federal Census) | Spanish | 89% |
| U.S., Puerto Rico—Nacimientos Civiles, 1836–1930 [Parte B](U.S., Puerto Rico—Civil Births, 1836–1930 [Part B]) | Spanish | 18% |
| U.S., Tennessee—County Marriages, 1790–1950 [Part B] | English | 78% |
| U.S., Texas—Birth Records 1903–1934 [Part E] | English | 11% |
| U.S., Virgin Islands—1930 Federal Census | English | (New) |
| U.S.—Registers of Enlistment in the U.S. Army, 1798–1913 | English | (New) |
| Venezuela—Nacimientos Civiles, 1873–1909(Venezuela—Civil Births, 1873–1909) | Spanish | 13% |
| Venezuela, Mérida—Registros Parroquiales, 1654–1992 [Parte 2](Venezuela, Merida—Parish Registers, 1654–1992 [Part 2]) | Spanish | 74% |
| Česká Republika (Tschechien), Litoměřice—Matriky, 1552–1905 [část 1B](Czech Republic, Litomerice—Church Records, 1552–1905 [Part 1B] | German | 41% |
| Česká Republika (Tschechien), Litoměřice—Matriky, 1552–1905 [část 1C](Czech Republic, Litomerice—Church Records, 1552–1905 [Part 1C] | German | (New) |
| Österreich, Oberösterreich, Steyr—Kirchenbücher, 1601–1906(Austria, Upper Austria, Steyr—Church Books, 1601–1906) | German | (New) |
| Österreich, Wiener Meldezettel, 1890–1925(Austria, Vienna—Population Cards, 1890–1925) | German | 61% |
| Россия, Самара—Метрические книги церкви, 1869–1917 [часть 2](Russia, Samara—Church Books, 1869–1917 [Part 2]) | Russian | 43% |
| Украина, Киев—Метрические книги русской православной церкви, 1843–1845 [Часть C](Ukraine, Kyiv—Orthodox Consistory Church Book Duplicates, 1843–1845 [Part C]) | Russian | 61% |
Current FamilySearch Partner Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion
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Genealogy Serendipity!
Monday, July 11th, 2011On my way to volunteer at the Panhandle Butterfly House this morning, I stopped for coffee at a little cafe that I have been meaning to try out for some time, Higher Ground Coffee and Tea Co. It’s on US 98, on the north side just before the exit to SR 87. As I walked in I saw on the white board menu for breakfast and lunch: HOT BROWN Sandwiches! Hot Browns! In Florida!!
Of course I had to ask how they knew about Hot Browns…and it turns out that though they grew up in Fort Walton and Navarre, the owner and his wife both have family in Kentucky & both went to Berea College! And the wife’s brother, who also works in the cafe, is a newly minted and highly enthusiastic genealogist!! We spent the next 30 minutes happily discussing genealogy, my book, Genealogy Online 9/E
I just love genealogists!!
Media Release: RootsTech Conference Will Broadcast Select Sessions Free Online
Monday, February 7th, 2011RootsTech Conference Will Broadcast Select Sessions Free Online
SALT LAKE CITY—RootsTech, a new family history and technology conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 10-12, 2011, announced February 4 that six of its popular sessions will be broadcast live and free over the Internet. The live broadcasts will give those unable to attend worldwide a sample of this year’s conference content. Interested viewers can watch the live presentations at RootsTech.org. The first-year conference has attracted over 2,000 registered attendees.
The free online sessions include some of the keynote speakers and a sampling of technology and family history presentations. Following are the six broadcasts, speakers, and times of the presentations. All times are in Mountain Standard Time (MST):
Thursday, February 10, 2011
· 8:30-9:00 a.m., A world of Information, Shane Robison, chief technology officer, Hewlett Packard
· 9-9:30 a.m., Turning Roots, Branches, Trees into Nodes, Links, Graphs, Jay L. Verkler, chief executive officer, FamilySearch International
· 3-4:00 p.m., Digitally Preserving Your Family Heritage, Barry Ewell, founder of MyGenShare.com
Friday, February 11, 2011
· 8:30-9:30 a.m., The Changing Face of Genealogy, by Curt Witcher, manager of the Historical Genealogy Department, Allen County Public Library
· 9:45-10:45 a.m., Cloud Computing: What is it and how it has been used to create the next familysearch.org, by Brian Pugh, senior engineer, FamilySearch International
Saturday, February 12, 2011
· 8:30-9:30 a.m. Personal Archiving and Primary Documents, Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archives
· 1:45-2:45 p.m., Virtual Presentations Round Table and Collaborative Panel Discussion, Thomas MacEntee, professional genealogist and technology specialist
· 3:00-4:00 p.m., The Power of PDF: Tools for Every Genealogist , D. Josh Taylor, Director of Education and Programs at New England Historical Genealogical Society.
About RootsTech
RootsTech is a new conference designed to bring technologists together with genealogists to learn from each other and find solutions to the challenges faced in family history research today. The conference’s activities and offerings are focused on content that will help genealogists and family historians discover exciting new research tools while enabling technology creators to learn the latest development techniques from industry leaders and pioneers.
Presidential Libraries
Thursday, January 27th, 2011Starting with Frankly D. Roosevelt, presidents have founded presidential libraries to archive and preserve records from their administrations, and to serve as museums about the man and the times. I read a recent article about someone who has decided to set a goal of visiting each one of them over the course of several summers. That would indeed be fun, especially if your genealogy happens to be nearby! However, if you don’t have the time or gasoline to pursue such a goal, each of them has a web site, so you can visit them that way. And wear your pajamas!
Visit the Libraries Online
- Herbert Hoover Library
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Library
- Harry S. Truman Library
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
- John F. Kennedy Library
- Lyndon B. Johnson Library
- Richard Nixon Library
- Gerald R. Ford Library
- Jimmy Carter Library
- Ronald Reagan Library
- George H. W. Bush Library
- William J. Clinton Library
- George W. Bush Library
News from FamilySearch–(Press Release)
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011The FamilySearch January 2011 Bloginar recording is now available online. If you were unable to attend the event on January 18, 2011, you or your subscribers can now listen to and view the free presentation and discussions at FamilySearch Wiki. Go to Wiki.FamilySearch.org, and search FamilySearch Bloginar.
Following is a summary of the January Bloginar agenda.
· FamilySearch latest collection updates
· Indexing milestone(s)
· RootsTech 2011 Conference Update: Overview of Scheduled Open Panels and Discussions
· FamilySearch Research Courses Online
· 90 day outlook of upcoming developments
· New webinars and podcasts offerings
· Big picture of research curricula coming online
· Community involvement and free training recording services
ABOUT FAMILYSEARCH INTERNATIONAL
FamilySearch International is the largest genealogy organization in the world. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch has been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources free online at FamilySearch.org or through over 4,600 family history centers in 132 countries, including the renowned Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Linkpendium: A Source You Should Know
Friday, January 21st, 2011Linkpendium is a wonderful search site, brought to you by Karen Isaacson and Brian (Wolf) Leverich.
This immensely useful site is a catalog of links to United States genealogy information, records, pages and sources, organized by geography. You can search by a surname, and get links within every state, or you can start your search in a specific state or specific county. Links to obituaries, cemetery lists, wills, biographies and more will be the result.
A quote from the site:
Linkpendium‘s goal is to index every genealogy, geneology,
family history, family tree, surname, vital records, biography, or otherwise genealogically-related site on the Internet. PLEASE HELP! When you find a useful new resource, go to the right Linkpendium page and click on the “Add your favorite Websites to this page” link. Thanks from all of us at Linkpendium!
The site’s perpetrators are part of online genealogy history, being two founders of the venerable and still indispensable RootsWeb genealogical community/information/data/search site. RootsWeb started as a few pages that a bunch of genealogists who worked together created to help each other. For more than a decade, RootsWeb was THE starting place for online genealogy. When Rootsweb merged with Ancestry in June 2000, this site had 600,000 registered users, was serving 100,000,000 Web page views monthly, and was delivering 160,000,000 pieces of email monthly to the subscribers of its 18,000 mailing lists. My book, Genealogy Online 9/E
About the page owners:
Before founding RootsWeb, Karen was a member of the research staff at The RAND Corporation. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Washington State University and a Master of Science in Operations Research from Stanford University, where she was a National Science Foundation Fellow. Karen’s hobbies include genealogical research, mountain climbing, and mountain biking. She is a rated leader of the Sierra Club and past Chairman of the Hundred Peaks Section.
Before founding RootsWeb, Brian was a member of the research staff at The RAND Corporation. He has also served on the faculty of the University of Southern Californiaand as Director of Statistical Systems and Credit Marketing Research at The Zale Corporation. He holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University, a Master of Science in Operations Research from Stanford University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy Analysis from The RAND Graduate School. Brian’s hobbies include genealogical research, mountain climbing, and mountain biking. He is a rated leader of the Sierra Club, past Chair of the Hundred Peaks Section, and past Administrative Chair of the Angeles Chapter’s Leadership Training Committee.
Contact Information:
| webmaster@linkpendium.com | |
| Mailing address | Linkpendium P.O. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222-6798 USA |
| Telephone (voice) | (661) 242-1953 (661) 242-1953 |
| Telephone (fax) | (661) 242-1955 (661) 242-1955 |