Archive for November, 2009

Manic Monday: Backup, backup, backup!

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Tropical Storm Ida is headed straight for me….so I am backing up everything I can. Why bother with backups? Because hurricanes happen. Fire and earthquakes do, too. Software and hard drives fail for mysterious reasons. To have years of work gone with the wind is not a good feeling.

Online storage services are a convenient way to store offsite backup copies of critical information. Some services that are free until you reach some level of use are docs.google.com, HP Upline, SOS Backup, Carbonite PCBackup,IDrive, MozyHome Online Backup, and Wuala.

Simply use your favorite search engine to find one.

If you need more than the basic free space, they all offer additional storage, costing from $5 to $30 a month, depending on how much room you need. Several of these services will let you make certain files available to other people while keeping other files secret and secure. Although all of them will work with both Macintosh and PC computers, some of them are picky about the Web browser you use. Experiment with several of the free services and find the one with the right fit for you. Then use it often!

I loved the Xdrive service that AOL used to offer, but they discontinued it in 2009. Now I upload backups to Google Docs.

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Addendum: A friend just told me about DropBox: I’m now giving it a whirl.

Download and install the Dropbox application. This creates a special Dropbox folder on your computer.

These files will automatically be synced and backed up online. Then you can access the files in your Dropbox from anywhere by logging into the Dropbox website.

Install Dropbox on other computers you use. Computers linked to your Dropbox account automatically sync and always have up-to-date copies of your files.

To learn more about Dropbox, check out the  tour.

New FamilySearch indexes

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

New indexing projects added this week are:

 

·         Argentina, Buenos Aires—1855 Censo [Parte 2]

·         Canada, Ontario, Toronto—Trust Cemeteries, 1826–1935(Partnered with Ontario Genealogical Society—Toronto Branch)

·         U.S., Maine—1920 Federal Census

·         U.S., New York—1920 Federal Census

Volunteers can help with these projects at FamilySearchIndexing.org.

 

(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 in preparation for future publication.)

 

·         Argentina, Mendoza, San Juan—Censo 1869

·         Guatemala, Guatemala—Censo de 1877

·         U.S., Kentucky—1920 Federal Census

·         U.S., Indiana—1920 Federal Census

·         U.S., Vermont—Militia Records, 1861–1867

Current FamilySearch Indexing Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion

 

Argentina, Buenos Aires—1855 Censo [Parte 2]

Spanish

(New)

Argentina, Cordoba—Matrimonios, 1642–1931

Spanish

7%

Argentina, Santiago, Santa Fe—1869 Censo

Spanish

94%

Belgium, Antwerp—Foreigners Index, 1840–1930

English

61%

Canada, British Columbia—Deaths, 1872–1986

English

56%

Canada, British Columbia—Marriages, 1859–1932

English

90%

Canada, Québec, Montreal—Régistres Paroissiaux, 1800–1900

French

4%

Chile, Concepción—Registros Civiles, 1885–1903 [Parte 1]

Spanish

43%

Deutschland, Brandenburg—Kirchenbücher, 1789–1875

German

82%*

Deutschland, Mecklenburg—Volkszählung, 1890 [Div 24–38]

German

95%

Deutschland, Mecklenburg—Volkszählung, 1890 [Div 39–69]

German

1%

España, Avila, Madrigal y Garganta—Registros Parroquiales, 1530–1935

Spanish

4%

España, Avila, Navalmoral—Registros Parroquiales, 15301935

Spanish

16%

España, LugoRegistros Parroquiales, 15301930 [Parte 1]

Spanish

23%

France, Cherbourg—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907

French

4%

France, Coutances—Registres Paroissiaux 1802–1907

French

3%

France, Coutances, Paroisses de la Manche, 1792–1906

French

90%

France, Paris—Registres Protestants, 1612–1906 [Partie 2]

French

50%

France, Saint-Lo—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907

French

11%

Guatemala, Guatemala—Bautismos de Sagrario, 1898–1920

Spanish

48%

Italy, Trento—Baptisms, 1784–1924 [Part 1]

Italian

95%

Italy, Trento—Baptisms, 1784–1924 [Part 2]

Italian

49%

Mexico, DF—Registros Parroquiales, 1898–1933 [Parte 2]

Spanish

48%

Mexico, Hidalgo—1930 Federal Censo

Spanish

22%

Mexico, Jalisco—1930 Federal Censo

Spanish

12%

Mexico, Mexico—1930 Federal Censo

Spanish

72%

New Zealand—Passenger Lists, 1871–1915

English

43%

Nicaragua, Managua—Registros Civiles, 1879–1984 [Parte 1]

Spanish

14%

Perú, Lima—Registros Civiles, 1910–1930 [Parte 3]

Spanish

36%

Philippines, Lingayen, Dagupan—Registros Parroquiales, 1615–1982

Spanish

1%

Russland, Sankt Petersburg—Kirchenbuchduplikat, 1833–1885

German

1%

South Africa, Cape Province—Church Records, 1660–1970

English

12%

Sverige, Södermanland—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1]

Swedish

3%

Sverige, Uppsala—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1]

Swedish

10%

Sverige, Örebro—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1]

Swedish

1%

Tschechien, Litomerice—Kirchenbücher, 1552–1905 [Teil 1]

German

13%

U.K., Cheshire—Parish Records, 1538–1850 [Part 2]

English/Old English

47%

U.K., Warwickshire—Parish Registers, 1754-1900 [Part 2]

English

13%

U.S., Arkansas—County Marriages, 1837–1957 [VII]

English

59%

U.S., Georgia—1920 Federal Census

English

59%

U.S., Illinois, Cook—Birth Certificates, 1916–1922 [Part 2]

English

90%

U.S., Indiana, Allen County—Marriages, 1811–1959

English

71%

U.S., Indiana, Benton County—Marriages, 1811–1959

English

50%

U.S., Indiana, Boone County—Marriages, 1811–1959

English

22%

U.S., Indiana, Brown County—Marriages, 1811–1959

English

33%

U.S., Indiana, Harrison County—Marriages, 1811–1959

English

17%

U.S., Kansas—1920 Federal Census

English

73%

U.S., Maine—1920 Federal Census

English

(New)

U.S., New York—1905 State Census

English

74%

U.S., New York—1920 Federal Census

English

(New)

U.S., Rhode Island—1905 State Census [Part 1]

English

20%

U.S., Rhode Island—1935 State Census

English

39%

Venezuela, Mérida—Registros Parroquiales, 1654–1992 [Parte 1]

Spanish

75%

Österreich, Wiener Meldezettel, 1890–1925

German

3%

Украина, Киев—Метрические Книги, 1840–1842

Russian

40%

(*Percentage refers to a specific portion of a larger project.)

 

Current FamilySearch Partner Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion

 

Australia, Victoria—Probate Records, 18531989

English

76%

België, Mechelen—Overlijdens Registers, 1851-1900

Dutch, Flemish

48%

Belgique—Registres Des Décès—En Français, 17961910

French

36%*

Canada, Ontario, Toronto—Trust Cemeteries, 1826–1935

English

(New)

Deutschland, Bremen—Schifflisten, 1904–1914

German

76%

Norway—1875 Census [Part 1]

Norwegian

73%

U.S., Ohio—Tax Records, Post 1825 [Part 2]

English

87%

U.S., Ohio—Tax Records, Post 1825 [Part 3]

English

1%

U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Birth Registers, 1890–1908

English

1%

U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Death Registers, 1848–1940

English

22%

(*Percentage refers to a specific portion of a larger project.)

 

 

 

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