Follow Barry's Weekly Genealogy Column in the Deseret News

The following is from Barry's Genealogy Newsletter.  I have personally been enjoying this well written weekly column. You don't need to be a subscriber to the paper to read the articles.

Follow Barry's Weekly Genealogy Column in the Deseret News

Barry J. Ewell has become a weekly contributor to the Salt Lake Desert News.  His column, unusually published in the Saturday online edition under "Faith" tab has become a very popular feature.  The following examples of the most recent work.

1. Genealogy: Learning begins with a question
2. Genealogy: Choose a record or source of information
3. Family history is about collecting, sharing family stories
4. Share family history by playing games
5. Genealogy: Build an identity profile about ancestors
6. Genealogy: Focusing on one ancestor at a time keeps the work simpler
7. In genealogy work, home is a valuable source for family information
8. Genealogy: Obtain and search the record
9. Genealogy: Use and record what you learn
10. U.S. census records from 1790-1940 are available for researchers
11. Tips for getting — and keeping — your genealogy organized
12. Memorial Day is the perfect time to remember the importance of genealogy and family history research
13. Ideas to make remembering ancestors fun for your family
14. Detailed, exhaustive research will yield success in genealogy pursuits

FamilySearch Partner News - June

The following is from the FamilySearch Blog. Read carefully, these products are not authorized to work with LDS Temple data.  They can read and/or write to Family Tree but they are not LDS authorized.  If you do not need these feature and have a Mac this could be a great option for you. 



FamilySearch is pleased to announce the first Tree Share Certified applications for Mac OS X and iOS computers and mobile devices, MacFamilyTree and MobileFamilyTree.  Charting Companion for FamilySearch is now Tree Access Certified.  “Certified” means the product is compatible with FamilySearch.org and has features that conforms to our strict standards of quality. Full Story

BillionGraves and FamilySearch Connect

The following is from the FamilySearch Blog.

BillionGraves has recently added a new feature to their website called FamilySearch Connect. This feature allows anyone to take an image found on the BillionGraves website and attach it to the Source Box of the person’s corresponding FamilySearch record. This is one more example of two organizations working together to simply the process of identifying and documenting individuals. Click on this link to learn more about this new feature from BillionGraves

FamilySearch Records Update 13 June 2013

The following is from FamilySearch.

FamilySearch Records Update - 2.7 million images from Canada, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, and United States

FamilySearch has recently added more than 2.7 million images from BillionGraves, Canada, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 544,966 index records and images from the new Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858–1920, collection, the 731,428 index records and images from the BillionGraves Index, and the 452,357 index records from the U.S., Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900–1939, collection. See the table below for the full list of updates. Search these diverse collections and more than 3.5 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org.

Searchable historic records are made available on FamilySearch.org through the help of thousands of volunteers from around the world. These volunteers transcribe (index) information from digital copies of handwritten records to make them easily searchable online. More volunteers are needed (particularly those who can read foreign languages) to keep pace with the large number of digital images being published online at FamilySearch.org. Learn more about volunteering to help provide free access to the world’s historic genealogical records online at FamilySearch.org.

FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch and its predecessors have been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources for free at FamilySearch.org or through more than 4,600 family history centers in 132 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Collection	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
BillionGraves Index	365,714	365,714	Added index records and images to an existing collection.
Canada, British Columbia, Crown Land Pre-emption Registers, 1860–1971	0	2,408	New browsable image collection.
Canada, Quebec, Notarial Records, 1800–1900	0	24,443	Added images to an existing collection.
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1600–2012	0	68,596	Added images to an existing collection.
Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858–1920	518,567	26,399	New indexed records and images collection.
Mexico, México, Civil Registration, 1861–1941	0	149	Added images to an existing collection.
Philippines, Civil Registration (Local), 1888–1982	0	77,206	Added images to an existing collection.
Portugal, Braga, Priest Application Files (Genere et Moribus), 1596–1911	0	94,902	Added images to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of Barcelona, Municipal Records, 1583–1936	0	41,206	Added images to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of Lérida, Municipal Records, 1319–1959	0	86,691	Added images to an existing collection.
U.S., Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900–1939	452,357	0	Added index records to an existing collection.
U.S., Idaho, Bonneville County Records, 1867–2012	0	87,557	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Montana, County Naturalizations, 1856–1979	0	46,602	New browsable image collection.
U.S., New York, Queens County Probate Records, 1785–1950	0	57,742	Added images to an existing collection.
U.S., North Carolina, Civil Action Court Papers, 1712–1970	0	36,078	Added images to an existing collection.
U.S., Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh City Deaths, 1870–1905	63	0	Added index records to an existing collection.
U.S., Washington, County Records, 1856–2009	0	368,047	Added images to an existing collection.