Mark Your Calendars - UVPAFUG Meeting!

UTAH VALLEY PAF USERS GROUP MEETING
The next regular, second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting of the Utah Valley PAF (Personal Ancestral File) Users Group will be on Saturday, 9 Oct 2010, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo. Information about the Users Group, main presentations, classes, and class notes are available on the Group's websitehttp://uvpafug.org and the press releases are at http://blog.uvpafug.org/ .

The main presentation for this meeting will be by Gary T. Wright on PRESERVING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY RECORDS DIGITALLY. This presentation will discuss the challenges and benefits of digital preservation as a means to preserve personal family history materials. It will also explore potential solutions to the challenges, identify what types of family history materials are suitable for digital preservation, and summarize what is required to get started. 


Gary T. Wright is currently Senior Product Manager of Digital Preservation at FamilySearch. In this role, he is responsible for guiding FamilySearch to become a world leader in digital preservation. Gary earned a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado. Before joining FamilySearch, he directed enterprise storage marketing, services, and solution development for prominent storage technology companies such as IBM, HP, LSI, and StorageTek. Gary is also the author of the book The Light of Ancient America, an award winning composer, and a violinist with the Orchestra at Temple Square.

Following the main presentation there will be several classes about family history and technology with something for everyone at any level of expertise. The teachers and classes presently scheduled for this meeting are as follows:

1. Vital Records Indexes and Records Online, by Laurie Castillo
2. Family History Books Online, by Don Snow
3. MAC: Making Reunion and OSX Work For You, by Ron Snowden
4. Personalized Help, by Don Engstrom and Finn Hansen
5. Q&A Preserving Your Family History Records Digitally, by Gary T. Wrigh
6. Video of last month's main presentation: Linking nFS Ancestors to Original Records, by George Ryskamp
7. Ancestral Quest: Ordinance Reservation and Tracking, by Merlin Kitchen
8. Legacy, by Dean Bennett
9. RootsMagic, by Sue Maxwell
10. Family Insight, by Andrea Schnakenburg.

All meetings of the Users Group are open to the public whether members of the Group or not. The Users Group has the goal of helping individuals use technology to further their family history and there are usually 100-125 attending the monthly meetings on the second Saturdays. The officers are Gerhard Ruf, President; Don Snow, 1st VP; Laurie Castillo, 2nd VP; Liz Kennington, PAFology Editor; Kay Baker, Gerry Eliason, and Don Engstrom working with finances and membership; and Bruce Merrill and Marie Andersen, working with the DVD Library. Several of these will be there to help with membership, answer questions, distribute the current issue of the monthly newsletter PAFology, and check out DVD's of past presentations and classes to members of the group. Information about the Users Group, presentations, classes, and class notes can be found at the websites mentioned above. For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at pres@uvpafug.org (801-225-6106) or 1st VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu or 2nd VP Laurie Castillo at laurie@everythingisrelative.net.

FamilySearch Indexing Update - 22 September 2010

The following is from FamilySearch.

FamilySearch volunteers have been very busy lately, indexing 8,684,146 records in the last nine days. There are also several new projects now available, including the first set of records from Uruguay and two additional states for the 1930 U.S. Census. Completed indexing projects soon to be published on Beta.FamilySearch.org include two state censuses.

New Projects in the Past Two Weeks

• Nicaragua, Managua—Registros Civiles, 1879–1984 [Part 3B]
• Uruguay—Registros Civiles (Nacimientos), 1879–1930
• U.S., Alabama—1930 Federal Census
• U.S., Georgia—1930 Federal Census
• U.S., Iowa—County Births, 1880–1935 [Part A]
• U.S., Ohio—WWII Draft Registration, 1942
• U.S., Vermont—Vital Records, 1760–1954 [Part A]

(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 http://Beta.FamilySearch.org in the near future.)

• Canada, New Brunswick—Deaths, 1815–1938 [Part A]
• Jamaica—Civil Births, 1900–1930 [Part B]
• Mexico, San Luis Potosi—1930 Federal Censo
• U.S., Iowa—1885 State Census
• U.S., New Jersey—1885 State Census
• U.S., Utah—County Marriages, 1887–1966 [Part B]

Current FamilySearch Indexing Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion

Argentina, Balvanera—Registros Parroquiales, 1833–1934 [Parte B]	Spanish	35%
Argentina, Cordoba—Registros Parroquiales, 1722–1924 [Parte B]	Spanish	56%
Argentina, Santa Fe—Registros Parroquiales, 1634–1926 [Parte A]	Spanish	23%
Argentina, Santa Fe—Registros Parroquiales, 1634–1926 [Parte B]	Spanish	95%
Brasil, Florianópolis—Registros da Igreja, 1751–1954 [Parte A]	Portuguese	7%
Brasil, Pernambuco, Recife—Registro Civil, 1900–1920	Portuguese	1%
Brasil, Rio de Janeiro—Matrimonios, 1900–1910 [Piloto]	Portuguese	44%
Canada—Passenger Lists, 1881–1922	English	3%
Canada, Ontario—Marriages, 1869–1927 [Part A]	English	49%
Canada, Québec, Montreal—Régistres Paroissiaux, 1800–1900	French	33%
Česká republika, Litoměřice—Matriky, 1552-1905 [část 1] (Tschechien, Litomerice—Kirchenbücher [Teil 1])	German	72%
Chile, Concepción—Registros Civiles, 1885–1900	Spanish	7%
Chile, Concepción—Registros Civiles, 1885–1903 [Parte 2B]	Spanish	26%
Colombia, Bucaramanga—Registros Parroquiales, 1649–1959	Spanish	11%
Colombia, Marinilla—Registros Parroquiales, 1815–1959	Spanish	40%
Deutschland, Baden, Achern—Kirchenbücher, 1810–1869 [Part C]	German	59%
Deutschland, Mecklenburg—Volkszählung, 1890 [Div 93–156]	German	31%
El Salvador—Registros Civiles, 1835–1910	Spanish	11%
España, Lugo—Registros Parroquiales, 1530–1930[Parte 1]	Spanish	40%
France, Cherbourg—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907	French	35%
France, Coutances—Registres Paroissiaux 1802–1907	French	30%
France, Paris—Registres Protestants, 1612–1906 [Partie D]	French	71%
France, Saint-Lo—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907	French	58%
Guatemala, Guatemala—Registros Civiles, 1800–1900	Spanish	3%
Guatemala, Guatemala—Registros Civiles, 1877–1900	Spanish	11%
Italia, Napoli, Castellammare di Stabia—Atti di Morte, 1809–1936 [Parte B]	Italian	56%
Italy, Trento—Baptisms, 1784–1924 [Part 2A]	Italian	28%
Mexico, DF—Registros Parroquiales, 1855–1934 [Parte 4]	Spanish	85%
Mexico, Puebla—1930 Federal Censo	Spanish	10%
New Zealand—Passenger Lists, 1871–1915 [Part 2A]	English	3%
Nicaragua, Managua—Registros Civiles, 1879–1984 [Part 3B]	Spanish	(New)
Norge —Tinglysningskort, 1640–1903	Norwegian	28%
Perú, Lima—Registros Civiles, 1887–1921 [Parte A]	Spanish	46%
Portugal, Setúbal—Registros da Igreja, 1581–1910	Portuguese	19%
Russland, Sankt Petersburg—Kirchenbuchduplikat, 1833–1885	German	3%
South Africa, Cape Province—Church Records, 1660–1970	Afrikaans, Dutch, English	57%
Sverige, Södermanland—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1]	Swedish	50%
Sverige, Uppsala—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1]	Swedish	60%
Sverige, Örebro—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1]	Swedish	27%
U.K., Bristol—Non-Conformist Registers, Pre-1900 [Part A]	English	92%
U.K., Bristol—Parish Registers, 1837–1900 [Part E]	English	61%
U.K., Essex—Parish Registers, 1538–1900 [Part A]	English	10%
U.K., Manchester—Parish Registers, 1813–1925 [Part A]	English	29%
U.K., Warwickshire—Parish Registers, 1538–1900 [Part 2 Adv]	English/ Old English	15%
Uruguay—Registros Civiles (Nacimientos), 1879–1930	Spanish	(New)
U.S., Alabama—1930 Federal Census	English	(New)
U.S., Alabama—County Marriages, 1809–1950 [Part A]	English	23%
U.S., Arkansas—WWII Draft Registration, 1942	English	22%
U.S., California—County Marriages, 1850–1952 [Part A]	English	87%
U.S., District of Columbia—County Marriages, 1811–1950 [Part A]	English	11%
U.S., District of Columbia—Deaths, 1874–1959	English	28%
U.S., Florida—1930 Federal Census	English	59%
U.S., Georgia—1930 Federal Census	English	(New)
U.S., Illinois—County Marriages, 1810–1934 [Part A]	English	35%
U.S., Indiana, De Kalb County—Marriages, 1811–1959	English	59%
U.S., Indiana, Dearborn County—Marriages, 1811–1959	English	55%
U.S., Indiana, Delaware County—Marriages, 1811–1959	English	87%
U.S., Iowa—County Births, 1880–1935 [Part A]	English	(New)
U.S., Iowa—County Marriages, 1838–1992 [Part A]	English	6%
U.S., Minnesota—County Marriages, 1860–1949 [Part A]	English	7%
U.S., New Jersey—County Marriages, 1682–1956 [Part 1]	English	17%
U.S., New York—Marriage Licenses, 1908–1938 [Part A]	English	17%
U.S., New York—Marriages, 1908–1935 [Part A]	English	19%
U.S., North Carolina—Freedmen Letters, 1862–1870	English	6%
U.S., Ohio—WWII Draft Registration, 1942	English	(New)
U.S., Oklahoma—Allotment Records, 1899–1907	English	10%
U.S., Oklahoma—County Marriages, 1891–1959 [Part A]	English	44%
U.S., Puerto Rico—1910 Censo Federal	Spanish	4%
U.S., Puerto Rico—1920 Censo Federal	Spanish	37%
U.S., Puerto Rico—Nacimientos Civiles, 1836–1930 [Parte A]	Spanish	79%
U.S., Puerto Rico—Nacimientos Civiles, 1836–1930 [Parte B]	Spanish	1%
U.S., Tennessee—County Marriages, 1790–1950 [Part B]	English	29%
U.S., Tennessee—County Marriages, 1790–1950 [Part C]	English	4%
U.S., Texas—1930 Federal Census	English	36%
U.S., Texas—County Marriages, 1837–1977 [Part A]	English	90%
U.S., Vermont—Vital Records, 1760–1954 [Part A]	English	(New)
Venezuela, Mérida—Registros Parroquiales, 1654–1992 [Parte 2]	Spanish	17%
Österreich, Wiener Meldezettel, 1890–1925	German	28%
Россия, Самара—Метрические книги церкви, 1869–1917 (часть 1)	Russian	26%
Украина, Киев—Метрические книги русской православной церкви, 1843–1845 [Часть А]	Russian	61%

Current FamilySearch Partner Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion 

Australia, Victoria—Probate Records, 1853–1989	English	95%
België—Burgerlijke Stand, 1851–1900 [Deel D]	Dutch	49%
Belgique—Registres Civile, 1851–1900 [Partie A]	French	49%
Brasil, Minas Gerais—Church Records, 1706-1952	Portuguese	1%
Canada, Ontario, Toronto—Trust Cemeteries, 1826–1935	English	18%
Deutschland, Westfalen, Minden—Volkszählung, 1880–1900	German	7%
España, Avila, Barroman—Registros Parroquiales, 1550–1930	Spanish	2%
España, Avila, Madrigal y Garganta—Registros Parroquiales, 1530–1935	Spanish	76%
France, Quimper et Leon, St. Louis—Registres Paroissiaux, 1722–1909	French	61%
Norway—1875 Census [Part B]	Norwegian	39%
Philippines, Lingayen, Dagupan—Registros Parroquiales, 1615–1982	Spanish	55%
U.K., Norfolk—Parish Registers, 1538–1900	English	1%
U.S., Ohio—Tax Records, Post 1825 [Part 3]	English	51%
U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Birth Registers, 1890–1908	English	62%
U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Death Registers, 1848–1940	English	32%

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