Sunday, February 26, 2012

Report on the St. George Family History Expo

 What a great refreshing weekend I have had. My husband Bill and I took a 4 hour trip from our home in American Fork to St. George, Utah. The weather was beautiful. It was a perfect trip going and coming back. We got a late start leaving since my husband had court on a traffic violation. (It was reduced which was good.) We didn't start for St. George until 3:30 pm Friday. 

Upon arrival in St. George we checked into our hotel. We stayed at the Americas Best Value Inn on Bluff St. It was the perfect location for us.  Not far from the Dixie Convention Center and near enough for my husband to attend a Model Airplane Competition. This was the first time we've gone on vacation and both of us had two separate things to do. I do recommend the hotel, the price was good. I got the room for $51.00 a night plus tax through Expedia. Rooms were clean, no bed bugs we checked, modern furnishing, nice white towels and sheets. Plus you have a microwave and refrigerator in the room. They offer a nice breakfast, but we ate oatmeal in our room. Yup, we are staying there again next year.

There was time after checking into the hotel for me to run over to the Dixie Convention Center. I wanted to check out the vendors since the hall didn't close until 9:00 pm. My hubby didn't want to come and didn't want to go out in the dark.  Sounds weird there's nothing scary in St. George. Instead I spent the evening watching Ghost Adventures.  I guess I was just in one of those moods. I didn't get over the St. George Family History Expo until Saturday morning.

The Dixie Convention Center is one of my favorite places for a conference. Everything is on one level and the walk to classes is easy on you. One of the smartest things Holly Hansen has done with the FHExpos is build in break time to give attendees a chance to get into the vendors hall.  I didn't have to skip any classes to check them all out.

The vendors hall was busy and not overly crowded. I didn't have any trouble getting one on one time with the various vendors.  I noticed several non-genealogy type vendors there, emergency preparedness, essential oils, health and nutrition.  Since I only go to genealogy conferences it was convenient to get a chance to speak with them. I got a sample of peppermint from doTERRA that calms you. From Wind Sonnets I got a sample grapefruit inhaler, that gives you energy and decreases appetite.  I think it really worked I missed lunch because I was talking to vendors and didn't feel hungry.

Of course, many of our standard genealogy vendors were there - Ancestral Quest, Legacy Family Tree, Easy Family History, Life Story Productions, MyHeritage, RootsMagic, Utah Genealogical Association, etc.

I heard the Friday keynote address by Susan Easton Black was fabulous.  I wouldn't have expected anything less from Susan. I was really sad to have missed it because of all the great reviews I heard.

I attended four great classes.

1. What Do I Do Now?: Tools for Effective Family Tree Analysis by Ruth Ellen Maness

This was the first time I had attended a class by Ruth Ellen Maness.  I had heard great reviews of her as a teacher but now I know that's true.  She knows her subject. I learned something I had wondered about for years, but never thought to ask anyone. Ruth told how she will underline information that is true or proven correct, that might appear questionable. I have seen this underlining in text before but never knew that is what it was implying to me.  Now I know!

2. The Genealogy of Temple Record Keeping by Ruth Ellen Maness

One phrase Ruth used caught my attention. That a sealing to a parent or spouse is a "Claim on eternal righteous parentage or partner".  She told of people that didn't want to be sealed or have parents sealed together because they were not good to them during their life. It's not the sealing to the person that matters it's the "claim on a eternal righteous partner" that they will have in the next life.  They are free to choose in the next life who they will be with for the eternities, and they will not be with someone unrighteous for eternity.  So if a person never had another spouse during their life time you do want to seal them to the one they didn't like just so they will have their claim or ticket for a righteous spouse in the next life.

Ruth gave a great history of temple record keeping.  She ran out of time to give the last few years much detail. Since I don't have early pioneer ancestry it was more interesting to me to hear about early processes such as the keeping of family temple record books.  The class helped you understand the continuing need of preventing duplication of temple work and how past processes had contributed.

3. FamilySearch Online: A Wealth of Resources by James L. Tanner

James in the author of The Guide to FamilySearch Online and blogger of Genealogy's Star. I have James' book but haven't read it yet. I was hoping this class would be an overview of it.  He didn't mention his book in class, I did come in a little late, but it was evident James knew his material well.  He did stress the point in the FamilySearch.org historical records to make sure you are looking in two places. One places is the search engine. The second place is in the collections themselves.  Not everything is indexed.  That is very important for people to understand.  They could be missing so much otherwise.

James said the FamilySearch Wiki is growing by 1,000 pages per month.  Wow, I didn't realize it was going that fast.  Right now it's about the size of 66 volumes at 1,000 pages each. I know every time I look in the wiki things have changed. I just didn't realize how big it had become.

James also showed a little bit of the wiki style Family Tree that is on FamilySearch.org, for some users. It will replace new FamilySearch by the end of the year. It is also the version that will be available to the general public.

4. Records Are the Darnedest Things by The Ancestry Insider

It's always a fun way to wrap up a day of classes with a little humor.  The Ancestry Insider gave us more than humor in those records he showed.  He used them for teaching examples of things we need to look for in records, pointing out the need to understand records in their context. Just because a record refers to someone as a son-in-law we shouldn't assume it has the same meaning as today.  A son-in-law also included a person's step-son years ago.  Great little gems of wisdom sprinkled richly over some humorous observations.

The St. George FHExpo ended way to soon for me. Holly Hansen, president of Family History Expos, gave a closing keynote address. I am always touched by her story and passion of bringing the FHExpos to us.  I didn't realize this was the 8th year of the Expo/Jamborees she has put on there.

Now that I've had a safe trip from St. George and back I'm already planning on going back next year.  In the mean time I have the CD containing the syllabus from classes I wasn't able to attend to hold me over.

See ya tomorrow, for tomorrow is always another genealogy day.

Friday, February 24, 2012

FamilySearch Records Update 21 Feb 2012

The following is from FamilySearch.


Oh Canada! And England, Hungary, Italy, Russia, and US 

Mountain of free historic records online keeps growing weekly


FamilySearch added 2.8 million new, free records online this past week for Canada, England, Hungary, Italy, Russia, and the U.S. Got Hungarian roots? Check out the new 900,000 Hungary Reformed Church Christenings records. You might be surprised to know that FamilySearch now has over 2.5 billion free searchable records online now in its historic record collections. Find your ancestors now for free at FamilySearch.org.

Searchable historic records on FamilySearch.org are made possible by thousands of volunteers from around the world who transcribe (index) the 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 amount of digital images being published online at FamilySearch.org. Learn more about how to personally help provide free access to the world’s historic genealogical records as a volunteer indexer at FamilySearch.org.

FamilySearch International 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 has been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. 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 main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

 
CollectionIndexed RecordsDigital ImagesComments
Canada, Lower Canada Census, 183191,9080Added indexed records to existing collection.
Canada, Lower Canada Census, 184246,4677,674New Index and browsable image collection.
Canada, New Brunswick, Late Registration of Births, 1810-1899024,015New browsable image collection.
England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-1910332,6150New index collection.
Hungary Reformed Church Christenings, 1624-1895914,4410Added indexed records to existing collection.
Italy, Torino, Torino, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-189948,1550New index collection.
Russia, Tver Confession Lists, 1728-19130953,146New browsable image collection.
U.S., North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-19649,675250,339Added indexed records and browsable images to existing collection.
United States, Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926052,315New browsable image collection.
United States, Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-194206,749New browsable image collection.
United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (HI)33,91471,648Added index records and browsable images to existing collection.

Ancestry.com Teams Up with Actor Blair Underwood to Support Big Brothers Big Sisters

The following is from Ancestry.


Philadelphia, PA (February 24, 2012) -- Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history resource, has teamed up with one of its high-profile celebrity customers to support a national non-profit organization that helps youth overcome what are too often generational cycles of adversity.

Actor Blair Underwood will appear in a commercial promoting Ancestry.com’s support of Big Brothers Big Sisters, the nation’s largest mentoring network, proven to help children overcome adversity to achieve in school and succeed in life.

In the commercial, scheduled to air February 24, Underwood says discovering his family history on Ancestry.com gave him a greater understanding of himself.  He goes onto say that while it’s incredible to know where you came from, it’s also important to know where you are going.

“That’s why I’m joining with Ancestry.com to support Big Brothers Big Sisters, an organization that helps kids reach their full potential,” states Underwood.

Big Brothers Big Sisters provides one-to-one mentoring services to children of single, low-income or incarcerated parents as well as sons and daughters of military personnel or those who face other forms of adversity.  The new TV commercial airs February 24 on the heels of the announcement of the Big Brothers Big Sisters 2011 Youth Outcomes Survey Report, which shows statistically significant improvements for youth throughout the first year of enrollment.  The improvements are in three areas – educational success, avoidance of risky behaviors and socio-emotional competency, measures that researchers link to long-term outcomes, such as high school graduation, avoidance of juvenile delinquency, and college or job readiness.

Ancestry.com has worked with Underwood on a network TV show that airs on Friday nights. The company provided important family history research for the show, including tracing the roots of the featured celebrities including Underwood. Each episode takes one celebrity on an emotional, and often times soul-searching journey to discover the lives of family members who came before them.

Ancestry.com is donating 20 percent of proceeds of all new subscriptions donated throughwww.ancestry.com/donate from February 24-29, 2012 to Big Brothers Big Sisters.  Funding is used by Big Brothers Big Sisters to carefully screen volunteer mentors and match them with youth in long-term, staff monitored and supported friendships.

To view the commercial and to support Big Brothers Big Sisters, visit www.ancestry.com/donate.

About Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters, the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, holds itself accountable for children in its program to achieve measurable outcomes, such as educational success; avoidance risky behaviors; and higher aspirations, greater confidence and better relationships.  Partnering with parents/guardians, schools, corporations and others in the community, Big Brothers Big Sisters carefully pairs children (“Littles”) with screened volunteer mentors (“Bigs”) and monitors and supports these one-to-one mentoring matches throughout their course.  The first-ever Big Brothers Big Sisters Youth Outcomes Summary, released in 2012, substantiates that its mentoring programs have proven, positive academic, socio-emotional and behavioral outcomes for youth, areas linked to high school graduation, avoidance of juvenile delinquency and college or job readiness.
Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children facing adversity, often those of single or low-income households or families where a parent is incarcerated or serving in the military, with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.  This mission has been the cornerstone of the organization’s 100-year history.  With about 360 agencies across the country, Big Brothers Big Sisters serves nearly 630,000 children, volunteers and families. Learn how you can positively impact a child’s life, donate or volunteer atBigBrothersBigSisters.org.


About Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com Inc. (Nasdaq:ACOM) is the world's largest online family history resource, with more than 1.7 million paying subscribers. More than 8 billion records have been added to the site in the past 15 years. Ancestry users have created more than 31 million family trees containing over 4 billion profiles. In addition to its flagship sitewww.ancestry.com, Ancestry.com offers several localized Web sites designed to empower people to discover, preserve and share their family history.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

LDS Church toughens stand against 'improper' proxy name submissions

The following article is by Joseph Walker, Deseret News.

LDS Church toughens stand against 'improper' proxy name submissions

SALT LAKE CITY — The LDS Church is taking a tougher stand against the unauthorized submission of the names of Holocaust victims for proxy baptism.

According to a statement that appeared Tuesday afternoon on the church's Newsroom website, official church disciplinary action may be taken against the offending parties.

"It takes a good deal of deception and manipulation to get an improper submission through the safeguards we have put in place," the statement reads. "While no system is foolproof in preventing the handful of individuals who are determined to falsify submissions, we are committed to taking action against individual abusers by suspending the submitter's access privileges. We will also consider whether other church disciplinary actions should be taken."

Those "other church disciplinary actions" could ultimately include excommunication, or loss of membership in the church.

The new, tougher statement comes in the wake of a tumultuous week, (cont'd)

Hertfordshire Archives to be digitised by findmypast.co.uk

The following is from FindMyPast.

FINDMYPAST.CO.UK TO PUBLISH HERTFORDSHIRE ARCHIVE RECORDS ON THE WEB

.       Project announced to increase access to up to 4 million baptism, marriage and burial records dating back to 1538
.       First time that images of the original parish records from Hertfordshire will appear online

Leading UK family history website findmypast.co.uk has today announced at the Who Do You Think You Are Live Show at London's Olympia that it has been awarded a digitisation contract by Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies. This significant new project will lead to the publication online for the very first time of between 3.5 and 4 million historic records from the Archives. The records are expected to launch later this year and will become fully searchable, only atfindmypast.co.uk.

Spanning the years 1538 to 1990 (1910 for baptisms and 1928 for marriages), the records cover parish churches and bishops' transcripts from the whole of Hertfordshire, including:
.       historic Hatfield, childhood home of Elizabeth I and the birthplace of the jet airliner
.       the garden cities of Letchworth and Welwyn
.       Ayot St Lawrence, home of writer Sir George Bernard Shaw
.       Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Cheshunt and Barnet

Guy Strachan, Digitisation Manager at findmypast.co.uk, said: "The addition of these historic records from Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies to findmypast.co.uk will be keenly anticipated by family and local historians alike, and will undoubtedly reinforce the website's position as the place to go for UK parish records."

Susan Flood, County Archivist at Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, added:  "This is a fantastic step forward for us to have our parish registers available on the web for all to access easily."

The joint announcement by findmypast.co.uk and Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies was one of a number made by the rapidly expanding family history website at the 3 day Who Do You Think You Are Live Show, where it has a major presence.  There they will be showcasing the many record collections on the site, including parish records from Manchester Archives, Cheshire Archives and over 40 million parish records from family history societies throughout the UK, in partnership with the Federation of Family History Societies.


Anyone wishing to be notified when the Hertfordshire Collection becomes available can register online at findmypast.co.uk to receive a newsletter.



About findmypast.co.uk
Leading UK family history website findmypast.co.uk was the first company to make the complete birth, marriage and death indexes for England & Wales available online in April 2003, winning the Queen's Award for Innovation.
Findmypast.co.uk has subsequently digitised many more family history records and now offers access to over 750 million records dating as far back as 875 AD. This allows family historians to search for their ancestors among comprehensive collections of military, census, migration, parish, work and education records, as well as the original comprehensive birth, marriage and death records. The company runs the official 1911 census website for England & Wales in association with The National Archives and has digitised several other record sets from the national collection.

About Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies

Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies (HALS) at County Hall, Hertford preserves and promotes archive and library resources for the discovery and enjoyment of Hertfordshire's diverse heritage.  HALS holds over 7,000 individual archive collections dating from 1060 to the present day, over 30,000 books, and 40,000 photographs on 5 miles of shelving.  Our documents cover many aspects of life in the county, including the environment, businesses, institutions and societies.  Over 11,000 people visit HALS every year and in 2011, volunteers contributed 6,271 hours on a variety of archive and conservation projects.

1.2 million Irish Petty Session Records now searchable online

The following is from FindMyPast.


Drunk in charge of an ass and cart, tippling in a sheebeen and the disturbance of a divine service: 1.2 million Irish Petty Session Records now searchable online
·         Another 15 million cases are to follow throughout 2012
·         One of the great untapped resources for researching your family history
·         Drunkenness the most common offence – accounting for one third of cases

Today, Irish family history website findmypast.ie launched online for the first time the Petty Sessions order books (1850-1910), one of the greatest untapped resources for those tracing their Irish roots.

The original Petty Sessions records, held at the National Archives of Ireland, were scanned by Family Search and have now been transcribed and made fully searchable by findmypast.ie. They cover all types of cases, from allowing trespass of cattle to being drunk in charge of an ass and cart. These were the lowest courts in the country who dealt with the vast bulk of legal cases, both civil and criminal. This first batch of entries contains details of 1.2 million cases, with most records giving comprehensive details of the case including: name of complainant, name of defendant, names of witnesses, cause of complaint, details of the judgement, details of a fine if any, and details of a sentence passed down if any. Another 15 million cases are to follow throughout 2012.

This first batch of records is particularly useful for areas of the country for which family history records are notoriously sparse such as Connaught and Donegal.

The reasons for cases being brought before the Petty Sessions Court are incredibly varied, but unsurprisingly the most common offence was drunkenness, which accounted for over a third of all cases. The top five offences tried before the courts were:
1.    Drunkenness - 33%
2.    Revenue/Tax offences - 21%
3.    Assault - 16%
4.    Local acts of nuisance - 5%
5.    Destruction of property - 4%

The nature of these cases was significantly different from those in England.  Figures show that the rate of conviction for drunkenness was three times greater, four times greater for tax offences, 65% higher for assault, and twice as likely for “malicious and wilful destruction of property” than that of our nearest neighbours.1

The records are full of the minor incidents which are representative of the vast majority of cases which were brought before the Resident Magistrates. For example, we have Michael Downey of Athlone, Co. Westmeath who was charged with being “drunk while in charge of an ass and cart in a public area”, Pat Curley of Cloonakilla, Co. Westmeath who was charged with causing “malicious injury to a bicycle”, the five men and women all convicted of “tippling in a sheebeen” (drinking in an unlicensed premises) on Queen Street, Athlone and given fines of between £1 and £5 or the five men who were charged with disturbing the Reverend J.W. Davidson as he was “ministering a divine service” in Bundoran, Co.Donegal.

Brian Donovan, Director of findmypast.ie, comments: “These court records open up a unique window into Irish society in the 19th century. Most families interacted with the law in one way or another, being perpetrators or victims of petty crime, resolving civil disputes, to applying for a dog licence. The records are full of the trauma and tragedy of local life, as family members squabbled, shop keepers recovered debt, and the police imposed order. These records help fulfil our mission to provide more than just names and dates, to get to the stories of our ancestors’ lives."


Findmypast.ie is the world’s most comprehensive Irish family history website, providing easy-to-search, online access to some of the most significant Irish records that have ever been made available. This new site is a joint venture between two experts in the field: findmypast.co.uk, one of the leading family history websites and part of the brightsolidfamily, while Eneclann is an award-winning Trinity College Campus Company specialising in genealogical and historical research and the publication of historical records.

Based in Dublin, findmypast.ie has a dedicated team committed to providing the best experience possible when researching Irish family history.


Wednesday, February 22, 2012

St. George Family History Expo 2012

The winter season has been very mild here in Utah.  This means I don't mind traveling to St. George.  I am getting excited about attending the 8th annual St. George Family History Expo.  If you haven't yet registered why don't you think about making a trip south this Friday & Saturday.

St. George Family History Expo 2012
The Dixie Center 1835 Convention Center Dr.
St. George, Utah 84790
February 24 - 25, 2012

Keynote Address: Susan Easton Black

For a list of classes and to register click here.

New Merchant Seamen Records Online

The following is from FindMyPast.

NEW MERCHANT SEAMEN RECORDS ONLINE

*       First time that 19th century merchant navy records are available online
*       UK merchant seamen records from two centuries now searchable at findmypast.co.uk

Leading family history website www.findmypast.co.uk has today released online for the first time Merchant Seamen records from the 19th century in association with The National Archives of the United Kingdom.

359,000 records of individuals covering the years 1835-1857 have now been added to the website. Details contained within the records can vary, but can include name, age, place of birth, physical description, ship names and dates of voyages. Often this information can be given in the form of coded entries which can easily be deciphered using downloadable finding aids from The National Archives.

The records are taken from volumes held at The National Archives in series BT112, BT113, BT114, BT115, BT116 and BT120 and were created by central government to regulate the merchant shipping industry. As the series spans two decades, some individuals may appear in multiple series, making it possible for maritime historians or those with ancestors in the merchant navy, to trace a seaman's service over time.

Janet Dempsey, Maritime Expert at The National Archives commented:

"These records are as significant to the social historian as they are to the family historian.  No other group of working class men and women had the freedom of movement and ability to see the world as these 19th century mariners.

"This was the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen's earliest attempts at keeping individuals records and resulted in four different registers over twenty two years. Although more of a challenge to work with than other family history sources, it can be very satisfying to decipher the codes and have your investigative efforts rewarded with sometimes surprisingly rich detail."

In 2011 findmypast.co.uk published Merchant Navy Seamen records from 1918-1941 in association with The National Archives, some of which include photographs.

Debra Chatfield, family historian at findmypast.co.uk added: "The Merchant Navy Seamen records will be of great interest to family historians worldwide, as so many of us have generations of ancestors, who made their living at sea. These records will add more detail to our mental picture of their lives."

All the Merchant Navy Seamen records at findmypast.co.uk can be searched for free from the Education & Work section of the website.  Transcripts and images can be viewed either with PayAsYouGo credits or a Full Subscription.


About findmypast.co.uk
Leading UK family history website findmypast.co.uk was the first company to make the complete birth, marriage and death indexes for England & Wales available online in April 2003, winning the Queen's Award for Innovation.

Findmypast.co.uk has subsequently digitised many more family history records and now offers access to over 750 million records dating as far back as 875 AD. This allows family historians to search for their ancestors among comprehensive collections of military, census, migration, parish, work and education records, as well as the original comprehensive birth, marriage and death records. The company runs the official 1911 census website for England & Wales in association with The National Archives and has digitised several other record sets from the national collection.

About The National Archives
For the record, for good... The National Archives is a government department and an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).  As the official archive of the UK government and England and Wales, we look after and make available to the public a collection of historical records dating back over 1,000 years, including records as diverse as Domesday Book and MI5 files.


Our 21st-century role is to collect and secure the future of the record, both digital and physical, to preserve it for generations to come, and to make it as accessible as possible. We do this by devising technological solutions to ensure the long-term survival of public records and working to widen access to our collection. The National Archives also advises on information management across government, publishes all UK legislation, manages Crown copyright and supports the wider archive sector. We work to promote and improve access to public sector information and its re-use.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

FamilySearch Records Update 16 Feb 2012

The following is from FamilySearch.


16 February 2012

FamilySearch Adds Free Records from 7 Countries 

Millions of new records added to England, Italy, and U.S. Collections


This week FamilySearch added 12 million new, free records online (6.5 million indexed names and 5.6 million browsable images) for Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Korea, Netherlands, Spain, and the U.S. The Florida Death Index 1877-1998, received 5 million searchable records and another million records each for Oklahoma and Wisconsin. Find your ancestors now at FamilySearch.org.

Searchable records on FamilySearch.org are made possible by thousands of volunteers from around the world who transcribe (index) the information from handwritten records to make them easily searchable by computer. More volunteers are needed (particularly those who can read foreign languages) to keep pace with the amount of digital images being published online at FamilySearch.org. Learn more about how to personally help provide free access to the world’s historic genealogical records as an indexer at FamilySearch.org.

FamilySearch International 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 has been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. 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 main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

 
CollectionIndexed RecordsDigital ImagesComments
England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments, 1689-1832089,160New browsable image collection.
England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-18810347,164New browsable image collection.
Germany, Saxony, Dresden, Citizen's Documents and Business Licenses, 1820-19620386,107New browsable image collection.
Italy, Messina, Messina, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-19390696,799Added browsable images to existing collection.
Italy, Messina, Patti, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1865-19100454,682New browsable image collection.
Korea, Collection of Genealogies, 1500-200906,534Added browsable images to existing collection.
Netherlands, Army Service Records, 1807-19290103,682New browsable image collection.
Nova Scotia, Church Records, 1720-2001016,188New browsable image collection.
Spain, Municipal Records084,921Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., California, Death Index, 1905-193905,692New browsable image collection.
U.S., California, Northern U.S. District Court Naturalization Index, 1852-198901,342,642Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-19390454,881New browsable image collection.
U.S., Florida, Death Index, 1877-19985,187,0740New Index collection. Index courtesy of Ancestry.com.
U.S., New Mexico, County Death Records, 1907-195205,479New browsable image collection.
U.S., Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-190701,373,449New browsable image collection.
U.S., South Dakota, School Records, 1884-19380193,492New browsable image collection.
U.S., Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877011,306New browsable image collection.
U.S., Wisconsin, Death Index, 1820-1907435,2080New Index collection. Index courtesy of Ancestry.com.
U.S., Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1973-1997948,9610New Index collection. Index courtesy of Ancestry.com.
United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926051,991New browsable image collection.
United States, Old War Pension Index, 1815-1926028,984New browsable image collection.