Join A Genealogy Webinar
The following webinars are schedule in the next two weeks. Join us for great hour of learning and expanding you genealogy skills.
Supercharge Your Research:
Cut Ten Years off Your Learning Curve
Learn how to find your ancestors faster with substantially less road blocks, when you see your family in the times and seasons of their generation. We will explore several simple, but very effective methods for creating a roadmap that you can follow, update, and change as you research your family.
Thursday, May 30, 7:00 PM Mountain Time | Register Here
Fifty Google Searches Every Genealogist Needs to Know
Search the internet like a genealogist. Learn 50 of the most effective search queries that you, as a genealogist, can use to find what you want when you want it.
Important Note: Webinars will be aired in during the following times:
6:00 Pacific | 7:00 Mountain | 8:00 Central | 9:00 Eastern
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Saturday, May 25, 2013
MyGenShare Webinars
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Moving User Entered Sources from new.FamilySearch to FS - Family Tree
I found the following posted on the FHCNet Mailing List.
An announcement was made in a Get_Satisfaction discussion today that is encouraging. Be Prepared.
Ron Tanner (Family Tree Guy) wrote:
In a few weeks we will be sending out a survey to ask people if they want their NFS sources brought over or not. Those who choose to not move them over, we will not migrate their entered sources. For everyone else we will migrate their entered sources. Essentially the form in nFS was to generate a citation. We will collapse these pieces to create a citation and titles other information will be in the notes. We will create sources for you (they will appear in your source box) and attach them to the person they are on in nFS.
An announcement was made in a Get_Satisfaction discussion today that is encouraging. Be Prepared.
Ron Tanner (Family Tree Guy) wrote:
In a few weeks we will be sending out a survey to ask people if they want their NFS sources brought over or not. Those who choose to not move them over, we will not migrate their entered sources. For everyone else we will migrate their entered sources. Essentially the form in nFS was to generate a citation. We will collapse these pieces to create a citation and titles other information will be in the notes. We will create sources for you (they will appear in your source box) and attach them to the person they are on in nFS.
Annual Family History Department Devotional with Elder Scott
The Annual Family History Department Devotional
with Elder Richard G. Scott
of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Was held May 21 & 22, 2013
in the Conference Center Theater.
Live streaming of the meeting was available in both English and Spanish.
You can still watch the sessions in the links below.
Tuesday, May 21
English – Tuesday, May 21 at 1:30 PM
Wednesday, May 22
It will also be available on the Family History Department’s Intranet site.
The devotional will be available in the following languages by Wednesday, May 29, 2013.
Cantonese | Italian | Mandarin |
French | Japanese | Portuguese |
German | Korean | Russian |
My Family History Calling: May 2013
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After the release of enhancements to FamilySearch.org, website usage is off the charts. See what all the excitement is about.
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Fold3: USCT Service Records Complete through the 138th Infantry - Free through May 31st
The following is from Fold3.
USCT Service Records Complete through the 138th Infantry - Free throughMay 31st
In partnership with the National Archives, Fold3 recently finished scanning and publishing the complete set of compiled military service records of the United States Colored Troops (USCT). The collection is comprised of over 3.6 million document images for the 1st through 138th USCT Infantry, the 1st through 6th USCT Cavalry, and the USCT Artillery.
Notably, it was 150 years ago this month, on May 22, 1863, that the U.S. War Department established the Bureau of Colored Troops under General Orders, No. 143. Prior to the Civil War, African American soldiers had served in many battles on American soil, but it wasn’t until the Bureau was created that official regiments were formed. And, while Union regiments had African American soldiers within their ranks prior to Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, it was that famous announcement that officially authorized the service of African Americans in combat.
The most recently published USCT records, the Union Colored Troops 56th-138th Infantry, were scanned directly from the original textual records, while the rest of the collection was digitized from microfilm. Two affidavits of ownership show the dramatic difference in depth and color of the different processes as we compare a page for Adam Hamilton (67th USCT), scanned from paper records, with that of Edward English (5th USCT Cavalry), previously archived on microfilm.
Additional documents from the file of Adam Hamilton, a private in the 67th USCT, illustrate the many types of records we can uncover in this rich collection of military records. Hamiltonenlisted January 24, 1864, in Mexico, Missouri. His physical characteristics and place of birth appear on a Volunteer Descriptive List. He was absent from duty in March and April as he was sick with smallpox in hospital at Port Hudson, Louisiana. He died of Variola (smallpox) on April 7, 1864. Although his military service was short, his file includes 24 pages as Hamilton was a slave of John Vivian of Boone County, Missouri, and Vivian was awarded compensation of $300.
Additional documents within the USCT compiled military service records include:
- A Final Statement for Pvt. David Cantwell of Tennessee who died at 42 of typhoid fever.
- The Certificate of Disability for Discharge for Pvt. Coleman Cardon, "wounded in three different places by Guerillas."
- An Inventory of Effects, for Pvt. Jackson H. Levi of the 54th Massachusetts.
- A Substitute Volunteer Enlistment stating that John C. Cannon agreed to serve in place of George Metzger, Esq. of Colerain Township, Ohio.
Read more about the U.S. Colored Troops, their service in the Civil War, and access descriptive pamphlets and related resources from the Fold3 description page for Union Compiled Military Service Records – Colored Troops. Explore the complete set of compiled military service records of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) on Fold3 free through May 31st.
FindMyPast: Free Military Records for Memorial Day
The following is from FindMyPast.
Search military records for FREE Memorial Day weekend
From a ’war that will end all wars‘ to a ’date which will live in infamy‘, we invite you to search for all your military ancestors on findmypast.com this Memorial Day weekend.
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Ancestry: Free access to military records. This weekend only
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The True Story of Bob Marley's "Buffalo Soldier"
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Behind the Music: The True Story of Bob Marley’s “Buffalo Soldier”
Ancestry.com Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Marley’s Album by Opening Military Records of the Real Buffalo Soldiers Who Inspired the Song
(PROVO, Utah) – May 23, 2013 – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history resource, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Bob Marley’s hit song “Buffalo Soldier.” The song commemorates African American soldiers’ important part in expanding the American territories via their admirable “fight for survival.” The family history site is making its records of these actual Buffalo Soldiers who inspired the song, available to the public, free of charge.
While the song was hugely popular, the men behind it were not. As the first African American U.S. Army units after the Civil War, the Buffalo Soldiers were some of America’s unsung heroes until Bob Marley made their story famous.
“Bob Marley was obviously moved by the important role these first African American troops played in the history of America,” said Dan Jones, VP of Content for Ancestry.com. “The 30th anniversary of the song’s release is a perfect time to reflect on what their hard work did for this country and how their struggles inspired musical legends like Bob Marley.”
Handwritten records reveal that life for the soldiers was difficult–even by military standards. The troops were given used uniforms, guns that didn’t always work and were not even issued shoes. When they arrived at the western battlegrounds, the troops found the forts to be in great disrepair, in need of rebuilding before the troops could even fight in battle. The records track the soldier’s special assignments, promotions, reassignments, sicknesses and more.
Though African American regiments have existed since the Revolutionary War, it wasn’t until the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army that they would receive the nickname of Buffalo Soldiers. During a skirmish with the Native American tribes the Buffalo Soldiers received the moniker that Bob Marley would later commemorate in his song. Although the tribes fought ferociously against the U.S. soldiers, almost the entire company of soldiers survived the battle. The Native Americans were impressed with the Buffalo Soldier’s tenacity, and as a sign of respect, they likened the Army units to a buffalo that will keep charging despite injuries or circumstance.
“We are happy to be able to bring to life the history behind the iconic song,” Jones said. “By being able to shed light on the ‘Buffalo Soldiers,’ we hope to inspire more people to look into where they come from.”
These regiments would remain intact until the start of WWII, when they were disbanded and reorganized into other regiments. The name of Buffalo Soldiers would follow over with some of the men, but the name traditionally belongs to those men who fought with tenacity and bravery in the 9thand 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army.
To find out more about the lives of the real Buffalo Soldiers, visit Ancestry.com/buffalosoldier this Memorial Day weekend for access to the database, as part of 155 million military records that will be made available for free to the public through the 27th of May. One weekend not enough? Dig deeper into the past or see if you’re connected to the soldiers in Marley’s song by heading to Ancestry.com to sign up for a free 14-day trial.
About Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com LLC is the world's largest online family history resource with approximately 2.7 million paying subscribers across all its websites. More than 11 billion records have been added to the Ancestry.com sites and users have created more than 47 million family trees containing more than 5 billion profiles. In addition to its flagship site www.ancestry.com, the company operates several Ancestry international websites along with a suite of online family history brands including Archives.com, Fold3.com and Newspapers.com, all designed to empower people to discover, preserve and share their family history.
FamilySearch New Collections Update 22 May 2013
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