Croatian Genealogy web site released

Samobor, Croatia, 28 July 2009 Press Release

After careful preparation and beta testing, Croatian Family History & Genealogy web site was officially released on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009.

It contains various resources interesting for genealogy researchers who has the focus on Croatians and their heritage. The site includes Directory of most common Croatian surnames as well as first (given) names, the Croatian Parishes address book, news articles and educational material on how to start your Croatian Genealogy research.

The web site is supported by Sambunjak Genealogy Research, a group of dedicated genealogy specialists that offer research services for anyone whose ancestors are from Croatia or Slovenia. Their experience and knowledge gained during years of genealogy research will be offered to the public through this web site.

The Croatian Family History & Genealogy web site will be regularly updated with new services and resources. Currently, the web site is published only in English, but there are longer term plans to expand the availability of the site in other languages.

You can visit the web site at the address www.croatian-genealogy.com

For further information, please, contact us through the contact form. Thank you!

Continued Need for Church Service Missionaries

The following is from FamilySearch - I understand the need is urgent!

Family History Center Directors and Consultants,

The Family History Department continues to need Church Service missionaries who can serve in a support role in answering family history questions. Please help by contacting Church members you know who would be interested and able to serve and encouraging them to consider this opportunity. These individuals will enjoy a unique missionary experience by providing assistance to FamilySearch patrons all from the convenience of their homes.

FamilySearch Support missionaries serve part-time from home, using their home computer and phone to receive phone calls and / or e-mails to provide assistance to patrons across the world. Missionaries receive help and training through a variety of computer and Internet-based systems. The missionaries assist in supporting the following family history programs and resources:

· The new FamilySearch

· Familysearch.org

· Internet Indexing and Name Extraction

· Record Search

· Family History Center Support

· Research Support and the Research Wiki

Missionaries help in the release and testing of new family history programs, and provide feedback and suggestions essential to this great effort. There is a special need for missionaries fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, or Chinese. Missionary candidates may include those currently unable to serve a full-time mission due to health or other concerns. Priesthood leaders may see this service opportunity as ideal for temple-worthy young men and women who are unable to serve full-time missions.

To serve as a Church Service missionary, members will review specific service requirements with missionary support personnel. In addition, members are to meet with their local priesthood leaders to discuss the opportunity and complete a church service missionary application.

Prospective FamilySearch Support missionaries should meet the following qualifications:

· Be temple worthy (not necessarily endowed)

· Be willing to commit to a mission call of at least 12 months, and preferably 18-24 months (can extend up to 30 months of total service)

· Be able to serve at least 15-20 hours per week, and be available for 20 hours a week of training during the first two months of service

· Have prior family history experience

· Have access to a personal computer, phone line, and broadband (DSL, Cable or other) speed internet connection

· Have considerable personal computer and internet experience

For more information, please contact FamilySearch Support at 1-866-406-1830 or by e-mail at support@familysearch.org.

Thank you for your help in sharing this FamilySearch missionary opportunity with interested members.

Sincerely,

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FamilySearch Indexing: New projects for Italy, New Zealand, Peru, and the U.S.

The following is from FamilySearch.org date 22 July 2009.

New projects for Italy, New Zealand, Perú, and the U.S. were added this month. FamilySearch has 42 international indexing projects underway currently (see charts below). It has a growing need for more volunteers who can help with the increasing number of foreign language projects. Please feel free to encourage and recruit friends, family, colleagues, and society or special interest group members to help with any projects of interest. Sign up is easy at FamilySearch Indexing. The average assignment only takes about 30 minutes to complete. Many volunteers make quick work—which equates to quicker access to the completed indexes!

New indexing projects added in July:

• Italy, Trento—Baptisms, 1784-1924 [Part 2]
• New Zealand—Passenger Lists, 1871–1915
• Perú, Lima—Registros Civiles, 1910–1930 [Part 2]
• U.S.—Freedmen Marriages, 1861–1869
• U.S., Delaware—Birth Records, 1861–1922
• U.S., Georgia—Deaths, 1930
• U.S., Indiana, Carroll County—Marriages, 1811–1959
• U.S., Oklahoma—1920 U.S. Federal Census
• U.S., Tennessee—1920 Federal Census
• U.S., Virginia—1920 U.S. Federal Census

(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. Patrons can search other published collections for free at the FamilySearch Records Search pilot.)

• Australia, Greenwich—Genealogical Records, 1776–1980
• België—Overlijdens Registers—In het Nederlands, 1796–1910
• België—Overlijdens Registers—Kalmthout, 1851–1900
• Canada, Nova Scotia, Antigonish—Catholic Diocese, 1823–1905
• France Registres Protestants, 1612–1906 [Part 1]
• U.S., Indiana, Blackford County—Marriages, 1811–1959
• U.S., Indiana—Marriages, 1882–April 1905
• U.S., Massachusetts Marriages, 1896–1897

Current FamilySearch Indexing Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion

Argentina, Buenos Aires—1855 Censo	Spanish	63%
Argentina, Jujuy, Salta, Tucuman—1869 Censo	Spanish	81%
Argentina, Santiago, Santa Fe—1869 Censo	Spanish	22%
Australia, NSW—Bounty Immigrants, 1828–1842	English	57%
Australia, Sydney—Cemetery Inscriptions, 1800–1960	English	20%
Belgium, Antwerp—Foreigners Index, 1840–1930	Dutch, Flemish	47%
Canada, British Columbia—Marriages, 1859–1932	English	19%
Canada, Quebec, Trois-Rivières—Registres Paroissiaux, 1800–1900	French	65%
Deutschland, Baden—Kirchenbücher, 1810–1869	German	16%
Deutschland, Brandenburg—Kirchenbücher, 1789–1875	German	68%
Deutschland, Mecklenburg—Volkszählung, 1890 Div 24–38	German	55%
España, Avila, Moraleja de Matacabras—Registros Parroquiales, 1540–1904	Spanish	60%
España, Lugo—Registros Parroquiales, 1530–1930 [Part 1]	Spanish	20%
France, Cherbourg—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907	French	1%
France, Coutances—Registres Paroissiaux 1802–1907	French	1%
France, Coutances, Paroisses de la Manche, 1792–1906	French	90%
France, Paris—Registres Protestants, 1612–1906 [Part 2]	French	14%
France, Saint-Lo—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907	French	2%
Italy, Trento—Baptisms, 1784–1924 [Part 1]	Italian	93%
Italy, Trento—Baptisms, 1784–1924 [Part 2]	Italian	2%
Jamaica, Trelawny—Births, 1878–1930	English	38%
Mexico, DF—Registros Parroquiales, 1886–1933 [Parte 1]	Spanish	74%
Mexico, Mexico—1930 Federal Censo	Spanish	30%
Mexico, Yucatan—1930 Federal Censo	Spanish	59%
New Zealand—Passenger Lists, 1871–1915	English	(New)
Nicaragua, Managua—Registros Civiles, 1879–Present	Spanish	77%*
Perú, Lima—Registros Civiles, 1910–1930 [Parte 1]	Spanish	74%
Perú, Lima—Registros Civiles, 1910–1930 [Parte 2]	Spanish	(New)
Russland, Sankt Peterburg—Kirchenbuchduplikat, 1833–1885	German	1%
South Africa, Cape Province—Church Records, 1660–1970	English	2%
Tschechien, Litomerice–Kirchenbücher, 1552–1905 [Teil 1]	German	1%
U.K., Cheshire—Parish Records, 1538–1850 [Part 2]	English/Old English	25%
U.K., Warwickshire—Parish Registers, 1538–Present	English/Old English	3%
U.S.—Freedmen Marriages, 1861–1869	English	(New)
U.S., Arkansas—County Marriages, 1837–1957 [VI]	English	83%
U.S., Delaware—Birth Records, 1861–1922	English	(New)
U.S., Georgia—Deaths, 1930	English	(New)
U.S., Illinois, Cook—Birth Certificates, 1916–1922 [Part 2]	English	18%
U.S., Indiana, Adams County—Marriages, 1811–1959	English	87%
U.S., Indiana, Allen County—Marriages, 1811–1959	English	22%
U.S., Indiana, Carroll County—Marriages, 1811–1959	English	(New)
U.S., Minnesota—1885 State Census	English	61%
U.S., New York—1905 State Census	English	65%
U.S., Oklahoma—1920 U.S. Federal Census	English	(New)
U.S., Pennsylvania—1920 U.S. Federal Census	English	83%
U.S., Tennessee—1920 Federal Census	English	(New)
U.S., Virginia—1920 Federal Census	English	(New)
U.S., Washington—County Marriages, 1858–1950	English	74%
Venezuela, Mérida—Registros Parroquiales, 1654–1992 [Parte 1]	Spanish	34%
Österreich, Wiener—Meldezettel, 1890–1925	German	1%
Украина, Киев—Метрические Книги, 1840–1842	Russian	23%

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

Current FamilySearch Partner Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion

Australia, Victoria—Probate Records, 1853–1989	English	69%
België, Mechelen—Overlijdens Registers, 1851-1900	Dutch, Flemish	16%
Belgique—Registres Des Décès—En Français, 1796–1910	French	31%*
Belgique, Charleroi—Registres des Décès, 1851-1900	French	56%
Belgium, Flanders—Deaths, 1796–1900	French, Dutch, Flemish	81%
Deutschland, Bremen—Schifflisten, 1904–1914	German	63%
Norway—1875 Census [Part 1]	Norwegian	48%
U.S., Arkansas—County Marriages, 1837–1957 [IV]	English	72%
U.S., Ohio—Tax Records, Post 1825 [Part 2]	English	80%
U.S., Ohio—Tax Records, Post 1825 [Part 3]	English	1%
U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Death Certificates, 1940	English	(New)
U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Death Registers, 1848–1940	English	(New)
U.S., Vermont—Militia Records, 1861–1867	English	49%

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

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FamilySearch Records Search Update: New Collections for Cheshire, England, Minnesota, and New York

The following is from FamilySearch.org date 23 July 2009.

New record collections were added to the FamilySearch Record Search pilot this week for Cheshire, England, Minnesota, and New York.

These collections can be searched for free at the FamilySearch.org Record Search pilot (click Search Records, and then click Record Search pilot).

Special thanks to the online volunteers who help make these collections freely available by donating a few minutes of their time or talents to the FamilySearch Indexing program.

Collection Name	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
England, Cheshire Non-conformist records, 1671-1900	74,925		NEW. Index only.
Minnesota State Census, 1895	1,542,818		NEW. Complete census. Index only.
New York State Census, 1905		44,005	NEW. Images only. Index is currently in progress through FamilySearch Indexing.

About FamilySearch

FamilySearch International is the largest genealogy organization in the world. 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. FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 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.