20 July 2011

FamilySearch Records Update-12 Million New Records

FamilySearch Adds 12 Million New Records and Images This Week

The England and Mexico Collections Contain the Lion’s Share of the New Additions

   

The recent collection updates at FamilySearch.org are too diverse to summarize—seigniorial and notarial records, bishop’s transcripts and parish registers, citizen lists, court case files—you get the picture.  The largest collection updates this week are from England and Mexico—eight million records and images between the two countries’ collections. Another 4 million records and images were added for Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Sweden, USA, and Wales. Search the records online now at FamilySearch.org. See the list below for more details.

The following collections have been added or updated to include records and/or browsable images.


11 July 2011

FamilySearch Update: 1930 US Census Project Concludes - Volunteers Consider Options for Next Projects

Updates from FamilySearch:  "The 1930 U.S. Census indexing project will be completed this month! The final states of this enhanced index will be a great benefit to FamilySearch's online patrons. We will now start many new U.S. projects for volunteers to consider. We are workingtoward building a nationwide marriage index. There are several already underway, and many new marriage projects are coming. We also started a Civil War era initiative recently that will include record collections expanding before and after the Civil War that will help researchers identify their Civil War era ancestors. We’re also adding some fun emigration projects (passenger lists, naturalization records)."

The following will give you an idea as to what is happening at FamilySearch because of the Indexing projects. If you are finding any of the FamilySearch data helpful to you, your friends or family, please consider getting involved in Indexing! It can take you as little as 20-30 minutes to download and index a batch. Every batch contains more source material to help you locate and identify your ancestors. The more people who participate, the more records will be made available, faster! Also, if you index you will have access to some restricted projects that non-indexes cannot access.

New projects usually added to FamilySearch in the past 2 weeks to 30 days:
South and Central America
    Argentina, Cordoba, Bell Ville—Parish Registers, 1759–1946
    Brazil, Rio de Janeiro—Immigration Cards, 1900–1965 [Part C]
    Brazil, Rio de Janeiro—Immigration Cards, 1900–1965 [Part D]
    Chile, Concepción—Civil Registration, 1885–1920 [Part 3]
    Guatemala—Civil Registration, 1800–1900 [Part B]
    Honduras, Tegucigalpa—Parish Registers, 1684–1930
    Mexico, Aguascalientes—Birth Records, 1860–1921

Europe
    Austria, Upper Austria, Steyr—Church Books, 1601–1906
    Czech Republic, Litomerice—Church Books, 1552–1905 [Part 1C]
        Estonia—Lutheran Church Books, 1603–1940 [Part B]
    France, Coutances—Parish Registers, 1802–1907 [Part 2]
    France, Quimper et Leon, Brest, Notre Dame des Carmes—Parish Registers, 1771–1909
    Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Emmendingen—Church Books, 1810–1869
    Germany, Brandenburg, Posen—Church Books, 1794–1874
    Germany, Mecklenburg, Schwerin—1867 Census
    Italy, Mantova—Civil Registration, 1806–1815
    Italy, Napoli, Castellammare di Stabia—Birth Records, 1809–1885 [Part 1]
    Italy, Napoli, Castellammare di Stabia—Death Records, 1809–1885 [Part 2]
    Italy, Torina, Torre Pellice—Burial records, 1692–1969
    Italy, Turin, Torre Pellice—Parish Registers, 1692–1969 [Part 1A]
    Poland, Diocese of Lublin—Church Books, 1864–1948 [Część 2]
    Spain, Sevilla—Civil Births, 1844–1874
    Sweden, Sodermanland—Church Records, to 1860 [Part 2]
    Sweden, Uppsala—Church Records, to 1860 [Part 2]
    Sweden, Örebro—Church Records, to 1860 [Part 2]

Philippines
   Philippines, Lingayen-Dagupanâ—Parish Registers, 1615–1982 [Part 2]

North America
    Canada, Ontario—Births, 1869–1912 [Part B]
      U.S., Alaska—1930 Federal Census
    U.S., Alabama--County Marriages, 1809-1950 [Part B]
    U.S., American Samoa and Guam—1930 Federal Census
    U.S., Illinois—Northern District Naturalization Index Cards, 1840–1950
    U.S., Indiana, Fountain County—Marriages, 1811–1959
    U.S., Indiana, Fulton County—Marriages 1811–1959
    U.S., Iowa—County Marriages, 1838–1992 [Part B]
    U.S., Nevada—1930 Federal Census
    U.S., North Carolina—County Marriages, 1762–1959 [Part C]
    U.S., Ohio, Franklin County—Marriage Records, 1929–1951
    U.S., Oregon—County Marriages, 1851–1975 [Part A]
    U.S., Vermont—Vital Records, 1760–1954 [Part C]
    U.S., Virgin Islands—1930 Federal Census
    U.S., West Virginia—Naturalization Records, 1814–1991
    U.S.—Registers of Enlistment in the U.S. Army, 1798–1913

Recently Completed Projects: These projects have been indexed, are going through their final check process, and will be published in the near future.

·      Argentina, Cordoba, Rio Segundo—Registros Parroquiales, 1888–1926
·      Argentina, Santa Fe—Registros Parroquiales, 1634–1926 [Parte A]
·      Brasil, Rio de Janeiro—Imigração Cartões, 1900–1965 [Parte A&B]
·      Chile, Concepción—Registros Civiles, 1885–1903 [Parte 2B]
·      España, Avila, Barroman—Registros Parroquiales, 1550–1930
·      Jamaica—Church of England Parish Baptisms, 1664–1880
·      Mexico, Veracruz—1930 Federal Censo
·      Norway—1875 Federal Census [Part B]
·      Polska, Diecezja Lublin—Księgi Metrykalne, 1902–1945
·      Sverige, Uppsala—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1]
·      Sverige, Örebro—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1]
·      U.K., Yorkshire—Parish Registers, 1845–1930

U.S. Census Records
·     U.S. 1930 Federal Census for 16 States States
·     U.S., Illinois—1865 State Census
·      U.S., Michigan—1894 State Census

U.S. Vital Records
·      U.S., Indiana, Floyd County—Marriages, 1811–1959
·      U.S., Iowa—County Births, 1880–1935 [Part A]
·      U.S., Iowa—County Marriages, 1838–1992 [Part A]

·      U.S., North Carolina—County Marriages, 1762–1959 [Part B]
·      U.S., Tennessee—County Marriages, 1790–1950 [Part D]
·      U.S., Vermont—Vital Records, 1760–1954 [Part C]

U.S. Military Records
·      U.S.—Index to War of 1812 Pension Application Files, 1812–1905

U.S. Newspapers
·      U.S., Virginia, Winchester—Evening Star Obituaries, 1899–1909

There are over 120 projects the are currently being indexed and are in various stages of completion. 

Please consider helping to index by going to FamilySearch Indexing for more details.

09 July 2011

Riverton FamilySearch Library Hosts an Event on July 16

Free Seminar on Bringing the FamilySearch Community Together 

Riverton FamilySearch Library
13400 South and Bangerter
(Four-Story Building East of Home Depot)
Free Saturday Seminar – July 16, 2011
9:00 a.m. to Noon

9:00 a.m.: Keynote Speaker: Don Anderson
“FamilySearch Community: Ways in which FamilySearch is Organizing Community Resources to Help Individuals Find Ancestors and Bring the Community Together”


Don Anderson is Senior Vice President for FamilySearch. In this role, he has the responsibility for the Patron Services organization, including the FamilySearch Family History Library as well as the Worldwide Support organization. Don’s responsibilities include providing help to those searching for ancestors using FamilySearch, the Family History Library, family history centers, the FamilySearch website, CD software, and other resources. Don’s organization provides services in more than 12 languages for more than 110 countries worldwide with an excess of 10 million patron interactions annually.
 
10:00 a.m. Choose one of the following four classes:

-- “Choosing and Using the Right Hardware and Software for Genealogy” by Barry Ewell
-- “Searching for Ancestors, Step-by-Step” by Sheri Lynn Lemon 
-- “The Perfect Social Media: Family History & Genealogy” by Claire Brisson Banks
-- “Great Grandpa Was a Mormon: LDS and Utah Records” by Don and Diane Snow
 

11:00 a.m. Choose one of the following four classes:
-- “Choosing and Using the Right Hardware and Software for Genealogy” by Barry Ewell

-- “Hanging Pictures on Your Family Tree” by Scott Huskey
-- “Getting the Most out of the Family History Library Catalog” by Daniel Poffenberger
-- “Naturalization Records" by Patricia Jensen


Details on www.familysearch.org/fhc/riverton

07 July 2011

FamilySearch Updates 55 Collections; adds 25 million new records

Additions include Scandinavia, Eastern and Western Europe, Mexico, and Peru


The recent collection updates at FamilySearch.org reflect FamilySearch’s commitment to digitally convert and publish its microfilm collection online. The latest additions include 25 million new images of historic records for 16 countries. The new records were added for Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, England, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, U.S., and Wales. Of particular interest is the addition of over 8 million civil registration records for the Netherlands. Search the records online now at FamilySearch.org. 

The following collections include new or additional records and/or images:  (Click on the link to search the records.)

Collection

29 June 2011

UVTAGG Meeting and Training Classes - FREE

The next regular, second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group - UVTAGG (Formerly the Utah Valley PAF Users Group - UVPAFUG) will be on Saturday, 9 Jul 2011, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo. Information about the Group, main presentations, classes, and class notes are available on their website http://uvtagg.org and the press releases are at http://blog.uvpafug.org/ . With the organization's name change, these URL's will also be changed eventually.

The main presentation for this meeting will be by David E. Rencher on FAMILYSEARCH PRODUCTS AND FEATURES. FamilySearch continues to make a wide variety of products and services available to genealogists throughout the world. This presentation highlights the many uses of these new products from the view of the Chief Genealogical Officer at FamilySearch. David E. Rencher, AG, CG, FIGRS, FUGA, is employed by the Family History Department in Salt Lake City as the Chief Genealogical Officer for FamilySearch. A professional genealogist since 1977, he is an Accredited GenealogistCM with ICAPGenSM in Ireland research and a Certified GenealogistSM with the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. He is the Irish course coordinator and instructor for the Samford University Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research (IGHR) in Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1980 with a BA in Family and Local History. He is a past-president of the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) 1997-2000, a national genealogical society umbrella organization, a past-president of the Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) 1993-1995 and a Fellow of that organization. He is a fellow of the Irish Genealogical Research Society, London and is a vice-president of the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU). He is currently serving as the Chair of the joint Federation of Genealogical Societies and National Genealogical Society committee for Record Preservation and Access and serves as the Secretary for the Federation of Genealogical Societies, and as trustee for the Umpstead, Jr. and Elizabeth Jemima Philpott Rencher and the Winslow Farr, Sr. Family Organizations. There is further information about him online at http://www.apgen.org/directory/search_detail.html?mbr_id=176 .

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) Research at BYU: the Other FHL - 5 Levels, 3 Wings, and Online Resources, by Laurie Castillo; (2) MAC: Cemeteries, OSX Tips, and Reunion Reports, by Ron Snowden; (3) Personalized Help, by Don Engstrom & Finn Hansen; (4) Q&A: FamilySearch Products and Features, by David E. Rencher; (5) Video of last month's main presentation: Finding and Analyzing Collections of Personal Letters - Erastus Snow, by Don and Diane Snow; (6) Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay; (7) Legacy 7.5, by Joel Graham; and (8) RootsMagic 4, by Bruce Buzbee.

All meetings of the 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.

09 June 2011

Come Celebrate the First Anniversary of the Riverton FamilySearch Library!

The Riverton FamilySearch Library Hosts Open House on June 21

RIVERTON, UTAH—Looking for the perfect free summer family activity? Why not come and explore the branches of your family tree?

The Riverton FamilySearch Library will celebrate its first anniversary on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, by holding an Open House from 2:30–8:00 p.m. This is an event for the entire family, including family history activities for children, youth, and adults.

Presentations will begin every half hour: 


*   Introduction to the FamilySearch Library and Computer Desktop
*   Introduction to Indexing
*   Introduction to the new FamilySearch
*   Introduction to Family History (Youth)

There will also be continuous video presentations:

*   The Granite Mountain Vault
*   Celebration of Family History

Perhaps you have hit a brick wall in your research. Experts will be on hand to give you some new research ideas. With approximately 30 million new records being added monthly to familysearch.org, there has never been a better time to find success.

The Riverton FamilySearch Library is located in the LDS Riverton Office Building at 3740 Market Center Drive. The facility is near the intersection of Bangerter Highway and 13400 South, just east of The Home Depot.

Free Seminar on FamilySearch Now and In the Future - Riverton FamilySearch Library - Saturday Seminar

The Riverton FamilySearch Library Hosts Event on June 18

RIVERTON, UTAH—FamilySearch is the free resource millions of people look to when searching for their ancestors. At this month’s seminar, keynote speaker Ron Tanner will address the topic “FamilySearch (and new.familysearch.org)—Now and in the Future.” Tanner’s humorous approach to family history work will entertain and enlighten participants seeking to discover their roots. The seminar will be held from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

Tanner is a product manager for the Family History Department. He assists in the research and design of the new FamilySearch and companion products. Currently Ron’s assignments include: overall product delivery for new.familysearch.org; Asia rollout; and future product direction for FamilySearch. Ron has a master’s degree in Computer Science from BYU and has previously worked as a product manager and engineer at Novell, Citrix, and Bell Laboratories.

Following the keynote presentation, there will be two blocks of four classes that will cover topics of interest to both beginning and advanced family history enthusiasts.

Classes to be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. are:
“Online Member Trees: Ancestry’s Powerful Tool Keeps Getting Better!”—Crista Cowan

“The Tired, the Poor, the Huddled Masses, and the Wretched Refuse: U.S. Immigration from 1820 to 1954”—Beth Taylor

“Synchronizing Roots Magic Data with the New FamilySearch”—Sue Maxwell

“The Lay of the Land: Online Maps for Family History”—Don and Diane Snow

The classes available from 11:00 a.m. to noon are:
“Sharing Family History with the Genealogically Challenged”—Crista Cowan

“What’s New in German Research on the Internet”—Baebel Johnson

“Synchronizing Roots Magic Data with the New FamilySearch”—Sue Maxwell

“Where the Pros Search... Many Free, Wonderful Genealogy Sites Exist. Search from Your Home. Search for That Missing Link."—Ron Ray

Registration is not required for this free seminar. The Riverton FamilySearch Library is located in the LDS Riverton Office Building at 3740 Market Center Drive. The facility is near the intersection of Bangerter Highway and 13400 South, just east of The Home Depot.