Does anyone know how to search the LDS Pilot Site for Cook County birth certificates by year? I was lucky enough to find four death certificates in the new LDS pilot. However, I can't find the birth certificates. Thank you for any help you can give me. Linda

There must still be death certificates not included for whatever reason.  I have a death certificate # for an individual but can't locate him in the beta program.  Wish there were a way to search by #. Patti

I found a birth cert. for one of my grandfather's brother's and a death cert. for his baby brother who died at 7 mos. - both in the 1880's that I had not found before! Awesome! Carol in WI >> http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=fs%3A1463134&p=collectionDetails

GLORY HALLELUJAH!! I found my ancestral uncle who I couldn't locate in the Ill death index Thanks for this <G> Eliz On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Mary Snow <[email protected]> wrote: > Just released! > > http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=fs%3A1463134&p=collectionDetails > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Just released! http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=fs%3A1463134&p=collectionDetails

The "redundancy" seems typical to me in this kind of beta site. You wouldn't really want the data that was there before to "disappear." I did two searches. I've been looking for my grandfather in the 1920 US census for years. I know where he should have been because I know where an aunt was born a few days after the census date. Even searching on my grandfather's name, in every search engine I know of, and asking for volunteers in that county to search, hasn't turned them up. I tried just now as searn as I learned of the beta test. HIs name didn't turn him up there, though most of the data points I knew of did show up. Using her name, there she was! So I'm very grateful to this beta site. It would have seemed strange to NOT see all the stuff I'm used to finding on this couple. It provides the context. I would expect them to add the new data in, not just provide a new data set. They may actually be holding them separate, but fold them together for the user until all the glitches are out. Doris ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Luke S. McGarry" <[email protected]> To: "'Ruth Susmarski'" <[email protected]>, "'Cook County'" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] LDS Beta & LDS-Pilot Sites Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:37:54 -0500 There will only be one site eventually. Usually a beta site is the precursor to the final site. If you are finding redundancy in the data, then I suspect that they have merged data from the original and pilot sites into the beta site. P.S.: Beta is a term used for a pre-release version that is put out to the testers--in this case the users-- to find any bugs in the program. Then the bug fixes are applied and the final version is released. I believe you will see only one search engine when they migrate later this year. The final version will look similar if not exactly like the beta. I am copying PaulFamilySearch, Paul Nauta, [email protected] With hopes that he can answer your question. Luke S. McGarry -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ruth Susmarski Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 1:08 PM To: Cook County Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] LDS Beta & LDS-Pilot Sites Does anyone know if the new LDS-Beta site is meant to replace the LDS-Labs pilot site? Except for many more collections/records on the Beta site, they seem redundant, or am I missing something? Ruth ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________________________________ Penny Stock Soaring 3000% Sign up for Free to find out what the next 3000% Stock Winner Is! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4bda51213a56222a654st05vuc

Pilot site can be gotten should you forget from the usual familysearch.org but the direct URL http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start and I do mean lots of treasures <G> Eliz On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 8:29 PM, Marge Yetzke <[email protected]> wrote: > What is the address?  i can't find it? > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 7:28 PM, Eliz Hanebury <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> They have so kept their word! Some of it might have been avaliable >> from old familysearch.org but WOW it is so much easier, I am working >> my way thru Maine marriages and births and will then start on Arkansas >> There are so many new records the page looks red <G> >> >> And yes I am jumping up and down with glee, go take a look. >> >> >> Eliz >> >> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Rich Patton <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Ruth and all listers, >> > >> > According to the article in today's (4/29/10) Deseret News (companion >> > newspaper to the Salt Lake City Tribune): >> >      "Family Serach President Jay Verkler said 300 million MORE names >> > will be available online this week >> >      through the LDS Church's family history service.  We're going to do >> > it (the release) on a new website >> >      we're creating called beta.family search.org." >> > >> >      "The newly added records augment a few hundred million indexed >> > names already accessible on a previous FamilSearch website.  They come >> > largely from U.S. collections and from some parts of Europe.  Verkler said >> > the flow of names to the Web will continue as the LDS seeks to index all of >> > the 3.5 billion names stored on the microfilm in their mountain vault.  It >> > will take about 10 years to index all the records, a task previously >> > projected to take more than a century to complete.'' >> > >> > Hope this helps. >> > >> > Rich in Utah >> > >> > >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > From: Ruth Susmarski <[email protected]> >> > To: Cook County <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Thu, April 29, 2010 12:07:53 PM >> > Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] LDS Beta & LDS-Pilot Sites >> > >> > Does anyone know if the new LDS-Beta site is meant to replace the >> > LDS-Labs pilot site?  Except for many more collections/records on the Beta >> > site, they seem redundant, or am I missing something? >> > >> > Ruth >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

They have so kept their word! Some of it might have been avaliable from old familysearch.org but WOW it is so much easier, I am working my way thru Maine marriages and births and will then start on Arkansas There are so many new records the page looks red <G> And yes I am jumping up and down with glee, go take a look. Eliz On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Rich Patton <[email protected]> wrote: > Ruth and all listers, > > According to the article in today's (4/29/10) Deseret News (companion newspaper to the Salt Lake City Tribune): >      "Family Serach President Jay Verkler said 300 million MORE names will be available online this week >      through the LDS Church's family history service.  We're going to do it (the release) on a new website >      we're creating called beta.family search.org." > >      "The newly added records augment a few hundred million indexed names already accessible on a previous FamilSearch website.  They come largely from U.S. collections and from some parts of Europe.  Verkler said the flow of names to the Web will continue as the LDS seeks to index all of the 3.5 billion names stored on the microfilm in their mountain vault.  It will take about 10 years to index all the records, a task previously projected to take more than a century to complete.'' > > Hope this helps. > > Rich in Utah > > > > ________________________________ > From: Ruth Susmarski <[email protected]> > To: Cook County <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, April 29, 2010 12:07:53 PM > Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] LDS Beta & LDS-Pilot Sites > > Does anyone know if the new LDS-Beta site is meant to replace the LDS-Labs pilot site?  Except for many more collections/records on the Beta site, they seem redundant, or am I missing something? > > Ruth > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

There will only be one site eventually. Usually a beta site is the precursor to the final site. If you are finding redundancy in the data, then I suspect that they have merged data from the original and pilot sites into the beta site. P.S.: Beta is a term used for a pre-release version that is put out to the testers--in this case the users-- to find any bugs in the program. Then the bug fixes are applied and the final version is released. I believe you will see only one search engine when they migrate later this year. The final version will look similar if not exactly like the beta. I am copying PaulFamilySearch, Paul Nauta, [email protected] With hopes that he can answer your question. Luke S. McGarry -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ruth Susmarski Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 1:08 PM To: Cook County Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] LDS Beta & LDS-Pilot Sites Does anyone know if the new LDS-Beta site is meant to replace the LDS-Labs pilot site?  Except for many more collections/records on the Beta site, they seem redundant, or am I missing something?   Ruth ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ruth and all listers, According to the article in today's (4/29/10) Deseret News (companion newspaper to the Salt Lake City Tribune):      "Family Serach President Jay Verkler said 300 million MORE names will be available online this week      through the LDS Church's family history service.  We're going to do it (the release) on a new website        we're creating called beta.family search.org."           "The newly added records augment a few hundred million indexed names already accessible on a previous FamilSearch website.  They come largely from U.S. collections and from some parts of Europe.  Verkler said the flow of names to the Web will continue as the LDS seeks to index all of the 3.5 billion names stored on the microfilm in their mountain vault.  It will take about 10 years to index all the records, a task previously projected to take more than a century to complete.'' Hope this helps. Rich in Utah ________________________________ From: Ruth Susmarski <[email protected]> To: Cook County <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, April 29, 2010 12:07:53 PM Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] LDS Beta & LDS-Pilot Sites Does anyone know if the new LDS-Beta site is meant to replace the LDS-Labs pilot site?  Except for many more collections/records on the Beta site, they seem redundant, or am I missing something?   Ruth       ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

They say it is just a trial (the new Beta and there have been Betas of both the main site and the Pilot site) and some day they will merge the Pilot site and the familysearch.org but they don't say when <G> I have to appreciate they aren't messing with a good thing <G> until they have worked at it. Eliz On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Ruth Susmarski <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone know if the new LDS-Beta site is meant to replace the LDS-Labs pilot site?  Except for many more collections/records on the Beta site, they seem redundant, or am I missing something? > > Ruth > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Does anyone know if the new LDS-Beta site is meant to replace the LDS-Labs pilot site?  Except for many more collections/records on the Beta site, they seem redundant, or am I missing something?   Ruth

Thanks, Tom. Bill

There was also a Little Flower High School. I went there 3 years. From my understanding, the high school was sold to the Chicago Public Schools. I am sure of the time but it was not too much after I entered the Marines or after I was discharged; maybe early to mid 70's. There a little neighborhood store we used to hang at on Wood between 79th & 80th. Bill

I have heard today that they are moving part of St. John of the God's Church in Chicago to a cemetary in Antioch. Has anyone heard of this news and can tell me a little bit more than I have found out today. Thank you, Diane

Thanks everyone for the information. Cathy

Bill Karr wrote that he attended Little Flower High School. Bill, You might want to check out this URL: http://www.illinoishsglorydays.com/id746.html for information on Little Flower High School and what became of the building. For anyone else interested in closed high schools in Illinois, you can check out the above website without the "id" information at the end. Someone mentioned this website either on this mailing lists or one of the other Chicago/Cook County rootsweb.com mailing lists. The website covers the whole State of Illinois in case you are interested in a high school in another part of Illinois. If you Google Little Flower High School Chicago, there are a number of websites that Google will list that might be of interest to alumni of Little Flower High School. Thomas Mackowiak MACKOWIAK/SERWATKIEWICZ/WANATOWICZ/JANUSZEWSKI/LESCZYNSKI/ORLIKOWSKI/MROZ/MU NO/HARNEY/McKAY

Yes, Tom that is exactly right. I went to the Archdiocese with my friend ( the Alumni) and they stated when Little Flower closed, they handed them over everything. There are tons of class room photos and boxes of pictures and things. I do believe you need an appointment by well worth the trip.

I asked an alumni of Little Flower and she says, Little Flower is aka St. Theresa of the infant Jesus. Closing abt. 1987. They still have reunions. They are still in touch with Sister Mary Alice and some of the Priests.

I know you go to www.alookatcook.com to figure out the address but i can't seem to understand. I need the address for 899 w. 21st place West Town Chicago. Thank you for your time Jody R