NEWS AND NOTES FROM ROOTSWEB SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX (SSDI) UPDATE. The April 2000 update of the SSDI is in place at RootsWeb with a total of 63,677,274 entries. This version reflects 1,502 records deleted and 183,028 new records added since the last update. The URL for the SSDI is http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ROOTSWEB'S GUIDE TO TRACING FAMILY TREES: Index to 30 graphics- intensive interactive genealogy lessons (13 and 14 have music); links to lessons in HTML and PDF formats; instructions for printing lessons; links to RootsWeb Guide's special pages and message boards. http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/ WHERE TO BEGIN? http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson1.htm WHAT'S IN A NAME? http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson2.htm USING TECHNOLOGY TO DIG UP ROOTS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson3.htm DEATH, TOMBSTONES, AND CEMETERIES http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson4.htm MARRIAGE RECORDS AND EVIDENCE http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson5.htm BIRTH RECORDS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson6.htm WHAT IS THE QUESTION? http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson7.htm WHY YOU CAN'T FIND YOUR ANCESTORS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson8.htm CENSUS RECORDS: SOUNDEX, INDEXES, AND FINDING AIDS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson9.htm EXPLORING THE SSDI (SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX) AND RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD RECORDS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson10.htm TAXING TALES http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson11.htm CREATING WORTHWHILE GENEALOGIES: EVIDENCE, SOURCES, DOCUMENTATION, AND CITATION http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson12.htm MILITARY RECORDS (worldwide) http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson13.htm MILITARY RECORDS (United States) http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson14.htm TRACING IMMIGRANT ANCESTORS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson15.htm NATURALIZATION RECORDS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson16.htm CHURCH RECORDS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson17.htm FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson18.htm HERALDRY FOR GENEALOGISTS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson19.htm CITY DIRECTORIES AND NEWSPAPERS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson20.htm IRISH, SCOTS-IRISH, AND SCOTTISH ANCESTORS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson21.htm FINDING ITALIAN AND HISPANIC ANCESTORS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson22.htm EXPLORING YOUR SCANDINAVIAN ROOTS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson23.htm CANADIAN, FRENCH-CANADIAN, ACADIAN AND FRENCH CONNECTIONS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson24.htm AFRICAN AMERICAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, JEWISH, UNIQUE PEOPLES http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson25.htm GERMANIC ANCESTORS (and AUSTRIAN, DUTCH, BELGIAN, SWISS, LUXEMBOURGER, and LIECHTENSTEINER) http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson26.htm POLISH, RUSSIAN, CZECH, HUNGARIAN, CROATIAN, SLOVAKIAN, etc. http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson27.htm ENGLISH, WELSH, AUSTRALIAN, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AFRICA, etc. http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson28.htm AMERICAN LAND RECORDS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson29.htm COURT RECORDS: "Here Come de Judge" http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson30.htm Sandi :)