Hi, Will someone please tell me what this is about? I obviously deleted the first message telling us about the site. Thanks Valeria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jared Handspicker" <jedh@jedh.com> To: <debbrunt@comcast.net> Cc: <nova-scotia@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 2:18 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] New additions to rootsweb ancestry leaf hits >I BELIEVE this has to do with their recent partnership with NEGHS. If so, > then surely there are records through 1910 and in some cases as late as > 1915. Ones later than that also exist, but maybe only at town level, not > state-wide. > > Jared > >> FYI, I found some records from 1919 in this collection. None later than >> that, though. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bob Hegerich" <bobh36@verizon.net> >> To: "Richard Noble" <nobler@accesswave.ca> >> Cc: nova-scotia@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 11:02:42 AM >> Subject: Re: [NS-L] New additions to rootsweb ancestry leaf hits >> >> >> Hi Richard: >> In general No. >> That 1988 is almost certainly for the latest record in there, and there >> probably are a few [I couldn't even begin to guess the percentage] that >> are >> that new. But the ones I have seen so far in Ancestry's collection cut >> off >> at about 1900. >> PS. It's not just an index, there are linked images of the actual records >> as well. Again, I don't know the percentage, but every one I have looked >> at >> so far has had a record image. >> -----Bob H----- >> On 3/30/2012 12:26 PM, Richard Noble wrote: >> >> I am familiar with the indexes of the towns that went to 1850. >> But does Ancestry now have indexes from the towns that go to 1988?? >> >> Ric >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bob Hegerich" [1]<bobh36@verizon.net> >> To: [2]<nova-scotia@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 11:51 AM >> Subject: Re: [NS-L] New additions to rootsweb ancestry leaf hits >> >> >> Hi Roger: >> >> Yes, it is new to Ancestry, but not to natives of Massachusetts. Back >> in the 1600's, Massachusetts towns and (later) cities [there are no >> unincorporated areas in MA] started collecting and recording vital >> statistics. In 1800's (and in some cases before) the State of MA >> started collecting and recording them as well, so in many instances >> there are two sets of records, not necessarily identical. :-) >> >> -----Bob H----- >> >> On 3/30/2012 10:10 AM, Roger Weir wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I was looking over some of the names on my rootsweb page and noticed >> >> that they have added Massachusettes Vital Town Collection, 1620 to 1988. >> This index must be fairly new because I have never noticed it before. >> >> >> I have one record just to see what it is.... >> >> >> [3]http://search.ancestry.com/mercury/pages/recordlist.aspx?did=17&pidlist=7457 >> -3595503_3693-7101255_70050-10014817_70050-10014816_1732-387757067_1788-7018 >> 3832_6224-15100061_2495-6448262&o_iid=39552&o_lid=39552&o_sch=Web+Property >> >> The last record on the link above if there is a kind soul out there with >> >> ancestry. >> >> Thanks so much. >> ---------------------------------------- >> Basic List Commands: >> >> 1. 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