thanks for the great info, Tom! On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 12:00 AM, <orforum-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. A helpful Newsletter (Tom O'Brien) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:47:50 -0800 > From: "Tom O'Brien" <tom.obrien4@comcast.net> > Subject: [GFO] A helpful Newsletter > To: ORFORUM@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <510D3526.7020003@comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > It can sometimes be difficult to keep up with the latest news in the > genealogical world but there are a number of good newsletters to help us > with that effort. > > One is the monthly newsletter that is published by our own Connie > Lenzen. It keeps us up to date and aware of what is happening at the GFO > each month. Her summary of event saves a lot of time, can be printed out > and posted on your refrigerator. > > One of my other favorites is the*GenealogyInTime Magazine Newsletter*. > It helps me keep up to date with the latest news regarding genealogy > websites. Below is a listing of the newest genealogy records that have > become available on the internet (these records are also listed by > country > < > http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/NewGenealogyRecords/most_recent_genealogy_records_by_country.html > > > and many can be searched using our free Genealogy Search Engine > < > http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/Tools/free_genealogy_search_engine.html > >): > > If you too, find this type of information helpful you may wish to > subscribe at > > http://www.genealogyintime.com/news/six-billion-free-genealogy-records.html?awt_l=84G7A&awt_m=Ig.bUW9YZQk.Vy > > The price is right. > > Below is the latest summary from *GenealogyInTime Magazine Newsletter* . > I have marked with bold type some of the ones that I found interesting > but I suspect you may have interest in others. > > Tom O'Brien > > > February 2013 > > *Ireland* -- FindMyPast Ireland has put online an additional 2.1 million > records from Irish Petty Session order books. These are essentially > lower court records that cover all but the most serious civil and > criminal cases. For example, it could be a court record that covers > something such as a trespass charge. Most records are fairly > comprehensive and typically list the name of the complainant, the name > of the defendant, names of witnesses, cause of complaint, details on the > judgement, details of any fines and details of any sentence. This latest > addition spans the years 1850 to 1912 and involves records from the > counties of Cavan, Clare, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Louth, > Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary and Waterford. Access is by subscription. > [Irish Petty Session Records <http://www.findmypast.ie/>] > > *US* -- FamilySearch.org has added some 944,000 images of county birth > records from *Ohio*. Some of these images have already been transcribed > and cover a wide time span from 1841 to 2003. Access is free. [Ohio > Birth Records > < > https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1932106 > >] > > *Peru* -- FamilySearch.org has added some 390,000 records of civil > registration records from Peru. The vast majority of the new additions > are from the capital of Lima. These records can be searched by name and > span the years from 1874 to 1996. They cover primarily birth, marriage > and death records. Access is free. [Peruvian Birth, Marriage, Death > Records > < > https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1430936 > >] > > *World* -- FamilySearch.org has formed a partnership with OCLC to share > genealogical data. OCLC is a non-profit library organization that > originally started as the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) and has > since grown to become an international library cooperative that is best > known for the *WorldCat* library catalog. WorldCat links over 10,000 > libraries worldwide. It is essentially the world's largest library catalog. > > In this new partnership, FamilySearch.org will make its catalog of > genealogical information accessible to WorldCat users. In exchange, > going forward FamilySearch will be incorporating WorldCat search results > into their website. What this means for genealogists is that the sharing > of genealogical information across two major (and free) organizations > will ultimately make it easier for people to find their ancestors. Well > done FamilySearch! [WorldCat <http://www.worldcat.org/>] > [FamilySearch.org <https://www.familysearch.org/>] [Press Release > <http://www.oclc.org/us/en/news/releases/2013/20135.htm>] > > If you know of new online genealogy records that we may have missed then > please send us an email at letusknow@genealogyintime.com > <mailto:letusknow@genealogyintime.com> This can include genealogy > records from anywhere in the world and in any language. Please include a > link to the new records in your email. > > > January 2013 > > *Isle of Man *-- The Manx Museum has put online nearly 400,000 pages of > newspapers and other publications from the Isle of Man (a crown > dependency of the UK). The newspapers date from 1792 to 1960 and can be > searched by time period, publication name and keyword (such as a name). > This is a great source of information if you are looking for birth, > marriage or death announcements. Access is by subscription. [Historic > Isle of Man Newspapers > < > http://www.newspapers.gov.im/Default/Skins/IOMDemo/Client.asp?skin=IOMDemo&enter=true&AppName=2 > >] > > *Ireland* -- FindMyPast Ireland has launched an index of Irish birth, > marriage and death (BMD) records. The collection comes primarily from > the Index to the Civil Registration and spans the years from the 1840s > to the 1950s. Please note this is an index to the records, it is not the > full record itself. Once a name has been found in the index, the volume > and page reference number needs to be noted. Then it is possible to > order the full record from the General Register Office. This BMD index > consists of some 21 million names. Until the end of January 2013, the > FindMyPast Ireland website is offering 50 free credits by entering the > code "FMPIEBMD" (it usually costs about 5 credits to view one record). > Normally access is by subscription/credit. [Irish Birth Marriage Death > Index <http://www.findmypast.ie/>] > > *Israel* -- Israel's Antiquities Authority has launched a new online > archive that covers the period of the British Mandate from 1919 to 1948. > The website is in English and it is full of texts, pictures, maps and > drawings from the period. At the moment, there are only a few hundred > items on the website, but the intent is to eventually feature tens > thousands of documents and photographs. Access is free. [Israel British > Mandate Archive <http://www.iaa-archives.org.il/>] > > *Luxembourg* -- FamilySearch.org has created a collection of 1.1 million > images of Luxembourg census records that date from 1843 to 1900. In > addition to listing all household members, these records show name, age, > gender, marital status and profession. Some records also show additional > detail such as full date of birth, place of birth, nationality and > religion. The images in this collection can be searched by municipality > and then by year. Access is free. [Luxembourg Census Records > < > https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//familysearch.org/records/collection/2037957/waypoints > >] > > *Cuba* -- The Cuba Genweb project maintains a database of ship > passengers arriving and departing Havana Cuba in the 1800s. The database > has now surpassed 130,000 records. The records can be searched by > surname, first name and ship name. A typical record lists the name of > the individual, the name of the ship, the port of departure, the port of > arrival and the date of arrival. Most of the ships in this database came > from ports along the Eastern Coast of America. Access is free. [Historic > Cuba Ship Passenger List <http://cubagenweb.org/>] > > *US* -- FamilySearch.org has indexed some 360,000 passenger *ship > records for Seattle, Washingto*n. These are passenger and crew lists of > ships that arrived in Seattle between the years 1890 to 1957. A typical > record lists the name of the individual, age, sex, marital status, > occupation and citizenship as well as details on the ship such as the > name of the ship and date of arrival. Some records also list additional > details such as last permanent address and final destination. Many of > the ships that docked in Seattle during this time period had come from > Asia. This is a good record set to search for anyone who had ancestors > who migrated from Japan. These records can be searched by name. > [Historic Seattle Ship Passenger Lists > < > https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1916081 > >] > > *Canada* -- Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has just released a new > version of the 1906 Census of the Northwest Provinces. This census > covers the three prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and > Manitoba. This census has been available to search before, but it was > limited to image searches by geographic region. The new database can now > be searched by name, age, and keyword. We have found this to be a > massive improvement. One ancestor that we had difficulty tracking down, > we were able to locate in about 30 seconds with the new and improved > database. It is definitely worth checking out. Access is free. [1906 > Census of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba > <http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1906/Pages/1906.aspx>] > > *Canada* -- The Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is looking for > volunteers to help transcribe documents for The Ontario Name Index > (TONI). The documents that require transcription include everything from > diaries to letters to obituary notices to old newspapers, all from the > province of Ontario. Transcribers work from the comfort of their home > and the society will send you pdfs of the documents that require > transcription. Complete details can be found on the OGS website. [The > Ontario Name Index > < > http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogsblog/?p=2893&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OgsBlog+%28OGS+Blog%29 > >] > > *US* -- Genealogy Trails has completed their *US Civil War Union Soldier > Headstone Project*. Over 167,000 soldier records and burial records are > now available to view on the website. A typical record lists the name, > rank, company, regiment, place of burial, grave number and date of death > (if known). Most of the records are for Union soldiers who died between > 1879 and 1903, although a few War of 1812 veterans are also included in > the database. This project is the result of a two year effort and it is > very well done. Access is free. [Union Soldier Burial Records > <http://genealogytrails.com/cwstones/>] > > *Australia* -- The National Archives of Australia is looking for > volunteers to help transcribe records. They have created a special > section on their website called arcHIVE for anyone interested in > transcribing records. To make the process easier, every document > awaiting transcription is identified as easy, medium or hard. You also > have the option of choosing the type of record that you would like to > transcribe. This allows transcribers to work at their own pace and > comfort level from their own home. What could be easier? [Transcribing > National Archive of Australia Records <http://transcribe.naa.gov.au/>] > > *Northern Ireland* -- The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland > (PRONI) has re-launched their collection of 29 city (or street) > directories in a new database. These directories cover the period from > 1819 to 1900 and typically list the name, occupation and address of the > person. Most of the directories are for Belfast and region. In total, > this database covers some 20,000 pages, which represents roughly 1 > million names. The new database can be searched by keywords (such as a > name), by specific city directory and by year. It is very well done. > Access is free. [Historic Belfast City Directories > <http://streetdirectories2.proni.aetopia.net/>] > > *Scotland* -- Deceased Online has added to its headstone collection with > 41 additional cemetery and churchyard burial sites from Fife in Eastern > Scotland. The new additions are composed of some 80,000 records that go > back as far as 1635. Each record consists of a photograph of the > headstone plus a transcription of the inscription. Deceased Online now > has records from well over 250 cemeteries in Scotland featuring > nearly1.2 million names. Access is by subscription. [Fife Burial Records > <https://www.deceasedonline.com/>] > > *World* -- Google has prepared a short and very interesting video that > summarizes the main search terms featured in 2012. Although not > specifically about genealogy, it does provide an interesting context for > anyone that uses Google to search for their ancestors. > > *US* -- FamilySearch.org has created a very interesting indexed record > collection of some 4.1 million records of Germans who migrated to > America between the years 1850 to 1897. These records come from the > Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies. The key information found in these > records are name, age, sex, last residence in Germany and expected > town/city destination in the United States. Access is free. [German > Immigration Records > < > https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/2110801 > >] > > *Denmark* -- FamilySearch.org has added some 2.6 million additional > images to the existing collection of Danish estate records. These > records date from 1436 to 1964 and can be searched by county. The > records are full of genealogical information and contain everything from > details on property management to military conscription lists for > certain regions. Access is free. [Historic Danish estate records > < > https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//familysearch.org/records/collection/2015318/waypoints > >] > > *England* -- FamilySearch.org has indexed an additional 1.3 million > parish records for Westminster. These records span the period from 1538 > to 1912 and were prepared in cooperation with FindMyPast. Access is > free. [Westminster Parish Records > < > https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/2072795 > >] > > *Spain* -- FamilySearch.org has added 831,000 images of Catholic Church > records from the Diocese of Segovia. These records include baptisms, > confirmations, marriages, deaths, indexes, church censuses, testaments > and land records. 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