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. [Segovia Church Records <https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1433451>]