The April issue of the Exchange has been released and will be posted to the GenExchange archives in a few days. Previous issues of the Exchange can be located at http://www.genexchange.com/gesr/archive.cfm. It was another steallar month at the GenExchange and I thought I'd share some stats from the current issue of the Exchange with you all. These stats normally appear in the Geeks Corner column of the Exchange and covers total, and new record counts for the databases for the preceeding month. The GenExchange has been growing (database wise) at a rate of 3-5MB per week, and has been receiving 10-20% more page hits than the previous month since early last Fall. Consequently the GenExchange finally broke the 1,000,000 page hit per month plateau thisa month by a fair margin. I'd just like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone of you for supporting the GenExchange, and for helping us give back to the community that has help us all so much. For two years now Joanne and I have worked hard on the GenExchange but none of it would have been possible if it weren't for you all. Thank you! If you are interested in subscribing to the Exchange please visit http://www.genexchange.com/maillistform.cfm - Total records in the databases this month: 1045927 - Total records in the databases last month: 1008869 - Total records added to the databases this month: 37058 - Total number of page hits last month: 1043094 - Average number of page hits per day: 33648 - Total number of hits last month: 1063834 - Number of project member volunteers: 212 (22 new) Basic record collections (total/added in previous month) - baptisms: 1575 – (500 new) - births: 8092 – (1717 new) - biographies: 110 – (34 new) - books – 275 - burials: 35929 - (2551 new, 2825 have not been opened to the public yet) - cemeteries: 7877 – (2854 new) - churches: 5825 - (2407 new) - court houses: 283 (116 new) - death/obits: 26174 – (5071 new) - deeds: 1187 – (226 new) - funeral homes: 573 - (53 new) - genlinks: 1416 – (170 new) - historical accounts: 60 – (4 new) - historians: 128 (8 new) - immigration/naturalization: 744 – (662 new) - libraries: 581 – (141 new) - lookup resources: 687 – (52 new) - marriages: 12176 – (2844 new) - microfilm: 26 - monuments and historical places: 48 - museums: 168 – (102 new) - newspapers: 168 – (25 new) - ships passengers (emigrants): 111 (30 new, not opened to the public yet) - queries: 4487 – (605 new) - reunions: 46 – (14 new) - schools: 969 – (218 new) - societies & associations: 677 – (102 new) - surnames: 14918 – (2535 new) - surnames (international): 14534 - towns/communities: 1253 (153 new) - translation language options: 139 – (10 new) - Wills & Probates: 2 (2 new) Special record collections - New York Emigrant Savings Bank: 2603 – (422 new) - IA Tax Registry: 2703 - Miller funeral home: 115 (2 new) - Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church (1898): 122 - Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church (1946): 451 - Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church (1947): 13 - Woodmere Methodist Episcopal Church (Confirmation 1947): 13 (13 new) - Civil War: 1297 (198 new) - Revolutionary War: 80 (80 new) - Rubio ladies cookbook (Washington, IA): 104 - Year books (faculty): 298 (49 new) - Year books (students): 6798 – (3055 new) - 1790 federal census: 24394 – (7307 new) - 1800 federal census: 7110 – (655 new) - 1849 IA state census: 790 - 1850 IA federal census: 3383 - 1810 federal census: 935 – (455 new) - 1820 federal census: 334 - 1840 federal census: 172 (172 new) - 1880 federal census: 916 - 1892 NY state census: 199 - military records collection: 850000 (will be opened to the public soon) - Connecticut Church Rolls: 400 - Directory of Central New England & Western Railroad 1889: 1190 (1190 new) - New York 1st Congregational Church Roll: 269 (269 new) New Mailing Lists: - CA-Rooters - CT-Rooters - DE-Rooters - MA-Rooters - NY-Rooters ----- Anthony Abby Genealogy Exchange & Surname Registry - http://www.genexchange.com