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FamilySearch Adds More Than 3.7 Million Indexed Records and Images to Australia, Canada, Isle of Man, South Africa, and the United States

November 14, 2014 By Amanda L. Wallis

FamilySearch adds more than 3.7 million indexed records and images to Australia, Canada, Isle of Man, South Africa, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 1,395,009 images from the Canada, Nova Scotia Probate Records, 1760-1993 collection; the 396,405 images and 396,405 indexed recordsfrom the US, BillionGraves Index collection; and the 389,387 indexed records from the South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004 collection. See the table below for the full list of updates. Search these diverse collections and more than 3.5 billion other records for free atFamilySearch.org. Full Story

England & Wales BMD- New on Familysearch

Since the start of the month FamilySearch.org have been adding civil registration birth, marriage and death indexes for England and Wales to their database. Taken from the transcription of the GRO indexes made by FindMyPast, they were made independent of the transcriptions by FreeBMD. The indexes include name, record type, year, quarter, district, county, volume, and page number, information that can be used to order certificates from 

www.gro.gov.uk/GRO/content/certificates/default.asp

Your Fondest Grandma Stories

From the FamilySearch Blog


If you could share ONE story about your grandma, what would it be? That’s the question nonprofit FamilySearch International (FamilySearch.org) is nudging people worldwide to respond to as part of its worldwide #meetmygrandma social media campaign, September 20-30. FamilySearch is seeking 10,000 stories in 10 days to kick off the global initiative where descendants are invited to share and preserve online or through a mobile app the fond memories or stories about their grandmothers’ charms or idiosyncrasies. Find out more at FamilySearch.org/MeetMyGrandma.


The launch of the initiative runs from September 20–30, but the campaign will run indefinitely. Go to FamilySearch.org/meetmygrandma for more information.

FamilySearch has added more than 1.7 million indexed records

FamilySearch has added more than 1.7 million indexed records and images to collections from Canada, Croatia, Peru, Poland, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 1,160,179 indexed records from the UnitedStates, Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists, 1900–1953, collection; the 50,858 indexed records from the Peru, Cusco, Civil Registration, 1889–1997, collection; and the 99,950 indexed records from United States, Panama Canal Zone, Employment Records and Sailing lists, 1905–1937, collection. See the table below for the full list of updates. Search these diverse collections and more than 3.5 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org.

Searchable historic records are made available on FamilySearch.org through the help of thousands of volunteers from around the world. These volunteers transcribe (index) information from digital copies of handwritten records to make them easily searchable online. More volunteers are needed (particularly those who can read foreign languages) to keep pace with the large number of digital images being published online at FamilySearch.org. Learn more about volunteering to help provide free access to the worldís historic genealogical records online at FamilySearch.org.

FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch and its predecessors have been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources for free at FamilySearch.org or through more than 4,600 family history centers in 132 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Collection	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Canada, Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621–1979	27	290	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Croatia, Church Books, 1516–1994	0	201	Added images to an existing collection.
Peru, Cusco, Civil Registration, 1889–1997	50,858	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Poland, Radom Roman Catholic Church Books, 1587–1966	0	240	Added images to an existing collection.
United States, Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists, 1900–1953	1,160,179	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
United States, Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878–1938	77,476	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
United States Census, 1910	0	1,389	Added images to an existing collection.
United States Census, 1940	99,173	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
United States, Panama Canal Zone, Employment Records and Sailing lists, 1905–1937	99,950	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
United States, Utah, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, 1847–1868	36	36	Added indexed records to an existing collection.

What to Do with Those Old Family Photos, Letters, and Documents

May 19, 2014

Free records preservation service available nationwide

SALT LAKE CITY, UT—FamilySearch International (online at FamilySearch.org) announced today a new, free family photo and document scanning and preservation service for patrons in thousands of its North American family history centers. Patrons can now digitally preserve and share their precious printed historic family photos and documents using customized Lexmark multifunction products (MFPs).
“We all have them. You know, the kitchen or dresser drawers, paper boxes or plastic bags, scrapbooks or folders—all full of family photos, vital records, and other keepsake correspondence from our ancestors,” said Penney Devey, FamilySearch Director of Worldwide Patron and Partner Services. “These family artifacts are constant reminders of our heartfelt good intentions to someday preserve, organize, share or tell their hidden stories for posterity. We just don’t know where to start, how to do it, or feel we can’t afford it.”
Well, thanks to FamilySearch and Lexmark, the future is now here. And there is now a very convenient, free solution to each family’s photo and historic document preservation and sharing needs readily accessible to almost everyone.
FamilySearch has equipped over 2,800 of its local family history centers in North America with new Lexmark MFPs (coming soon to international centers). The Lexmark MFPs are easy to use and can digitally scan your documents and photographs quickly. The most exciting part is that software from Lexmark that runs on the MFP lets the user scan their documents and photos directly into a free FamilySearch.org account where the documents and photos can later be tagged, explained, shared with others, or attached to ancestors in your free FamilySearch Family Tree. You can also save the digital copies to a thumb drive and take them home with you.
FamilySearch and Lexmark have made it very easy and convenient to preserve family photos and historic documents. All you have to do is bring the stash of photos and documents that you want to digitally preserve to your local FamilySearch family history center.
“The Lexmark solution we’ve created for FamilySearch is an example of how Lexmark MFPs and software come together to solve unique paper-based workflow challenges,” said Marty Canning, Lexmark executive vice president and president of Imaging Solutions and Services division. “We’ve made it faster and easier for family history center patrons to scan historic photos and vital documents right from our Lexmark MFPs into their online family trees.”
The touch screen on the Lexmark MFP is easy to use and lets patrons scan in three easy steps:

1. Touch the FamilySearch Logo
2. Log in to your free FamilySearch.org account
3. Scan your family documents and photos

Your documents and photos scan directly to a folder on your personal FamilySearch.org account online or to your thumb drive. From any computer with Internet access, you can log into your account and select either documents or photos under the Memories feature to view the high-quality digital images of your scanned documents. From within your account, you can label, crop and share your historic family documents and photos of ancestors in your free FamilySearch Family Tree.
“By sharing links to the uploaded artifacts with family and friends, you can encourage them to add their photos and family documents for your common ancestors,” added Devey. “Don’t be surprised if you discover additional photos of common ancestors that other relatives may have already scanned and uploaded.”
Patrons can also upload digital files of their family photos and historic documents directly at FamilySearch.org.

FamilySearch add more records

FamilySearch has added more than 5.4 million images to collections from England, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 2,152,718 indexed records from the new England, London Electoral Registers, 1847–1913, collection; the 132,560 images from the Spain, Province of Barcelona, Municipal Records, 1387–1950, collection; and the 693,403 images from U.S., Washington, County Records, 1803–2009, collection. Search these diverse collections and more than 3.5 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org. Full Story

FamilySearch adds 7.4 more records

FamilySearch has added more than 7.4 million indexed records and images to collections from Belgium, England, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Peru, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 4,140,062 images from the new U.S., Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895–1924, collection; the 900,127 indexed records from the Peru, Lima, Civil Registration, 1874–1996, collection; and the 718,769 images from the United States, Passport Applications, 1795–1925, collection. Search these diverse collections and more than 3.5 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org. Full Story

Familysearach adds new records

FamilySearch Adds More Than 2.7 Million Indexed Records and Images to Collections from Brazil, Colombia, England, Portugal, and the United States

January 17, 2014 By Rob Goates

FamilySearch has added more than 2.7 million indexed records and images to collections from Brazil, Colombia, England, Portugal, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 1,061,590 indexed records and images from the U.S., Vermont, Vital Records, 1760–1954, collection; the 322,922 images from the Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1600–2012, collection; and the 592,385 images from the new U.S., Ohio, Hamilton County Records, 1791–1994, collection. Search these diverse collections and more than 3.5 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org. Full Story

Saskatchewan Provincial Records 1879-1987

The FamilySearch.org website has put more Homestead Records on their website at https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Saskatchewan_Provincial_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)

Eventually, they intend to including all of the homesteads records, voter lists, pioneer questionnaires, biographies, military and municipal records, teacher registries, township registers, and Henderson Directories.

Saskatchewan, Probate Estate Files, 1887-1931, Finding the Unexpected.

Finding the unexpected in the Probate Records

 

On FamilySearch are the Probate Records of Saskatchewan,

if your ancestor died in Saskatchewan there is a good chance they have left a paper trail with the courts.

 

I had known a great deal about my grandfather, that he had passed away suddenly of ruptured appendics and nothing could be done with his estate until my father turned 21, dad was only 5 at the time of his father's death so there are years of papers in the Court Records.

 

In 1994 I applied to the Provincial Court of Records in Regina to access my grandfather's records at the Court House in Moose Jaw, after much time and money I was granted access. I had to sit in the Court Office and look over these papers, it took many hours and I finally decided I would like a photocopy of some of them. So at a cost of  50 cents per paper I filled out my request order for 47 pages and went back a week later to pick them up. I still have them, they cost money and I just can't toss them.

 

A year or so ago the Sask Probate Records came online at FamilySearch and so I looked again. There are 230 page with a wealth of information, the same papers I had gone over so carefully in 1994. That I actually got to handle.      

 

However I did find one more receipt, making it 231 pages in total. The following receipt will confirm our famly connection when future generations come across this same set of court records. It's my receipt for the 47 copies I had made in 1994.

 

 

 

Family History Library Books

Use Google Books to Get Free Copies of Pages of Family History Library Books

November 4, 2013 By Nathan W. Murphy

Earlier this year, FamilySearch announced a free lookup service for genealogy books and microfilm available at the renowned Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The response was overwhelming, 1000s of people contacted us to take advantage of this free service. Another way to utilize this service is to start with limited preview Google Books and get us to scan the entire page and email it to you for free. Let’s walk through the process. Full Story

MyHeritage and FamilySearch...Partnership

MyHeritage and FamilySearch

announce the signing and commencement of a strategic partnership that forges a new path for the family history industry

 

Below is a link to a press release regarding a partnership between MyHeritage and FamilySearch.  It may be of interest to those who use MyHeritage’s Family Tree Builder.

 

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131014006192/en

 

Family History Books at Familysearch

The following is an announcement from FamilySearch.

FamilySearch has announced a milestone in its collection of Family History Books . One hundred thousand books have now been scanned by the partnership of the Family History Library, Allen County Public Library, and several other important family history libraries in the world. These books are online and available to search and use on the FamilySearch.org website. You can reach the collection by clicking Search and then Books or by simply clicking the link above.
The majority of the books online are family histories, with a smaller portion made up of cemetery records, local and county histories, genealogy magazines, and how-to-books, gazetteers, and medieval histories and pedigrees. These valuable aids are viewed by more than 100,000 people a month.