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Compiled by Jack and Sylvia Sonneborn……………………………………………….

HAVE SOME FUN WITH YOUR FAMILY HISTORY

https://www.relativefinder.org/ Discover how YOU are related to Prophets, Presidents, and friends! Find famous ancestors and long-lost cousins.

Google Pandora's Hope Chest [Hope Chest] or link in at https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hope-chest/gjneklbanpnnjdeddbnkkgeljkhpblhp?hl=en -Searches your Family Tree pedigree for temple work

http://virtual-pedigree.fhtl.byu.edu/login/ Virtual Pedigree allows you to navigate your genealogy with a new and revolutionary fluid interface

https://puzzilla.org/ Puzzilla Descendant Viewer. Find new research opportunities on descendant lines in FamilyTree. Sign-in: Free and Premium Services. Free Basic Services.

https://treeseek.com/ also createfan.com Easily create charts with your data gathered from FamilySearch.org. ... New! We now support creating charts with a GEDCOM file

https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Main_Page FamilySearch WIKI - type York County into search box, for instance. Family History Research Wiki. Get genealogical research advice, or learn where to find record collections in our 83,029 articles

http://midatlantic.rootsweb.ancestry.com/familyhart/ - Family Hart (Don and Jeanine Hartman from Bountiful, UT, who have roots in PA have a huge collection of York County genealogy and details at this address. Go to surname list: FamilyHart Database Surname Index

http://midatlantic.rootsweb.ancestry.com/padutch/ A database of York County genealogy Pennsylvania Dutch genealogy in Lancaster (also known as Family Hart)

http://midatlantic.rootsweb.ancestry.com/HarrySenft/ Photographs of tombstones in York County; photographer Harry Senft and indexer - Don and Jeanine Hartman

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~payork/York2Ward/ Family history newsletter compiled by Jack and Sylvia Sonneborn

https://familysearch.org/pioneers?cid=lp-pc15-3361#/ Do you have pioneer ancestors?

http://fhlfavorites.info/ Use the favorite sites compiled by the Family History Library missionaries

Google "Google Images." Find photos of yourself or your ancestors

Google -Put your ancestor's name or surname into the search box to find records & family histories

http://www.cyndislist.com/ Find where records are available for family history research

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ World Connect - free Ancestry-sponsored site; type name into surname box; if you have too many hits, use the filter beneath the record to add dates/location/relatives

http://www.linkpendium.com/ new US and surname genealogy links

http://www.familytreesearcher.com/ Research 10 sites at a time for one name

http://www.findagrave.com/ Find memorials or create memorials for your ancestors

www.lulu.com - publish a genealogy book; sell it from this site

FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLETTER Volume IX, Issue 11

November 2015

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https://fold3.com/ - military records, naturalizations - $$$$ (Use in family history center)

http://www.genealogysearch.org/free/forms.html free forms for genealogy and census

http://subscriptions.familytreemagazine.com/Family-Tree-Magazine/Magazine good family history magazine to subscribe to; use online to find best 101 sites at http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/101-Best-Websites-201PLP

https://familysearch.org/ - partneraccess For LDS only, gain access to Ancestry, My Heritage, Find My Past, and American Ancestors for free, courtesy of FamilySearch

deadfred.com and familyoldphotos.com - old photo archive; identifyaphoto.com - post photos if you don't know identification for others to identify

films@familysearch.org - Order films; find digital books

Snipping Tool - Use this tool to draw a box around a section of text or photo, click on icon, drag tool around section you want to save/move elsewhere, copy. Either paste it into a document or use the File>copy>paste commands to save and then import it into your records. For instance, you can use this last process to put a PA Death Certificate into Family Tree through Memories.

FREE - familysearch.org - use the search engine on the Home Page to find an ancestor; use Family Tree as a repository of your family history. (Collaborative family tree rather than individual files)

Ancestry.com - probably largest family history repository in the world; under search, click on PUBLIC RECORDS and fill out ancestor template to see what others have done with your ancestor if he is in the site

Search Records - Use this icon in Family Tree to go directly to any of those sites (keep your user name and password for each site with you when you work in the FH Center so that you can use them in the Center too)

SYLVIA'S GENEALOGY CORNER

Helpful Genealogy Sites

When I have an ancestor's name with scanty details,

and I begin to look for that deceased person, there

are several sites that I lean on. First, I add the

ancestor to Family Tree with whatever information

I have. I even guess at a date and assume a state to

begin my search.

1. With the magic of computers, I look for Hints

first. Then I determine this is my ancestor if the

Hints connect in some way, and I attach those hints

as sources. I find the most useful records include

these:

a. Birth records - both of the ancestor and his

parents and children

b. Marriage records of the ancestor or his children

c. Census records - it is nice to find several

consecutive censuses that tell me the age and birth

date, birth state, birth location of parents, address,

and other pertinent vital statistics.

d. FindaGrave or Billion Graves memorials.

e. Obituaries.

f. Military service or draft registration.

g. Church records with christening dates

2.

Don't stop there. For some reason, the researching

tool on Family Tree is not spectacular, or at least it

is slightly inferior to the number of hits that I get on

Ancestry. So next I couple the HINTS by clicking on

the green FamilySearch tab under SEARCH

RECORDS. There I pick up any records that HINTS

has missed. I am now getting a fairly good picture

of my ancestor if he is born after 1800.

3. Next, as I stay on the ancestor's Family Tree

details page, I go through the Ancestry search on

Family Tree [see icon above], which you should

have a free subscription to if you have used your

partner access. This will take me to any records the

computer can find on my ancestor. At the top of

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the list, you can find all records, or you can click on

categories, and put them into categories. There is

one part of Ancestry that I always look for, and that

is Public Members Trees [family trees]; it used to

appear at the bottom of categories, but now it is

changed and causes more searching.

4. To get to the Public Member Trees, click on

SEARCH at the top of the Ancestry home page to

bring down the drop-down menu. Then click on

Public Members Trees. I usually find most of my

ancestors at this site. Remember that the

information is only as correct as the researcher, and

some of them just copy others' work and never

verify it. This may fill in some gaps in your record.

For instance, in the ten years between census

records, a child may have been born and died, a

couple may have divorced and even re-married,

one of the couple may have become widowed, etc.

It's a good way to double check what you have

gathered on Family Tree, and then you can add the

Ancestry materials.

Suppose I don't find anything on my ancestor. Then

it is time to look at other sites. You can check with

the other two partners on the Family Tree details

page - FindMyPast and My Heritage. I have found

MH to be more helpful for me of the two sites. I go

on with Linkpendium, World Connect (the free

Ancestry that sometimes has other records),

progenealogist, family history favorites, the Family

Search card catalog [where I have found a number

of digital gooks]; or I can Google the person's name

or the surname alone, to name a few. If I still cannot

find him...

Doing the grunt work may involve leaving the

comfort of one's home. A researcher may find

information in cemeteries, churches, court records,

and other places that preserve records, like

historical societies and archives. By finding this

ancestor, a person will more than likely find family

members too. After documenting the source,

search on Family Tree for duplicates and combine

them and any others in the family. You are then

able to do temple ordinance work for the ancestor.

Doing family history is not an easy job sometimes,

but it is very rewarding to create a permanent

record of a loved one.

That would be great, but probably isn't happening. FamilySearch is designed to be one tree with one entry each for all of mankind. (Nothing ambitious there!) So you may have thousands of direct ancestors. Engineers have said this isn't likely to happen. There are a few options you can use. 1. Ancestry and other sites let you build an online tree of just your ancestors. You can buy personal genealogy software, Legacy, Ancestral Quest, and Roots Magic are three certified by FamilySearch. 2. Look at the FamilySearch App Gallery. The link is down at the bottom of the FamilySearch Website. There are several apps that do things like what you want. 3. You can see a how you are related to view from a few places for about 4 generations. I think it is from photos?? and in temple work?? Cynthia Louise Van Dam New on FindMyPast: New York Baptisms 1660-1862 New York Marriages 1639-1900 New York Deaths and Burials 1758-1862 Berkshire, Eton College Register 1441-1698 London, Dulwich College Register 1619-1926 Sussex, Lancing College Register 1901-1954 When the Digital Age Hinders

The digitization of historical documents is truly a great benefit to genealogists and to historians. Without it then we would have to travel a lot more - demonstrating more than a little commitment to our chosen field - and spend longer trying to find that essential bit of information for our quest. But are there instances where it works against us? Click here to learn more. http://parallax-viewpoint.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/when-digital-age-hinders.html Alan shares some beautiful images from family bibles.

For images from Family Bible Entries click here. http://almewett.com/2015/09/25/jesse-and-rhoda-mewetts-family-bible-entries/ Family group record: roadmap for researchers A well-documented family group record is the best tool you can use to get ideas about where to search for more information on a family. It bristles with clues hinting about names, dates, places, events, sources, and relationships that may need to be discovered, verified, or better documented. Learn more, click here. https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_group_record:_roadmap_for_researchers?cid=social_20150928_51291466&adbid=648301102534823936&adbpl=tw&adbpr=45937003

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On Census Records -Emil O. Hanson

In verifying a person's identity in our family line, legitimate sources are absolutely necessary. If a relative were working on our line made a notation in the source area that said; "I believe this is the correct person?" With no other evidence, an experienced researcher in that family may suspect that the entry is in error. Without any more information than that it may very well be an incorrect entry in the file. There are so many indexed records now and so many great research tools to assist us, that to guess is unacceptable. With the tools and information now available to us it may cause us to feel as Cindy Carman who wrote; your eyes grow wide, your pulse quickens and you exclaim, "I have finally found it!" There it is the break in that 25 year old brick wall. You have finally found the parents of an ancestor which will extend at least that part of your pedigree one more generation and perhaps open it up to further discoveries. But wait are there sources listed that prove the relationship and are they reliable? The rule of thumb for testing the reliability of a genealogical source is to ask the question, "How close to the event in question is the source, who created the source, and for what purpose was the source created?" \ , Christening, Marriage, Death, Probate Records, and Land Records etc. are all wonderful if they are available for the ancestor we are researching. However, quite often we can only count on the good old and often reliable Census Record. Can't you just see a census taker trudging through the snow, out on the prairie, where family farms were sometimes miles apart? Chances are he, the taker, had no more than a grade school education and the hope and expectation that he would record a family's data accurately, and that may be expecting too much. In a town his job was much easier but, as often as not, there were no educated people in the household who could give accurate, correctly spelled names, birthplaces and ages (at least before and during the 1800's). Compulsory Education in the United States was not a law in this country until 1910. In spite of the problems with census records we have to be grateful for what information we are able to glean from them because they very often lead us to more records. We should also express our gratitude to the LDS Church and the other large family history data companies for the accurate records and huge databases they have and are still accumulating, indexing and putting together for our family research purposes. Scandinavia | Learn Familysearch.org - FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Scandinavia page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze... https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Scandinavia

Odessa Library and Raduraksti Project – Websites for Eastern

European Research By Dawne Slater, CG(sm)*

This item came to me from the Allen County Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. (Jack Ed.) Recently a Genealogy Center patron brought my attention to these two websites for doing Eastern European research: Odessa Library The Odessa Library is a digital collection that focuses on records of Germans who immigrated to Russia in the 1800s and their descendants all over the world. It can be found at www.Odessa3.org/index.html. The Odessa Library is a project of Roger Ehrich, who makes the site freely available to all and hosts it on his server. At the Odessa Library site, researchers can find links to twenty-four categories of record types by clicking on “Collections” on the home page. These include obituaries, photographs, newspaper extracts, cemeteries, family histories, land records, and more. Many of these records pertain to German-Russian people or their descendants who immigrated to the United States. Users also can contribute documents to the site that they have in their personal collections or have found through research. Another area of the website, “Essays,” features analysis of historical events of importance to the German-Russian people. This is excellent background material, since understanding the context of our ancestors’ lives often is key to successful research. Besides providing access to records, another of the Odessa Library’s primary goals is to facilitate collaboration of research, and there is a process through the site for communicating with others who are researching the same individuals or surnames. The Raduraksti Project Raduraksti is a project of the Latvian State Historical Archives and its goal is “to provide access to the archival documents which can be used for family history research and to provide the necessary preservation of the original documents.” The Raduraksti Project can be found at www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en.html. To use the records on this free site, researchers must create a user account, choosing a username and password, providing their email address, and agreeing to the site’s terms. Once this is done, some of the records researchers can find on the site include:

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• Census of 1897 • Church books for various denominations • Documents of Foreign Policy of the Republic of Latvia • House-registers • Manuscripts • Revision lists • A database of Latvian inhabitants for 1918 - 1940.

Each of these websites can be invaluable for researchers who have Eastern European ancestry.

SEGMENT-OLOGY

By Jim Bartlett, DNA Specialist Pile-Ups What's all the buzz about "pile-ups"? In my mind there are three kinds of pile-ups: small, medium and large. They are different, so it's important to understand each one. In this case Goldilocks should prefer the large pile-ups, but let me go through my views of all three kinds. Alert: This post contains my opinions about small pile-ups and AncestryDNA (based on my own experience) so you should make your own judgments. To read Jim's detailed article, click here: http://segmentology.org/2015/10/07/pile-ups/ Source: Segment-ology, October 7, 2015. Finding Vital Record Information By Kenneth R. Marks Kenneth R. Marks writes the website and corresponding blog, The Ancestor Hunt, which hosts tutorials, links, and much research information. Kenneth focuses on newspaper research and has thousands of links on his website. He recently posted a series of very helpful articles on tips for finding birth, marriage and death information. While some suggestions may be familiar, there are many that you may not have considered. Be sure to read the "Comments" associated with each article, as people have added additional information. 15 Ways to Find Ancestors' Death Information - access here. When researching our ancestors, one of the most important events is obviously their death. Determining dates and location of death is important as we document the major events in their lives. Most folks limit their search to the obvious repositories, whether online or not. But there are many more ways to determine specifics about someone's death, as well as finding clues that help you narrow their death date to a decade, a year, or even less. Read more, click here. 21 Ways to Find Ancestors' Birth Information - access here. 23 Ways to Find Ancestors' Marriage Information - access here.

INDEXING NOTES BY JANET October has come to a close. The Stake indexing totals are much lower this month but it is not surprising. There were no level one projects this month and the easier projects in the other levels contained only 10 records per batch. This can be frustrating because these little batches take the same amount of time to do as some of the larger batches. There are also more hand-written projects. Some are easy and some are not. I feel Lancaster Stake did an awesome job given what was available to index. Family Search is still asking for more bilingual indexers. Please ask around. Currently we have several indexers doing Spanish records and one doing French records, and one doing German records. Thank you for your effort to help these language records become searchable. I have also had the privilege to become part of the Testing Program for the new family search web based Indexing version. This is the last step before it is available to all. This will allow indexing to be done on tablets and IPads. It will not work on phones. The program still has a few bugs. I am currently in a group of 60 people of all skill levels. It's been interesting, frustrating and fun all rolled into one. As one highly experienced indexer commented, he feels like a newbie with some of the struggles with learning the new program, especially since all the features of this program are still not up and running. There is a feedback button that allows us to share what we see needs some improvement and we get feedback in response from Family Search. However, this program looks great. I am enjoying learning the ins and outs of using this program and know other indexers in Lancaster Stake will find this a nice program to use when it's available to everyone. Since the projects are getting harder, if there is anyone who would like to share if they find a project they enjoy doing, please let me know. I was sad when obituaries ended. But thanks to someone I was talking to, they shared that FS had uploaded some lost 1940 US census. I was then able to do 3 batches of these. It was such a nice change from indexing 10 records and struggling with early 19th century handwriting from the Philadelphia project. The same thing happened when someone told me about another project. It was quickly finished too, but it helped keep me motivated. If you send me an email, I will send out an email to the current active indexers and give them the suggestion. Remember, I am here to support and encourage YOU. I am grateful for YOU and your willingness to move the Lord's work forward and blessing the lives of all those whose records have become searchable because of your efforts. Sister Janet Crandall, Lancaster Stake Indexing Director

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CHANGES IN TEMPLE CARDS IN 2016

FamilySearch has been facilitating temple work by releasing older temple reservations and making the ordinances available for other family members to reserve the work. The process of making these reservations has been improved so much since the days of "Temple Ready" that it is now very easy to reserve a name for temple work so long as a person is obeying the guidelines set by the Church, particularly getting permission for anyone born fewer than 110 years ago if you are not a designated ancestor. In order to handle those deceased persons who were born fewer than 110 years ago, FamilySearch now requires the reserver to tell who has given the permission. The Church will contact the person granting permission if the one attempting to perform the work is not a spouse, child, parent, or sibling. After going through the reservation process, the person still had to take the FoR (Family Ordinance Request) to the temple to have Family File print the cards. But sometime in 2016, that will change. We will begin to print the cards ourselves on our own home or Family History Center printer. Home printers need to be clean and crisp or the barcodes won't be read

well. I asked if we needed to color code the cards (blue, pink, and buff) but was told they expect that all temple cards will change to white. They will be a different format with the name and M/F icon and the ordinances' boxes.

Feedback for the Recently

Improved 110-Year Rule

Request Permission Form

In August, What’s New on FamilySearch announced that the form to request permission to perform ordinances for people born in the last 110 years was improved. People had been confused by some of the questions on the old form and were having their request rejected because they weren’t filling out the form correctly. Many areas have sent feedback that the new form is much easier to understand.

If at first you don’t succeed, search, search again. That is why we call it re-search.

Recently Released

You Can Now Register for RootsTech 2016!

Registration is now open for RootsTech 2016. RootsTech is the largest family history conference in the world, attracting tens of thousands of participants! The upcoming sixth annual global conference, “Celebrate Families across Generations,” takes place is February 3–6, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is a great way to discover and share your family’s stories and connections, regardless of your knowledge or experience level. The Family Discovery Day events on Saturday, February 6, are free. The events are popular with family and youth, so you might consider registering soon. To register, click the Register Now link on the FamilySearch home page. [RootsTech, the largest family history conference in the world, announced today the first three keynote speakers in its all-star lineup for RootsTech 2016. The first general session (Thursday, February 4, 2016) will feature three inspiring speakers, which include New York Times bestselling author Bruce Feiler, award-winning journalist Paula Williams Madison, and the president and CEO of FamilySearch International, Stephen Rockwood. Eastman, 11/29/15] For more details about RootsTech 2016, keep watching the RootsTech website at http://www.rootstech.org.

New Features in the Family Members

Section Make Correcting Relationships

Easier

The new features in the Family Members section are being released incrementally, so if you aren’t seeing it now, you will be soon. [in Family Tree] Have you clicked an edit icon lately in the Family Members section? You’ll find the icons on the Person page in Family Tree. You may have thought, “Wow. That’s different.” You’re right. There’s a new feature attached to the edit icons that makes it easier to see and correct family relationships and add sources. For example, if the wrong mother is listed for a large family, you can now change the wife and mother in a single operation!

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Family Tree: Printing Pedigree Charts and Family

Group Records

In Family Tree, from a person page, you can print several charts and records.

Now, the date you print a pedigree chart or family group record (with or without sources) is printed on the form. This will help you identify how current the information is.

Search: Feedback for Auto-Indexed Records

In August, we reported that FamilySearch.org has begun publishing collections that have been indexed by automated indexing tools. To help improve the tools, your feedback is needed. On auto-indexed records only, you will see a tab labeled “Errors?” at the bottom of the page.

If you find the automated tools have made an

error, please click the Errors? tab, and report the problem.

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Memories: The People Page Now Has a Help Tray

You may have noticed that several pages on FamilySearch.org have a Tips icon in the bottom right corner.

When you click the Tips icon, you’ll see a panel that links to tips about some of the features on that specific page. The panel is called the “help tray.” A help tray is now available on the People page in Memories. How to See the Tips for the People Page

1. At the top of the screen, click Memories. Then click People.

On the lower right corner of the screen, click the

Tips icon. The system displays the help tray.

2. To see the tips for a topic, click the topic in the table of contents.

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FamilySearch/Tree Changes ~ https://familysearch.org/blog/en/whats-familysearchoctober-2015/?et_cid=50390752&et_rid=767386822&linkid=https%3a%2f%2ffamilysearch.org%2fblog%2fen%2fwhats-familysearchoctober-2015%2f&cid=em-2382

Memories: Gallery

Soon when you click Memories, you’ll see a

memories gallery. The gallery brings all of the items you have uploaded (photos, stories, documents, audio) together on one page. It also makes it easier to organize your items into albums. Previously, you had to go to different pages–Photos, Stories, Documents, and Audio—to see all the items you had uploaded. If you couldn’t remember whether an item was uploaded as a photo or as a document, you had to search each page. There was no way to see all of your items in one place. Our users have frequently asked for a way to organize their memories into albums. There is an album feature in Memories, but users weren’t finding the feature, and it was a bit awkward to use. With the gallery, you will be able to drag and drop your Memories items into albums. The gallery will make it easier to create and manage albums.

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Testing a Personalized Home

Page

We are continuing to test the personalized, logged-in Home Page at familysearch.org. The page is being shown to about 25% of the members who log in English. We have gotten rave reviews from many people but still have work to do before it will work for everyone worldwide. We plan to release this version soon (after we add Find, Take, Teach) as a beta “dashboard” and give people the option to make it their home page. This will allow us to continue improving the experience for beginners and some of our international areas before

releasing it as a regular home page for everyone.

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Mobile Apps: Record Hinting

If you are using a mobile app and there are record hints for people in your pedigree lists, you will see a blue icon (the same as the web icon) on the person’s details header. Click the icon to see the list of record hints.

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Navigation: Quick Access to the My Family: Stories That Bring Us Together

Booklet Tool Currently, the only way to go to the online version of the My Family: Stories That Bring Us Together booklet is to click the Family Booklet link on the

home page. If the home page is updated, users will need a consistent way to find this tool. Since the booklet helps people start or enter their family tree, the booklet will be added as an option under the Family Tree link on the website header. This will provide a quick, easy way to get to this tool and may help even more people discover it in the future.

War of 1812 Campaign

As part of our new campaign, FamilySearch.org has taken lists of people who served in the War of 1812 and identified their living descendants in the Family Tree. Their descendants will receive an email inviting them to find their ancestors who served in the War of 1812 and view their pension files on FamilySearch and Fold3 (owned by Ancestry.com).

****************************************** FamilySearch German Databases Updated

The FamilySearch German Databases updated on 18 September 2015. If you haven't searched the three main German databases available at FamilySearch in a while, it's worth taking a look again. And if you're new to research in Germany (and Prussia), these database indexes are a godsend. Click here to see more. https://www.sassyjanegenealogy.com/familysearch-german-databases-updated/

An Introduction to Genetic Genealogy Using DNA testing to enhance your ancestral discovery needs both skills as a genealogist and information about genetics, according to Diahan Southard, a genetic genealogist, during a Thursday afternoon session of Rootstech 2015. Southard outlined what you need to understand about DNA testing when seeking your family history. To see the outline, click here. https://familysearch.org/blog/en/introduction-genetic-genealogy/ New FamilySearch Collections Update: October 19, 2015 Apart from a very significant addition to the Italy Napoli Civil Registration (State Archive) 1809-1865 collection, this week is predominantly about new, free US marriages and passenger lists collections. Search marriage records from 11 states, including Louisiana Parish Marriages 1837-1957, New York County Marriages 1847-1848; 1908-1936, Ohio County Marriages 1789-2013, and Pennsylvania Civil Marriages 1677-1950. Check out all of the new collections, click here. http://blog.eogn.com/2015/10/19/new-familysearch-collections-update-october-19-2015/

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Deleting Person Entries in Family Tree Contributors to FamilySearch Family Tree, particularly those that are new to it, often hesitate to make changes for fear of "messing things up." A common change that can cause real angst is deleting an individual. A recent change to Family Tree should help ease this worry, and safeguard against the accidental or incorrect deletion of persons added by others. FamilySearch has made deletion open only to the user that added a particular person to the tree and if that person has no other contributors. Learn more, click here. https://familysearch.org/blog/en/deletingpersonentries/ When Your Ancestor's Records Are in Another Language QUESTION- Where can I get help understanding genealogy records written in my ancestors' native language? https://familysearch.org/ask/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Word-Lists-for-Research-Assistance-1381815574483&lang=enhttps://familysearch.orgANSWER- See if you can puzzle out meanings using the genealogy word lists on FamilySearch. (Click a letter of the alphabet to find resources for that country, and then scroll down until you find the right word list.) You'll get some background on the language and alphabet, and the words for common genealogy terms such as birth, death and names of months. This may be enough to help you read, say, a microfilmed register of baptisms. An online translator such as Google's is handy for words or phrases. But online translators aren't ideal for passages from historical records-languages change quickly, and online translation tools are designed for modern alphabets and usage (and even then, you'll often get pretty rough translations). If you're dealing with a complex document or script (Fraktur, a German script, is notoriously difficult to translate), you may need to find a translator. (Editor) I use a translator site called TRADUKKA, Here is the link - http://tradukka.com/translate Using Twitter for genealogy Click here for a brief primer on joining Twitter and using it for genealogy. http://organizeyourfamilyhistory.com/using-twitter-for-genealogy/

Why Should I Put My Family Tree in More Than One Place?

As a variety of family history websites develop limited and extensive partnerships with each other, people may ask why they should bother to put their family tree in more than one place. It's a good question. After all, using multiple tools means that you have to learn how to use each new tool and how to make them all work together. There's also the time that will be required to keep information updated in all those places. To some, it seems more complicated and time-consuming than helpful. If you're willing to spend a little more effort for more benefits and services, then let me give you a few reasons to keep your tree in more than one place: Click here. . . https://familysearch.org/blog/en/put-family-tree-place-2/ On letter-writing, or how will the future remember you? For family historians, letters are invaluable. They are the "Sunday best" of information sources; the snapshots and snippets of past lives that reveal character as well as information. If public records provide a skeleton of our ancestors and clothe them in the uniform of their time, personal letters (and diaries) show us something of the color and texture of a life. They are the ribbons and shawls that hint at personality and individuality. Learn more, click here. https://suzysu.wordpress.com/2015/10/20/on-letter-writing-or-how-will-the-future-remember-you/ Twitter for Genealogists To many in the genealogical community, this leading social media platform is confusing, overwhelming, and just plain frustrating. What can we possibly share about our ancestors in 140 characters or less? Not very much. But don't let your imagination be stifled by character count. Read how it can be very useful - click here. What Do I Do Next? 5 Tips for Using FamilySearch Partners

How can you best take advantage of these high powered programs? Do you need some help getting started? Try out these 5 tips! Click here. http://familylocket.com/what-do-i-do-next-5-tips-for-using-familysearch-partners/

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Fulton Historic Newspaper Site - New York Updates Follow this link for a list of New York state newspapers available, with the county, newspaper title, and years available in the collection. http://www.theancestorhunt.com/blog/fulton-historic-newspaper-site-new-york-updates#.Vi5FvdKrSUl

New Swedish Records Now Online! We've (MYHERITAGE.COM) just completed digitizing an exclusive collection of Swedish Household Records, spanning the years 1880-1920. It contains 46.5 million records and it is available for searching online only on MyHeritage! These annual records include information on births, deaths, marriages, addresses, changes in household composition and more. If you have ancestors who lived in Sweden, this is a dream collection for you. One Person's Work That Will Touch Generations Like the ripples created by a pebble in a pond, it is difficult to know the impact that a single life may have on future generations. Clarice May Taylor Cubbins (1916-2014), whose occupation was often listed in census records as "home duties" or being a "hand," lived her life in New South Wales, Australia's largest state. During her lifetime, Cubbins amassed an extensive card file index that is now helping genealogists and family historians find their ancestors. Largely because of her private collection, consisting primarily of cemetery records, FamilySearch now offers access to over 160,000 searchable Australian records. Learn more, click here. https://familysearch.org/blog/en/persons-work-touch-generations/

On the Verge of Extinction: The art of shoemaking Throughout history, cobblers have spent years studying and apprenticing under master craftsmen, learning the techniques and secrets of the shoemaking trade. Today, due to mass production, this age-old-profession has all but disappeared. Find out more about the lost art of shoemaking, as part of our series on extinct professions. People used to keep a pair of shoes for a lifetime. They were a cherished and expensive possession. People would bring them to shoemakers in the hope that they could restore their shine and luster and bring them back to life. Today, although traditional shoemakers still exist and we are able to visit their shops, they are fewer and more difficult to find. Like many artisans, many are closing their doors. Shoes have been mass-produced for many years and are easily replaceable at low cost. The smell of real leather and quality craftsmanship evoke memories and take us back to a different time. A time where attention to detail, uniqueness, and quality were tantamount. It is possible that real shoemakers will soon be extinct! Thousands of years ago, man first tied animal skin around his feet to protect them, and the concept of footwear materialized. Not only would shoes protect people from rugged terrain and long journeys, they would help them deal with extreme temperatures of heat or cold, and allow them to move freely. According to research, the weakening of small toe bones has been found in 40,000-year-old human fossils, shown as evidence of shoes existing back then.

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There’s reason to believe that craftsmen emerged at that time and began to create and repair footwear. Shoemakers have been appreciated by their customers for years and recognized for their hard work and dedication to the craft, which is sometimes considered an art. The world’s oldest leather shoe was discovered in an Armenian cave in 2010. It was well-preserved, as it was covered in sheep dung. Scientists have dated the shoe to some 5,500 years ago. It is a single piece of cow leather with laces along the front and back seams, tied with a leather cord. Remains of ancient shoes have been found in other parts of the world, shedding more light on cultures and styles from times gone by. For example, in Mexico, one can see statues from the Olmec era (5,000 BCE) with specific footwear. Shoemakers who repaired shoes were also known as cobblers, and also worked with leather bags and accessories, such as belts. If the craftsman created new shoes, he was named a master shoemaker. Three centuries ago, shoemakers, much like such other craftsmen such as blacksmiths, carpenters and tailors, were among the lowest of the social classes. In Spain, it was believed that workers that worked with their hands lost their social status. People became reluctant to enter such professions, or to employ workers such as shoemakers. In 1783, the King of Spain found it necessary to issue a Royal Decree stating that artisans such blacksmiths, tailors, shoemakers, carpenters and others are honest and honorable and that using them is not degrading to the family or the person that uses their services. Like many crafts, shoemaking skills were often passed down from parents to children or to young apprentices who helped in the workshop while learning the trade. Shoemaking became more commercialized in the mid-18th century. Warehouses were created to house pre-made footwear to be sold in different areas. By the end of the 19th-century, shoemaking was transformed from a traditional handicraft to an industrialized and streamlined production of large factories.

Today, many of the past's tools and techniques have disappeared, replaced with new production methods. Many modern shoes are less durable and are designed to be replaced after limited use. So, if you decide to use your local shoemaker and put your shoes in their expert hands, know that you are trusting an experienced craftsman who has learned a trade with a rich history that is almost as old as time. (Editor) Do you remember shoemakers of yesteryear? What about barbers?

New Features Make it Easier to Find and View Family Records

FamilySearch collections are growing every day, adding genealogically relevant sources to one of the largest databases in the world. A key FamilySearch goal is to improve the tools that provide access to these records by users searching for the details of their family story. Some enhancements were recently made to the historical image viewer as well as the search interface that should make accessing the growing amount of information that much easier. Read more-click here. https://familysearch.org/blog/en/viewerupdate/

Do search engines reveal memories from FamilySearch.org?

Yes, search engines, like Google and others, can list memories uploaded to FamilySearch.org in their search results. However, FamilySearch.org has put a limitation on which memories are available to the search engines. Search engines should only show a memory with all of the following specifications: The memory has one or more tags. All tags must be attached to a person in Family Tree. All individuals in Family Tree to which the memory is attached must be deceased. If a memory does not have tags, one or more tags are not attached to Family Tree, or at least one tag is linked to a Family Tree private person (living or confidential), it should not appear on a search engine.

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New Indexing Projects Launched: 10/21 - 11/4 More indexing projects launched mean more opportunities for people across the world to find their ancestors. Over the past two weeks, projects have been launched in 6 languages and 9 countries. Go to the indexing projects page to learn more about these projects and pick one to start indexing. Thank you in advance for your service! See a partial list-click here. https://familysearch.org/blog/en/indexing-projects-launched-1021-114/ 5 Photos You Should Take at the Cemetery It's sad - and rather frustrating - to go to a cemetery, take some photos, and realize when you get home that those photos don't really help you. (It's especially frustrating when you're not able to get back to take more photos.) To help ease the frustration, here are 5 cemetery photos that you should get in the habit of taking every time. http://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/2015/11/03/5-photos-you-should-take-at-the-cemetery/ 6 Sources that May Name Your Ancestors' Parents Have you reached a dead end on one branch of your family tree-you can't find the parents' names? Check out these sources for finding ancestors' parents. http://lisalouisecooke.com/2015/11/6-sources-ancestors-names-parents/ How to Color Code Your Genealogy Family Research When people first start doing family research, most of them are smart enough to realize they must divide and conquer. They start with two files: one for their mother's family and one for their father's side. So very organized, how wonderful! Warning. This is not enough dividing! At the minimum, you need four files, one for each set of great grandparents. In fact, this is what FamilySearch has also decided is the least you should do. FamilySearch has a really nice fan chart that is automatically created for you, once you've fine-tuned your tree on their site. This fan chart includes color coding for four families, and your best bet is to use it. Learn more here. http://www.cousindetective.com/2015/11/how-to-color-code-your-genealogy-family.html

Hunting for cousins in England's 1939 Register

The 1939 Register for England & Wales debuted on FindMyPast last evening (my time). For those that don't know, the 1939 Register was the UK government's work to take a census of everyone living in the country in September 1939, through which they issued national ID cards. And from what I understand, it was quite precisely everyone living in the country at the time - anyone who wasn't in the country wasn't enumerated. There was no 1941 census because of the war, so the Register is also a substitute for a would-be record set that wasn't created, and since the 1931 census was destroyed during the bombing of London, the 1939 Register is also akin to the 1900 US census - a document to try to fill in gaps from 18 or 20 years of no censuses. Read more, click here. https://adventuresingenealogy.wordpress.com/2015/11/02/hunting-for-

Passenger lists - a useful resource

When researching your own family history, passenger lists are a useful tool to help fill in more of your family's story. Passenger lists provide plenty of useful information including name, age, travel dates, ports of departure and arrival. Some included hometown and nationality. Family groups travelling together were typically recorded alongside one another, and occasionally 'missing children' can appear if they were born and died between censuses. Learn more here. http://familydetective.net/passenger-lists-a-useful-resource/

Has Genealogy gone 'Mean'? Rudeness among Us

Has genealogy gone 'mean'? I'm beginning to wonder! In today's world of Facebook groups, blogs, message boards & comment sections - there are no shortage of opportunities for people to 'speak their minds'. And lately, I've been taken aback by the level of "meanness" that's been displayed. Read more-click this link. http://thedeadrelativecollector.blogspot.com/2015/11/has-genealogy-gone-mean-rudeness-among.html

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8 Ways to Avoid Barking Up the Wrong Family Tree

By Kimberly Powell There is nothing more frustrating than finding out the ancestors you've been so diligently searching aren't really yours. That the hours and money you've spent on your research has been wasted. That the ancestors you've come to know and love aren't connected to you by history or blood. Yet, it happens to most of us at one time or another. Genealogy research isn't perfect. A lack of records, incorrect data, and embellished family stories can easily send us off in the wrong direction. How can we avoid this heartbreaking result in our own family research? It isn't always possible to avoid wrong turns, but these steps may help keep you from barking up the wrong family tree. 1. Don't Skip Generations 2. Don't Make Assumptions about Family Relationships 3. Document, Document, Document 4. Does it Make Sense? 5. Get Organized 6. Verify Research Done By Others 7. Rule out the Other Possibilities 8. Turn to DNA To read the details of each step in the full article, click here. Source: About.com: Genealogy

SEGMENT-OLOGY By Jim Bartlett, DNA Specialist [Note: To help readers better understand the use of DNA in genealogy research, this newsletter will feature extracts of monthly posts from Jim Bartlett's new blog, Segment-ology.] Does Triangulation Work? Sure it does! Triangulation is a tool to use with autosomal DNA. Let's see how it might work: 1.Does it work in grouping your shared segments? 2.Does it work in culling out IBS segments? 3.Does it work to define and map your ancestral segments? 4.Does it work to insure that all Matches in a Triangulated Group have an IBD segment? 5.Does it work in identifying Matches who all share the same Common Ancestor? 6.Does it work for any size segments? - see more at: Does Triangulation Always Work?

The Big Picture Let's start with the Big Picture. We take an atDNA test and the company reports a list of our Matches. We can also get matches by uploading our raw DNA data to GEDmatch. Each of the companies compares our raw DNA data to that of all the others in their database, and uses their proprietary matching algorithm to generate a list of Matches. At 23andMe, FTDNA and GEDmatch, they also provide the shared segment information (Chromosome, Start Location, End Location, cMs, and SNPs) for each shared segment. For this discussion I'm only going to be talking about segments over 7cM, just to avoid any debate about smaller segments. Each of the companies has pluses and minuses that go along with their matching algorithm, but we are going to go with the list of Matches they provide to us. So this is the data we want to work with using the Triangulation tool. To read Jim's detailed article, click here. Source: Segment-ology, October 19, 2015 Obituaries - Don't Make This Rookie Genealogy Research Mistake By Thomas J. Kemp A typical newspaper obituary gives the usual genealogical information, including name, age, & date and place of birth. I could easily transcribe this information and move on to the next relative to research in my family tree - but that would be a mistake. Why? Historical newspapers often published two items about the deceased: the obituary and the more compact "death notice." Death notices come in all shapes and sizes, and vary from newspaper to newspaper - but, you must look for them while doing your genealogy research or you will miss important clues. Comparing both news articles, we quickly see that additional relatives are named in the death notice. Good thing we checked or we'd have missed four family members. Always check for both the Obituary AND the Death Notice. You'll likely be glad that you did. To read the full article with examples of obituaries and death notices, click here. Source: GenealogyBank Blog, October 16, 2015

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Genealogy Tip of the Day By Michael John Neill

Were the Witnesses to the Marriage an Unmarried Couple?? If there are two witnesses to a marriage and you can "figure out" who one of the witnesses is, consider the possibility that the other witness was the significant other of the first witness. Or the other witness could just be a friend of the couple of which you are unaware. Probate or Pensions May Provide Evidence of Alternate Names For most of American history, people could change their names or alter the spelling of their names relatively easily-without going to court. Among the places where you may find evidence of those name changes are probate and pension records. The court may notice that deeds of property acquisition do not quite match with the name of the deceased. Pension application examiners may notice that the name at marriage does not match the name on the application. There may be affidavits about the name differences in the record, or a judge or clerk may make some notation about it. What Evidence Did They Have? Most of the information given in original documents (census, death certificates, birth certificates, etc.) came from what someone remembered. Documentation was not required by the census taker when information was provided. The same thing is true of much of the information on a death certificate (especially information about the person's and parents). Ask yourself, "what evidence" did the informant have to have to get this information included in the record? Chances are none was required. No Siblings and No Descendants Do you have a fairly near relative who died and who left no descendants of their own and whose siblings had no descendants? If there was no will and there was property requiring an estate settlement, that probate file may mention a number of distant relatives-and if recent enough (usually post 1900), addresses may be included.

Search for Patronyms and Father's Last Name Affidavits in court cases and pension applications may mention how long the person giving testimony has known the person about whom they are giving testimony. Do the math. In what year did they first become acquainted with each other? Was it when they were living somewhere else? Was it during a time when you know nothing about your ancestor? Does it mean that they had known each other since they were children? That "length of time known" could help you trace your ancestor's origins. How Long Had They Known the Other Party? I have a relative who was married three times, having survived all three husbands. She was married to her third husband some twenty years before she died and she survived him by several years. For reasons unknown to me when she died in 2012 she is listed in the statewide death index under her second husband's name. She was married to him for five years and they had no children. She continued to use her third husband's last name after his death. Took me forever to find her. Source: Genealogy Tip of the Day.

News Flash! Digitized Microfilm: From the

Drawer to Your Computer Exciting news is here explaining how users will access microfilmed records found in the FamilySearch catalog. In the early weeks of November, a new feature called the Thumbnail Gallery will be available to the public. Everywhere that historical record images are visible, users can view a single full-screen image or view a gallery of thumbnail (small) images for all images on a microfilm. Parts of this new viewer can be accessed through the Record Hints on Family Tree. Why Is This Important? Click this link for more. https://familysearch.org/blog/en/news-flash-digitized-microfilm-drawer-computer/

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Research Tips & Resources U.S. Railroad and Retirement Board The Midwest Genealogy Center's "Genealogy Quick Look" feature features several online collections, of which this is one. Click here, then choose a collection in the dropdown box to search. Norwegian Genealogy Article and links in this post by MyHeritage.com: click here 1891 Norway census information, click here Swedish Household Examination Books Access here at MyHeritage.com. If you do not have a subscription, you can search the website free at any Family History Center. Luxembourg Genealogy Follow the blog, Researching Luxembourg Genealogy: click here Officer Down Memorial Page

This website allows users to search through a list of over 20,000 law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty between 1791 and 2015. Most entries are from the 20th century: http://www.odmp.org/search

Why can't I find my grandmother's passport? First and foremost, she may not have had one: although available, U.S .passports were not required until World War I, and those who did apply before then were predominantly men. It is no secret that in earlier time periods, men appeared most often in official records. Women and children were in large measure subordinate to men in the household, be it husbands, fathers, sons, or brothers. This applied to many facets of life, including travel. According to the National Archives, approximately 95 percent of mid-19th century passport applicants were men, many women also traveled overseas, but for men and women traveling together, passports were issued to the men on behalf of the entire traveling party. If you are unable to find record of your female ancestor traveling abroad, you may wish to search for passports of men in your family.

New FamilySearch Indexing Project: World War I Service Cards

FamilySearch volunteers will soon begin indexing the North Carolina World War I Service Cards, which are part of the collections of the State Archives of North Carolina. The State Archives in partnership with FamilySearch would like to invite North Carolinians and those with connections to North Carolina to take part in the creation of this valuable resource. The cards include military service information for officers, enlisted men, and nurses in the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps who served during World War I. Learn how you can help-click here. https://ncarchives.wordpress.com/2015/11/06/new-familysearch-indexing-project-world-war-i-service-cards/ Digging up death data.

Yes, I am aware of the bad taste or juvenile start that gives to this post. But sometimes it is what it feels like when one goes looking for more facts on a subject. Like with many other areas, the Internet is a great enhancement to your genealogy research, but believe me, (and repeat) It's. Not. All. There. Read what an obituary can do and more-follow this link. http://theindepthgenealogist.com/digging-up-death-data/

The New FamilySearch - I'm loving it! They've made it so much easier to browse through the non-indexed records. Read a firsthand account of the new features of FamilySearch-follow this link. https://openingdoorsinbrickwalls.wordpress.com/2015/11/11/the-new-familysearch-im-loving-it/

Discovering Wedding Photos in your Family History

A wedding photo is a treasured memory. I have a couple of wedding photos in our family history but some of them I only know are wedding photos because I was told that they were when my grandparents gave them to me. So it made me wonder if there are many "wedding" photos out there that people don't realize they have. Read this brief history of wedding photography. http://familyancestrydetective.com/discovering-wedding-photos-in-your-family-history/

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6 Tips for Telling a Better Genealogy Story

Follow this link for some tips all of us can try to use when writing about our ancestors. http://researching-relatives.blogspot.com/2015/10/tips-for-telling-better-genealogy-story.html Genetic Genealogy 101 Useful Terms Words are important. Sometimes if you don't know the vocabulary you need to know for a particular situation you can get very, very frustrated. If you are new to genetic genealogy here are a few (not all) of the words you should be familiar with. Some of them may jog memories of high school biology class. Others you may have already seen and guessed their meanings. Hopefully the list will be useful to you! See the list and more-click here. http://theindepthgenealogist.com/genetic-genealogy-101-part-2-useful-terms/ 7 Reasons to LOVE Italian Records For a long time, I regret to say, I avoided Italian records in my genealogy research. This, even though I proudly claim 50% Italian heritage and my husband, 100%. I had successfully found passenger records for my great-grandparents and his, naming their towns of origin, but I stopped there. You see, I made some pretty big assumptions about Italian records, which to my pleasant surprise, turned out to be absolutely false. I both love the Italian culture for its chaotic vivacity and Italian records for their organization and clarity. Here are just a few things I love about Italian Records: (Click here) https://almosthomegs.wordpress.com/2015/11/06/7-reasons-to-love-italian-records/ Hinting Leads to Success It hasn't been long since FamilySearch introduced the new hinting and descendancy view features fueled by indexed records. Already, many people have shared wonderful experiences about how these new capabilities have energized their family history research. Click here for just a few examples of the power indexed records have when combined with these great new tools. https://familysearch.org/blog/en/hinting-leads-to-success-2/

FamilySearch - Digitized

Newest item added to help in research on FamilySearch.org is called "Thumbnail Gallery" and it is available free to the public. This feature has both the indexed data and the image together. This feature is available only with indexed records. It allows the searcher to navigate to other images within the collection by clicking on next or just going to a certain image. Learn ore-click here. http://www.familytree.com/blog/familysearch-digitized/

Choosing a suggested standard format for a field

When clicking the standard format, like a date or location, for a field in the green background box, it shows a list with a white background, of possible standard formatted values, under the green box. When I click one of those standard formatted values, it goes away, but it doesn't change the field value like I was assuming it would do. I found out that if I start typing to change the value, then it pops up the list of standard formatted values again... then if I click one of them at that point, it will change the value in the field. This is not the most intuitive flow of events... Why not allow the field value to change when we simply click the green box, and then click one of the standard formatted values? Or at least pop up instructions when we click that green box, that tells us that we have to start typing to edit the field first, before we can click one of the standard formatted values. Answer:

The place field is not necessarily for your own format. We pop up matching standards just as a convenience so you don't have to type it all. But every place on the planet is not in the database so the real purpose is to allow you to enter what is not in the database, like a cemetery. Type in what you want, select a pop up choice and overwrite the field if you want or just enter what you want, click somewhere else and it will keep what you entered and will select a standard. If the selected standard is wrong click on it and choose a different one. Ron Tanner

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13 Grave Markers with Descriptions I am a Tombstone Tourist: someone who loves to wander cemeteries. I find it akin to visiting a museum: an opportunity to enjoy rarely seen sculpture, intricate carvings, and amazing architecture, all in a tranquil outdoor setting. It is amazing, the different shapes and styles of cemetery stones you can find in the graveyard. Click here for a list of some of the most common, and some of the more unique. http://agraveinterest.blogspot.com/2015/11/13-grave-markers-with-descriptions.html Computer vs paper forms

I recently came across the post Starting your research on the right foot by The In-Depth Genealogist. While using paper forms may suit some people, I can't imagine, having used computers for the better part of 20 years for my family history, using paper forms. Learn more-click here. http://loiswillis.com/2015/11/13/computer-vs-paper-forms/ Facebook Strategies for Genealogy

Facebook is not just for the "young" social media minded. In fact, my teenager loves to remind me that Facebook is "old people social media". Ahem.... well, moving right along. If you are looking to connect with family, find "long-lost" or distant relatives, or other researchers to collaborate with, Facebook is a great place to start. Click here to learn more. http://lisalisson.com/2015/11/19/4-strategies-for-using-facebook-for-your-genealogy/ Old New England Pie Crust: Tough Recipes for Tough People My mother has always made the same Thanksgiving menu, consisting of turkey, squash, potatoes, turnip, stuffing and cranberry sauce. Appetizers might vary, but the main meal always remains the same. It's the same menu that her mother made as well. Dessert always consists of the same three pies: squash, mincemeat, and apple. Again, these are the pies that my grandmother always made. Why squash instead of pumpkin? I have no idea. Thank God that the One Pie company still makes canned squash. When they stop we might need to abandon the squash pie for pumpkin. Learn more-click here. http://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2015/11/old-new-england-pie-crust-tough-recipes.html

Troy Irish Genealogy Website adds Death Notices Appearing in Troy, NY Newspapers 1797 - 1860 An index to 6,198 death notices that were published in five different Troy, New York newspapers from 1797 to 1860 was created by staff at the Troy Public Library in 1938. The Troy Irish Genealogy Society was allowed by the Troy Library to scan the Death Records book so these important records could be made available on-line for genealogy researchers. To see these records go to the TIGS website - www.troyirish.com Click on PROJECTS and then under DEATH RECORDS click on DEATH NOTICES APPEARING IN TROY NEWSPAPERS. Learn more - click here. http://blog.eogn.com/2015/11/16/troy-irish-genealogy-website-adds-death-notices-appearing-in-troy-ny-newspapers-1797-1860/ Five Family Photos to Take This Year

As holidays approach and there are many family gatherings it is an excellent time to take family photos. Click here for a list of five. http://zapthegrandmagap.blogspot.com/2015/11/five-family-photos-to-take-this-year.html

10 Ways Family History Can Help You Sanctify the Sabbath September 11, 2015

By Savannah Kate Shelley FamilySearch Blog 1. Reserve family names and commit to attend the temple. 2. Host a family get-together, teleconference or Skype. 3. Index names for the FamilySearch database. 4. Catalog headstones. 5. Upload photos, audio, and documents to your Family Tree. 6. Start a record for yourself or your family. 7. Create collages or anthologies that reflect your family’s history. 8. Compile family and ancestral traditions and try them. 9. Visit the past residences of your ancestors. 10. Record living memory for your future self or family. https://familysearch.org/blog/en/10-ways-family-history-sanctify-sabbath/?et_cid=50390752&et_rid=767386822&linkid=https%3a%2f%2ffamilysearch.org%2fblog%2fen%2f10-ways-family-history-sanctify-sabbath%2f&cid=em-2382

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November, 2015 Several new classes have been added to the FamilySearch Learning Center. These new classes include:

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Below are links to the full classes or webinars found on the FamilySearch website. To access a class, click on the title of the course or webinar you want to view. Ireland Research Ireland Census and Census Substitutes Ireland Civil Registration Ireland Emigration Ireland Presbyterian Church Records Scotland Research

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Blessing Lives from Home Sweet

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October 5, 2015 By Matt Wright

Sister Whitney Horning always wanted to serve a mission. Her chance came after college, marriage, and beginning a family. She accepted a call as a FamilySearch support missionary assigned to work from her own home, answering calls and emails from FamilySearch users. “I love helping people to have success,” she says. “And I feel like I am a better mother when my children come home because I have been helping and serving and loving other people. I am happier and more at peace. And when my children come in the door, there’s more of me to give to them. There’s this magic that takes place as our hearts are turned.” A part-time FamilySearch support mission could be a great fit for those who have served as ward or stake family history consultants. It may also be the type of service opportunity one of your ward or stake members are looking for. Visit LDS.org to learn more about this wonderful opportunity to serve. You can also request a phone call from FamilySearch to answer your questions about missionary opportunities.

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What is Bounty Land?

If you've looked closely at Fold3's Revolutionary

War Pensions and War of 1812 Pension Files, you

may have noticed that some pension files include

correspondence or claims regarding bounty land.

And, of course, Fold3 also has the Bounty-Land

Warrant Applications Index. But just what is bounty

land?

Bounty land served as both an incentive and reward for military service. It was issued to eligible veterans or their heirs by the Continental Congress and federal government through congressional acts passed between 1776 and 1856. Most early federal bounty land was in...Continue Reading

Italian Research

Most of Italy's most useful genealogical records were created at the town level, the Comune/Cittá (Town/City), whether civil or ecclesiastical. Understanding how this political structure affected record keeping will help you determine where the records will be held now and how to access them. Here are the divisions you need to know:

1. One of the two sets of civil registers initially created is kept in the town hall (or Municipio).

Occasionally, in larger cities these records may be stored in a different municipal building within the same town. At the end of each year, the second set of civil records was sent to the Tribunale (or District Court) for safekeeping and use in legal proceedings. After 70 years, these records are transferred to the Archivio di Stato or Provincial/State Archives of that province.

2. Birth, marriage, and death records are usually found in the Ufficio dello Stato Civile (or Civil Record's Office). These records are available to you

according to civil law. However, if requesting a document by mail, you need to be patient. It is the civil official's duty to perform the work of their citizens first, then to process any postal inquiries. It is prudent to include your email address on your letter when requesting the documents and to write in Italian. This way, if they require you to send postage before sending the documents, they will email the request to you. Each office does this a different way so it is best to provide them an easy contact option, in case of any issues.

3. The Anagrafe office often holds town population registers and federal censuses. The latter is not

usually available for research and they are under no obligation to allow you access to these records. If you are able to access the population registers, they can be a goldmine of information, as they show whole family groups and their vital statistics. Within a particular town's jurisdiction you often find several sub-distinctions:

4. Frazione or Quartiere - Hamlets or neighborhoods. These are sometimes designated at localitá distraccata (local district).

5. Contrada - Usually in the countryside surrounding a

town and similar to a U.S. township. There could be only a few or many frazione, quartiere, or contrada within a town's jurisdiction. The Comuni-Italiani.it website often provides addresses for civil offices and the names of these sub-distinctions. This website also provides links to maps that can be used to determine what towns were close by. Italians often married someone from a nearby town. Therefore, you can use this resource to determine what other town's records you should research, if a marriage record is not

found whether you thought it would be. By Vanessa

Wieland, Online Editor, Family Tree University

HOW TO CHANGE SIZE OF CIRCLE ON MEMORIES PHOTO?

Do not use "Memories" within the person's page. Use the "Memories" at the very top line. That is only way you can resize or position the circle. The one that is inside the person's pagewill leave you stuck with full photo oval and no way to tag easily. David

MOVING SOURCES FROM ANCESTRY TO FAMILY TREE

Check out James Tanner's blog. http://rejoiceandbeexceedingglad.blogspot.com/2015/11/moving-sources-from-ancestrycom-to.html

Fighting of World War I Comes to a Close: November 11, 1918

On November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m. the fighting of World War I finally ended as had been decided in an armistice signed by the Allies and Germany earlier that morning at 5 a.m. Although Germany still held some Allied territory, its army and people were exhausted, starving, and losing hope. While Germany struggled to replace its fallen and deserting soldiers, the Allies were receiving American reinforcements at the rate of 10,000 a day. At home, unrest had broken out, and the Kaiser lost the confidence of the army, forcing him to... Continue Reading Fold 3

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SHOULD I DO TEMPLE WORK FOR AN IN-LAW'S PARENTS TO COMPLETE THE WORK? I attended a Education Week Family History class this last summer where Ron Tanner answered that question. He said, "You cannot go up the target person's spouse line and do that line." Here is a link to slide 17 from a power point presentation where he explains further. It is from the FSFamilyTreeUserGroup. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-_eyh3QBdjcVR1-AY8jQcR95CYKgTTCydpQeJHuVz-I/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.ga2605e1c4_6_0

He also told us that very soon you will not see the phrase "This person's parents should be sealed prior to this sealing" on all ordinance cards. They are now letting you do the sealing to parents without the temple work being completed for the parents for the spouse of your target person or cousin. He suggested we do the research to verify their names and dates and relationship to the person, but we should not do their temple work. This way, the temple work is completed for the spouse, even though the SP will not be valid until the parents' temple work is done. They have already changed family tree so that you can reserve the sealing to parents without reserving the in-law parents. Just uncheck the boxes for their work, and the SP will stay for the spouse of your cousin. We are only responsible for the posterity of our direct ancestors. IN SUMMARY: 1. You can request all the ordinances for the spouse of your relative (your aunt/uncle). 2. The temple will clear it for sealing to parents if the parents' names are given. 3. You do NOT request individual ordinances for the parents since you aren’t related to them. 4. The temple department is removing the phrase from the child’s (your uncle/aunt) card about

“ordinances for the parents being done before” the sealing is done. 5. So YES for the child (your relative’s spouse) and NO for the parents’ work. Yes, the ordinances will be done out of sequence, but you will be doing what you are entitled to. Then you pray that someone else in the family will do the parents’ work when it is time. That was the official instruction we received in late July on that exact question. We received it in our annual family history area advisors training meeting in Salt Lake. The person who gave that was Ron Tanner, one of the creators of FamilySearch. Numerous other FamilySearch staff were there too. Patty, New Hampshire

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Possible Method to Validate “Family Legends” and Other Questionable Claims

Dick Eastman · November 20, 2015

Most families have “legends,” claims of ancestry that have been handed down from generation to generation. Examples include claims of an ancestor who was a Cherokee princess, three brothers who immigrated together then later split up to go to three different locations, and claims that the family name was changed at Ellis Island.

NOTE: Almost all these claims turn out to be

bogus.

Dave Jack of Timaru, New Zealand, is devising a framework for assessing claims of family links, including how DNA samples could be used to verify them.

Jack is working on a research proposal for a Master’s thesis at the University of Strathclyde. He says, although the internet provides researchers with plenty of information, as well as many unfounded rumors which spread “like a virus” through cyber space. He hopes a system of accreditation for genealogists could help sort credible ancestries from rumors.

You can read more about Dave Jack’s methods in a brief article by Jack Montgomerie in The Timaru Herald at http://goo.gl/qXZXS6.

Behind Wall of a Budapest Apartment

Dick Eastman · November 27, 2015

A vast and historically valuable trove of Holocaust-era documents, long thought destroyed during World War II, has been found hidden in a wall cavity by a couple renovating their Budapest apartment. The haul of 6,300 documents are from a 1944 census that was a precursor to the intended liquidation of the Hungarian capital’s 200,000 Jews in Nazi death camps. This census contains the names of Jews and Christians alike.

61 kilogrammes (135 pounds) of dusty papers were found. The forms found in the Budapest apartment contain names of each building’s inhabitants, and whether they are Jewish or not, with total numbers

of Christians and Jews marked in the corners. The yellowed papers were given to the Budapest City Archives where they are being prepared for long-term preservation.

Most of Budapest’s Jewish population survived the war.

You can read more in an article in The Telegraph at

http://goo.gl/zUOcEm.

New FamilySearch Collections Update: November 9, 2015

Dick Eastman · November 10, 2015 · Online Sites · No Comments

The following announcement was written by FamilySearch:

Ecuador Catholic Church Records 1565-2011, United Kingdom World War I Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Records 1917- 1920, Spain Province of Barcelona Municipal Records 1387-1986, Italy Forlì-Cesena Forlì Civil Registration (State Archive) 1800-1815 1866-1930, and Philippines Manila Civil Registration 1899-1984 have large additions this week. To browse these collections and more, follow the links below:

http://blog.eogn.com/2015/11/10/new-familysearch-collections-update-november-9-2015/