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A broad range of records were added to FamilySearch.org this week from 20 countries, notably Australia, Austria, Canada (Saskatchewan), Chile, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Germany, England, Dominican Republic, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Slovakia, Spain, Venezuela, and Continue reading New Records From 20 Countries at FamilySearch.org
The following U.S.A. vital-records oriented databases have been added or updated at FamilySearch.org since my last posting made October 20. Also included is the 1852 state census for California, and the Matagorda County, Texas School Census Records, 1923-1946 – as Continue reading New USA & Canada Vital Records & State Census Data at FamilySearch.org
More than seven million records were added to FamilySearch.org this week, including five million digital civil registration images from the Philippines from 1945–1980. Have ancestors from Europe? New digital images of historic records from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Italy and Continue reading Digital Images Added at FamilySearch.org for Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, & Spain as well as USA Records for AR, CA, FL, ID, IN, NC, OR, & UT
Although we’ve been writing about many new records posting at FamilySearch.org, we haven’t done a full update to the U.S.A. Vital Records for about a month. There have been MANY database additions & updates. Thirty-nine major additions and updates have Continue reading New USA Vital Records Data Published at FamilySearch.org During the Last Month
The following press release was received from FamilySearch: 28 September 2011: New records collections from Australia, Estonia, Mexico and the United States can now be searched for free at FamilySearch.org. In addition, new records were added to Austria, Canada, Chile, Continue reading New Databases Posted at FamilySearch for Australia, Estonia, Mexico & U.S. with Additions for UT, CA, IL, ID, ME, MN, MS, OH, & WI
The following news release was written by FamilySearch.org staff: 21 September 2011: Among the 16 million records added to FamilySearch.org this week, over six million are from the United States, including new collections from California, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New York, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 16M New Records, including those for Brazil, Canada, Cote d’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Ecuador, and the U.S.A.
The following news release was written by familySearch staff: FamilySearch Adds 6 Million Records – Austria, Mexico, Peru, U.S.A. – Each Add Over a Million Records 30 August 2011: FamilySearch.org added over six million records this week to its free Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 6 Million+ Records for Austria, Brazil, Guatemala, Hungary, Mexico, Peru, Poland, South Africa, Spain & the U.S.A.
Database: California Voter Registers, 1866–1898 Records: 3,682,335 Last Update: 21 July 2011 Know as the Great Registers, an 1866 law required all counties in California to create a list of names by district of eligible voters. At that time, eligible Continue reading Ancestry Adds the California Voter Registers Database
United STATES TERRITORIAL & SCHOOL CENSUSES and TAX RECORDS at FAMILYSEARCH.org Last Updated: 5 November 2015 Colonial, Territorial and State Censuses are of vital importance to genealogists, as they were often taken on non-Federal Decennial census years, taken prior Continue reading United States Territorial & School Censuses and Tax Records at FamilySearch.org
The following news release was received from Kathryn M. Doyle, Communications, California Genealogical Society & Library: “I’m Sorry. Those Records Were Lost” California Genealogical Society Publication Gives Researchers New Hope OAKLAND, California–July 25, 2011–The California Genealogical Society (CGS) announces publication Continue reading New Edition of Book on Pre-1906 San Francisco Research Now Available
The Tehama County Genealogical and Historical Society, of Red Bluff, California, has just published a new 2011 revised edition of “Tehama County, 1856-2006: 150 years of Photos and History.” It is now available for purchase. The new edition has an Continue reading “Tehama County, 1856-2006: 150 years of Photos and History” now available in a Revised Edition
The following USA and Canadian vital records databases have been added at FamilySearch since I last blogged about the FamilySearch vital records six weeks ago or so. Note that most of the databases posted are digital images with waymarks to Continue reading New & Updated USA and Canadian Vital Records Databases at FamilySearch.org
Libraries are struggling with budgets cut by cities, and counties that are no longer flush with tax money. The Santa Barbara Public Library is no exception. The Santa Barbara Public Library System can no longer provide access to certain subscription Continue reading Budget Cuts Eliminate Santa Barbara Public Library Genealogy Databases
The following United States vital records databases have been posted or updated at FamilySearch.org in the last week. California County Marriages, 1850-1952 – Name index of marriage records including a number of different type of documents such as licenses, certificates, Continue reading New USA Vital Records Posted at FamilySearch.org
The following News Release was received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch: 9 Million Browsable Images from 9 Countries Added This Week New Records for Brazil, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, U.S., and Venezuela The bounty just keeps coming Continue reading Nine Million Browsable Images from Nine Countries Added at FamilySearch.com This Week