FamilySearch Record Search Update: 4 Million New Census, Church, Marriage, and Tax Records Added

The following records were added to the FamilySearch Record Search pilot. They can be searched for free at FamilySearch.org.
Collection Name: 1870 US CensusIndexed Records: 3,562,549Digital Images: LinkedComments: Four new indexed states added (GA, KS, NC, and TX)
Collection Name: Illinois Cook County MarriagesIndexed Records: 574,318Digital Images: 573,748Comments: Currently includes years from 1900 to 1920.
Collection Name: Ohio, [...]

Volunteers Discover Fun Facts Transcribing Historic Canadian Censuses

A FamilySearch News Release:
Volunteers Discover Fun Facts Transcribing Historic Canadian CensusesCompleted Indexes Will Be Free Online
Ontario, Canada—FamilySearch International announced its plans to make the indexes to available Canadian censuses accessible online for free with the help of online volunteer indexers and an agreement with Ancestry.ca. The first censuses completed will be those from 1861, 1871, [...]

Launch of 1911 England Census in 2009

Findmypast.com, in association with the National Archives, will be managing the launch of the 1911 census, in 2009. This mammoth project is underway at this very moment.
www.1911census.co.uk will be the first, and for a time the only place to access the 1911 census online. If you haven’t already, then be sure to register on the [...]

FamilySearch Update: New Records Added

FamilySearch added over 2 million new images or indexed records this week to its pilot Record Search databases this week. Thanks to all of the wonderful volunteers who help bring these projects to the Web for public access. Patrons can search these databases for free online at FamilySearch.org or directly at http://pilot.familysearch.org.
Project Name: WWII Draft [...]

1881 Canadian Census Images and Index Launched Online at the Library of Canada

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In all the excitement of preparing for the Summer 2008 Genea-Blogger Group Games, I noticed a few blog announcements that the Library of Canada has launched the 1881 Canadian Census with index AND images!
With numerous ancestors and relatives appearing in this census, it’s taking a lot of self-control not to wander over there while [...]

Research Log: MIDKIFFs in the 1920 Census

I spent some time this morning looking for John Franklin MIDKIFF, Jr. in 1920 U.S. Federal Census (it was his future wife and in-laws, the WESTABYs, that I recently discovered at long last, on the 1920 census). Since John was only an almost-ten-year-old boy, I searched mainly for his father, John Franklin MIDKIFF, Sr. [...]

Research Log: MIDKIFFs in the 1920 Census

I spent some time this morning looking for John Franklin MIDKIFF, Jr. in 1920 U.S. Federal Census (it was his future wife and in-laws, the WESTABYs, that I recently discovered at long last, on the 1920 census). Since John was only an almost-ten-year-old boy, I searched mainly for his father, John Franklin MIDKIFF, Sr. [...]

Merry Christmas to Me!

I got up early this morning, just playing around on my family tree databases and various websites, waiting for the family to wake up so we could open gifts. Santa brought me two gifts this morning.
One was an obituary of one of my Grandfather Robbins’ cousins who passed away in September. (Yes, I [...]

Merry Christmas to Me!

I got up early this morning, just playing around on my family tree databases and various websites, waiting for the family to wake up so we could open gifts. Santa brought me two gifts this morning.
One was an obituary of one of my Grandfather Robbins’ cousins who passed away in September. (Yes, I [...]

Meme: Where Were You During the Censuses? Part 2

Finding out where family members were living during the census years is intriguing to me, and I thought I’d query my husband as to his whereabouts during those years. He’s ten years older than I, so his first appearance was in the 1960 census; that is, if his parents participated in them. I’ve [...]