Each Friday, I share the new and updated collections from Ancestry, FindMyPast, FamilySearch, as well as links to details about other new, and not so new, records and tools. The following were the Recently added and updated collections at ancestry.com.au this week. UPDATED Munich, Germany, Nazi Documentation Regarding Jews, 1919-1946 (USHMM) 29/05/2019 UPDATED 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave… Continue reading Friday Finds 31 May 2019
Month: May 2019
Trove Tuesday – Charles Hooton
Today as part of my genealogy do-over I have been working on Charles Hooton, my ex-husband’s 3rd great uncle, and found some articles on Trove about his death, so I have decided to share these in a Trove Tuesday post. Accident Ends Fatally. Charles Hooton, 77 years, of Upton-road, Windsor, was knocked down by a… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Charles Hooton
Latest research – Jane Gill
I have been working through the siblings of my 2x great grandparents, and I was working on John Gill, the brother of my 2x great grandmother Mary Gill. His probate files were on Ancestry, so I was quickly reading through the pages, as I was downloading the images, and saw the mention of Thomas Williams… Continue reading Latest research – Jane Gill
Friday Finds 24 May 2019
Each Friday, I share the new and updated collections from Ancestry, FindMyPast, FamilySearch, as well as links to details about other new, and not so new, records and tools. The following were the Recently added and updated collections at ancestry.com.au this week. UPDATED Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 22/05/2019 UPDATED Weber and Piute Counties, Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940 22/05/2019 UPDATED Oregon,… Continue reading Friday Finds 24 May 2019
Henry Edward Russell
As part of my genealogy do-over, I have been researching my ancestors and their siblings, and mainly using Ancestry, so that I can do as much research as possible before my subscription expires at the end of July. In researching my 3x great uncle John William Russell, I found his death notice I already had… Continue reading Henry Edward Russell
Friday Finds 17 May 2019
Each Friday, I share the new and updated collections from Ancestry, FindMyPast, FamilySearch, as well as links to details about other new, and not so new, records and tools. The following were the Recently added and updated collections at ancestry.com.au this week. UPDATED Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 15/05/2019 UPDATED Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017 15/05/2019 UPDATED Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952… Continue reading Friday Finds 17 May 2019
Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – Tell A Story About Your Mother
Each week on Randy Seaver’s Genea-musings blog he has a post for Saturday night Genealogy fun. Because of the time difference, I have called my series Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun. This week’s mission was: 1) Tomorrow is Mother's Day in the United States, so let's celebrate that! 2) Tell us a story about your mother's… Continue reading Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – Tell A Story About Your Mother
Using multiple sources to confirm information
I was recently researching my great grandmother, Henrietta Louisa Russell’s brother, Edward Fitzgerald Russell. I had a copy of his death certificate, which showed that he died at 62 Stirling Street Footscray, and the death certificate listed this as his residence. Then I came across an entry in the Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records,… Continue reading Using multiple sources to confirm information
Friday Finds 10 May 2019
Each Friday, I share the new and updated collections from Ancestry, FindMyPast, FamilySearch, as well as links to details about other new, and not so new, records and tools. The following were the Recently added and updated collections at ancestry.com.au this week. UPDATED New York State, Death Index, 1957-1968 08/05/2019 Queensland, Australia, Licensed Victuallers Index, 1900-1903 07/05/2019 The following… Continue reading Friday Finds 10 May 2019
The limitations of OCR
In working in the Australia Electoral rolls collection on Ancestry, I have come across numerous examples of instances when the OCR has not done a very good job. Some names come out as gobblygook, while other names are missed completely. The following is a list of the years available on Ancestry for Victoria. Those marked… Continue reading The limitations of OCR
