German Map Guide Vol. 29 – Province of Sachsen III – RB Magdeburg – is at Press

I’m really excited to announce that Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Kingdom of Prussia – Province of Sachsen III, RB Magdeburg, by Kevan Hansen, is now at press! We expect to ship the soft cover cooks on December Continue reading German Map Guide Vol. 29 – Province of Sachsen III – RB Magdeburg – is at Press

German Map Guide Vol. 27 – Province of Sachsen I – now shipping

All standing order copies of the latest Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Volume 27 – Kingdom of Prussia – Province of Sachsen I (Erfurt) & Duchies of Anhalt & Brunswick – have now been shipped. Published by Family Continue reading German Map Guide Vol. 27 – Province of Sachsen I – now shipping

Ancestry World Archives Project Update

The following announcement is from Anastasia Tyler, PR and Events Manager at Ancestry.com: The Ancestry World Archives Project is a collaborative effort that has allowed thousands of people around the world help to preserve history that might otherwise be lost. Continue reading Ancestry World Archives Project Update

FamilySearch Indexing Updates

28 September 2009: Volunteers with Rhode Island roots will be excited about the new indexing projects this week. The Rhode Island 1905 and 1935 State Censuses were added. New international projects for Argentina, Germany, Philippines, Spain, and the U.K. were Continue reading FamilySearch Indexing Updates

Map Guide to German Parish Registers, Saxony II, Covering Chemnitz, Dresden, and Bautzen, Now Available

Map Guide to German Parish Registers, Kingdom of Saxony II, Volume 26 of the series was just published. Soft cover books on standing order were shipped on Wednesday, September 16. This volume includes a total of 2,894 places – mostly Continue reading Map Guide to German Parish Registers, Saxony II, Covering Chemnitz, Dresden, and Bautzen, Now Available

Map Guide to German Parish Registers, Kingdom of Saxony I, is Now Shipping

Map Guide to German Parish Registers, Kingdom of Saxony I, is now shipping in both soft and hard-bound editions. This volume includes a total of 2,375 places – mostly towns, found in the Kreishauptmannschäfter of Leigpzig and Zwickau. The entire Continue reading Map Guide to German Parish Registers, Kingdom of Saxony I, is Now Shipping

Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Kingdom of Saxony I – at the Press

Volume 25 of the Map Guide to German Parish Registers series is now at press. This volume includes a total of 2,375 places – mostly towns, found in the Kingdom of Saxony regions of Leigpzig and Zwickau. The entire area Continue reading Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Kingdom of Saxony I – at the Press

Surname Distribution Maps for the USA, Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Austria & Switzerland on dynastree.com

The following news release was written by dynastree.com staff. See my comments and direct links to the Foreign language sites at the end of the news release. Hamburg, August 11, 2009 – The family network dynastree.com features maps for showing Continue reading Surname Distribution Maps for the USA, Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Austria & Switzerland on dynastree.com

Large Portions of the Cologne City Archives Documents Are Saved

I’ve blogged several times about the collapse of the Archives in Cologne, Germany. I can finally give my readers another update. It seems that the collapse of the Cologne city archives three months ago could have been worse. Not all Continue reading Large Portions of the Cologne City Archives Documents Are Saved

Recently Completed and Current FamilySearch Indexing Projects

The following are three data sets are recently completed projects that have been removed from the available online indexing batches and will now go through a final completion check process in preparation for future publication: Argentina Censo 1869—Catamarca y La Continue reading Recently Completed and Current FamilySearch Indexing Projects

Ancestry Posts Digitized German Phone Directories 1915-1981

The following news release was written by TGN staff. I will do a full review of the new database later in the week. 20th Century German Phone Books feature over 35 million names including Albert Einstein, Actress Marlene Dietrich and Continue reading Ancestry Posts Digitized German Phone Directories 1915-1981

All Kinds of Cool New Stuff Happening at FamilySearch Indexing!

There are many new, upcoming, and completed indexing projects to report in this update from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch. Twelve of the projects below are new (see Current Projects). Included are three Belgian and two Argentina projects. The New York Continue reading All Kinds of Cool New Stuff Happening at FamilySearch Indexing!

Personal Observations on the Collapse of the Cologne City Archives

The Cologne city Archives collapsed last week – and I blogged about the tragic event at that time. Since then, my friend, Donna Potter Phillips, has been corresponding with a friend (Cookie), who lives near Frankfurt. The following is an Continue reading Personal Observations on the Collapse of the Cologne City Archives