New & Updated Collections at FamilySearch the Week of November 8, 2021

The following is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UT–Find promising family connections at FamilySearch in over one million new Catholic Church records from Mexico (Chihuahua, Jalisco, Nuevo León, Puebla, Sinaloa, Veracruz, Yucatán, and Zacatecas), plus more records for the Liberia Census 2008, England Middlesex Parish Registers, Sierra Leon Civil Births and Deaths, Germany, Peru, Continue reading New & Updated Collections at FamilySearch the Week of November 8, 2021

The Family History Library Expands Their Hours of Operation – Now Including Saturday

The FamilySearch Family History Library in Salt Lake City has announced that they are moving to Phase 2 of their reopening plans. Beginning Saturday, November 6, 2021, the library will expand its days of operation to include Saturdays from 9:00 Continue reading The Family History Library Expands Their Hours of Operation – Now Including Saturday

New Database Info at FamilySearch the Week of Oct 25, 2021

The following is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UT–Discover more family connections this week on FamilySearch in 1.8M new records added to collections for England (Buckinghamshire 1217–1994 and Middlesex 1539–1988), additional Catholic Church records for El Salvador 1655–1977, Mexico (Guanajuato 1519–1984,  Hidalgo 1546–1971, México,1567–1970, and Tlaxcala 1576–1994). Puerto Rico Slave Registers 1863–1879 and United States GenealogyBank Obituaries 1980-2014, were expanded significantly. Search Continue reading New Database Info at FamilySearch the Week of Oct 25, 2021

United States Databases Added or Updated at FamilySearch – Sept 1, 2020 – Oct 3, 2021

The following links are to databases at FamilySearch that have been added or updated from Sept 1, 2020 through Oct 3, 2021 – a total of 13 months! The links are in alphabetical order by state – with the nationwide Continue reading United States Databases Added or Updated at FamilySearch – Sept 1, 2020 – Oct 3, 2021

New Database Records at #FamilySearch Week of 4 October 2021

The following is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UT–FamilySearch added 2M new, free records to its US collections for West Virginia County Marriages 1776–1971 and Massachusetts Boston Tax Records 1822–1918 and nearly one million new records respectively to the New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1865–1957 and Venezuela Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995. More added Continue reading New Database Records at #FamilySearch Week of 4 October 2021

New Databases on FamilySearch the Week of 26 September 2021

The following is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UT–Accelerate family discoveries this week at FamilySearch in 8M new records added to collections for Canada (Ontario Tax Assessments 1834–1899), England (Yorkshire Bishop’s Transcripts 1547–1957 and Middlesex Parish Registers 1539–1988), France (Mayenne Parish and Civil Registrations 1427–1897), New Zealand (Electoral Rolls 1865–1957), Switzerland (Catholic and Lutheran Church Records 1418–1996), Continue reading New Databases on FamilySearch the Week of 26 September 2021

FamilySearch Completes Microfilm Digitization Program

Great news! The following News Release is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch Completes Digitization of Massive Microfilm Collection Effort makes billions of global genealogy records freely available online September 21, 2021; SALT LAKE CITY, UT—It is a milestone 83 years in the Continue reading FamilySearch Completes Microfilm Digitization Program

Relive RootsTech 2020 Via Free Online Video

Rootstech 2020 is behind us, but you can still enjoy many of the sessions – free of charge – at the RootsTech website. Following are two Keynote & General sessions and 18 Class sessions that are posted at the site. Continue reading Relive RootsTech 2020 Via Free Online Video