Interment.net - Update (October 31, 2005)
 Interment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries: Macedonia Cemetery - (USA, Georgia, Habersham County), Contributed by Lynn McCollum, 389 records Pleasant View Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Johnson County), Contributed by Linda Lewis, 816 records Christ Lutheran Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Smith County), Contributed by Beth Gillis, 80 records Saint Francis Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Smith County), Contributed by Beth Gillis, 42 records
Interment.net - Update (October 29, 2005)
Interment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries: Church of God in Christ Cemetery - (USA, Idaho, Twin Falls County), Contributed by Christine Storey, 11 records
Family Tree Connection - Update (29/Oct/2005)
 Family Tree Connection has added the following genealogy items to its database:
Angell Hill School 1904 Souvenir - Souvenir for Angell Hill School, Exeter, New York. October 5, 1903 - July 15, 1904. Includes names of teacher (with photo) and pupils. Doty Hill Ind. School 1907-8 Souvenir - Souvenir for Doty Hill Ind. School, Bradford County, Penna., 1907-8. Includes names of teacher and pupils. Simplex Universal Joint 1927 Annual Report - Report of Financial Condition at January 1, 1927, Simplex Universal Joint, Inc., Flemington, N. J. Includes list of officers and directors. Reading Hose Company 100th Anniversary - 100th Anniversary of Reading Hose Company, No. 1. Thursday Evening and Friday, July 3 and 4, 1919. Brief Sketch, Original Motto and List of Members, Abstracts from the First Constitution and By-Laws and Interesting Information Concerning the Company.
Interment.net - Update (October 28, 2005)
Interment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries: Primitive Baptist Cemetery - (USA, New York, Orange County), Contributed by Allan Rauner, 60 records Wisteria Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Smith County), Contributed by Julia Smith, 30 records
Family Tree Connection - Update (28/Oct/2005)
New Book: Carolina Country Reflections
 A new book entitled, " Carolina Country Reflections: Looking at the way we were", take its readers back in time across rural North Carolina. It's a compilation of more than 220 treasured photographs from before 1970, along with personal captions by their contributors, presenting a way of life almost forgotten today. The book contains original and arresting photographs showing rare glimpses of vintage clothes and hairstyles, old cars, work scenes, family reunions, farm harvests and community landmarks. The pictures, nearly all of which have never been published before now, were donated by readers of Carolina Country Magazine, the monthly magazine of North Carolina's Touchstone Energy cooperatives. The book is divided into five chapters, "At Home," "Working," "Having Fun," "Gatherings" and "Familiar & Forgotten." The contributors' down-to-earth recollections about family, neighbors, friends and places reveal how rural North Carolinians lived and loved in a simpler society before 1970. The book's price is $46.00, which includes shipping. The price goes up after January 1.
AllCensusRecords.com Update Oct. 27/05
New 1911 Ontario Census Surname Indexes uploaded today on AllCensusRecords.com: LAMBTON COUNTY - Lambton West District 88 Sarnia Subdistrict 32
- Lambton West District 88 Sarnia Subdistrict 34
- Lambton East District 87 Bosanquet Sub-district 1
- Lambton East District 87 Bosanquet Point Frank - Widder Subdistrict 2
- Lambton East District 87 Bosanquet Subdistrict 3
- Lambton East District 87 Bosanquet Subdistrict 4
- Lambton East District 87 Bosanquet Subdistrict 5
- Lambton East District 87 Bosanquet Subdistrict 6
- Lambton East District 87 Bosanquet Grand Bend - Completion of Bosanquet Township
Search Lambton County 1911 Census IndexesYORK COUNTY - District 138 York South, sub dist 7 York, Toronto Ward 6
- District 138 York South, sub dist 8 York, Toronto Ward 7
- District 138 York South, sub dist 9 York
- District 138 York South, sub dist 10 York
- District 137, Sub-district 33 Newmarket, St. Georges Ward
- York North, District 137, Sub-district 34 Newmarket, St. Andrews Ward
Search York County 1911 Census IndexesELGIN COUNTY - Elgin County, Bayham Township, District 65, Subdistrict 3
- Elgin County, Bayham Township, District 65, Subdistrict 4
- Elgin County, Bayham Township, District 65, Subdistrict 5 Port Burwell Police Village
- Elgin County, Bayham Township, District 65, Subdistrict 6
Search Elgin County 1911 Census Surname IndexesNIPISSING DISTRICT - District 99 Nipissing, subdistrict 3, St. Charles: Appleby, Hawley, Appleby
Township & Hawley Township
- District 99, Nipissing-Lebel, subdistrict 75; Gauthier, McVillie, McGarry
Township North to Northern Boundary of Larder Lake Mining District
Search Nipissing District 1911 Census Surname IndexesMUSKOKA - Muskoka District 98, Morrison, Severn Bridge SubDistrict 11
- Muskoka District 98, Ryde Twp SubDistrict 14
- Muskoka District 98, Medora Twp, Wood Twp SubDistrict 25
Search Muskoka 1911 Census Surname Indexes
Interment.net - Update (October 27, 2005)
Interment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries: Bell Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Smith County), Contributed by Beth Gillis, 27 records Bohemian Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Smith County), Contributed by Beth Gillis, 26 records
Family Tree Connection Reaches 400,000 Records
Genealogy Today announced this morning that its subscription database service, Family Tree Connection, surpassed the 400,000 records mark. Family Tree Connection focuses on archiving the hard-to-find materials, the stuff you won't find on Ancestry.com or RootsWeb, like society member lists, insurance company claims, and school souvenirs. They also include more popular materials like cemetery transcriptions, school yearbooks, and church records, but keeping with the theme of "hard-to-find" sources. Most of the material in their database ranges from the period of 1830 to 1930. An annual subscription to Family Tree Connection sells for $29.95.
Family Tree Connection - Update (27/Oct/2005)
Family Tree Connection has added the following genealogy items to its database:
Three Men on a Horse Official Programme - Official Programme, Friday and Saturday, May 20th & 21st, 1938, Three Men on a Horse, Eighth Major Production, Nutley Little Theatre, Nutley, N.J. Otter Mutual Fire Ins. Co. 1920 Claims - Thirty-Fourth Annual Report of the Otter Mutual Fire Insurance Company for the Year Ending Dec. 31st, 1920. Head Office: Norwich, Ont. Includes listing of officers and Losses in 1920. 1927 Crimson and Gold Yearbook - Crimson and Gold of 1927. Published by The Senior Class of the Colton Union High School, Colton, Calif. Virginia Society 1925 Register - Society Register. The Society of Virginia of the District of Columbia, Containing a Brief History, Its Constitution and By-Laws and A Roster of Its Members Corrected for the Fiscal Year October 31st, 1925. Washington, D. C.
Interment.net - Update (October 26, 2005)
Interment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries: Level Grove Cemetery - (USA, Georgia, Habersham County), Contributed by Lynn McCollum, 1,991 records
Family Tree Connection - Update (26/Oct/2005)
Family Tree Connection has added the following genealogy items to its database:
Pen Tal Pha No. 11 R.A.M. 1928 Officers - Meeting notice for Pen Tal Pha, Chapter No. 11, Royal Arch Masons. The Chapter fo the Gladsome Hand. Meets first and third Thursdays at Eight o'clock, Masonic Temple, Washington and Ninth Streets, Hoboken, New Jersey. Mehoopany Independent School 1910-11 Souvenir - Souvenir for Mehoopany Independent School, District No. 1, Mehoopany, Wyoming Co., Pa., 1910-11. Includes names of teacher and pupils (by grade). Central University of Kentucky 1906-1907 Catalog - Central University of Kentucky Record. Series 1. Vol. III, No. 1. April, 1907. Catalogue Number 1906-1907. Published Quarterly. Danville, Kentucky. Connecticut Historical Society 1923 Report - Annual Report of The Connecticut Historical Society. Reports and Papers Presented at the Annual Meeting, May 22, 1923. Also a List of Officers and Members.
Interment.net - Update (October 25, 2005)
Interment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries: McCartney Cemetery - (USA, West Virginia, Lewis County), Contributed by Zelma Fisher, 6 records Colfax Cemetery - (USA, West Virginia, Lewis County), Contributed by Barbara Croney, 399 records Evans Cemetery - (USA, Iowa, Pottawattamie County), Contributed by Anne Braun, 13 records Trinity Methodist Cemetery - (USA, Georgia, Gwinnett County), Contributed by Edith Clack, 6 records Harvest Christian Church Cemetery - (USA, Georgia, Habersham County), Contributed by Lynn McCollum, 77 records Hills Crossing Cemetery - (USA, Georgia, Habersham County), Contributed by Lynn McCollum, 255 records
Ancestry.com Content Update from the week of Oct. 9 - 15
Approximately 22.9 million names released over the last week. 32 new titles released. 12 titles updated. Highlights - 27 Newspaper titles - updated/new (Ohio, New York, Pennslyvania, Iowa, Wisconsin, Texas, California, Illinois) 21.4 million names.
- 1920 US Federal Census - maintenance update, no new names, comments and corrections enabled.
- 1871 England and Wales Census - maintenance update, no new names.
- North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2000 - maintenance update, no new names.
- North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996 - maintenance update, no new names.
- South Carolina Marriages, 1641-1965 - maintenance update, no new names.
- Vital Records books - five new titles from Massachusetts, adding 82,000 new names.
- Member Contributed Content – 1.4 million Message Boards, Trees, RootsWeb Databases, and Customer corrections names added.
U.S. Records Collection
Released Last Week
- Vital records of Lee, Massachusetts, 1777-1801 : from the records of the town Congregational Church (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10069) - New (5,450 names) - 10/10/2005
- Vital records of Harvard, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10070) - New (16,050 names) - 10/11/2005
- Vital records of Hardwick, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10071) - New (16,450 names) - 10/12/2005
- Vital records of Lincoln, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10072) - New (8,700 names) - 10/13/2005
- Records of Littleton, Massachusetts ... births and deaths, from the earliest records in the town books begun in 1715 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10073) - New (35,400 names) - 10/14/2005
Scheduled for this week - Five more Massachusetts vital records books
Coming soon - North Carolina Deaths, and Marriages (maintenance update)
- South Carolina Marriages (maintenance update)
U.S. Census Images and Indexes
Released last week - 1920 United States Federal Census (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6061) -maintenance update, no new names, comments and corrections enabled. - 10/12/2005
Scheduled for this week Coming soon - New York State Census
- 1820 US Federal Census (maintenance)
- 1830 US Federal Census (maintenance)
U.K. & Ireland Records Collection
Released last week - 1871 England Census (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7619) - updated, maintenance release, no new names. - 10/12/2005
- 1871 Wales Census (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7618) - updated, maintenance release, no new names. - 10/12/2005
- 1871 Channel Islands Census (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7619) - updated, maintenance release, no new names. - 10/12/2005
- 1871 Isle of Man Census (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7620) - updated, maintenance release, no new names. - 10/12/2005
Scheduled for this week Coming soon
Newspapers
Released last week - Obituary Collection (http://www.ancestry.com/search/obit/) - Updated (384,615 new names added for a total of 60,258,825) - 10/8/2005
- (See recent list for 27 titles (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/recent.aspx)- Ohio, New York, Pennslyvania, Iowa, Wisconsin, Texas, California, Illinois, updated/new, 21,400,752 names. - 10/11/2005
Scheduled for this week - Obituaries Collection – will continue to update
U.S. Immigration Collection
Released last week Scheduled for this week Coming soon - New York Passenger Lists update
- Ships Photos
Family and Local Histories
Released last week Scheduled for this week Coming soon - No titles planned for the next month.
Member Contributed Content
Released last week
Family Tree Connection - Update (25/Oct/2005)
Family Tree Connection has added the following genealogy items to its database:
Acadian University, 1838-1938 - Acadian University, 1838-1938, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Includes a listing of graduates by year as of July 1, 1939. Congregational Church and Parish 1889 Annals - Annals of the Brentwood, N. H. Congregational Church and Parish by Benjamin A. Dean. Includes a Roll of Members. [LDS: US/CAN 974.2 A1 No. 30] Aggie Echoes 1928 Yearbook - Aggie Echoes 1928, Volume Two. Published by the Students of the Vermont State School of Agriculture, Randolph, Vt. Greenwood Ave M. E. Church 1923 Member List - Directory, Greenwood Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Jackson, Michigan, 1923.
Interment.net - Update (October 24, 2005)
Interment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries: Patterson Cemetery (Stanley Cemetery) - (USA, Missouri, Taney County), Contributed by Lynn Wright, 339 records
Interment.net - Update (October 23, 2005)
Interment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries: Pleasant Grove Methodist Cemetery - (USA, Virginia, Fairfax County), Contributed by Rich Agule, 24 records
Origins.net Updates 1841 & 1871 UK Census
 Origins.net added two additional counties to its online database of 1841 and 1871 England and Wales Census records... - 150,000 records from Glamorgan were added to 1841 England and Wales Census on BritishOrigins.com
- 600,000 records for the county of Devon to the 1871 England and Wales Census on BritishOrigins.com
Images of the original census records are available alongside the indexes.
Interment.net - Update (October 21, 2005)
Interment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries: Mount Eden Cemetery - (USA, California, Alameda County), Contributed by Fred Kemmerle, 1,758 records Saint Patrick Cemetery - (Ireland, Carlow, Tullow), Contributed by Anna Ryan, 461 records Church in Wildwood Cemetery - (USA, West Virginia, Webster County), Contributed by Zelma Fisher, 18 records Cougar Cemetery - (USA, West Virginia, Webster County), Contributed by Zelma Fisher, 61 records
Interment.net - Update (October 20, 2005)
Interment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries: Cool Springs Cemetery - (USA, Georgia, Habersham County), Contributed by Lynn McCollum, 289 records Chopped Oak Cemetery - (USA, Georgia, Habersham County), Contributed by Lynn McCollum, 165 records Fairfield Church Cemetery - (USA, Georgia, Habersham County), Contributed by Lynn McCollum, 741 records Faith Primitive Cemetery - (USA, Georgia, Habersham County), Contributed by Lynn McCollum, 2 records Gethsemane Cemetery - (USA, Georgia, Habersham County), Contributed by Lynn McCollum, 7 records
Family Tree Connection - Update (20/Oct/2005)
Family Tree Connection has added the following genealogy items to its database:
Peabody High School 1889-90 Catalogue - Course of Study, and General Regulations of Peabody High School, Trenton, Tennessee. Includes listing of teachers (1889-90) and graduates (1879-1889). Red Bank Catholic High School 1931 Graduation - Graduation Exercises of Red Bank Catholic High School, Friday Evening, June Nineteenth, nineteen thirty-one, Red Bank, N.J. Kappa Sigma Epsilon 1856 Catalogue - Catalogue of the Kappa Sigma Epsilon Fraternity, Kapppa Chapter, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Founded July, MDCCCXL. Published by the Class of '59. August, MDCCCLVI. 15th Annual Goldey College Catalogue - Fifteenth Annual Circular and Catalogue of Goldey Wilmington Commercial and Shorthand College. Institute Building, Eighth and Market Sts., Wilmington, Del. 1900-1901. Founded 1886. Incorporated 1895.
Family Tree Connection - Update (19/Oct/2005)
Family Tree Connection has added the following genealogy items to its database:
West Salem High School 1909 Graduation - West Salem High School Commencement Exercises, April thirteenth nineteen hundred and nine, Tuesday evening at eight o'clock, Salem, Illinois. Pleasant Grove 1925-26 School Souvenir - Souvenir for Pleasant Grove School, Perry Twp., Licking Co., Ohio, 1925 - 1926. Includes names of teacher and pupils. Acorn Souvenir 1923 Yearbook - Acorn Souvenir 1922-23, Published Annual at Ogden, Utah by Students of Weber College. Rutgers Female Institute 25th Anniversary - Celebration of the Twenty-Fifth Anniversay of the Rutgers Female Institute, Nos. 487, 489, 491 Fifth Avenue, New York. Includes a catalogue of the officers and faculty along with a listing graduates from 1840 to 1864.
Interment.net - Update (October 18, 2005)
Interment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries: Mound Zion Cemetery - (USA, Wisconsin, Waukesha County), Contributed by Stephanie Bradshaw, 320 records Brooks Cemetery - (USA, West Virginia, Webster County), Contributed by Zelma Fisher, 11 records
Family Tree Connection - Update (18/Oct/2005)
Family Tree Connection has added the following genealogy items to its database:
Congregational Church 1899 Manual - Congregational Church Manual of Bristol and Paris, Wisconsin. Includes listings of Pastors, Deacons and Members. [Item undated, but last member admission is '99] [LDS: US/CAN 977.5 A1 no. 187] Craftsbury Academy 1897-1898 Catalogue - Catalogue of Craftsbury Academy, North Craftsbury, Vermont, 1897-1898. 72nd University of Missouri Commencement - University of Missouri, The Seventy-Second Commencement, June Fourth, Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen, Columbia, Missouri. Washington State Normal School 1907 Catalogue - Washington State Normal School at Ellensburg, Wash., Catalogue for 1906-2907 and Announcements for 1907-1908. Includes listing of alumni from 1892-1906.
Women of the American Revolution
 If you have daughter, granddaughter, or niece with an interest in American History, you might want consider this book as a Christmas gift. Women of the American Revolution was written in 1849, by Elizabeth F. Ellet, and was a bestseller in its time. It tells the stories of women who played a role in the American Revolution. Drawing from a wealth of material, such as personal interviews, diaries, biographies, and manuscript letters, Ellet probed the details of their personal triumphs and tragedies, and presented them in a popular style easily appreciated by contemporary readers. Women of the American Revolution recounts the lives of many of the popular participants – Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Jane McCrea, and Mercy Warren, as well as many lesser-known individuals, as well as women of several nationalities, lending a more balanced and credible view to the course of the narrative. $29.95, reprinted in paperback, from American History Imprints.
New Genealogy Books from Clearfield Company
Clearfield Company has some new books available of interest to genealogists: A Census of Pensioners - for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1840. [Published with] A General Index to a Census of Pensioners. 2 vols. in 1. - $45.00 The body of this consolidated work is a list of 25,000 Revolutionary War pensioners still living in 1840, with their ages and the names of the heads of families with whom they were residing. This is a compilation of the returns by marshals of the several judicial districts under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census (1840), and it makes available the entire 1840 U.S. census insofar as it relates to pensioners then living. Passports of Southeastern Pioneers, 1770-1823 - Indian, Spanish and Other Land Passports for Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Mississippi, Virginia, North and South Carolina - $38.50 Dorothy W. Potter has assembled a complete collection of the passports and travel documents issued to individuals and families going to the Mississippi Valley area from Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Never again can genealogists complain that research in the Old South is hampered by lack of a comprehensive sourcebook, for in this one outstanding reference work there is now a huge and invaluable body of source material at their disposal. Little Compton Families - Fifth Edition. Two Volumes - $75.00 The town of Little Compton, Rhode Island, was founded by a band of explorers from Plymouth Colony. From its inception Little Compton has been a bastion of Mayflower ancestry, including that of the Wilbor [Wilbour] family of compiler Benjamin Franklin Wilbour. Mr. Wilbour devoted much of his life to assembling genealogies of his own and other families of Little Compton. Based on extensive research in primary sources and featuring numerous illustrations, LITTLE COMPTON FAMILIES is Mr. Wilbour's legacy to the descendants of some 200 families, many of whom are traced back to the middle of the 17th century. Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children - Apprentices from 1784 to 1902 - $32.50 Dr. Alan Miller has sifted through the apprenticeship records of Middle Tennessee and brought them within the reach of the genealogy researcher. This second volume of Tennessee's "forgotten children" contains some 7,000 apprenticeship records scattered among the minutes of the county courts for Middle Tennessee. These records span the period from 1784 to 1902 and list in tabular form the apprenticeships created in the following 35 Tennessee counties: Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Moore, Overton, Perry, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, White, Williamson, and Wilson. East Tennessee's Forgotten Children - Apprentices from 1778 to 1911 - $25.00 This publication contains the records of apprenticeships scattered among the minutes of the county courts for Eastern Tennessee. The records, some 11,000 of them, span the period from 1778 to 1911 and bear reference to apprenticeships created in 29 Tennessee counties. The information in the book was compiled from county court minutes on microfilm obtained, in almost every case, from the Tennessee State Archives. Mr. Miller has arranged the records by county and thereunder chronologically. For each record, Mr. Miller gives the name of the apprentice, a date (either the date of the original bond or indenture, or a subsequent date), the age at apprenticeship, the name of the master, and miscellaneous information ranging from the name of the mother or a sibling, race, cause of apprenticeship (e.g., orphan), his/her trade, etc. Genealogical Records in Texas - $37.50 Texas covers a lot of ground, but this guide cuts it right down to size and makes record searching fast and convenient. In text and maps, it provides detailed information on the legal and historical background of the state, the origin of each county, the location of the records for each portion of the county before it was organized into its present boundaries, and the specific records available in the various county courthouses, the Texas State Library, the Texas State Archives, and the Texas General Land Office. In addition, it provides information on the original colonies and districts of Texas, a list of Spanish terms used in land grants and deeds, a list of Texas libraries with resources for genealogical research, and a bibliography.
Ancestry.com Content Update from the week of Oct. 2 - 8
 Approximately 2 million names released over the last week. 5 new titles released. 4 titles updated. Highlights - Obituaries - update, adding 390,000 new names.
- Vital Records books - five new titles from Massachusetts, adding 40,000 new names.
- Member Contributed Content – 1.7 million Message Boards, Trees, RootsWeb Databases, and Customer corrections names added.
U.S. Records Collection
Released Last Week
- Obituary Collection (http://www.ancestry.com/search/obit/) - Updated (384,615 new names added for a total of 60,258,825) - 10/8/2005
- Vital records of the town of Halifax, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10063) - New (11,000 names) - 10/3/2005
- Vital records of Great Barrington, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10064) - New (4,250 names) - 10/4/2005
- Vital records of Holliston, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10066) - New (17,700 names) - 10/5/2005
- Vital records of Hinsdale, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10067) - New (4,750 names) - 10/6/2005
- Vital records of Hull, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=10068) - New (3,550 names) - 10/7/2005
Scheduled for this week - Five more Massachusetts vital records books
Coming soon - North Carolina Deaths, and Marriages (maintenance update)
- South Carolina Marriages (maintenance update)
U.S. Census Images and Indexes
Released last week Scheduled for this week Coming soon - 1820 US Federal Census (maintenance)
- 1830 US Federal Census (maintenance)
- New York State Census
U.K. & Ireland Records Collection
Released last week Scheduled for this week Coming soon - 1871 England and Wales Census (maintenance)
- Oxford Alumni
Newspapers
Released last week - Obituary Collection (http://www.ancestry.com/search/obit/) - Updated (384,615 new names added for a total of 60,258,825) - 10/8/2005
Scheduled for this week - Obituaries Collection – will continue to update
- 28 Newspaper titles
U.S. Immigration Collection
Released last week Scheduled for this week Coming soon - New York Passenger Lists update
- Ships Photos
Family and Local Histories
Released last week Scheduled for this week Coming soon - No titles planned for the next month.
Member Contributed Content
Released last week
German Town Name Meanings
 Ever wonder about what the names of certain German towns mean? Joseph Yakel, a freelance writer and author, and genealogist, explains how these German town names are derived, and what their meanings are, in an article entitled, " German Town Name Meanings". A pretty good read if you're tracing your lineage through Germany.
Blacksheep Ancestors Update (Oct. 16/05)
 New today on BlacksheepAncestors.com: Dartmoor Convict Prison, 1891 Devon County England. Portland Convict Prison, Surnames A-K, 1891 DorsetCounty England. Portland Convict Prison, Surnames L-Z, 1891 Dorset County England. Portland Convict Prison, Surnames A-K, 1901 Dorset County England. Portland Convict Prison, Surnames L-Z, 1901 Dorset County England. Canterbury Prison, 1901 Kent County England. Woking Invalid Prison, Surnames A-K, 1881 Surrey County England. Woking Invalid Prison, Surnames L-Z, 1881 Surrey County England.
Walking With Your Ancestors
 Walking With Your Ancestors is a fairly new book, released a couple of months ago from Family Tree Books. It helps genealogists to expand their awareness of how maps and other geographical resources, like atlases, gazetteers, and global positioning systems can assist in finding elusive ancestors. Specifically, the book explains how to find historic maps that can aid in their research, locate obscure towns and villages, determine shifting boundary changes, how to use maps and other geographic tools to find cemeteries and ancestral homesites.
Scottish Forenames
 Interlink Publishing Group released its 2nd Edition to its popular book, " Scottish Forenames", described as the "most detailed book available on Scottish Forenames". It provides origins and meanings for hundreds of names. It also traces the changes in naming patterns over the years, documenting the effects of key historical events and the impact of movie stars and sports heroes on the popularity of forenames in modern times.
Interment.net - Update (October 14, 2005)
Interment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries: Church of the Nativity Cemetery - (Ireland, Meath, Kilmessan), Contributed by Frank Carroll, 806 records Camp Creek Cemetery - (USA, Georgia, Habersham County), Contributed by Lynn McCollum, 450 records Kimsey Cemetery - (USA, Georgia, Habersham County), Contributed by Lynn McCollum, 19 records
Family Tree Connection - Update (14/Oct/2005)
Family Tree Connection has added the following genealogy items to its database:
Lydia Chapter No. 83, 1930 Roster - Roster of Lydia Chapter, No. 83, O. E. S., 1929-1930, Marion, Ohio. Davis Lodge No. 191, 1915 Roster - 1915 Roster, Davis Lodge F. & A. M. No. 191, Strong, Maine. Agricultural College Bulletin 1908-1909 - Catalogue of Officers and Students of the Michigan State Agricultural College for the Year 1908-1909 Together with Other General Information Concerning the College. Fifty-Second Year. East Lansing, Mich. Published by the College. 7th Annual Old People's Home Report - Seventh Annual Report of the Old People's Home, Indiana Avenue and Thirty-Ninth Street, Chicago, Ill., For the Year Ending May, 1880.
Interment.net - Update (October 13, 2005)
Interment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries: Chester Cemetery - (USA, Idaho, Fremont County), Contributed by Sue Siepert, 90 records Saint Joseph Cemetery - (USA, Minnesota, Swift County), Contributed by Marvin Klang, 78 records
Family Tree Connection - Update (13/Oct/2005)
Family Tree Connection has added the following genealogy items to its database:
Fell & Rock Climbing Club 1926 Members - The Fell & Rock Climbing Club Of the English Lake District. List of Members, Rules, Meets, etc. January, 1926. New York Free Academy 1856-7 Catalogue - Catalogue of The Free Academy of the City of New York, September, 1856. Old South Church 1877 Manual - Manual and Catalogue of the (First Church) Old South, Worcester, Mass., July 1, 1877. PA Soldiers' Orphan Schools 1877 Annual Report - Annual Report of the Superintendent of Soldiers' Orphans of Pennsylvania, for the year 1877. Includes a list of "Sixteeners" in the year ending May 31, 1877.
Genealogy Today Partners with Letus Print
 Genealogy Today announced that it has partnered with Chattanooga-based printing company, Letus Print, to market their Ancestor Information Reprint Service (AIRS) - an affordable offering based on an extensive collection of out-of-print books, vintage photographs and rare documents. AIRS collects old documents with family history value, and makes them available to researchers. The AIRS collection covers everything from birth records to obituaries, military service during the Civil War to World War I, and almost every aspect of daily life and day to day business in the late 1800's and early 1900's. It also includes ads from old family businesses and farms, salary or school records, obituaries which range from one paragraph to several pages long and even records of war service. Plus, many of these items include photos, portraits or engravings of the individuals. Researchers can use Genealogy Today to browse through the initial 65,000+ names indexed from the AIRS collection, and when they find a match, easily order a quality reprint of the page(s) that mention the ancestor - reprints that are copied directly from the original sources. Included with every reprint order are copies of the title page, lists of abbreviations and any additional information of value to researchers. Browse the AIRS Collection.
AllCensusRecords.com Update (Oct 13/05)
New today on AllCensusRecords.com for the 1911 Census Surname Index ProjectYORK COUNTY * Subdistricts 1-6 York including Newtonbrook * York South, Sub District 20 East Toronto LAMBTON COUNTY * Point Edward Sub-district Number: 55 * Point Edward Sub-district Number: 60 DURHAM COUNTY * Cavan Twp, Dist. 64, Sub.dists.5 -7 including South Monaghan Village & Mount Pleasant Village PERTH COUNTY * Perth Co. North, Ellice Twp, District 110, SubDist.10 PEEL COUNTY * Peel County, Chinguacousy Township - District 109, Subdistrict 16 - 23 including Huttonville Village, Terra Cotta Village, Cheltenham Villages, Campbells Cross, & Snelgrove Village It's easiest to start at the Census County Index
Interment.net - Update (October 12, 2005)
Interment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries: Saint Luke Angelican Cemetery - (Canada, Quebec, Megantic County), Contributed by Dale E. Wright, 36 records Antioch Cemetery - (USA, Georgia, Habersham County), Contributed by Lynn McCollum, 404 records Bethel Temple Cemetery - (USA, Georgia, Habersham County), Contributed by Lynn McCollum, 86 records Saint Andrew Cemetery - (Australia, New South Wales, Southern Tablelands), Contributed by Barry Stephenson, 115 records Saint Mary Cemetery - (Australia, New South Wales, Southern Tablelands), Contributed by Barry Stephenson, 41 records Alex Anderson Cemetery - (USA, West Virginia, Webster County), Contributed by Zelma Fisher, 9 records
Interment.net - Update (October 11, 2005)
Interment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries: Alleys Chapel Cemetery - (USA, Georgia, Habersham County), Contributed by Lynn McCollum, 180 records Warren Smith Family Cemetery - (USA, Georgia, Habersham County), Contributed by Lynn McCollum, 9 records Adderley Presbyterian Cemetery - (Canada, Quebec, Megantic County), Contributed by Dale E. Wright, 117 records Chicamuxen Cemetery - (USA, Maryland, Charles County), Contributed by Anne Braun, 344 records
Ancestry.com Content Update from the week of Sept. 25 - Oct. 1
Approximately 1.7 million names released over the last week. 5 new titles released. 4 titles updated. Highlights - Obituaries - update, adding 415,000 new names.
- Vital Records books - five new titles from Massachusetts, adding 53,000 new names.
- Member Contributed Content – 1.2 million Message Boards, Trees, RootsWeb Databases, and Customer corrections names added.
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- Obituary Collection (http://www.ancestry.com/search/obit/) - Updated (415,455 new names added for a total of 59,874,210) - 9/24/2005
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