Early California Population Project 1769-1850

In his travels discovering databases, Rodney has come across "Early California Population Project".
If is a good database for our Hispanic customers seeking to locate ancestors who settled in California during the period of 1769 through 1850. The early California mission registers kept hundreds of vital records such as, baptisms, death, and marriages.

They have extracted the information found in vital records and entered them on forms.

It is free but you do have to register.

http://www.huntington.org/Information/ECPPabout.htm


Keep this database in mind.


JR

Society for One-Place Studies

Tired of running into brick walls? Do you want to find genealogical connections to unknown cousins in the hamlets, towns and cities of your ancestors? Check out the Society for One-Place Studies website! One-Place Studies involve one or more researchers who attempt to learn the social history of an entire community by collecting all relevant information relating to a regions inhabitants and local institutions through use of a wide variety of sources traditional useful to the burgeoning genealogist.

One-place study researchers use sources such as  census records, church records, courthouse records and local histories to gather information on all the inhabitants who lived in a particular community over a predetermined length of time. Some One-place studies cover periods from a century to over 300 years. The value of creating a One-place study of the community, county or parish of your ancestors is that you will eventually discover family and social connections between all the residents. Many may be surprising as well as help solving brick walls.

Happy Hunting!!!



http://one-place-studies.org/





RS

The 1939 Register for England and Wales

Here’s an unusual variation on a census – the 1939 Register for England and Wales. The United Kingdom normally conducted a census every ten years, starting in 1801. With this pattern a census would have been taken in 1941, but on 3 September 1939 the United Kingdom, along with other countries, declared war on Germany. If it had been a short war, there probably would have been a census in 1941, but such was not the case. Soon after entering the war, the U.K. government conducted a one day register on 29 September 1939 to record every single person in the U.K. The Register’s enumerators verified all details with the householder, on the spot, and wrote out National Registration Identity Cards for each person. The information gleaned from the Register was used by the government in providing ration cards and developing conscription for the war.

The 1939 Register is particularly helpful for family history research as the 1931 census for England and Wales was destroyed in a fire in 1942, leaving a large gap between the 1921 and 1951 censuses.

The difference between a census and this register is that the Register lists the name, sex, date of birth, occupation, and military duty, but not the birthplace or the relationships between residents.

In the 1939 Register you can find:

• all citizens who were in England and Wales on 29 September 1939, regardless of their age or nationality
• foreign visitors, embassy and consular staff
• inmates of institutions
• civilians on military bases
• people who were away from their normal home address, such as evacuees
• travelers and seasonal workers (many would have been hop picking in Kent in September)

You will not find:

• anyone who was outside England and Wales on 29 September 1939
• members of the armed forces on active duty, unless they were home on leave
• merchant navy personnel
• anyone born after 29 September 1939
• anyone who was registered late, for any reason
• people who actively evaded registration, or refused to register

Some names you may not be able to view. Records are closed on anyone who was born less than 100 years ago and is still alive. Records are open on anyone born over 100 years ago, as well as those born less than 100 years and are deceased and whose death was recorded in the Register. If a death was not reported, than their records may be considered closed.

 Only the records for England and Wales have been released. You can search them on Findmypast.com. While you can access the indexed information for free, to view the image of the Register you must pay.

-Joy

Digitized FamilySearch Microfilm - no ordering necessary!

Exciting news is here explaining how users will access microfilmed records found in the FamilySearch catalog. In the early weeks of November, a new feature called the Thumbnail Gallery will be available to the public. Everywhere that historical record images are visible, users can view a single full-screen image or view a gallery of thumbnail (small) images for all images on a microfilm. Parts of this new viewer can be accessed through the Record Hints on Family Tree.
Read More Here (SK)

Huge News for Mexican Research

Great news for those researching Mexican records - Ancestry.com has released more than "220 million searchable records from Mexico, including new birth, marriage and death records dating back to the 1500s". They also created an Ancestry Mexico website, ancestry.com.mx, that is in Spanish. Ancestry.com world subscribers will be able to access it for free, U.S. subscribers can pay an additional $10-12/month to access it. However, from now until November 2 it is free for all to try out.

Previously, searching for vital records in Mexico often meant thumbing through unindexed images on FamilySearch.org. For myself, this was quite a challenge. I had a ballpark ideas of dates and places from the 1930 census, but I kept striking out looking for records of births and marriages. Today, after searching in Ancestry's newly released Mexican records, I discovered when my great-grandparents married, that they lived on a ranch called Yxcuitla, and I discovered the names of their parents. Not only did I learn about the past, but I learned something about the present: my great-uncle may have offspring living in McAllen, Texas.

Having this huge addition of indexed records for Mexico is going to be very helpful for our customers. Viva México! Viva Ancestry!

Joy

National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair

News Flash!   National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair started today and runs through tomorrow. Oct 21 and 22nd 2015.  Follow the link to the handouts if you miss the fair!

https://www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-fair/2015/schedule-handouts.html

YouTube videos as well.  Enjoy


From email blog posting: Colonial Roots Genealogy Books and Publishing.  I recommend you sign up for the blog!

MH

Dear Myrtle - a genealogy blog

FYI Dear Myrtle has new postings and videos on her blog. try out her Study Groups and Facebook page. Take a look!
http://blog.dearmyrtle.com

MH

Find-A-Grave finding: Texas prisoner executions

I came across the coolest thing on Find-A-Grave (www.findagrave.com). If you go to  the site and click on "search for a cemetery", then do Texas, Walker County, then scroll down to TDJC EXECUTION.   Click on the list of names and you will come across prisoners that have been executed.  Some  actually give death certificates, and newspaper articles on why they were executed.
Becky

Tombstone Epitaphs

I had to share with you this excerpt from the most recent issue of "Kindred Spirits - Prince William County Genealogical Society Newsletter", v.33, no.3. Ten minutes worth of internet searching leads me to believe they're not real epitaphs, but if you can prove otherwise, I'd love to hear it!

Joy

Even More Webinars

Becky recently clued me in to some upcoming free genealogy webinars. I checked out their website and discovered a listing of webinars through January. Topics range from pre-statehood Tennessee to genetic genealogy to using mapping tools. Enjoy!

http://familytreewebinars.com/upcoming-webinars.php

Joy

FamilySearch Webinars

Familysearch.org has a collection of webinars that provide valuable tips and advice for genealogists looking to solve challenging research problems and breakdown brick walls.
I recently viewed a webinar titled, "Inferential Genealogy", that described how to solve tough genealogical problems by learning how to analyze documents for valuable clues and combine that information with other sources to solve your genealogical puzzles.  "Inferential Genealogy" helps researchers develop a clear research plan with specific goals instead of an unfocused search in all directions.

There is a method to the madness!!

https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/home.html




RS