New at FamilySearch Record Search pilot this week:
– Cheshire, England Non-conformist records covering 1671-1900
– Index only – 74,925 records
– Index of the Minnesota State Census of 1895
– Images of the New York State Census of 1905 http://pilot.familysearch.org
Noteworthy collections recently completed at familysearch that will be online in the near future:
– The Blackford County Indiana Marriages, from 1811 to 1959
– Indiana Marriages, 1882 through April 1905
– Massachusetts Marriages, for the years of 1896 and 1897
MAILBOX:
Premium Member Jenna Mills wrote in share her thoughts on geo-tagging.
Premium member Diane Lott wrote in to ask a question about immigration and naturalization through Hawaii. AAnswer provided by Joe Beine http://www.genealogybranches.com/ “Tips for Determining Your Ancestor’s Probable Port of Arrival For Arrivals at U.S. Ports from Europe 1820-1950s” by Joe Beine http://www.genealogybranches.com/arrivalports.html
Jim’s Answer:
Hawaii was annexed by the US in 1898, which could complicate this matter a bit. However, she might try searching for the ship’s passenger list and the person’s naturalization record. It’s possible she might find a passenger list for both the Hawaiian arrival and the later one on the West coast. If she doesn’t have the Hawaiian passenger list, she might check the microfilmed index (available from the FHL) described here:
If the person was naturalized after Sept 26, 1906 the naturalization record should give port and date of arrival, and the name of the ship. Contact Marian Smith (USCIS historian) if you need more help with this. http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
Generation Maps
Janet shares her ideas about family trees, inheriting genealogy, and the healing power of family history.
Email Lisa with questions or comments anytime or call the voice mail line at 925-272-4021 and leave a recorded message that I can play here on the show.
NEWS
Ancestry.com has decided to go public and has filed an IPO this month to raise $75 million , and have expanded their online Jewish family history record collection in collaboration with the American Jewish Historical Society and the Routes to Roots Foundation. They can now offer subscribers online access to more than 200,000 Jewish records.
To search through all the new Jewish record collections and Ancestry.com’s entire Jewish Family History experience visit http://www.ancestry.com/JewishFamilyHistory.
Google is adding three-dimensional images of Europe to Google’s Street View Maps.
MAILBOX:
Emails from Premium Members Valerie Brown & Tina Kelly
Visit the Measuring Worth website which does Retail Price Index and Average Earnings in Pounds Sterling.
Genealogy Conference:
Family History Expo genealogy conference
Sandy Utah, just outside Salt Lake City
August 27 & 28, 2009.
It promises to be a terrific weekend and I’m really looking forward to getting a day in at the Family History Library as well. For more information on the expo go to http://www.familyhistoryexpos.com
GEM: Interview with Joel Weintraub PhD about the Census 72 Year Rule
Many genealogists think the 72 year confidentiality rule for the US Census is based on life expectancy, or that the 72 years is found directly in some law. In reality, this is just not the case. And to give us the background that shatters this myth is Joel Weintraub PhD.
Joel is an emeritus Biology Professor at California State University, Fullerton and has won awards for his science teaching. He became interested in genealogy about 13 years ago, and was a Long time volunteer at the National Archives and Records Administration in Laguna Niguel, California. While there, Joel started transcribing streets within census districts in 2001 to help researchers search the 1930 U.S. Census. He was joined in the venture by David Kehs and Stephen Morse in 2002, and together, they have produced a number of online census searching utilities for both the federal and the New York State censuses on the Stephen Morse One Step Website.
Genealogy Conference:
Family History Expo genealogy conference
Sandy Utah, just outside Salt Lake City
August 27 & 28, 2009.
It promises to be a terrific weekend and I’m really looking forward to getting a day in at the Family History Library as well. For more information on the expo go to http://www.familyhistoryexpos.com
Stop by the Genealogy Gems Podcast booth in the exhibit hall to pick up your free official Genealogy Gems name badge ribbon.
Gem: How to Do Site Searches Beyond Google
Google Site search was the very first gem I ever shared on the podcast.
In this gem I’ve got the scoop on how you can do site searches with Bing, Yahoo and a few other creative options. So no matter where you like to search you can zero in a specific web site.
In the Show Results section, enter the keywords you want to search for.
Under the next heading called Site / Doman click the button for “only search in this domain/site:”
Enter the address for the web site you want to search in the box.
Click the Yahoo Search button.
www.Bing.com
Bing is Microsoft’s new challenger to Google and Yahoo.
How to Do A Site Search with Bing:
Do a regular search on the terms you want to find on the web site you want to search
At the results page, click the link under the right hand corner of the search box that says “advanced.”
There are four tabs across the top of the search box – click “site / domain”
Enter the URL address for the web site you want to search
Click the Add to Search button – Bing will search for those same Keywords only on that site.
How to Do A Quick Site Search on Bing
1. Go to www.Bing.com
2. Type the query you want to search in the search box
3. Press the space bar to create a space
4. Type site:and the website address.
Example Site Search Query: immigration site:genealogygems.tv
You can use this same site: technique with Yahoo.com as well.
Here’s a quick way to do a site search without having to remember how to construct the search using site: feature.
In the first box type the URL address for the website you want to search
Click the SUBMIT button
In the second box type in your key words
Click the Google Search button
GEM: Interview with Jean Wilcox Hibben Jean Wilcox Hibben is a Board-Certified Genealogist, family historian, national speaker, folklorist, and troubadour. Sit back and enjoy my conversation with the Happy Wanderer and Songstress.
California Family History Expo
Fri. & Sat. October 16 & 17, 2009
Redding Convention Center
747 Auditorium Drive, Redding, California 96001
Friday October 16th, 2009. 8 AM to 6 PM
Saturday October 17th, 2009. 8 AM to 6 PM
Lisa will be presenting: Google: A Goldmine of Genealogy Gems Parts 1 Google: A Goldmine of Genealogy Gems Parts 2 Sharing the Joy: Projects that Will Captivate the Non-Genealogists in Your Life Unleash Your Inner Private Eye: Eight Key Strategies for Finding Living Relatives
The Hemet–San Jacinto Genealogical Society One Day Seminar
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Hemet Public Library, Upper Floor, 300 E. Latham Ave. Hemet, California 92543
Time: 8:45am – 3:30pm
Lisa will be presenting Google: A Goldmine of Genealogy Gems Parts 1 & 2 and Suzanne Russo Adams will present several exciting and informative lectures about the Ancestry site.
Cost is $10.00 before October 15th and $15.00 after. Free giveaways and door prizes.