by Lisa Cooke | Oct 27, 2014 | 01 What's New, Inspiration, Listeners & Readers
Recently I heard from Emily, a mom of younger children who is feeling inspired to take her love for family history in a more professional direction. Have you considered becoming a professional genealogist yourself? You’ll want to check out an interview I told her about (see below). Anyone can take their life’s experiences and channel them into their career path!
“Dear Lisa,
I was at the Midwestern Roots conference today and I just wanted to say ‘thanks’ for something you said at your opening session this morning. You were talking about when your daughters gave you the iPod and how you were at a point in your life when you were trying to figure out what to do, and I think you even used the expression ‘just a mom.’
I really related to what you said. I am a mom to two younger kids, I love my family history research, and I’m trying to find a new professional direction in life. So, you’ve given me some hope that maybe I can use my love of genealogy to (somehow) help and teach other people.
Probably not the typical type of ‘thank you’ note you usually receive, but I just wanted you to know.”
Hi Emily,
You are very welcome and how sweet of you to take the time to write. Believe me when I say that “just a mom” was a reference to the fact moms often get that sort of response from the culture these days. (I know that other moms know what I mean.) Being a mom is the highest calling possible, and remains my first priority. And the great news is that technology makes it possible more than ever to pursue additional dreams!
I think you might enjoy a special interview I gave recently to the Genealogy Professional Podcast. It was for folks just like you. You’ll also find additional interviews at the bottom of my About page on my website.
Wishing you great success as you pursue your dreams!!
Lisa
by Lisa Cooke | Aug 22, 2014 | 01 What's New, British, Digital Archives, Irish, Newspaper
More than 8.5 million newspaper pages from 1710-1954 are now available to search at The British Newspaper Archive. Recent titles cover England, Scotland and Northern Ireland and include the London Evening Standard, Glasgow’s Daily Record and the Northern Whig.
The first years from the following new titles have been added to The British Newspaper Archive:
- Biggleswade Chronicle, covering 1912
- Daily Record, covering 1914-1915
- Lake’s Falmouth Packet and Cornwall Advertiser, covering 1864
- London Evening Standard, covering 1860-1862 and 1866-1867
- Newcastle Evening Chronicle, covering 1915
- Northern Whig, covering 1869-1870
- Surrey Comet, covering 1854-1857 and 1859-1870
- Watford Observer, covering 1864-1865, 1867, 1869-1870
Check out the latest additions of old news now at The British Newspaper Archive here!
Want to learn more about using old newspapers in your genealogy research? Check out my book How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers. You’ll learn what kinds of family items you’ll find mentioned in old newspapers; how to find the right newspapers for your family; and how to locate old editions–both online and offline.
by Lisa Cooke | Nov 24, 2013 | 01 What's New, Australian, FamilySearch, Findmypast, Irish, Records & databases
More than 13 million new records recently appeared on findmypast.com, thanks to a new agreement between findmypast parent company DC Thomson Family History (formerly brightsolid online publishing) and FamilySearch International.
Among these millions of records are “major collections of births, marriages and deaths covering America, Australia, and Ireland,” according to a FamilySearch.org press release. Millions more records from about 600 additional collections are yet to be added. findmypast hopes these records will help current subscribers and allow the company to expand to non-English-speaking markets.
The FamilySearch press releases describes the overall purpose of the collaboration as delivering “a wide range of projects including digital preservation, records search, technological development and the means to allow family historians to share their discoveries.”
by Lisa Cooke | Nov 23, 2013 | 01 What's New, British, FamilySearch, Immigration, Irish, Records & databases
By S.MacMillen (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons.
The time period covered by these indexes includes an enormous wave of immigrants, mostly from southern and Eastern Europe. Italians, Portuguese, Russians (including Jews), Poles, Slavs and more entered the U.S. by the millions. Record content varies, but may include ports of departure and entry, age, birthplace, gender, marital status, occupation, citizenship or last country of resident, contact information for loved ones in the Old World or in the U.S., intended destination, and even a physical description. Images of the actual record can be viewed.
Also new at FamilySearch are nearly 1.5 million indexed records from the Mexico, Distrito Federal, Civil Registration, 1832-2005, collection and over half a million indexed records from the Hungary Catholic Church Records, 1636-1895, collection. See the table below for the full list of updates. Search these diverse collections and more than 3.5 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org.
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Collection
|
Indexed Records
|
Digital Images
|
Comments
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| England, Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1603-1910 |
35,896 |
0 |
Added indexed records to an existing collection. |
| Germany, Prussia, Brandenburg, Eberswalde, City Directories, 1890-1919 |
0 |
2,836 |
New browsable image collection. |
| Hungary Catholic Church Records, 1636-1895 |
572,243 |
0 |
Added indexed records to an existing collection. |
| Mexico, Distrito Federal, Civil Registration, 1832-2005 |
1,452,770 |
0 |
Added indexed records to an existing collection. |
| Netherlands, Limburg Province, Church Records, 1542-1910 |
0 |
131,396 |
New browsable image collection. |
| Russia, Samara Church Books, 1869-1917 |
88,149 |
0 |
Added indexed records to an existing collection. |
| Ukraine, Kyiv Orthodox Consistory Church Book Duplicates, 1840-1845 |
129,110 |
0 |
Added indexed records to an existing collection. |
| U.S., Florida, Marriages, 1830-1993 |
1,012,025 |
720,622 |
Added indexed records and images to an existing collection. |
| U.S., Iowa, State Census, 1905 |
1,445,414 |
0 |
New indexed record collection. |
| U.S., Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1891-1943 |
2,829,077 |
0 |
Added indexed records to an existing collection. |
| U.S., Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1841-1920 |
755,766 |
0 |
Added indexed records to an existing collection. |
| U.S., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1883-1945 |
874,690 |
0 |
Added indexed records to an existing collection. |
