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Archive for December, 2010
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FamilySearch has flipped the “switch” to release its redesigned website from beta. Now, when you go to FamilySearch.org,
it looks like this:
The new FamilySearch home page has search fields that let you scour historical records,
the Family History Library online catalog or family trees. You also can browse records
by location.
On the right, you can link to the FamilySearch blog (“Changes at FamilySearch.org”—a
good place to start for an overview on changes to the site), see online genealogy
lessons (“View Online Lessons”) and get information on FamilySearch Centers around
the world (“Get Personal Help”).
We’ll keep you updated on news from FamilySearch. Let us know what you think of the
site.
Update: I wanted to update this post with some official information from FamilySearch’s
press release. The new FamilySearch.org has millions of new records and images, more
than 40,000 helpful articles, 100-plus how-to courses, and a forum for discussing
your research. According to the announcement, “FamilySearch will continue to implement
the new website in phases to ensure all critical elements are functioning as desired.
Once complete, the website will be promoted more broadly.”
Click here for links to a video
and document about the new version of FamilySearch.org. (Pages 8 and 9 of the
PDF document has information on what became of the data from the International Genealogical
Index, Pedigree Resource File and Ancestral File, which many commenters to the FamilySearch
blog post asked about.)
You also can link to the prior version of the FamilySearch, which will remain available
during the transition to the new site.
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Genealogy Gems podcaster Lisa Louise Cooke just
released the Genealogy Gems Podcast App for Android phones. It allows genealogists
to stream the entire catalog of 100-plus podcast episodes, as well as access bonus
content such as videos, PDF files and more.
The new app is compatible with OS 1.6 or later. It’s available for $2.99 in the Android
Marketplace or through
the AppBrain website.
Got an iPhone? Earlier this year, Cooke released the Genealogy
Gems Podcast App for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
You can learn more about genealogy apps for mobile devices on the Mobile
Genealogy website.
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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is inviting you to have a
say about what it’ll be like to research the 2010 census records in the future.
NARA is asking for public comment on the Appraisal and Records schedule for the census.
These schedules list all the records created during Census 2010—not just the census
forms you filled out, but also address canvassing maps, data summaries, various publications
and more—and proposes standards for their retention or disposition.
For those records proposed for permanent retention, the schedule contains instructions
for their transfer to NARA. For records are proposed for temporary retention, the
schedule contains instructions for their later disposal.
The proposed schedule provides that the 2010 decennial census forms we all filled
out will be preserved in the form of scanned images. (You
can read about the archives’ preservation of digital images here.) It calls for
those and other “permanently valuable” records to be transferred to NARA within 10
years after the census.
The documents are lengthy. You
can get a summary of many of the documents proposed for preservation on the archives’
Records Express blog.
Comments and questions regarding the proposed retention/disposition of records are
being accepted on both of the above-mentioned blog posts through Dec. 30.
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On the sixth day of Christmas, my genea-Santa gave to me … The
Family Tree Sourcebook: The Essential Directory of American County and Town Resources.
The Family Tree Sourcebook, a second edition of The Family Tree Resource
Book for Genealogists, contains updated information on county-based records such
as vital records, land records, probate records and more. You can look up a US county
and find formation dates, parent counties, official contact information and websites,
and available records and their start dates.
You’ll also find a how-to article and books, organizations and websites for each state,
as well as a listing of national genealogical sites and organizations.
And, the book comes with a month of searchable online access through a Family Tree
Magazine Plus membership.
Click
here to get yourself a copy of The Family Tree Sourcebook (on sale now at 33
percent off!).
Surname Forum Activity
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Does anyone have any information on Percie Lee Manley?
He is my Grandfather. I have information on Clara Lea Manley, but none on Percie Lee Manley
Thanks,
Surname Forum Activity
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all I can cotribute is census-
1860 US Fed Census Frostburg, Allegany, MD
PO: Mount Savage
Timothy Tamey hd 34y Ire laborer
Catherine Tamey wf 33y IRE
Mary Tamey da 12y NY
John Tamey sn 9y MD
Catherine Tamey da 6y MD
* Julia Tamey da 4y MD
Honora Tamey da 2y MD
Bernard Tamey sn 1y MD
1870 US Fed Census Dct 12, Allegany, MD
Timothy Tanzy hd 50y 1820 Ire
Catharine Tanzy wf 45y 1825 Ire
Catharine Tanzy da 16y 1854 MD
Mary Tanzy da 20y 1850 NY
* Julia Tanzy da 14y 1856 MD
Bernard Tanzy sn 10y 1860 MD
Thomas Tanzy sn 8y 1862 MD
Timothy Tanzy sn 6y 1864 MD
Jane Tanzy da 3y 1867 MD
1880 US Fed Census Mount Savage, Allegany, MD
Timothy Tansy hd 55y 1825 Ire brick yard
Catherine Tansy wf 53y 1827 Ire
John Tansy sn 28y MD office clerk
Mary Tansy da 31y
* Julia Tansy da 24y
Nora Tansy da 22y 1858 MD
Bernard Tansy sn 20y brick moulder
Thomas Tansy sn 18y laborer
Timothy Tansy sn 16y laborer
Jane Tansy da 13y MD
1880 US Fed Census Mount Savage, Allegany, MD
Edward Manley hd 47y Ire merchant
Sarah J. Manley wf 43y Eng (Lady Sarah Holmes)
* James Manley sn 22y 1858 MD clerk
William Manley sn 20y MD machinist apprentice
Thomas Manley sn 17y MD clerk in store
Mary J. Manley da 15y MD
Annie Manley da 12y MD
Catherine Manley da 10y MD
Annie Gaughn servant 27y MD
1900 US Fed Census Baltimore Wd 18, Baltimore City MD
James D Manley hd 43y dec 1857 MD m1880 m20y motorman
* Julia Manley wf 44y mar 1856 MD 9-c 6-liv
J Harold Manley sn 16y dec 1883 MD grocer
Regina C Manley da 14y jan 1886 MD
William E Manley sn 12y feb 1888 MD
Victoria Manley da 8y dec 1891 MD
Patrick Manley sn 5y aug 1894 MD
Mary M Manley da 1y dec 1898 MD
Mary E Moke boarder 79y apr 1821 MD
Sarah Moke boarder 74y may 1821 MD
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- Every December O, The Oprah Magazine, announces its top holiday gift picks. And this year we’re excited to announce that our very own Family Tree Maker 2011 made Dr. Phil’s list of “Gifts to strengthen your relationship!“
- Family Tree Maker software combines intuitive tools with robust features and flexible options, making it ideal for family history novices and experts alike. A dynamic user interface and integration with Ancestry.com makes it simple to create family trees, record memories, and organize photos, videos, and audio clips, plus share ancestors’ stories.
- Family Tree Maker (and other gifts on the list) were featured on Good Morning America in “Oprah Winfrey’s and Gayle King’s Picks: Best Holiday Gifts.” You can watch the segment on the ABC website.
- To learn how Family Tree Maker 2011 can help you discover your family and create a lasting legacy visit www.familytreemaker.com; to purchase your own copy of the software, visit the Ancestry Store.
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Why have we changed the search form?
Over the past year, we have been working with a wide range of ancestry.com members, from some of our most experienced members to relative newcomers. We’ve had a lot of help (including over 10,000 responses to the preview we published in April: Preview of Changes to Ancestry.com Search).
Based on this feedback, we’ve been making some changes to the forms over the past months, and this week we’re beginning to roll out one of the most significant changes.
What’s changed?
Previously, we’ve asked you to enter the name of the person you’re looking for, together with the birth and death dates and locations.
One of the requests we’ve had is for location to be more flexible – perhaps you don’t know where your grandparents were born in 1905, but do know they lived in Kentucky in 1960.
So we’ve added a single box that asks for any “place your ancestor might have lived”, and which searches our records for any life events that match that location, including birth, residence, marriage, military service and death.
Most importantly, in our tests with volunteer members, we found that in a number of cases, this change enabled us to surface relevant records higher in our results than was possible before.
Of course, you can still specify birth and death places by clicking on “Add an event”. In fact, these links give you a much more flexible way to add in any of the details you know about the life events or relationships of the person you’re looking for. We’ve tried to make it a little bit easier to enter as much or as little as you know.
Estimated birth year
To search the right collections, we need to know roughly the period of time in which your person was alive. To help us find the most likely records for a person, enter the approximate birth year, or click on “Calculate it” to make an educated guess if you’re not sure.
Show advanced and clear form
The links for advanced search and clear form are now located at the bottom of the form next to the Search button.
Who will see the changes?
We will slowly start rolling the new Basic Search form out to some of our US members beginning early tomorrow morning. We will carefully evaluate the impact on Search, and expect to make it available to all users over the coming weeks.
Happy Searching!
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Please be aware that the Ancestry.com Family Tree Service will undergo scheduled maintenance early Monday morning, 6 December 2010, from about 12:01 AM to 2:00 AM Mountain Standard Time.
This downtime will affect Ancestry Member Trees, OneWorldTree, some portions of My Canvas, the sections of the Home Page that are related to Member Trees, and the sections of MyFamily.com 2.0 that are related to Member Trees. Other than that, all other areas of the site will remain functional.
For the vast majority of our members living outside Mountain Standard Time, 12:01 – 2:00 AM MST is the same as…
Coordinated Universal Time: 7:00 – 9:00 AM
In London: 7:00 – 9:00 AM
In Melbourne: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
In San Francisco: 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM
In New York: 2:00 – 4:00 AM
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Hello Everyone! I wrote a couple blog posts about the updated pages in New Search a few months ago.
I thought it might be worth discussing a few more of the features in greater detail.
Recent Searches
When you are logged in, we remember and display the last 4 searches you did. To find them, look beneath the search form for Recent Searches. You may have to do a few searches before you see recent ones. When you click the names, we will redo the same search that you did in the past. If you are trying to recreate a search that you did beyond your last four searches, click “See More” on the right side of this section.
On the Recent Searches homepage, you can see your last 100 searches. They are organized chronologically by date. You can see when you did the search, what information you provided, and in which category you were searching. Clicking on a name will redo the search. Clicking the trash can will delete the search.
Recently Viewed Collections
Sometimes, you are focused on just a few data collections for a person or family group. You may do a lot of reasearch in just those collections. Recently Viewed Collections is designed to help you quickly get back to those data collections by placing them on the top right side of the search homepage. We display the names of the last three data collection homepages you visited.
Similar to Recent Searches, you can also see a longer list of the data collection homepages that you have visited. Click “See More” to go to a longer list of data collections. You can see the name of the data collection, the category, and the date you last viewed the collection homepage. Click on a data collection name to go directly to that collection home page. You can also delete any titles that you don’t want keep in your list of recently viewed collections.
Just a few tips to help you return to your research quickly after you’ve stepped away. I hope you give them a try.