Wordless Wednesday-Fosterville Cemetery Aurelius

Saturday Challenge Resources

 Last week's challenge from GeneaMusings in honor of the holdiay:

1)  What Genealogy Resource are you thankful for?  Is it an organization, software, websites, repositories, persons, or something else?

Here's mine:

I could list many resources that I am grateful for. Ancestry, FamilySearch, Fold3 and other on-line resources as well as our home library, the local public libraries and other repositories come to mind. My older brother is a valuable resource as he can recall things that I never knew about surrounding my family. Just recently a discussion came up where he recalled some details about the family farm that I grew up on. Perhaps trivial, but I now can fill in more details about my grandparents lives including approximately when they installed indoor plumbing and where the outhouse had been located!

My brothers, our dog and me

However, the most valuable resource that I couldn’t do any of this without is my computer. The laptop that travels all over with me is a workhorse of a tool. It enables me to write fairly quickly and without my hands cramping as they quickly do when writing by hand. That database resides on its hard drive and all those on-line sources are accessed through it. Some of them often enough that I am continuously signed in to them it seems.

Included with the computer is the removable hard drive that is it’s constant companion. This is the organization of my research, the “brain” of most of my work. The database might have a reference to where I got the information, but what about that census or vital record? Was there more in that digital book that I referenced? Over to the drive to find it. Within one folder, much like an old file cabinet, are many more folders. Major family names are listed down through.

Which family was this? Open the folder and the oldest ancestor, or the oldest I’m working with is listed on a title. Drilling down, I can quickly jump from generation to generation within the family. Each sibling is numbered in the birth order and their children are likewise located within their folder. I quickly reach the correct person and there it is, the individual record I wanted to look at! A book about the general family would have been in either the top folder or the first generation that it is about.

Yes, between the “brain” and the computer itself, these are the resources I am most grateful for. Years ago, when I started working on genealogy, I didn’t have a computer to use. A few years later, I got my first one, a Tandy ColorComputer, which was really more of a game machine than anything. It was the early days of home computers. Still I managed to fashion a chart of some of my early research with it. No more than a listing such as a simple cascading chart, it would be printed out on a small printer with paper little wider than a cash register receipt. The paper even came on a roll like the receipt paper.

From that early start, the power of the computers has greatly improved over the years, as has the sophistication of my tools and output. Now I am able to keep databases full of information, folders organized by families and produce professional quality reports with the research. With the connection to the Internet I can connect to resources and repositories that we never dreamed of reaching without much work and expense. I am definitely most grateful for the morale of my modern computer.

New Records On Family Search This Week

New Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of November 19, 2018

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (20 November 2018)—FamilySearch added an astounding 79.5 million indexed Lutheran records from Germany, and almost 1 million nmore from the Ireland 1901 Census.  Other countries include Benin, Costa Rica, Portugal, South Africa, and the United States (Michigan, Georgia, and Montana).
Research these free new records and images by clicking on the collection links below, or go to FamilySearch to search over 8 billion free names and record images.

Country	Collection	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Benin	Benin, Civil Registration of Deaths, 1891-2014	3,236	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Costa Rica	Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975	75,801	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Germany	Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971	79,319,959	0	New indexed records collection
Ireland	Ireland Census, 1901	896,582	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Portugal	Portugal, Aveiro, Civil Registration, 1911-1915	7,871	0	New indexed records collection
South Africa	South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930	75	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Michigan Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880	73	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1955	286	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Montana, Toole County Records, 1913-1960	54	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection

(Easily find and share this announcement online in the FamilySearch Newsroom).

Searchable historic records are made available on FamilySearch.org through the help of thousands of volunteers from around the world. These volunteers transcribe (index) information from digital copies of handwritten records to make them easily searchable online. More volunteers are needed (particularly those who can read foreign languages) to keep pace with the large number of digital images being published online at FamilySearch.org. Learn more about volunteering to help provide free access to the world's historic genealogical records online at FamilySearch.org/indexing.
FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch and its predecessors have been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources for free at FamilySearch.org or through more than 5,000 family history centers in 129 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Wordless Wednesday- Lakeview Cemetery Cayuga, NY

Jefferson County's Holiday Party is Coming Up!

FamilySearch New Historical Records

New Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of November 12, 2018

SALT LAKE CITY, UT—FamilySearch added 3.5 million records from the 1901 Ireland Census, and 1.4 million naturalization records from New York. Other countries include Honduras, Peru, and the United States (Minnesota, Oregon, and Texas). 
Research these free new records and images by clicking on the collection links below, or go to FamilySearch to search over 8 billion free names and record images. (Easily find and share this announcement online in the FamilySearch Newsroom).

Collection	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841-1968	2,421	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Ireland Census, 1901	3,483,120	0	New indexed records collection
Peru, Áncash, Civil Rtegisration, 1888-2005	162,255	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001	395,947	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980	1,380,342	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Oregon, Baker County Records, 1862-1950	1,990	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Texas, Cooke County, Deeds, 1895-1924	30,962	0	New indexed records collection

Searchable historic records are made available on FamilySearch.org through the help of thousands of volunteers from around the world. These volunteers transcribe (index) information from digital copies of handwritten records to make them easily searchable online. More volunteers are needed (particularly those who can read foreign languages) to keep pace with the large number of digital images being published online at FamilySearch.org. Learn more about volunteering to help provide free access to the world's historic genealogical records online at FamilySearch.org/indexing.
FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch and its predecessors have been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources for free at FamilySearch.org or through more than 5,000 family history centers in 129 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Jefferson County Meeting

Jefferson County Historical Society

MONTHLY MEETING

SATURDAY, 17 NOVEMBER @ 1:00 PM

Jefferson County Historical Society

228 Washington Street, Watertown.



Founded in 1886, the JCHS is the primary organization in Jefferson County that collects artifacts, books, and documents that reflect the history of the county. We will hold our business meeting, then adjourn for a guided tour of the museum archives, gardens, school house, and out buildings. There is more at the JCHS than first meets the eye. Come see this first hand!  We trust you’ll be happy you did!

Wordless Wednesday: Greene Library's Museum

In Memoriam: Kenneth Jennings Wooster

What can you say about the uncle that shared your passion for genealogy?

Partner, co-conspirator, fellow researcher…

Together we searched through my maternal line and at times my paternal line as well.

We found all types of people, carpenters and farmers mostly by occupation. They settled this country. Mayflower passengers, Connecticut settlers that founded towns, Revolutionary War veterans and more. They spread out, eventually settling In New York, Minnesota, Iowa and other places across the country.

His mother’s family stayed closer to home in Ireland. At least some did. Others went to New Zealand and Australia, even more to America, including his mother at the age of nineteen.

Many of them explored and documented. More to do.

That elusive great-great grandfather of his, Lyman or is it really Leverett Wooster? We think we finally tracked him to the correct parents.

This and so much more.

Kenneth we’ll miss you.

Kenneth Jennings Wooster March 16, 1930-November 9, 2018

Wordless Wednesday: Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira

New Records Available From FamilySearch

News Release From FamilySearch: New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of October 29, 2018 SALT LAKE CITY, UT—FamilySearch expanded its free online archives this week with new historical records from Germany, Chile, Italy, and the United States (Texas, West Virginia, and Western States Marriage Index.) Research these free new records and images by clicking on the collection links below, or go to FamilySearch to search over 8 billion free names and record images. (Find and share this announcement online in the FamilySearch Newsroom). Country Collection Indexed Records Digital Images Comments Germany Germany, Prussia, Westphalia, Minden, Miscellaneous Collections from the Municipal Archives, 1574-1912 499 0 Added indexed records to an existing collection Italy Italy, Bergamo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1901 1,279 0 Added indexed records to an existing collection Italy Italy, Brescia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1797-1943 69,233 0 Added indexed records to an existing collection Italy Italy, Savona, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1813, 1838-1936 1,615 0 Added indexed records to an existing collection Peru Peru, Amazonas, Civil Registration, 1935-1999 2,550 0 Added indexed records to an existing collection United States Texas, Houston, Historic Hollywood Cemetery Records, 1895-2008 200 0 Added indexed records to an existing collection United States West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971 69,063 0 Added indexed records to an existing collection United States Western States Marriage Index 963 0 Added indexed records to an existing collection Searchable historic records are made available on FamilySearch.org through the help of thousands of volunteers from around the world. These volunteers transcribe (index) information from digital copies of handwritten records to make them easily searchable online. More volunteers are needed (particularly those who can read foreign languages) to keep pace with the large number of digital images being published online at FamilySearch.org. Learn more about volunteering to help provide free access to the world's historic genealogical records online at FamilySearch.org/indexing. FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch and its predecessors have been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources for free at FamilySearch.org or through more than 4,921 family history centers in 129 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.