Census Day 2010

It is Census Day 2010!  Make sure you fill out and mail in your census form so you can be counted and future generations can find you.  This is the first census I am in, that I am not at my parents house, so having this is very exciting.  Before you mail it in, make a copy so that your descendants do not have to wait until 2082 to see it.

Amazing New Genealogy Spreadsheets

Dick Eastman posted about CensusTools Spreadsheets today.  After reading the post, I want to check them out, as I love spreadsheets for data tracking.  I was not disappointed!  In fact, I can not express enough how impressed I am with this site.

Gary Minder writes "Ever try entering extracted census data into your genealogy program's primitive text editor? The mess and frustration led me to create my first spread sheet in 2001 so I could elec tron i cal ly preserve my data in an easy to view format."  I can not agree more and am loving the spreadsheets he created, particularly the research log, census trackers and the cemetery data form.  After downloading them and going through a few I donated his recommended $10 through PayPal.  This is the best $10 I have spent on genealogy organization material in a long time.

I highly recommend you go and check out his spreadsheets, as they will make your life much easier organizationally.  The research log lists over 125 types of sources to check for each person with a box next to each that you can check yes, no or not applicable.  If these sources aren't enough it is easy to change or add more, such as changing the US censuses listed to those in the country they lived in.  I would also recommend adding in Footnote, GoogleBooks, WOrldCat and a blog search for each ancestor under online sources.  I look forward to using this to make sure I have found all I can about each ancestor.

What is your favorite census?

NARAtions wants to know:  Which U.S. decennial census is your favorite and why?


This is quite a question.  I think I would have to say 1900, as this is the first census that all of my ancestral lines are on (we were a late group coming to the US).  This could have been 1890, but, well, we all know how that turned out...


What is your favorite and why?

FamilySearch Update - 1892 NY Census beginning to be indexed!!!

The following ennouncement made by FamilySearch is very, very, very exciting to me!  I can't wait to jump on and help index the 1892 NY census and can't wait even more for Buffalo to be put online.  I have searching it on my to-do list, but I always seem to come up with something else to research when I get to the library in Buffalo (about once every couple months).  This will make my life so much easier, as well as so many others.  Off work tomorrow, so indexing here I come...

There are many new, upcoming, and completed indexing projects to report in this update. There are 12 new projects (see Current Projects chart below). These include three Belgian and two Argentina projects. The New York 1892 State Census project will be of great interest to many people. FamilySearch could not do all of these great initiatives without the great time and effort contributed by so many terrific volunteers. Thank you for your continued support.

Current FamilySearch Indexing Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion

Argentina, Buenos Aires 1855 Census	Spanish	(New)
Argentina Censo 1869–Catamarca y La Rioja	Spanish	(New)
Argentina Censo 1869–Corrientes y Entre Rios	Spanish	44%
Arkansas County Marriages V	English	20%
Australia NSW Newspaper Cuttings	English	88%
Belgium–Antwerp Foreigners Index	Dutch, Flemish	27%
Brandenburg Kirchenbücher	German	49%*
España, Lugo–Registros Parroquiales [Part 1]	Spanish	16%
España, Ávila–Registros Parroquiales	Spanish	78%
France, Coutances, Paroisses de la Manche	French	9%
Germany, St Petersburg Church Records 1833-1885	German	1%
Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers	English	(New)
Italy, Trento Baptism Records, 1784-1924	Italian	60%
Mexico Censo de 1930–Sinaloa	Spanish	(New)
Mexico Censo de 1930–Sonora	Spanish	88%
Mexico Censo de 1930–Tabasco	Spanish	70%
Mexico Censo de 1930–Tamaulipas	Spanish	(New)
Minnesota 1895 State Census	English	74%
Missouri–1920 US Federal Census	English	(New)
Nevada–1920 US Federal Census	English	89%
New Mexico–1920 US Federal Census	English	75%
New York 1892 State Census	English	(New)
Nicaragua, Managua Civil Records	Spanish	13%
Norway 1875 Census part 1	Norwegian	10%
Perú, Lima–Registros Civiles	Spanish	10%
Rhode Island 1925 State Census	English	(New)
UK, Cheshire–Land Tax	English	58%
UK, Cheshire–School Records	English	44%
Ukraine Kyiv 1840-1842	Russian	10%
Venezuela Mérida Registros Parroquiales	Spanish	1%

(*This percentage refers to a specific portion of a larger project.)

Current FamilySearch Partner Projects

Arkansas Marriages IV	English	(New)
Australia–Victoria Probate Records	English	31%
Belgique–Registres des Décès - Charleroi 1851-1900	Dutch, Flemish	(New)
Belgique–Registres Des Décès (Français)	French	21%*
België–Overlijdens Registers–In het Nederlands	Dutch, Flemish	74%*
België–Overlijdens Registers–Kalmthout 1851-1900	Dutch, Flemish	(New)
België–Overlijdens Registers–Mechelen 1851-1900	Dutch, Flemish	(New)
Bremer, Schifflisten	German	42%
Flanders Death Registration	French, Dutch, Flemish	76%*
Indiana Marriages, 1882 to Apr 1905	English	82%
Indiana Marriage Returns, 1882 to April 1905	English	31%
Nova Scotia, Antigonish Church Records	English	72%
Ohio Tax Records–2 of 4	English	71%
Vermont Militia Records	English	37%

(*These percentages refer to a specific portion of a larger project.)

Upcoming Indexing Projects

Look for the following projects coming in the near future (Note: These projects are currently being created. Dates when indexing is scheduled to begin will vary.)

• Arkansas Marriages VI
• Arkansas Marriages VII
• Australia, Bounty Immigrants, 1824-1842
• Australia, Greenwich, Genealogical Records
• Austria, Vienna Population Cards
• Brazil, Pernambuco Civil Register 1900-1920
• Brazil, Rio de Janeiro Marriages 1900-10
• Canada, British Columbia Birth 1854-1903
• Canada, British Columbia Marriages
• Chicago Archdiocese Cemetery Records 1 (1864-1989)
• Czech, Litomerice Church Records - Part 1 1552-1905
• Freedmen Marriages
• Germany, Baden Church Books 1810-1869
• Germany, Mecklenburg 1890 Census
• Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates 1
• Indiana, Allen County Marriages 1811-1959
• Jamaica, Trelawny Births
• Peru, Lima Civil Register Index 1910-1930

 
Recently Completed Projects

(Note: Recently completed projects have been removed from the available online indexing batches and will now go through a final completion check process in preparation for future publication.)

• Argentina 1869 Census–Cordoba y San Luis
• Arkansas Marriages III
• Michigan–1920 US Federal Census
• Nayarit–Censo de Mexico de 1930
• New Brunswick 1871 Census
• New Hampshire–1920 US Federal Census
• New Jersey–1920 US Federal Census
• Nova Scotia–1871 Census
• Ontario–1861 Census
• Rhode Island 1915 State Census
• UK – Cheshire Parish Registers part 1

 
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