Announcing a new searchable database at the Massachusetts Archives:
Index to passenger names on ships arriving in Boston January 1848 - July 1891.
More ships passenger lists can be searched at Ships Passenger Lists to USA
Updates about Olive Tree Genealogy website and other FREE genealogy records. Bringing you tutorials, genealogy book and app reviews, genealogy news, genealogy specials and more. Helping you find your family tree and ancestors.
September 22, 2005
September 16, 2005
AllEnglishRecords.com New Genealogy Records
A few new items on AllEnglishRecords.com that may be of interest
Emigrants from Scotland in New York City Almshouse 1819 - 1830
Emigrants from England, Wales & Isle of Man in New York City Almshouse 1819 - 1830
Emigrants from Ireland in New York City Almshouse 1819 - 1830
Brixham Devon Baptisms 1693 - 1781
Emigrants from Scotland in New York City Almshouse 1819 - 1830
Emigrants from England, Wales & Isle of Man in New York City Almshouse 1819 - 1830
Emigrants from Ireland in New York City Almshouse 1819 - 1830
Brixham Devon Baptisms 1693 - 1781
September 12, 2005
Ontario & Manitoba 1911 Census INDEXES online
AllCensusRecords.com has just uploaded 25 more Surname Indexes for the 1911 Census of Canada.
Today's new indexes include indexes for Ontario and Manitoba. Volunteers are also working on PEI (Prince Edward Island) and Quebec
Ontario 1911 Census indexes:
York Co., King Twp, Kettleby Village
York Co. Georgina
Grey Co. St. Vincent
Wellington Co. Guelph Township, Ariss and Marden
Wellington Co. Guelph Township
Dufferin County - Shelburne
Dufferin County - Amaranth
Dufferin County - Garafraxa
Dufferin County - Grand Valley
Dufferin County - Luther
Welland County, Wainfleet township,
Hastings County, Wollaston,
Renfrew County, Raglan Twp.,
Nipissing District, Airy and Sabine
See Ontario 1911 Census Records online
1911 Census Surname Indexes for Manitoba
Winnipeg
MacDonald Dist 18, Sub-District 53: Part of Parish St.
Charles and part of lots 47 to 63 in St. Boniface Parish
See Manitoba Census Records Online
Today's new indexes include indexes for Ontario and Manitoba. Volunteers are also working on PEI (Prince Edward Island) and Quebec
Ontario 1911 Census indexes:
York Co., King Twp, Kettleby Village
York Co. Georgina
Grey Co. St. Vincent
Wellington Co. Guelph Township, Ariss and Marden
Wellington Co. Guelph Township
Dufferin County - Shelburne
Dufferin County - Amaranth
Dufferin County - Garafraxa
Dufferin County - Grand Valley
Dufferin County - Luther
Welland County, Wainfleet township,
Hastings County, Wollaston,
Renfrew County, Raglan Twp.,
Nipissing District, Airy and Sabine
See Ontario 1911 Census Records online
1911 Census Surname Indexes for Manitoba
Winnipeg
MacDonald Dist 18, Sub-District 53: Part of Parish St.
Charles and part of lots 47 to 63 in St. Boniface Parish
See Manitoba Census Records Online
September 9, 2005
Lost Faces Photo Albums Online
Olive Tree Genealogy has updated LOST FACES. The following Family Photo Albums are now online:Moser, Ziler, Siler, Dietrich Photo Album of Ontario Surnames include Moser, Ziler, Dietrich, Desjardine, Mahoney. Locations include Dashwood, Exeter, Berlin, Walkerton. The families appear to have lived in Waterloo and Middlesex Counties Ontario.
Civil War Era Photo Album of Mrs. W. D. Hanchette Surnames include Hanchette, Bissell, Sigmund, Warren, Hirradale?, Doolittle, Knapp, Graham, Cottrell, Harding. Locations include Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Civil War Era Photo Album Hoover family of Pennsylvania Surnames include: Hoover, Herr, Groff, Souders.
Locations include Lancaster Pennsylvania
LEE, WILLSON, BADENOCH Family Album of Brant County, Ontario Surnames include Lee, Willson, Badenoch, Pepper, Shaver, Muma, Edwards, Blundy, Weaver, Clark, Lever, Green, Drake, Mannen, Bell, Jacobs, heron, Kitchen. Locations include Brantford, London, Ingersoll and Little Falls New York
Barnum-Rayond-Pickard Family New York Surnames include Barnum, Raymond, Marcellus, Pickard, Gould, Woodworth, Humphrey, Cox, Babcock, Candee, Caudee. Locations in New York include Syracuse, Red Creek, Lowville, Binghampton, Gouverneur, Carthage, Copenhagen, Pulaski; Sharpsburg Pennsylvania; Rochelle, Illinois
September 6, 2005
1901 UK Census FREE for September!
Just wanted to let everyone know about a free special on Ancestry.com for September.
You can search (for free) in the 1901 UK census, so for anyone who has ancestors from England, this is a great opportunity to find them. To view the images you have to pay a fee but the index search details are completely free.
To access your free search, visit AllCensusRecords.com and look on the left side bar for the clickable image.
You can search (for free) in the 1901 UK census, so for anyone who has ancestors from England, this is a great opportunity to find them. To view the images you have to pay a fee but the index search details are completely free.
To access your free search, visit AllCensusRecords.com and look on the left side bar for the clickable image.
August 25, 2005
1911 Canada Census INDEXES update
Today AllCensusRecords.com uploaded several new Surname Indexes for the 1911 Canadian Census
New today:
o Dufferin Co, Orangeville Subdistricts 21,22
o Grey Co, Meaford, St Vincent Township Subdistricts 38,39
o Halton Co, Trafalgar Township Subdistrict 16
o Lincoln Co, Grimsby Subdistrict 52
o Simcoe Co. S, Adjala, Subdistricts 1,2
o Wellington Co., Erin Township, Subdistrict 50
o Wellington Co. Peel Township, Subdistricts 30-33
o Wellington Co Minto Township Subdistricts 28,29
They are best reached from the index to the Ontario Census
indexes
New today:
o Dufferin Co, Orangeville Subdistricts 21,22
o Grey Co, Meaford, St Vincent Township Subdistricts 38,39
o Halton Co, Trafalgar Township Subdistrict 16
o Lincoln Co, Grimsby Subdistrict 52
o Simcoe Co. S, Adjala, Subdistricts 1,2
o Wellington Co., Erin Township, Subdistrict 50
o Wellington Co. Peel Township, Subdistricts 30-33
o Wellington Co Minto Township Subdistricts 28,29
They are best reached from the index to the Ontario Census
indexes
August 24, 2005
Missouri Newspapers 1866-1911 Online
Olive Tree Genealogy has just uploaded more Missouri Newspaper Transcriptions. One batch is for Jefferson County Record for the April 1911 issue
Second batch of uploaded files is for Jefferson Democrat issues April, May, Aug, Sept & Oct. 1883
These uploads add to the existing newspaper transcriptions online from 1866-1911. You can view the index of what is available
August 14, 2005
1911 census indexes Bruce, Durham, Grey, Simcoe, Wellington counties
Today AllCensusRecords.com uploaded the following surname indexes for the 1911 Canadian census:
-Bruce County, Huron Township
-Durham County, CartwrightTownship
-Grey County, St. Vincent Township
-Simcoe County, TinyTownship
-Wellington County, PuslinchTownship - Aberfoyle Village
-Wellington County, PuslinchTownship - Arkell Village
corrections
Thanks to volunteers Adrian Donley, Colleen Andrews,Heather Bertram, Kathryn Morano for their work in indexing these census records.
To see the surnames, start at the index to Ontario Census Records for 1911 and scroll down to the County you want.
Volunteers are needed! Why not pick an area where you are looking for ancestors, and write out the surnames on each census page? It only takes a few minutes and it will help others.
To see what is being worked on, check the Volunteer page
Write to me at olivetreegenealogy@gmail.com and tell me what area you want to index. See full instructions on volunteering for the 1911 Census Surname Indexing Project.
-Bruce County, Huron Township
-Durham County, CartwrightTownship
-Grey County, St. Vincent Township
-Simcoe County, TinyTownship
-Wellington County, PuslinchTownship - Aberfoyle Village
-Wellington County, PuslinchTownship - Arkell Village
corrections
Thanks to volunteers Adrian Donley, Colleen Andrews,Heather Bertram, Kathryn Morano for their work in indexing these census records.
To see the surnames, start at the index to Ontario Census Records for 1911 and scroll down to the County you want.
Volunteers are needed! Why not pick an area where you are looking for ancestors, and write out the surnames on each census page? It only takes a few minutes and it will help others.
To see what is being worked on, check the Volunteer page
Write to me at olivetreegenealogy@gmail.com and tell me what area you want to index. See full instructions on volunteering for the 1911 Census Surname Indexing Project.
August 10, 2005
Update 1911 census indexing project - new data
Today AllCensusRecords.com uploaded the following surname indexes for the 1911 Canadian census:
-Dufferin County, Mulmur Township
-Simcoe County, Nottawasaga Township
-Victoria County, Mariposa Township
Thanks to volunteers Joan Rawn and Noreen Sergovitch for their work in indexing these census records.
To see the surnames and counties indexed so far, start at the index to Ontario Census Records for 1911 and scroll down to the County you want.
Volunteers are needed! Why not pick an area where you are looking for ancestors, and write out the surnames on each census page? It only takes a few minutes and it will help others.
Just check the page at to see what is being worked on, then write to me at
olivetreegenealogyATgmail.com (replace the "AT" with @) and tell me what area you want to index.
-Dufferin County, Mulmur Township
-Simcoe County, Nottawasaga Township
-Victoria County, Mariposa Township
Thanks to volunteers Joan Rawn and Noreen Sergovitch for their work in indexing these census records.
To see the surnames and counties indexed so far, start at the index to Ontario Census Records for 1911 and scroll down to the County you want.
Volunteers are needed! Why not pick an area where you are looking for ancestors, and write out the surnames on each census page? It only takes a few minutes and it will help others.
Just check the page at to see what is being worked on, then write to me at
olivetreegenealogyATgmail.com (replace the "AT" with @) and tell me what area you want to index.
August 5, 2005
Polish Genealogy Society of America (PGSA) Genealogy Saturday, Aug 20
PGSA Saturday August 20
Saturday, August 20, 2005 is Genealogy Saturday at the library of the Polish Museum of America, Chicago. The Polish Genealogy Society of America (PGSA) will have
experienced genealogists available at the library from 10 am to 1 pm for consultation. This is open to everyone.
The library and museum are in the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America at 984 Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago, just west of the Kennedy Expressway. There is plenty of free parking. More information and directions at PGSA
There will be no PGSA Genealogy Saturday in September because of the PGSA annual conference in Schaumburg. If you have questions, please send them to
PGSAmerica@aol.com
Saturday, August 20, 2005 is Genealogy Saturday at the library of the Polish Museum of America, Chicago. The Polish Genealogy Society of America (PGSA) will have
experienced genealogists available at the library from 10 am to 1 pm for consultation. This is open to everyone.
The library and museum are in the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America at 984 Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago, just west of the Kennedy Expressway. There is plenty of free parking. More information and directions at PGSA
There will be no PGSA Genealogy Saturday in September because of the PGSA annual conference in Schaumburg. If you have questions, please send them to
PGSAmerica@aol.com
August 4, 2005
Steve Morse One Step Search Engines for new CastleGarden.org site
Good news from Steve Morse! He has set up a One Step Search Tool for the new castlegarden.org website
It's in the Castle Garden section of his website under the link "Castle Garden Passengers". There are two tools with that heading -- one that goes to the paid site ancestry.com and the other that goes to this new castlegarden.org site which is free.
Some of things you can do from the one-step site that you can't do from castlegarden.org directly are:
- You can specify all your parameters at one time.
- You can search on year of birth.
- You can search on the passengers age.
- You can specify how you want your results sorted.
- You can display more than 10 hits per page.
Steve also tells me that the castlegarden.org site lacks the ability to do either a starts-with search or a sounds-like search. So there is no way you can search for all the variants of your family name. But they have assigned PIDs (passenger IDs) to all of the records in alphabetical order. So Steve wrote another utility (a Castle Garden Browser) that lets you scroll through the records sequentially to see if names adjacent to the one you found matches your family. That browser is in the Castle Garden section of Steve Morse Website.
It's in the Castle Garden section of his website under the link "Castle Garden Passengers". There are two tools with that heading -- one that goes to the paid site ancestry.com and the other that goes to this new castlegarden.org site which is free.
Some of things you can do from the one-step site that you can't do from castlegarden.org directly are:
- You can specify all your parameters at one time.
- You can search on year of birth.
- You can search on the passengers age.
- You can specify how you want your results sorted.
- You can display more than 10 hits per page.
Steve also tells me that the castlegarden.org site lacks the ability to do either a starts-with search or a sounds-like search. So there is no way you can search for all the variants of your family name. But they have assigned PIDs (passenger IDs) to all of the records in alphabetical order. So Steve wrote another utility (a Castle Garden Browser) that lets you scroll through the records sequentially to see if names adjacent to the one you found matches your family. That browser is in the Castle Garden section of Steve Morse Website.
August 2, 2005
Simcoe Co. Orillia Twp 1911 census index ONLINE
Thanks to the hard work of Heather Bertram, AllCensusRecords.com has another 95 pages of the 1911 census indexed and online.
Heather completed an every Surname index for Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Subdistricts 8 to 17. This includes Washago Village, Severn Bridge Village, "Ontario Asylum for Feeble Minded" (Staff & Inmates), Uhthoff Village, and CPR Work Crews
You can start your search at SubDistrict 8
If you prefer you can begin at the Index to Online 1911 Census Records for Ontario
Scroll down to Simcoe County for links to completed indexes.
Once you find a surname of interest, use the link to the online images at Library & Archives Canada to bring up the page(s) for the District and Subdistrict you want.
Heather completed an every Surname index for Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Subdistricts 8 to 17. This includes Washago Village, Severn Bridge Village, "Ontario Asylum for Feeble Minded" (Staff & Inmates), Uhthoff Village, and CPR Work Crews
You can start your search at SubDistrict 8
If you prefer you can begin at the Index to Online 1911 Census Records for Ontario
Scroll down to Simcoe County for links to completed indexes.
Once you find a surname of interest, use the link to the online images at Library & Archives Canada to bring up the page(s) for the District and Subdistrict you want.
July 30, 2005
Updates of new FREE genealogy records
I have a neat little spot on Olive Tree Genealogy that provides daily updates of new genealogy data put online. I just figured out how to do this automatically a few weeks ago and am so excited about it I want to share it with everyone. The records are FREE and they are updated every day. I think you'll find it helpful in your search for miscellaneous records like family bibles, old letters, funeral cards, and much much more.
You can see the list, and click to view the full document, on any of my Genealogy Section pages such as Ships Passenger Lists
Scroll down a bit to "What's New in FREE Genealogy Records" The left side of the yellow box has free trials on Ancestry and Genealogy.com. The right side has the free Olive Tree Genealogy and partner sites documents.
Bookmark the page and you can come back and check every few days to see what new records I've added to the collection.
You can see the list, and click to view the full document, on any of my Genealogy Section pages such as Ships Passenger Lists
Scroll down a bit to "What's New in FREE Genealogy Records" The left side of the yellow box has free trials on Ancestry and Genealogy.com. The right side has the free Olive Tree Genealogy and partner sites documents.
Bookmark the page and you can come back and check every few days to see what new records I've added to the collection.
July 28, 2005
Castle Garden Website Launching Aug 1, 2005!
The Battery Conservancy is preparing to launch CastleGarden.org on August 1, 2005 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the opening of the immigrant depot at Castle Garden on August 1, 1855.
The electronic database project is led by Dr. Ira Glazier, former Director of The Center for Migration Research at The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies and Immigration. CastleGarden.org will be a vital resource for the general public and for scholars interested in the history of immigration through the Port of New York.
Also see Castle Garden Ships Passenger Lists 1855-1890 online. Names of passengers on Ships to New York for other years can be viewed at Olive Tree Genealogy Ships Passenger Lists to New York.
The electronic database project is led by Dr. Ira Glazier, former Director of The Center for Migration Research at The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies and Immigration. CastleGarden.org will be a vital resource for the general public and for scholars interested in the history of immigration through the Port of New York.
Also see Castle Garden Ships Passenger Lists 1855-1890 online. Names of passengers on Ships to New York for other years can be viewed at Olive Tree Genealogy Ships Passenger Lists to New York.
July 26, 2005
1800s Photos: Barnum, Raymond, Pickard Families New York
Don't miss Lost Faces photo albums online! They are from the 1800s and today I'm spotlighting the Barnum-Raymond-Pickard Family New York [35 photos & documents]
Surnames include Barnum, Raymond, Marcellus, Pickard, Gould, Woodworth, Humphrey, Cox, Babcock, Candee, Caudee
Locations in New York include Syracuse, Red Creek, Lowville, Binghampton, Gouverneur, Carthage, Copenhagen, Pulaski; Sharpsburg Pennsylvania; Rochelle, Illinois
This album needs to go to a good home and be with descendants of the families.
Surnames include Barnum, Raymond, Marcellus, Pickard, Gould, Woodworth, Humphrey, Cox, Babcock, Candee, Caudee
Locations in New York include Syracuse, Red Creek, Lowville, Binghampton, Gouverneur, Carthage, Copenhagen, Pulaski; Sharpsburg Pennsylvania; Rochelle, Illinois
This album needs to go to a good home and be with descendants of the families.
July 25, 2005
Photo Album: Lee, Willson, Badenoch, Pepper, Shaver,Muma, Edwards, Blundy, Weaver, Clark, Lever, Green, Drake, Mannen, Bell, Jacobs, Heron, Kitchen
I have a little corner of my website called Lost Faces. LOST FACES is my collection of Family Photo Albums. One of my little hobbies is going to flea markets and garage sales. Whenever I spot one of those old Photo Albums from the 1800s with family pictures, I have to buy it!
I recently found this Civil War era brass bound photo album in an antique store in Shakespeare Ontario. It is in beautiful condition and every photo except one is labelled! It is Canadian, and the families lived in Ontario. Some had roots in Germany, some in New Jersey
Almost every photo has names in spidery handrwriting. Surnames include Lee, Willson, Badenoch, Pepper, Shaver,Muma, Edwards, Blundy, Weaver, Clark, Lever, Green, Drake, Mannen, Bell, Jacobs, Heron, Kitchen. Locations include Brantford, London, Ingersoll, Little Falls New York
Most seem to be circa 1860s, 1870s, a few very early possibly late 1850s.
I did manage to find information on the folks in this album (burial records, census records, etc), and it is listed on my webpage along with the list of photos and
names.
click on the album called LEE, WILLSON, BADENOCH Family Album of Brant County, Ontario
I recently found this Civil War era brass bound photo album in an antique store in Shakespeare Ontario. It is in beautiful condition and every photo except one is labelled! It is Canadian, and the families lived in Ontario. Some had roots in Germany, some in New Jersey
Almost every photo has names in spidery handrwriting. Surnames include Lee, Willson, Badenoch, Pepper, Shaver,Muma, Edwards, Blundy, Weaver, Clark, Lever, Green, Drake, Mannen, Bell, Jacobs, Heron, Kitchen. Locations include Brantford, London, Ingersoll, Little Falls New York
Most seem to be circa 1860s, 1870s, a few very early possibly late 1850s.
I did manage to find information on the folks in this album (burial records, census records, etc), and it is listed on my webpage along with the list of photos and
names.
click on the album called LEE, WILLSON, BADENOCH Family Album of Brant County, Ontario
July 24, 2005
1911 census index for Waverley, Hillsdale and Craighurst, Medonte Township, Simcoe County
Good news!
An every surname index has been created for the Medonte Township portion of the villages of Waverley, Hillsdale and Craighurst in Simcoe County for the new 1911 census.
An every surname index has been created for the Medonte Township portion of the villages of Waverley, Hillsdale and Craighurst in Simcoe County for the new 1911 census.
July 23, 2005
St Marys Perth Co. Ontario 1911 census index online
Good news! A partial index of St Mary's census for 1911 is now online at AllCensusRecords.com
A word of explanation -- St Marys Perth County 1911 census consists of 4 subdistricts:
Subdistrict 34 - 18 pages
Subdistrict 35 - 18 pages
Subdistrict 36 - 16 pages
Subdistrict 37 - 18 pages
Subdistrict 34 has a head of house index for pages 1-12. 13-18 are not yet complete
Subdistrict 35 is not transcribed yet
Subdistricts 36 and 37 are completed and have an every surname index.
Head of Household Index for St Marys, Perth Co. Ontario 1911 Census for Subdistrict 34, pages 1-12
Every Surname Index for St Marys, Perth Co. Ontario 1911 Census for Subdistrict 36 & 37 all pages
Good luck, hope you find an ancestor or two!
Feel free to forward this email to interested mailing lists .
A word of explanation -- St Marys Perth County 1911 census consists of 4 subdistricts:
Subdistrict 34 - 18 pages
Subdistrict 35 - 18 pages
Subdistrict 36 - 16 pages
Subdistrict 37 - 18 pages
Subdistrict 34 has a head of house index for pages 1-12. 13-18 are not yet complete
Subdistrict 35 is not transcribed yet
Subdistricts 36 and 37 are completed and have an every surname index.
Head of Household Index for St Marys, Perth Co. Ontario 1911 Census for Subdistrict 34, pages 1-12
Every Surname Index for St Marys, Perth Co. Ontario 1911 Census for Subdistrict 36 & 37 all pages
Good luck, hope you find an ancestor or two!
Feel free to forward this email to interested mailing lists .
July 22, 2005
1911 Canadian Census Images online
The 1911 census (images only) is now online at Library & Archives Canada.
This database of 1911 census data allows researchers to search by geographic location only. As this is not a nominally indexed database, it is not searchable by family name.
More Census records for USA, Canada and England are available at AllCensusRecords.com
This database of 1911 census data allows researchers to search by geographic location only. As this is not a nominally indexed database, it is not searchable by family name.
More Census records for USA, Canada and England are available at AllCensusRecords.com
July 21, 2005
Montville New Jersey Church Records online
The Montville Reformed Church started in old Boonton about 1756. About 1818, the church moved to Montville/Persepeny to be more centrally located, and it incorporated Dec. 18, 1818 as the First Reformed Dutch Church of Montville. Thanks to Kevin Riley for generously transcribing and donating the Reformed Dutch Church of Montville Marriage Records from 1826 to 1873.
Reformed Dutch Church of Montville Marriage Records 1826 to 1873 are now available online at The Olive Tree Genealogy Reformed Dutch Church of Montville pages
Don't miss Olive Tree Genealogy's other Montville Twp. Morris County New Jersey records:
Baptisms Montville Dutch Reformed Church 1786-1828
Burials at Montville Reformed Church Cemetery
Reformed Dutch Church of Montville Marriage Records 1826 to 1873 are now available online at The Olive Tree Genealogy Reformed Dutch Church of Montville pages
Don't miss Olive Tree Genealogy's other Montville Twp. Morris County New Jersey records:
Baptisms Montville Dutch Reformed Church 1786-1828
Burials at Montville Reformed Church Cemetery
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