FAMILY SEARCH UPDATES ONLINE VITAL RECORDS
Brenda Kellow
May 1, 2011
The largest genealogy library in the world is the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The collection includes the United States and most countries in the world. If the location you want to search is not on film now, you can bet negotiations are underway. Because there are too many different kinds of records in their holdings to mention here, I will just use the generic term, almost all records.
Currently, the library is filming indexes and images of their giant collection to add to the 2.4 million rolls of microfilm, 742,000 microfiche and 210,000 books. The free digitized collection is online at www.FamilySearch.org. Do not forget to peruse the other free sites such as New Family Search, https://new.familysearch.org; FamilySearch Labs is https://labs.familysearch.org; FamilySearch Forums, http://forums.familysearch.org; maps at FamilySearch for 1851 England Jurisdictions http://maps.familysearch.org; the educational site for research classes online at https://learning.familysearch.org/researchcourses; and to examine the library catalog file, https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog.
Below is this months’ listing of new U.S. records placed online.
Arkansas County Marriages 1837-1957: 1,787,914 records of many Arkansas counties including indexes and images of marriages records.
Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962: 4,767,894 name indexes to Ohio birth, baptism and christening records.
Ohio Marriages 1800-1958: 2,386,537 Ohio name indexes to marriage records.
Ohio County Marriages, 1790-1950: 2,726,580 Ohio name indexes and images of county marriage records acquired from local courthouses, about 76% complete.
Oklahoma County Marriages - 1891-1959: 222,471 name indexes and images of marriage records from the Oklahoma counties of Adair, Alfalfa, Atoka, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Dewey, Garfield, Harmon, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, and Kingfisher Counties.
Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955: 1,276,585 name indexes and images of Tennessee death certificates.
Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954: 946,656 name indexes and index card images of Vermont town clerk transcriptions of births, marriages and deaths, 1760-1954.
United States Social Security Death Index: 89,155,490 name indexes to deaths recorded by the Social Security Administration, beginning in 1962.
PARKER HISTORICAL SOCIETY: When there is no genealogical group to help with your search of a specific county or town, the next best thing are the historical societies. Now, those searching the history of Parker, Collin County, Texas have a society to help. They also want everyone who grew up in Parker to join their meetings. The Parker Historical Society held its first organizational meeting April 12, and the second April 26. The group plans to meet every two weeks on Tuesday during its formation.
Their mission is to research and preserve the long history of Parker, the home of the oldest continuous congregation in Collin County, Corinth Presbyterian Church founded in 1846, Parker, Texas. For further information, contact Ed Standridge at 214-632-3848.
Brenda Kellow has a bachelor's degree in history, teaches, and lectures on genealogy. Before retiring to publish her family’s histories in 2007, Brenda held certification as a Certified Genealogist and as a Certified Genealogical Instructor. Send reunion announcements, books to review, and genealogy queries to: [email protected].
Currently, the library is filming indexes and images of their giant collection to add to the 2.4 million rolls of microfilm, 742,000 microfiche and 210,000 books. The free digitized collection is online at www.FamilySearch.org. Do not forget to peruse the other free sites such as New Family Search, https://new.familysearch.org; FamilySearch Labs is https://labs.familysearch.org; FamilySearch Forums, http://forums.familysearch.org; maps at FamilySearch for 1851 England Jurisdictions http://maps.familysearch.org; the educational site for research classes online at https://learning.familysearch.org/researchcourses; and to examine the library catalog file, https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog.
Below is this months’ listing of new U.S. records placed online.
Arkansas County Marriages 1837-1957: 1,787,914 records of many Arkansas counties including indexes and images of marriages records.
Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962: 4,767,894 name indexes to Ohio birth, baptism and christening records.
Ohio Marriages 1800-1958: 2,386,537 Ohio name indexes to marriage records.
Ohio County Marriages, 1790-1950: 2,726,580 Ohio name indexes and images of county marriage records acquired from local courthouses, about 76% complete.
Oklahoma County Marriages - 1891-1959: 222,471 name indexes and images of marriage records from the Oklahoma counties of Adair, Alfalfa, Atoka, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Dewey, Garfield, Harmon, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, and Kingfisher Counties.
Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955: 1,276,585 name indexes and images of Tennessee death certificates.
Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954: 946,656 name indexes and index card images of Vermont town clerk transcriptions of births, marriages and deaths, 1760-1954.
United States Social Security Death Index: 89,155,490 name indexes to deaths recorded by the Social Security Administration, beginning in 1962.
PARKER HISTORICAL SOCIETY: When there is no genealogical group to help with your search of a specific county or town, the next best thing are the historical societies. Now, those searching the history of Parker, Collin County, Texas have a society to help. They also want everyone who grew up in Parker to join their meetings. The Parker Historical Society held its first organizational meeting April 12, and the second April 26. The group plans to meet every two weeks on Tuesday during its formation.
Their mission is to research and preserve the long history of Parker, the home of the oldest continuous congregation in Collin County, Corinth Presbyterian Church founded in 1846, Parker, Texas. For further information, contact Ed Standridge at 214-632-3848.
Brenda Kellow has a bachelor's degree in history, teaches, and lectures on genealogy. Before retiring to publish her family’s histories in 2007, Brenda held certification as a Certified Genealogist and as a Certified Genealogical Instructor. Send reunion announcements, books to review, and genealogy queries to: [email protected].