13 Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Saturday, 14 Dec 2013

12/14/2013

Today's Things

The Legal Genealogist says we need to act again to help save access to the SSDI and she tells us exactly what we can do to help.
Have Oklahoma ancestors? Genealogy Trails volunteer contributors added a whole slew of biographies for various counties in the US state of Oklahoma.
According to the Verge blog, the new Google Tips is quite handy for those wanting to know more about using Google's various products.
And my apologies. The Ayr Advertiser - BMD Index, 1803-1835 I mentioned on Thursday is not free to use, but free to register. [Thank you to Wayne for pointing that out!]
And now that we are "across the pond" <grin> here are the latest updates and additions of online records mentioned by Chris on The British Genes Blog: the very interesting crowd-sourcing of The Letters of 1916; the Italian Prisoner of War Camp records now at Forces War Records; and more military burials on DeceasedOnline.com.

More from across the pond another interesting crowd-sourcing project this time by The British Library. Can you help them?
Still across the pond...Clare on the Irish Genealogy News blog lists recent additions to the Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives.
On Genealogy Canada, Elizabeth shares a new database, British Women's Emigration Association Database. She also gives a little background on how and why the information was created in the first place which is really helpful.
On the Ancestry.com blog, Kristie Wells announced Family Tree Maker Mac 3 was just released.
Trying to go paperless? Have Apple products? Here is a guide from Makeuseof.com to help you out.
On the FamilySearch blog, Todd Knowles announced the 2014 Annual conference dates for the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies.
Also, yesterday FamilySearch.org added or updated records for the countries of Brazil, England, Korea, Peru; and the US states of Alabama, Idaho, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Virginia; and the US region of New England.
And the USGenweb volunteer contributors uploaded 232 files yesterday for various counties in the following US states: Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Virginia.

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