Remembering 9/11 - Using Family History to help the descendants

Remembering 9/11/2001

How Family History can help the descendants of the victims

The Library of Congress now has an exhibit for Remembering 9/11

 - https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/110910/sept11.html

     I think that is wonderful, except as ANY memorabilia of that horrible event in our lives, it does tell a lot of horrific aspects.  What the descendants need now, is some solid stories and POSITIVE remembrances of their parents or Grandparents lost in the attack.  The best way to honor them is to write a book of their life story.  You can upload it to Kindle Direct Publishing and every member of the family can buy their own copy of the book - but the story will be in a central location.  

     

     Think about it.  I published 9 LDS Adventure/Spy/Romance novels on Create Space and Kindle which are combining forces in the publishing field and now my children will each have 9 novels that their mother wrote.  Can you imagine a better gift for a descendant of a victim than a book with an amazing cover - glossy - about the live of their Father, Mother, Grandmother or Grandfather?  The ones with pictures do cost more to buy, but maybe it is what we need.  Something positive that says, I was here, and I mattered.....think about it.  Let me know your thoughts.

When the news about Family History is flying out as fast as it is, sometimes I feel like I need to...

NASW NEWSLETTER FOR September 11, 2018 by TedKarenMeyer post a little more often than once a month. this is one of those times! Look at the thousands of new records just released!

Laurie Bradshaw from Family Search did a fabulous job of putting these all together for you!

New Records on FamilySearch: August 2018 by Laurie Bradshaw

FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in August 2018 with over 13 million new indexed family history records and over 13 million digital images from around the world. New historical records were added from Chile, Dominican Republic, France, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United States,which includes California, Delaware, Georiga, Illinois, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas, and Virigina. New digital images were added from BillionGraves, Italy, Peru, Russia, Louisiana, and Wales.

Find your ancestors using these free archives online, including marriage, death, church, military, and civil registration records. Millions of new genealogy records are added each month to make your search easier.

Country	Collection	Indexed Records	Digital Records	Comments
Chile	Chile, Civil Registration, 1885–1932	573,607	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic Civil Registration, 1801–2010	44,317	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
France	France, Brittany, Public Records, 1793–1896	26,623	0	New indexed records collection
France	France, Finistère, Quimper et Léon Diocese, Catholic Parish Records, 1772–1894	10,968	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
France	France, Ille-et-Vilaine, Cancale, Census, 1836	4,951	0	New indexed records collection
France	France, Vienne, Military Draft Cards, 1867–1921	143,016	0	New indexed records collection
France	France, Yonne, Military Records, War of 1870	2,846	0	New indexed records collection
Honduras	Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841–1968	42,692	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Hungary	Hungary, Jewish Vital Records Index, 1800–1945	2,292	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Iceland	Iceland Church Census, 1744-–1965	8,236	0	New indexed records collection
Italy	Italy, Chieti, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809–1930	0	3,209,343	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Italy	Italy, Palermo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820–1947	0	4,331,932	New browsable image collection.
New Zealand	New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843–1998	0	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Other	BillionGraves Index	325,185	3,251,185	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Peru	Peru, Amazonas, Civil Registration, 1939–1999	1,975	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Peru	Peru, Áncash, Civil Registration, 1888–2005	110,989	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Peru	Peru, La Libertad, Civil Registration, 1903–1998	33,913	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Peru	Peru, Puno, Civil Registration, 1890–2005	2,724	400,930	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Portugal	Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555–1911	9,141	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Russia	Russia, Samara Church Books 1748–1934	107,788	311,104	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Sweden	Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880–1930	20,720	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Ukraine	Ukraine, Kyiv Orthodox Consistory Church Book Duplicates, 1734–1930	0	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800–1994	4,617,174	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Delaware Vital Records, 1650–1974	30,727	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Georgia, Atlanta City Census, 1896	80,935	0	New indexed records collection
United States	Illinois, Macon County, Decatur Public Library Collections, 1879-2007	10,716	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Louisiana, Orleans Parish Vital Records, 1900–1964	16,442	311,104	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Missouri, Jackson County Voter Registration Records, 1928–1956	135,806	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	North Dakota, County Marriages, 1872–1958	28,276	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800–1977	29,913	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Texas, Houston, Historic Hollywood Cemetery Records, 1895–2008	40,870	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912–1913	301,108	161,758	New indexed records and images collection
United States	Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912–1987	2,682,595	1,043,790	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918–1988	763,910	200,235	New indexed records and images collection
United States	Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936–1988	2,510,423	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Wales	Wales Court and Miscellaneous Records, 1542–1911	0	4,242	Added indexed records to an existing collection

Over 6 billion searchable historic records are available from around the world on FamilySearch.org. Records are published with the help of thousands of volunteer indexers who transcribe digital copies of handwritten records to make them easily searchable online. To help make more historical records from the world’s archives available online, volunteer with FamilySearch Indexing.

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Laurie Bradshaw | September 6, 2018 at 10:46 am | URL: https://wp.me/p3q0yN-a8k

Thank you to Leslie for this great page for New Consultants or people just starting their familyhistory!

https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/simple-start-family-history/#comments

Thank you to Leslie