Ancestry World Archives Project News

We have one new project today – there are just over 300 image sets so it is going to go fast.  The Mayflower, Deeds and Probate, 1600-1850 is a list of deeds, wills, etc from Mayflower families and their descendants.  It is a fun project to read through.  Make sure to look over the Keying Image [...]

Over the past few weeks we have indexed records from all over the world – thank you to all who participated in the challenge!  Sunday was Pick Your Project day and I was blown out of the water by the response we had.  Congratulations to Peggy S, Anne W and Ann C who combined keyed, [...]

The challenge project today is Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Tax Lists, 1819-1869.  This is a relatively easy project – there are some clerks whose handwriting is harder to read than others, there are a few darker images, and an image set can have a couple hundred names to key but they have only taken me between [...]

Saturday saw many of you visiting Liverpool.  Congratulations to Elizabeth M and Joan A! And on this bright Monday afternoon we are in Ireland with the Ireland, Lord Viscount Morpeth’s Testimonial Roll, 1841.  There are only 414 keying image sets and currently 72 review image sets – although there should be more as more are [...]

Yesterday we released a new project to key, Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2.  This project is a fun one to key but is a little complicated in that it is a unique format of records.  The record starts with the “initial” ancestor and lists their descendants.  We are keying the records as individuals [...]

Bonjour!  Today we are in France so I hope everyone has some crepes and Nutella to celebrate.  (Croissants and Nutella is also delicious!) The one thing I enjoy the most about Cartes électorales de Paris et ses environs et d’autres villes françaises, 1900-1932 (France Electoral Cards), or Paris, Vicinity and other French Cities, Electoral Cards, 1900-1932, is [...]

Admittedly, these records are not the easiest to key so congratulations to Elisabeth P for submitting 14 keying image sets!  Our arbitration winner is Karen T.  Thank you to all who tried their hands at these records! Tomorrow is Day 3 and we’re heading to Italy, with the Pavia, Lombardia, Italia: Registri di Morte, 1866-1937 (Registers [...]

Day 1 of the Challenge is over and what a great day!  Congratulations to Jackie W with 1225 records keyed and Kate R with 105 image sets reviewed.   Today you completed 6560 keyed records and 4464 records reviewed for the NSW Government Gazettes.   Thank you! The next challenge is Sunday with the USHMM Lodz, [...]

For many of our contributors this week is a week of celebration for the countries we live in – Canada Day was Sunday and today is Independence Day in the U.S.  This is a time to reflect on those who have gone before us and have paved the way for where we are today.  Both [...]

Due to the backlog of arbitration and review image sets, and the amount of time these projects have been available we have decided to move 3 projects ahead to the processing stage without completing the review process.  What does this mean?  The review or arbitration image sets will disappear from the queue and the records that [...]