Yay! Two new projects have “gone Live”…
Over the past few days we have had two projects added to Ancestry for all to search. Both Andrews and Sands were pretty large projects so they were being keyed for quite a long while…but the time was worth it since there are now 1.27+ million more records available to be searched. With a combined total of 5966 contributors (5147 who keyed Andrews) there are many of you who need to give yourselves a pat on the back!
Andrews, aka England, Newspaper Index Cards, is a collection of newspaper clippings, and transcriptions, pasted onto index cards detailing births, marriages, etc. I still recall keying the announcements for the death of a serviceman and less than a month later the birth of his son; my heart ached for the young wife. Although these records were not the easiest to key it was definitely worth the time it took to bring these events to life.
Sands, aka Sydney and New South Wales, Sands Street Index, 1861-1930, was our first directory project. In Australia directories are key to family history research due to the lack of census records. Through the years of directories one can track their ancestors through time – knowing where they lived and possibly the names of their spouses. With Sands 2 being complete we’re looking for a new project – keep your eyes peeled!
And we were remiss in celebrating the release of Perth, Scotland, Survey of Inhabitants, 1766, 1773 which was live on the site in July. It has been a busy summer, hasn’t it. 🙂
Congratulations!
As Andrews was the collection I keyed and arbitrated during last winter, I have been eagerly awaiting seeing the finished result. Because of the nature of the reocrds it was a very interesting collection to key.
Since then I’ve not found one I enjoy as much, so sad to say I’ve not been as active
Admittedly there were times when it brought a tear to your eye learning of the fate of families and subsequant distress. The messages asking for information of missing soldiers and loved ones.
The whole collection gives a more intimate insight into the lives of our ancestors than some of the routine records. I would urge contributors to see if there are any of their ancestors amongst them. My brief look hasn’t revealed anyone in my family yet but I’ll keep looking.