Large updates for Essex and Lancashire

Dear Users of the OGI,

Last night, an update of 1,576 new items was uploaded bringing the current total to 410,227 data sets on the site.

The major portion was for FreeReg in Essex and Manchester Ancestors for Lancashire.

The content is as follows:

• Manchester Ancestors - 1,094 War memorials in Cheshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire
• OPC Dorset - 8 new data sets
• Durham Records Online - 8 new data sets
• FreeReg - 401 Essex parish data sets
• Gravestonephotos - 8 new collections
• TINSTAAFL Norfolk Baptisms - 3 new parishes
• TINSTAAFL Marriages Project - 16 new parishes
• Lancashire OPC - 28 new data sets

The use of the site has grown due to the articles in Who Do You Think You Are magazine and the recent online article by Family Tree magazine.  It will keep me busier responding to questions and reports of problematic links but will result in the site being more streamlined and accurate.

The FreeReg project will take many months to complete then I will work on FindaGrave updates and some FamilySearch IGI unnamed batches.  The site will continue to grow for many years to come!

Until next time,

Tim Manners

https://ogindex.org

New Article in Family Tree Magazine

Dear Users of the OGI,

The Online Genealogical Index has been featured in an online article by Family Tree Magazine.  It will be published in the August edition of the print magazine available in July.

Read the online article here.

I am currently working on all updates from FreeReg since 2015 (when they had an active update index) so, over the next few months, there will be an expanded set of parish registers available there.

Thanks again for all your support and encouragement.  My goal is to help you find your ancestral records quickly and easily.

Until the next update,

Tim Manners

https://ogindex.org