The Knowles Collection: February 2019

22 February 2019

Center for Jewish History 28 Apr 2019

On 28 April 2019 I am honored to be speaking at the Center for Jewish History in New York City. My topic will be Using FamilySearch.org for Jewish Research. I look forward to seeing everyone.

Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995

Another great set of marriage records has been updated at FamilySearch.org. This collection, Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995, contains marriage licenses and certificates from various counties in Oklahoma. It is not a complete collection, but as of now has almost 50% of the records of the state for the time period. The current 345,859 images will be added to as new records are received.
The records themselves are very easy to use and very helpful for researchers as they try to locate family. The record below is for Sam Carshon, who married Sadye Cohen on 7 June 1914 at Pottawatomie, Oklahoma. He was 29 and she was 27.

Growth and Change

In the 12 years since the Knowles Collection was first published, the numbers have climbed from 7,500 to over 1,4000,000. So many of our ancestors left their native lands for new homes. Because of that movement the collection will now be in 6 different databases. All of them will be under the Knowles Collection umbrella. They are Jews of The British Isles; Jews of the North America; Jews of Europe; Jews of South America and the Caribbean; and Jews of Africa and the Orient and the newest one, Jews of the Southern Pacific.. This is a great indication of how universal our families are, and of how much still needs to be done.