Over 1,200 New titles were added by various Free and Subscription databases in the last month. Here are links to all the updates:
This past week (April 11, 2026 to April 17, 2026), the following additions were made to The Newspaper Research Academy: ✅ Free Resources – 11 New Articles were added – 117 Total ✅ Research Guides – 1 New Guide was added – 136 Total ✅ Video Guides – 0 New Videos – 19 Total ✅ […]
The Quicksheet Vault is a growing collection of structured, ready-to-use research references — with new additions being added regularly. This past week (April 11, 2026 to April 17, 2026), the following additions were made to the Quicksheet Vault: ✅ QS Core Collection – 0 New – 174 Total✅ QS Glossaries and Notes – 0 New […]
Background Historical Occupation Profiles explain what ancestors actually did for a living and how those occupations shaped the records genealogists rely on today. Occupation Overview Gristmill operators ran mills that ground grain such as wheat, corn, and rye into flour and meal for local consumption. In the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries, gristmills were […]
MyHeritage continues to add or update its record collections at a fast pace for us to search. For April 1-15, 2026, there are 2 new and 9 updated collections. The new and updated collections are: I hope that some of these are what you have been waiting for! Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
Ancestry.com continues to add or update its record collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of April 1-15, 2026, the new and updated collections are: I hope that some of these are what you have been waiting for! Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
FamilySearch continues to add or update its record collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of April 1-15, 2026, the added/updated collections are: For a complete list of all added/updated collections, go to https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list I hope that some of these are what you have been waiting for! Good Luck and […]
Background Historical Occupation Profiles explain what ancestors actually did for a living and how those occupations shaped the records genealogists rely on today. Occupation Overview Saloon keepers owned or managed establishments that served alcoholic beverages and often provided food, lodging, or social space. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, saloons were central gathering places […]
Background Historical Occupation Profiles explain what ancestors actually did for a living and how those occupations shaped the records genealogists rely on today. Occupation Overview Oil field workers extracted petroleum from underground deposits for use as fuel, lubrication, and industrial material. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the discovery and expansion of oil […]
If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and sharing links to free online genealogy records, collections, and indexes organized by category and location. You can always explore those through the By Locations page — choose a state, then a record type. But not all valuable resources fit neatly into […]