The British Newspaper Archive, a subscription site owned by FindMyPast, has announced its updates for last month. There are 19 New Titles and 100 Titles that have had issues added. There are a total of over 108 million pages available on the site. A complete list of all of the site’s titles can be found HERE. […]
Findmypast is an underappreciated source for digitized newspapers. It is a subscription site that specializes in British and Irish newspapers. Currently, its collection numbers over 108 million pages and is growing rapidly. This month, Findmypast added 20 new titles and added to 105 existing titles. They are listed below: New Titles Updated Titles You can find […]
Ancestry.com continues to add or update its record collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of September 1-30, 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!
Chronicling America, the newspaper collection, is available for online research of United States historical newspapers, and it regularly updates its collection. Here are the updated titles for last month. Some are new titles, and some are added to an existing title’s pages in the database. There are 6 in total. Important Note: These links are […]
Newspapers.Com is one of the larger subscription newspaper sites. At the date of this publication, they claim over 1.26 billion digitized pages from over 31,500 titles. Here is a list of the new titles from the past month. United States California Kentucky Massachusetts Michigan Missouri Anderson Aurora Bellflower Bolivar Branson Butler Chillicothe Chula Crocker Dixon […]
FamilySearch continues to add or update its record collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of September 1-30, 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 […]
Before some of our ancestors married, they formally announced their intention to do so—and a local clerk wrote it down. Marriage intentions can identify the prospective bride and groom, their residences, and the date they declared their plans. But there is an important catch: an intention to marry is not proof that the wedding ever […]
You found the obituary—but did you search the newspapers again on the anniversary of your ancestor’s death? Families sometimes published In Memoriam notices months or years later to remember someone they had lost. These easily overlooked notices can name relatives, preserve family relationships, provide personal details, and occasionally contain clues that never appeared in the […]
Want to know who showed up when your ancestor died? A funeral guest register can preserve something few other death records can: the names of the people who came to pay their respects. Relatives, friends, neighbors, coworkers, business associates, and members of churches and organizations may all appear—creating a remarkable snapshot of the deceased person’s […]
What if your ancestors considered themselves married—but you can’t find a marriage license or ceremony? In places where common-law marriage was legally recognized, a couple could establish a marital relationship without the conventional wedding records genealogists usually search for. A common-law marriage declaration or affidavit may document that relationship years after it began—and provide valuable […]