1,390 Free Southern States Institutional Record Collections

Institutional records are another class of collections that should be part of one’s genealogy research repertoire. Although most of your ancestors may not have spent time in an institution, I’ll bet that almost every family tree has several that have. So they are worth your effort to research. Here are a few good primers for […]

895 Western States Free Online Probate Record and Wills Collections

Probate records and wills are available online from all over the U.S. and are what I consider another hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research. What can you find in these records? How about the date of death, spouse’s and children’s names, birth order, siblings and […]

California Digital Newspaper Collection Adds/Updates 3 Titles – June 2024

The California Digital Newspaper Collection (CDNC) regularly adds or updates titles for the collection. Last month 3 titles were added or updated (Information provided by Veridian Software, which powers the CDNC website). Here is the list of titles: To access the site go to CDNC

Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection Adds/Updates 17 Titles – June 2024

The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection regularly adds or updates newspaper titles for the collection. Last month 17 titles were added or updated (Information provided by Veridian Software, which powers the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection website). Here is the list of titles: To access the site go to Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection

Digital Michigan Newspapers Adds/Updates 12 Titles – June 2024

Digital Michigan Newspapers regularly adds or updates newspaper titles for the collection. Last month 12 titles were added or updated (Information provided by Veridian Software, which powers the Digital Michigan Newspapers website). Here is the list of titles: To access the site go to Digital Michigan Newspapers

NY State Historical Newspapers Adds/Updates 9 Titles – June, 2024

Source: Northern New York Library Network  If you follow this website at all, you know that I from time to time update the free online historical newspapers that are available for you to search. I originally posted the New York Online Historical Newspapers Summary in February 2014, and have added many updates, the latest in July 2023. The largest collection […]

Veridian Adds/Updates 251 Titles – July 2024

Veridian Software has many clients with collections of digitized newspapers that can be searched for free. Over 100 million pages currently. They power California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Virginia,  Washington, and Wyoming state newspaper collections. And country-wide collections, such as Estonia, Israel, New Zealand, Singapore, and Switzerland. Veridian is the name of the […]

1,960 Mid Atlantic States Free Online Probate Record and Wills Collections

Probate records and wills are available online from all over the U.S. and are what I consider another hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research. What can you find in these records? How about the date of death, spouse’s and children’s names, birth order, siblings and […]

GenealogyBank Adds/Updates 14 Titles – July 2024

GenealogyBank, a subscription newspaper site, has announced its’ updates for July 2024. There are 5 New Titles and 9 Titles that have had issues added in the previous month. From GenealogyBank: Here are some of the details about our most recent U.S. newspaper additions: To see our newspaper archives’ entire title list of more than […]

The Ancestor Hunt July 2024 Newspaper Research Webinar Schedule

Here is the webinar schedule for July 2024. July 9   – 1:00 PM EDT Exploring 95 Tips for Researching Online Historical Newspapers July 11 – 1:00 PM EDT Using the New Chronicling America Version 2.0 – It is Different and It Is Better July 16 – 4:00 PM EDT How to Develop Critical Online Newspaper […]