Trying to find historical Kentucky newspapers? This is the place to find free online historical newspapers. Kentucky is one of the states that have a single central online state repository for searching historical newspapers. It also has free content with the Library of Congress Chronicling America site. There are many free online newspapers as well […]
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 […]
Before you start researching old newspapers, or if you wish to increase your skills and improve your results, please take a moment and read below a few things that will help you understand what you are dealing with, This will not only improve your results, but can lessen your frustration. Most people think that all […]
When researching our ancestors, one of the most important events is their death (otherwise they wouldn’t be ancestors, they’d be relatives? – but I digress). Determining the date and location of death is important as we document the major events in their lives. Most folks limit their search to the obvious repositories, whether online or […]
Divorce records from all over the U.S. are sometimes difficult to find online. They are another hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research. What can you find in these records? Obviously the dates and location of the divorce proceeding, the date and location of the marriage, […]
Divorce records from all over the U.S. are sometimes difficult to find online. They are another hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research. What can you find in these records? Obviously the dates and location of the divorce proceeding, the date and location of the marriage, […]
Minnesota has quite a few free online collections for searching historical newspapers. Several states use the Library of Congress Chronicling America site as their main central online site for searching old newspapers and currently, Minnesota has several newspapers available on that site. There are many free online newspapers also available on other sites and there […]
Divorce records from all over the U.S. are sometimes difficult to find online. They are another hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research. What can you find in these records? Obviously the dates and location of the divorce proceeding, the date and location of the marriage, […]
Are you a DP.LA user? If not, you should. I find it to be “better than Google” for finding digitized resources owned by libraries, archives, and other similar institutions. In essence, it is like having online card catalogues from hundreds of institutions that I can search for digitized collections and items all at once. From […]
Divorce records from all over the U.S. are sometimes difficult to find online. They are another hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research. What can you find in these records? Obviously the dates and location of the divorce proceeding, the date and location of the marriage, […]