Puerto Rico has two sites that hold most of the digitized historical newspapers- Chronicling America and the University of Florida.. Below is a list of where the titles are stored and the link so that you can access them. There are over 570 newspapers that have been published in Puerto Rico – certainly not all of […]
Hello to The Ancestor Hunt readers! Here is the latest Bi-monthly Newsletter. It includes links to all of the articles published since the previous newsletter, as well as articles that I think you might find interesting from other authors. It also includes research tips, a joke or two, and other interesting genealogical stuff. It is […]
NewspaperARCHIVE, a subscription site, has announced its’ updates for February 2022. There is 1 New Title and 33 Titles that have had issues added. There are a total of over 15,700 titles available at the site. A complete list of all of the site’s titles can be found HERE. Below are the titles added or […]
The British Newspaper Archive, a subscription site owned by FindMyPast, has announced its’ updates for February 2022. There are 75 New Titles and 111 Titles that have had issues added. There are a total of over 48.5 million pages available at the site. A complete list of all of the site’s titles can be found HERE. […]
Ancestry.com continues to add or update its records collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of February 1-28, 2021, the new/updated collections are: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) (UPDATED) Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current (UPDATED) Brazil, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current (UPDATED) Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (UPDATED) Canada, Selected […]
Find My Past is an underappreciated source for digitized newspapers. It is a subscription site that specializes in British and Irish newspapers. Currently their collection numbers over 120 million pages. It is growing rapidly. This month, Find My Past added 60 New Titles and added to 139 existing titles. They are listed below: New Titles […]
Chronicling America, the newspaper collection available for online research of United States historical newspapers regularly updates their collection. Here are the updated titles for February 2022. Some are new titles and some are added to an existing title’s pages in the database. There are 13 in total from 4 states and DC. . Colorado Updated […]
FamilySearch continues to add or update its records collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of February 1-28, 2022, the added/updated collections are: Anguilla, Church Records, 1827-1944 Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981 Argentina, Catamarca, Civil Registration, 1888-2000 Argentina, San Juan, Catholic Church Records, 1655-1975 Australia, South Australia, School […]
Another type of genealogy record that provides tremendous value is tax records. Like city directories and voting registers, for example, they provide information for us between federal censuses. They also can go back to colonial times. Types of Taxes Income tax Federal direct tax Poll or head tax Real property, e.g., land Personal property, e.g., […]
Hello to The Ancestor Hunt readers! Here is the latest Bi-monthly Newsletter. It includes links to all of the articles published since the previous newsletter, as well as articles that I think you might find interesting from other authors. It also includes research tips, a joke or two, and other interesting genealogical stuff. It is […]