An old proverb states that “the eyes are the windows into the soul.” A genealogy corollary is that “a photo is a window into the lives of your ancestors.” Old photos are important to a complete research, whether they are portraits of your ancestors or historical photos for the period when they lived. And it […]
An old proverb states that “the eyes are the windows into the soul.” A genealogy corollary is that “a photo is a window into the lives of your ancestors.” I love old photos, whether they are portraits of my ancestors or historical photos for the period when they lived. And it is important to a […]
One of the main goals for genealogists in searching historic newspapers is to find obituaries. Obituaries are a gold mine of information. They provide death dates and locations, funeral and cemetery information and sometimes more importantly – information about the relatives of the deceased’s family and extended family. This family name information is often not […]
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 […]
FamilySearch continues to add or update its records collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of October 1-15, 2021, the added/updated collections are: Argentina, Cemetery Records, 1882-2019 Arizona, Yuma, Prison Records, 1884-1910 Austria, Carinthia, Gurk Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1527-1986 Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588-1913 Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 […]
One of the main goals for genealogists in searching historic newspapers is to find obituaries. Obituaries are a gold mine of information. They provide death dates and locations, funeral and cemetery information and sometimes mote importantly – information about the relatives of the deceased’s family and extended family. This family name information is often not […]
This article has been updated and is more current (with more links). The current version is Free Online Canada Obituaries and Obituary Indexes. Please use this new link.
One of the main goals for genealogists in searching historic newspapers is to find obituaries. Obituaries are a gold mine of information. They provide death dates and locations, funeral and cemetery information and sometimes more importantly – information about the relatives of the deceased’s family and extended family. This family name information is often not […]
In February 2017, I started publishing a list of the catalog of online historical newspapers from over 400 different collections put together by the Advantage Archives Company, developed in conjunction with the libraries, historical societies and museums across the U.S. who preserve the historical newspapers for their communities. The list has grown a lot since […]
One of the main goals for genealogists in searching historic newspapers is to find obituaries. Obituaries are a gold mine of information. They provide death dates and locations, funeral and cemetery information, and sometimes mote importantly – information about the relatives of the deceased’s family and extended family. This family name information is often not […]