Cemetery records and cemeteries, in general, are a very large part of our family history and are a significant pursuit for many genealogists. Sometimes, the information on a headstone is the only information available for certain ancestors. What can you find in these records? How about birth, marriage, and death information and clues to military service, […]
Cemetery records and cemeteries, in general, are a very large part of our family history and are a significant pursuit for many genealogists. Sometimes, the information on a headstone is the only information available for certain ancestors. What can you find in these records? How about birth, marriage, and death information and clues to military service, […]
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 April 2024. The largest collection […]
Virginia Chronicle regularly adds or updates newspaper titles for the collection. Last month 15 titles were added or updated (Information provided by Veridian Software, which powers the Virginia Chronicle website). Here is the list of titles: To access the site go to Virginia Chronicle
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection regularly adds or updates newspaper titles for the collection. Last month 43 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
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 […]
During my early family history research, I quickly realized the immense value of newspapers in uncovering hidden stories. Imagine discovering incredible stories about your ancestors that no one else in your family knows — stories hidden in the pages of history that can bring your family legacy to life. Newspaper research has the power to […]
Hello to The Ancestor Hunt readers! Here is the latest 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 […]
Ancestry.com continues to add or update its records collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of November 1-15, 2024, the new and updated collections are: I hope that some of these are what you have been waiting for! Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
FamilySearch continues to add or update its records collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of November 1-15, 2024, 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 […]