NARA has a great list of 35 Genealogy Research Topics, which has links to further detailed discussions about the topic, as well as guides to other relevant resources and links to collections (both online and offline). The following PDF lists all the Genealogy Topics, along with the inks to the NARA site. Download the Quicksheet […]
The Ellis Island Database is one of the most popular databases for researchers trying to find their immigrant ancestors who arrived at the Port of New York. It has passenger records and ship manifests for about 65 million people, and it has records from 1820 to 1957. The following PDF discusses how to search the […]
From the folks at Elephind: After months of development (and your patience — thank you!), Elephind is faster, smarter, and packed with new search features to help you uncover history like never before! Over 13 million pages and growing! Elephind has already indexed over 13 million pages of history — with another 15 million being added […]
When researching your genealogy, it helps to know where documents and other resources are. Here is a list of 50 top institutions in the United States. The list includes museums, genealogy centers, libraries, societies, etc. Visit these websites and the institutions in person if you are able. Download the Quicksheet To obtain the three-page Quicksheet […]
This past week (September 13 – September 19, 2025), the following additions were made to The Newspaper Research Academy: ✅ Free Resources – 2 New Articles were added – 57 Total ✅ Research Guides – 3 New Guides were added – 33 Total ✅ On-Demand Webinars – 0 New – 14 Total ✅ Premium – […]
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 and 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. I hope that you […]
MyHeritage continues to add or update its record collections at a fast pace for us to search. For September 1-15, 2025, there are 3 new and 18 updated collections. The new and updated collections are: I hope that some of these are what you have been waiting for! Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
Ancestry.com continues to add or update its record collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of September 1-15, 2025, 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 record collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of September 1-15, 2025, 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 […]
The Digital Library of Georgia has just announced that 62 titles have been added in the Summer 2025 Update. They are now part of the Georgia Historic Newspapers (GHN) website. The complete article announcement can be read HERE Here is the list of the titles and date ranges available, as well as their funding sources: […]