This past week (January 9, 2026 to January 15, 2026), the following additions were made to The Newspaper Research Academy: ✅ Free Resources – 19 New Articles were added – 102 Total ✅ Research Guides – 5 New Guides were added – 102 Total ✅ Video Guides – 0 New Videos – 19 Total ✅ […]
Author: Kenneth R Marks
Kenneth R Marks was born and educated in the San Francisco Bay Area, receiving a BS in Mathematics in 1968. His career was in Information Technology; with the last 20 Years as a software executive with Boeing, Pearson, and NASA. His genealogy career began in 2004. He is an expert in newspaper research for genealogy, as well as additional genealogy topics. He regularly conducts webinars on the subject and has authored three genealogy books. See the About page for more details.
The Ancestor Hunt, founded in 2008, is focused on helping genealogy and family history researchers of all skill levels to achieve their goals, by providing links to free online genealogy collections, and search tips and techniques, largely via easy-to-understand Quick Reference Guides.
MyHeritage continues to add or update its record collections at a fast pace for us to search. For January 1-15, 2026, there are 8 new and 12 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 January 1-15, 2026, 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 January 1-15, 2026, 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 […]
Introduction: Ever wondered where your ancestors’ everyday legal troubles were recorded? Not every court case involved murder, major theft, or headline-grabbing drama. In fact, many of the most revealing encounters with the legal system appeared quietly in newspaper columns under headings like “Recorder’s Court,” “Police Court,” or “Municipal Court.” These brief docket summaries captured the […]
Over 1,000 New titles were added by various Free and Subscription databases in the last month. Here are links to all the updates: Here are links to all the updates: Chronicling America – https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/chronicling-america-updates-december-2025/ Advantage Archives – Not Yet Published Veridian – https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/veridian-adds-updates-262-titles-january-2026/ Newspapers dot com – Not Yet Published GenealogyBank – https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/genealogybank-adds-updates-33-titles-january-2026/ NewspaperARCHIVE – https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/newspaperarchive-update-december-2025/ […]
GenealogyBank, a subscription newspaper site, has announced its updates for January 2026. There are 24 New Titles and 9 Titles that have had issues added in the previous month. From GenealogyBank: Here are some of the details about our most recent U.S. newspaper additions: To see our newspaper archives’ entire title list of more than […]
This past week (January 2, 2026 to January 8, 2026), the following additions were made to The Newspaper Research Academy: ✅ Free Resources – 0 New Articles were added – 83 Total ✅ Research Guides – 1 New Guides were added – 97 Total ✅ Video Guides – 0 New Videos – 19 Total ✅ […]
From Elephind: 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚, 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 — 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟒𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞! We’re kicking off the New Year with a big milestone for Elephind.com Another 𝟭𝟮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 have been added! This update includes content from 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, featuring 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘢 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥, along with new titles and pages added across […]
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection regularly adds or updates newspaper titles to the collection. Last month, 12 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