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 […]
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.
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 […]
Probate records and wills are available online from all over the U.S. and are what I consider another hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research. What can you find in these records? How about the date of death, spouse’s and children’s names, birth order, siblings and siblings’ […]
Have you checked out the new Advantage Archives Community History Archives site? In a word – it is fantastic! From Advantage: “I’m excited to announce the launch of the brand-new Community History Archives Directory! This directory is designed to make it easier for you and your community to access and explore a vast collection of […]
The Ancestor Hunt is pleased to offer three self-paced courses regarding acquiring vital information from historical newspapers. Find out about marriage notices, birth announcements, obituaries, and dozens more relevant newspaper article types. This is a collaboration with Storied and the details can be found on the Webinars page. Make sure that you apply the ANCESTOR […]
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. that preserve historical newspapers for their communities. The list has grown a lot since then. […]
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NewspaperARCHIVE, a subscription site, has announced its’ updates for October 2024. There is 1 New Title and 55 Titles that have had issues added. There are over 16,000 titles available on the site. A complete list of all of the site’s titles can be found HERE. Below are the titles added or updated this month, […]
The British Newspaper Archive, a subscription site owned by FindMyPast, has announced its updates for October 2024. There are 5 New Titles and 40 Titles that have had issues added. There are a total of over 85 million pages available on the site. A complete list of all of the site’s titles can be found HERE. […]