Recently, I stumbled upon a Maine website that provides the ability to search multiple online historical collections that were provided by Advantage Archives in conjunction with Maine libraries. The website where you can perform this search is at https://www.mainegenealogy.net/community_archives_search.asp I have not seen any other state provide this multi-collection search. This is a very useful […]
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.
For the last 5 years, I have been tracking the online collections made available by the Advantage Archives (formerly Advantage Preservation) company, which has contracted with several hundred libraries and other institutions across the U.S. to digitize and host their online newspaper collections. These links have also been incorporated in the state collection summaries found […]
Another type of genealogy record that provides tremendous value is criminal records. Some of our ancestors, unfortunately, got into trouble with the law. Records were kept, from arrests through court cases to prison documents. More and more of these records are being digitized or transcribed and made available online. Types of Records Types of Information […]
Another type of genealogy record that provides tremendous value is criminal records. Some of our ancestors, unfortunately, got into trouble with the law. Records were kept, from arrests through court cases to prison documents. More and more of these records are being digitized or transcribed and made available online. Types of Records Types of Information […]
Another type of genealogy record that provides tremendous value is criminal records. Some of our ancestors, unfortunately, got into trouble with the law. Records were kept, from arrests through court cases to prison documents. More and more of these records are being digitized or transcribed and made available online. Types of Records Types of Information […]
Another type of genealogy record that provides tremendous value is criminal records. Some of our ancestors, unfortunately, got into trouble with the law. Records were kept, from arrests through court cases to prison documents. More and more of these records are being digitized or transcribed and made available online. Types of Records Types of Information […]
Another type of genealogy record that provides tremendous value is criminal records. Some of our ancestors unfortunately got in trouble with the law. And records were kept from arrests through court cases to prison documents. Now, more and more of these records are being digitized or transcribed and are being made available online. Types of […]
Background Veridian Software is the product and service provided by DL Consulting, a company that resides in Hamilton, New Zealand. They specialize in national newspaper collections worldwide, large statewide collections in the United States, and universities. I interviewed the CEO of DL Consulting in July 2021. You can read it HERE. It will provide you […]
The Digital Library of Georgia has just announced that 67 titles have been added in the Spring 2024 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: […]
Another type of genealogy record that provides tremendous value is criminal records. Some of our ancestors unfortunately got in trouble with the law. And records were kept from arrests through court cases to prison documents. Now, more and more of these records are being digitized or transcribed and are being made available online. Types of […]