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, […]
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.
Trying to find a grave, burial records, or a cemetery in Nevada? This is the place to find free online records. Why? 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 […]
Trying to find a grave, burial records, or a cemetery in Idaho? This is the place to find free online records. Why? Cemetery records and cemeteries, in general, are a significant part of our family history and a pursuit for many genealogists. Sometimes, the information on a headstone is the only information available for certain […]
Trying to find a grave, burial records, or a cemetery in Alaska? This is the place to find free online records. Why? Cemetery records and cemeteries, in general, are a significant part of our family history and a pursuit for many genealogists. Sometimes, the information on a headstone is the only information available for certain […]
Trying to find a grave, burial records, or a cemetery in Hawaii? This is the place to find free online records. Why? Cemetery records and cemeteries, in general, are a significant part of our family history and a major pursuit for many genealogists. Sometimes, the information on a headstone is the only information available for […]
Trying to find a grave, burial records, or a cemetery in Washington? This is the place to find free online records. Why? Cemetery records and cemeteries, in general, are a very large part of our family history and is a significant pursuit for many genealogists. Sometimes, the information on a headstone is the only information […]
Trying to find Utah yearbooks? This is the place to find free online yearbooks. Why? Yearbooks from high school or college are one of the most fun records for a genealogist to search. It provides you with a ton of story-like information about your ancestor’s life. What their interests were, what sports and clubs they […]
Trying to find Montana yearbooks? This is the place to find free online yearbooks. Why? Yearbooks from high school or college are one of the most fun sets of records for a genealogist to search. It provides you with much story-like information about your ancestor’s life. What their interests were, what sports and clubs they […]
Another underutilized genealogy resource is Church Records. We tend to focus our research on civil records but need to be aware that often church records pre-date civil records and are a great resource as well. In the BMD Records section of this website, there are about 15,000 collections of civil records that are available online. Yes, that’s […]
Another underutilized genealogy resource is Church Records. We tend to focus our research on civil records, but need to be aware that often church records pre-date civil records and are a great resource as well. In the BMD Records section of this website, there are about 15,000 collections of civil records that are available online. Yes, that’s […]