Trying to find Nevada 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 a ton of story-like information about your ancestor’s life. What their interests were, what sports and […]
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 Colorado 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 a ton of story-like information about your ancestor’s life. What their interests were, what sports and […]
Trying to find Rhode Island 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 a ton of story-like information about your ancestor’s life. What their interests were, what sports […]
Trying to find Arkansas 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 much story-like information about your ancestor’s life. What their interests were, what sports and clubs they participated in, […]
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, […]
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 […]
MyHeritage continues to add or update its records collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of April 1-15, 2024, There are 5 new and 8 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 […]
Ancestry.com continues to add or update its records collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of April 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 April 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 […]
Trying to find a grave, burial records, or a cemetery in Wisconsin? 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 […]