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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.
Your ancestor may not have migrated alone—even if the records make it look that way. Relatives, neighbors, friends, coworkers, and families from the same community often moved together or followed one another. Finding those migration companions may help you discover where your ancestor came from, why they moved, and where other family members went. When […]
Are you doing New Jersey genealogy research and looking for Free Online New Jersey Genealogy Records? Click on a link for your desired category’s free collection links: NewspapersYearbooksBirthsMarriagesDeathsBMD RecordsAlumni RecordsCemetery RecordsChurch RecordsCoroner RecordsCriminal RecordsDigital ArchivesDirectoriesDivorce RecordsImmigration RecordsInstitutional RecordsMilitary RecordsMortuary RecordsNaturalizationsObituariesPhotosProbate and WillsSchool RecordsTax RecordsVoter Records Good Luck and Happy Hunting! Want All of the New […]
If an ancestor “died intestate,” does that mean there was no estate to settle? Quite the opposite may be true. Intestate means the person died without a valid will—not without property. And that can make the resulting probate records especially useful to genealogists. The Myth A person described as having “died intestate” died without an […]
Your ancestors may have left family clues in the names they gave their children. Repeated given names, unusual middle names, and surnames used as first or middle names can point toward grandparents, relatives, family friends, and earlier generations—but they are clues, not proof. When genealogists identify the children in a family, their names usually become […]
MyHeritage continues to add or update its record collections at a fast pace for us to search. For August 1-31 2026, there are 19 new and 10 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!
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Found a guardian appointed for a child? Don’t assume you’ve found the person who raised them—or that their parents were dead. Historically, guardianship could be about protecting a minor’s property or legal interests rather than deciding where the child lived. The Myth If a historical record names someone as a child’s guardian, that person was […]
Your ancestor’s memberships may reveal an entire part of their life that ordinary records never mention. Churches, lodges, unions, veterans’ groups, ethnic societies, clubs, and other organizations can lead to records, photographs, associates, and family connections you may never find by searching for your ancestor alone. Our ancestors did not live their lives only within […]
Findmypast is an underappreciated source for digitized newspapers. It is a subscription site that specializes in British and Irish newspapers. Currently, its collection numbers over 107 million pages and is growing rapidly. This month, Findmypast added 22 new titles and added to 140 existing titles. They are listed below: New Titles Updated Titles You can find […]