Ancestry.com continues to add or update its record collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of August 1-31, 2026, the new and updated collections are: I hope that some of these are what you have been waiting for! Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
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.
FamilySearch continues to add or update its record collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of August 1-31, 2026, 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 […]
Found a record saying your ancestor “died without issue”? Don’t automatically conclude that the person never had children. In historical legal and genealogical language, “issue” generally referred to descendants—and the exact meaning can depend on the document and circumstances. The Myth If a historical record says someone “died without issue,” that person never had any […]
Chronicling America, the newspaper collection, is available for online research of United States historical newspapers, and it regularly updates its collection. Here are the updated titles for last month. Some are new titles, and some are added to an existing title’s pages in the database. There are 9 in total. Important Note: These links are […]
A middle name may be more than just another name. It can preserve a mother’s maiden name, honor a relative, point to another family, or provide the clue that separates your ancestor from someone else with exactly the same first and last name. Middle names are easy to overlook. We record them because they are […]
Newspapers.Com is one of the larger subscription newspaper sites. At the date of this publication, they claim over 1.25 billion digitized pages from over 31,000 titles. Here is a list of the new titles from the past month. United States California Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Mississippi Montana New Mexico New York Ohio […]
Found a woman described as a “spinster” in an old record? Don’t start picturing an elderly woman who never married. Historically, the term often told you about her marital status—not her age. The Myth A woman described as a “spinster” in a historical record was an older woman who had never married. Today, spinster conjures […]
Are you doing Nebraska genealogy research and looking for Free Online Nebraska 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 Nebraska’s Genealogy Resources […]
Finding where your ancestor worked can lead to much more than an occupation. An employer or workplace can uncover coworkers, company records, newspaper stories, migration clues, accidents, photographs, and an entire community that surrounded your ancestor. An occupation tells you what your ancestor did. An employer or workplace can tell you where, with whom, and […]
Found an “infant” in an old record? Don’t automatically picture a baby. Historically, the word could describe a minor—including someone well into their teens or even approaching adulthood. The Myth If a historical record describes someone as an “infant,” that person must have been a baby or very young child. Today, the word infant almost […]