FamilySearch continues to add or update its record collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of September 1-15, 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 […]
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.
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We usually use an ancestor’s age to estimate a birth year. But sometimes the more revealing clue is how that age compares with everyone else’s. Age gaps between spouses, children, siblings, and other household members can point toward second marriages, stepchildren, missing children, incorrect relationships—and even an entire missing generation. Age is one of the […]
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That unrelated “boarder” living with your ancestor may not have been unrelated at all. Boarders, lodgers, and roomers can turn out to be cousins, future spouses, coworkers, migration companions, or newly arrived relatives—and the person who looks least important in the household may provide the clue that connects the family. When genealogists examine a census […]
One date may tell you when something happened. Several related events occurring on or around the same date may tell you why—and who was connected. When dates cluster in naturalizations, marriages, land transactions, probate proceedings, migrations, or other records, don’t assume the timing is coincidence. The dates themselves may be pointing toward a relationship. Genealogists […]
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Finding your ancestor’s grave is satisfying—but don’t look only at the name on the stone. Look around it. The people buried beside your ancestor, elsewhere in the same plot, or even in nearby plots may reveal spouses, children, siblings, in-laws, earlier generations, and family connections you didn’t know existed. Genealogists naturally search cemeteries to locate […]