An old proverb states that “the eyes are the windows into the soul.” A genealogy corollary is that “a photo is a window into the lives of your ancestors.” Old photos are important to a complete research, whether they are portraits of your ancestors or historical photos of the period when they lived. And it […]
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.
The FamilySearch Catalog can be thought of as the Browsable Collections finder. It searches all the collections that are available throughout the FamilySearch universe. Collections that have been microfilmed can be discovered. Collections that have been digitized but are only available at a Family History Center facility are listed. Collections that have been digitized and […]
The American History & Genealogy Project (AHGP) is very similar to the USGenWeb and Genealogy Trails sites. Essentially, it is a collection of independent, state-based websites with a multitude of information in several genealogical categories. From the website: “Welcome to the Home of the American History and Genealogy Project (AHGP), an unincorporated network of independent […]
Do you research school records? I’m not talking about yearbooks. Those can be found on the Yearbooks Page. I’m talking about actual school records, such as enrollment, attendance, and grade reports for example. These are interesting source documents because they might record the student’s age, birth date and location, and possibly their parents’ names. All great […]
Advantage Archives is the name of the company headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They specialize in microfilming and digitizing various document types for over 1,000 libraries, archives, museums, and other types of institutions across the US and Canada. It is best to use their own words to describe their business. From their website: “We provide […]
An old proverb states that “the eyes are the windows into the soul.” A genealogy corollary is that “a photo is a window into the lives of your ancestors.” I love old photos, whether they are portraits of my ancestors or historical photos of the period when they lived. And it is important to a […]
An old proverb states that “the eyes are the windows into the soul.” A genealogy corollary is that “a photo is a window into the lives of your ancestors.” I love old photos, whether they are portraits of my ancestors or historical photos of the period when they lived. And it is important to a […]
Are you doing Oklahoma genealogy research and looking for Free Online Oklahoma Genealogy Records? Click on a link for your desired category’s free collection links
An old proverb states that “the eyes are the windows into the soul.” A genealogy corollary is that “a photo is a window into the lives of your ancestors.” I love old photos, whether they are portraits of my ancestors or historical photos of the period when they lived. And it is important to a […]
An old proverb states that “the eyes are the windows into the soul.” A genealogy corollary is that “a photo is a window into the lives of your ancestors.” I love old photos, whether they are portraits of my ancestors or historical photos of the period when they lived. And it is important to a […]