One of the main goals for genealogists in searching historic newspapers is to find obituaries. Obituaries are a gold mine of information. They provide death dates and locations, funeral and cemetery information and sometimes more importantly – information about the relatives of the deceased’s family and extended family. This family name information is often not […]
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.
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 for 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 for 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 for the period when they lived. And it is important to a […]
https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/noth-carolina-online-historical-photo-research/ 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 for the period when they lived. And it is important to […]
If you research American newspapers then you know about Chronicling America. This online newspaper research site is the culmination of a collaboration between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress. The National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) as it is called has been in place for several years. The program awards funding […]
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 for the period when they lived. And it […]
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 for the period when they lived. And it […]
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 for the period when they lived. And it is important to a […]
One of the main goals for genealogists in searching historic newspapers is to find obituaries. Obituaries are a gold mine of information. They provide death dates and locations, funeral and cemetery information and sometimes more importantly – information about the relatives of the deceased’s family and extended family. This family name information is often not […]