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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 wasn’t necessarily the only person in the neighborhood who came from somewhere else. When neighbors, witnesses, spouses, coworkers, or other associates share the same birthplace or former hometown, that shared origin may be the reason they ended up together in the first place. Genealogists naturally pay attention to where their ancestors were born […]
A birthplace is more than a fact to enter on a family tree. Compare the birthplaces recorded for your ancestor, their children, siblings, parents, and neighbors, and you may uncover migration routes, earlier residences, family connections—and clues pointing to the next place you should search. Birthplace is one of the most frequently recorded facts in […]
Are you doing South Carolina genealogy research and looking for Free Online South Carolina 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 South […]
Your ancestor’s death certificate names a cemetery, so you’ve found the burial place. Case closed? Not necessarily. The cemetery recorded on a death certificate may tell you where burial was planned or reported at the time—but it does not always prove where the person’s remains ultimately rested. The Myth If a death certificate names a […]
One incorrect census age can send your family history searching in the wrong decade. Census records are among the most valuable resources available to genealogists. They provide names, relationships, occupations, birthplaces, and estimated ages that help reconstruct an ancestor’s life. But census ages are estimates—not guarantees. Many researchers unknowingly treat a census age as an […]
Found an ancestor listed as an inmate of an asylum? Don’t assume that means the person had a mental illness. Historically, “asylum” described many kinds of institutions offering shelter, care, or protection—and discovering what kind of asylum it was can completely change the story. The Myth An asylum was a mental hospital, so a person […]
Are you doing North Dakota genealogy research and looking for Free Online North Dakota 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 North […]
That long, confusing property description in an old deed may look like something to skip—but buried inside it can be the names of neighbors, relatives, previous owners, and landmarks that connect your ancestor to an entire community. Land records are among genealogy’s richest resources, but researchers often concentrate on the obvious information: Who bought the […]
GenealogyBank, a subscription newspaper site, has announced its updates for last month. There are 17 New Titles and 12 Titles that have had issues added in the previous month. From GenealogyBank: Here are some of the details about our most recent U.S. newspaper additions: To see our newspaper archives’ entire title list of more than […]