Historical newspapers have survived wars, floods, fires, careless handling, and the simple wear of time. Along the way, many pages suffered tears, missing corners, torn edges, and physical damage that permanently removed portions of the printed text. When these damaged newspapers were later microfilmed and digitized, the missing sections became part of the historical record. […]
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.
Half of your family history may be hiding behind a married name. One of the most common genealogy mistakes is concentrating almost entirely on the paternal line while giving far less attention to the women in the family. Women often changed surnames after marriage, making them more difficult to trace than men. As a result, […]
Are you doing Indiana genealogy research and looking for Free Online Indiana 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 Indiana’s Genealogy Resources in […]
Not every newspaper distortion is caused by poor reporting, damaged paper, or OCR software. Sometimes the problem originated on the printing press itself. Excess ink, worn rollers, misaligned type, and ghost images from adjacent pages could blur or distort printed text before the newspaper ever reached a reader. While human readers often interpreted these imperfections […]
Every record tells part of the story—no single record tells the whole story. One of the most common genealogy mistakes is assuming that once you’ve found one record, you’ve found everything you need to know about an ancestor. In reality, every record was created for a different purpose. Each one captures only a small part […]
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection regularly adds or updates newspaper titles to the collection. Last month, 24 titles were added or updated (Information provided by Veridian Software, which powers the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection website). Here is the list of titles: To access the site, go to Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
Virginia Chronicle regularly adds or updates newspaper titles for the collection. Last month, 22 titles were added or updated (Information provided by Veridian Software, which powers the Virginia Chronicle website). Here is the list of titles: To access the site, go to Virginia Chronicle
Source: Northern New York Library Network If you follow this website at all, you know that I, from time to time, update the free online historical newspapers that are available for you to search. I originally posted the New York Online Historical Newspapers Summary in February 2014 and have added many updates, the latest in November 2024. The largest collection […]
Veridian Software has many clients with collections of digitized newspapers that can be searched for free. Over 250 million pages currently. They power the newspaper collections of California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. And country-wide collections, such as Estonia, Israel, New Zealand, Singapore, and Switzerland. Veridian is the name of […]
Are you doing Tennessee genealogy research and looking for Free Online Tennessee 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 Tennessee’s Genealogy Resources in […]