Find My Pastis an underappreciated source for digitized newspapers. It is a subscription site that specializes in British and Irish newspapers. Currently, its collection numbers over 99.4 million pages and is growing rapidly. This month, Find My Past added 27 new titles and added to 68 existing titles. They are listed below: New Titles Updated Titles […]
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 British Newspaper Archive, a subscription site owned by FindMyPast, has announced its updates for last month. There are 27 New Titles and 57 Titles that have had issues added. There are a total of over 99.6 million pages available on the site. A complete list of all of the site’s titles can be found HERE. […]
NewspaperARCHIVE, a subscription site, announced its updates for last month.There are 27 New Titles and 85 Titles that have had issues added. There are over 16,000 titles available on the site. A complete list of all of the site’s titles can be found HERE. Below are the titles added or updated this month, with the […]
FamilySearch continues to add or update its record collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of January 1-31, 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 […]
Newspapers.Com is one of the larger subscription newspaper sites. At the date of this publication, they claim over 1.18 billion digitized pages from over 29,900 titles. Here is a list of the new titles from the past month. United States California Colorado Connecticut Florida Idaho Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Nebraska New Jersey New […]
This past week (January 23, 2026 to January 29, 2026), the following additions were made to The Newspaper Research Academy: ✅ Free Resources – 0 New Articles were added – 102 Total ✅ Research Guides – 5 New Guides were added – 112 Total ✅ Video Guides – 0 New Videos – 19 Total ✅ […]
Introduction: Ever wondered how women in your family built community and left their mark? Long before social media or formal organizations, newspapers documented the social fabric of towns through brief notes about sewing circles, Ladies Aid societies, and church-based women’s groups. These small columns—often tucked into local news or society pages—recorded meetings, projects, fundraisers, and […]
This past week (January 16, 2026 to January 22, 2026), the following additions were made to The Newspaper Research Academy: ✅ Free Resources – 0 New Articles were added – 102 Total ✅ Research Guides – 5 New Guides were added – 107 Total ✅ Video Guides – 0 New Videos – 19 Total ✅ […]
The Digital Library of Georgia has just announced that 26 titles will be added added in the Winter 2026 Update. They will be part of the Georgia Historic Newspapers (GHN) website. The complete article announcement can be read HERE Here is the list of the titles and date ranges available, as well as their funding […]
Introduction: Ever wondered exactly when your ancestors arrived, departed, or passed through a town? Before highways and airports reshaped travel, the railroad timetable was the heartbeat of a community—and newspapers recorded it faithfully. Railroad Arrival and Departure Logs listed daily or weekly train movements, passenger connections, and service updates. These short, utilitarian columns can pinpoint […]