Ancestry.com continues to add or update its record collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of October 1-31, 2025, the new and updated collections are: I hope that some of these are what you have been waiting for! Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
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.
FamilySearch continues to add or update its record collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of October 1-31, 2025, 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 […]
News(paper) Flash! We just hit 30 million pages — and counting! Our newest additions include: The National Library of New Zealand The Consortium of Pentecostal Libraries Plus even more pages from Colorado, New York, Wyoming, and Virginia! That’s 30 million opportunities to rediscover forgotten stories, trace family roots, or stumble upon something amazing in the […]
This past week (October 24, 2025 to October 30, 2025), the following additions were made to The Newspaper Research Academy: ✅ Free Resources – 0 New Articles were added – 83 Total ✅ Research Guides – 14 New Guides were added – 81 Total ✅ Video Guides – 3 New Videos – 19 Total ✅ […]
Ever wonder what families did when someone vanished before the era of telephones or national databases? In the 1800s and early 1900s, newspapers often printed Missing Persons Notices — brief appeals placed by relatives, employers, or even the police. These small items, sometimes titled “Information Wanted” or “Missing Friends,” can be some of the most […]
One of the main goals for genealogists is finding marriage information about their ancestors. Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists, many indexes to marriage collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific marriage licenses, bonds, certificate information, and sometimes scanned images of the marriage documents themselves. These […]
This past week (October 17, 2025 to October 23, 2025), the following additions were made to The Newspaper Research Academy: ✅ Free Resources – 0 New Articles were added – 83 Total ✅ Research Guides – 4 New Guides were added – 68 Total ✅ Video Guides – 3 New Videos – 17 Total ✅ […]
Ever wondered how you can trace an ancestor who seems to disappear between census years? Buried deep in many 19th-century newspapers are Post Office Notices — short lists of letters that went unclaimed. These “undelivered mail” columns provide unexpected proof of where someone lived, worked, or passed through at a specific moment in time. Where […]
This past week (October 10, 2025 to October 16, 2025), the following additions were made to The Newspaper Research Academy: ✅ Free Resources – 6 New Articles were added – 83 Total ✅ Research Guides – 5 New Guides were added – 63 Total ✅ On-Demand Webinars – 0 New – 14 Total ✅ Premium […]
Hello to The Ancestor Hunt readers! Here is the latest Monthly Newsletter. It includes links to all of the articles published since the previous newsletter and articles that I think you might find interesting from other authors. It also includes research tips, a joke or two, and other interesting genealogical stuff. I hope that you […]