Ancestry.com continues to add or update its records collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of January 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 records collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of January 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 […]
Coroner records are available online and offline from all over the U.S. and are what I consider a hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research. The way I like to think of it is: “We spend a lot of our research time trying to find the […]
The WorldGenWeb Project (WGW) is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization founded in 1996 and dedicated to providing genealogical and historical records and resources for worldwide access. The goal is to have every region in the world represented by a website and hosted by researchers who are familiar with the region. The world is divided into countries, provinces/states/counties, etc. each […]
Storied, a leader in family history and digital storytelling, is thrilled to announce its strategic acquisition of Memory Lane, an artificial intelligence company known for its advanced memory capture technologies. “What an exciting way to celebrate the two-year anniversary of Storied.com’s launch. This acquisition amplifies our commitment towards enhancing personal storytelling experiences through AI technology,” […]
Another type of genealogy record that provides tremendous value is tax records. Like city directories and voting registers, they provide information for us between federal censuses. They also can go back to colonial times. Types of Taxes Types of Information Derivative information, such as birth date, death date, and date of marriage can often be […]
Do you research naturalization records? No? Why not? Does the thought of going through paper files in dusty court basements turn you off? Well – I’m here to tell you that it is worth it – and with recent digitization efforts – more and more original documents have been scanned and made available via microfilm […]
Do you research naturalization records? No? Why not? Does the thought of going through paper files in dusty court basements turn you off? Well – I’m here to tell you that it is worth it – and with recent digitization efforts – more and more original documents have been scanned and made available via microfilm […]
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, as well as 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. It is […]
Ancestry.com continues to add or update its records collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of January 1-15, 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!