Yearbooks from high school or college are one of the most fun sets of records for a genealogist to search. It provides you with a ton of story-like information about your ancestor’s life. What their interests were, what sports and clubs they participated in, and often some goofy snapshots of them before they settled into being an adult. And of course, you get to see what they looked like. Here are a few articles that may convince you to research these gems: ​Using Yearbooks For Genealogical Research A Genealogy Education is in School Yearbooks Genealogy 101: School Yearbooks And here is an ..read more

Another underutilized genealogy resource is Church Records. We tend to focus our research on civil records but need to be aware that often church records pre-date civil records and are a great resource as well. In the BMD Records section of this website, there are over 25,000 collections of civil records that are available online. Yes, that’s a lot, but we need to also search church records as well.  What can we find in church or synagogue records? Here’s just a short list of what nuggets we can find:​ Baptisms and Christenings Marriages Deaths Burials Confirmations​​ ​Members ..read more

Cemetery records and cemeteries, in general, are a very large part of our family history and are a significant pursuit for many genealogists.  Sometimes, the information on a headstone is the only information available for certain ancestors. What can you find in these records? How about birth, marriage, and death information and clues to military service, religion, and organization memberships? Location of the burial plot, tombstone inscriptions, cemetery maps, sexton registers, and headstone photos are also generally available. Here are a few good primers on the benefits of searchi ..read more

Cemetery records and cemeteries, in general, are a very large part of our family history and are a significant pursuit for many genealogists.  Sometimes, the information on a headstone is the only information available for certain ancestors. What can you find in these records? How about birth, marriage, and death information and clues to military service, religion, and organization memberships? Location of the burial plot, tombstone inscriptions, cemetery maps, sexton registers, and headstone photos are also generally available. Here are a few good primers on the benefits of searchi ..read more

Cemetery records and cemeteries, in general, are a very large part of our family history and are a significant pursuit for many genealogists.  Sometimes, the information on a headstone is the only information available for certain ancestors. What can you find in these records? How about birth, marriage, and death information and clues to military service, religion, and organization memberships? Location of the burial plot, tombstone inscriptions, cemetery maps, sexton registers, and headstone photos are also generally available. Here are a few good primers on the benefits of searchi ..read more

Cemetery records and cemeteries, in general, are a very large part of our family history and are a significant pursuit for many genealogists.  Sometimes, the information on a headstone is the only information available for certain ancestors. What can you find in these records? How about birth, marriage, and death information and clues to military service, religion, and organization memberships? Location of the burial plot, tombstone inscriptions, cemetery maps, sexton registers, and headstone photos are also generally available. Here are a few good primers on the benefits of searchi ..read more

Cemetery records and cemeteries, in general, are a very large part of our family history and are a significant pursuit for many genealogists.  Sometimes, the information on a headstone is the only information available for certain ancestors. What can you find in these records? How about birth, marriage, and death information and clues to military service, religion, and organization memberships? Location of the burial plot, tombstone inscriptions, cemetery maps, sexton registers, and headstone photos are also generally available. Here are a few good primers on the benefits of searchi ..read more

Cemetery records and cemeteries, in general, are a very large part of our family history and are a significant pursuit for many genealogists.  Sometimes, the information on a headstone is the only information available for certain ancestors. What can you find in these records? How about birth, marriage, and death information and clues to military service, religion, and organization memberships? Location of the burial plot, tombstone inscriptions, cemetery maps, sexton registers, and headstone photos are also generally available. Here are a few good primers on the benefits of searchi ..read more

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 published on The Ancestor Hunt website and shared on The Ancestor Hunt’s Facebook Page, Twitter, Linked In, and Threads. Download I hope that you find it useful. And Thank You for being a loyal reader and visitor. To download the newsletter pdf click on the Download ..read more

MyHeritage continues to add or update its records collections at a fast pace for us to search. For the period of April 1-15, 2024, There are 5 new and 8 updated collections. The new and updated collections are: England, Cheshire Bishop’s Transcripts Burials, 1569-1933 – NEW England, Cheshire School Registers, 1796-1909 – NEW FamilySearch Family Tree – UPDATED Filae Family Trees – UPDATED Geni World Family Tree – UPDATED MyHeritage Family Sites – UPDATED MyHeritage Family Trees – UPDATED MyHeritage members – UPDAT ..read more