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Tag Archives: The Ancestor Hunt
How to access free collections on Ancestry, Findmypast, and British Newspaper Archive
On his blog, The Ancestor Hunt, Kenneth R. Marks is constantly publishing lists of where to find free records. The expression, whirling dervish, comes to mind, and that’s a good thing for us. He recently compiled and published lengthy lists … Continue reading
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More free Ontario yearbooks online on The Ancestor Hunt
Like the Energizer bunny that keeps going and going, Kenneth R. Marks continues to update his many lists of free online high school and university yearbooks on The Ancestor Hunt website. This weekend, he added 55 more schools to the … Continue reading
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More links to free online Canadian newspapers on The Ancestor Hunt
Kenneth R. Marks has done it again. During the last few days, he has been updating his list of free online newspaper sites for several Canadian provinces, with more provinces to come within a day or two. He has updated … Continue reading
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More schools added to free online collection of Ontario high school and university yearbooks
Kenneth R. Marks tweeted yesterday that he has made a “big update” of free links to online Ontario high school and university yearbooks on his website, The Ancestor Hunt. He has added 49 Ontario schools for a new total of … Continue reading
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Links to almost 4,000 free Canadian birth, marriage and death databases on The Ancestor Hunt
Like a whirling dervish that keeps on giving to the genealogy community, Kenneth M. Marks has been at it again, updating free Canadian birth, marriage and death databases on his website, The Ancestor Hunt. It’s like one-stop shopping. Here’s what … Continue reading
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Links to free online Canadian directories available on The Ancestor Hunt
Kenneth R. Marks of The Ancestor Hunt has been on a roll — a Canadian roll, eh. He has assembled lists of online city and business directories in several Canadian provinces, as well as in the United States — and … Continue reading
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Almost 4,000 historical Canadian newspaper links on The Ancestor Hunt
Kenneth R. Marks’ website, The Ancestor Hunt, should be in every genealogist’s research tool box. During the past month, Mr. Marks has added more than 650 newspaper titles to his list of links to free online historical Canadian newspapers. His … Continue reading
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The Ancestor Hunt adds almost 300 links to Canadian newspapers and magazines available on Canadiana
I discovered yesterday that Kenneth R. Marks has been very busy adding links on his website, The Ancestor Hunt, to almost 300 free Canadian newspapers and magazines on Canadiana. These digitized publications include town newspapers, as well as industry, farm … Continue reading
More free databases of Canadian birth, marriage, and death records
American genealogist Kenneth R. Marks has added 81 links to free Canadian birth, marriage and death record databases to his website, The Ancestor Hunt. His lengthy list now includes 320 links for all Canadian provinces and territories, and for convenience, … Continue reading
New and updated online newspapers for Quebec, Saskatchewan plus 265 new free links for Canada
Kenneth R. Marks has finished updating his list of online Canadian newspapers on his website, The Ancestor Hunt. In the last week, he released his “mid-2017 updates” of historical newspapers available online for Quebec (31 additions) and Saskatchewan (18 additions). During the … Continue reading