Illustration: "Crossing the Mississippi on the Ice" by C. C. A. Christensen, c. 1878. Credit: Brigham Young University Museum of Art; Wikimedia Commons.

The Westward Expansion: Your Pioneer Ancestors’ Journey

By Sarah Stevens on January 21, 2020

Want to uncover your family story from the Westward Expansion? Learn how you can utilize census data to discover their journey!.. (Read More)

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Genealogy 101: Using the Dictionary of American Regional English for Genealogy

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 20, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes a helpful resource for genealogists: the “Dictionary of American Regional English.”.. (Read More)

8 Tips for Finding That One Irish Relative

By Sarah Stevens on January 17, 2020

Are you trying to locate that specific Irish relative that you've never met before? We have 8 tips to help you get started!.. (Read More)

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Colorado Archives: 259 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on January 16, 2020

An article (with a complete title list) about the 259 Colorado newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

The New Improved GenealogyBank Obituaries Collection

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 15, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes how GenealogyBank has improved its extensive obituaries collection... (Read More)

Photo: Lydia Hopkins. Credit: The Spur, Volume 14, 1914.

The Mysterious Death of Heiress Lydia Kellogg Hopkins, Part I

By Melissa Berry on January 14, 2020

An article about Lydia Hopkins, granddaughter of the railroad magnate Mark Hopkins and heiress to part of his huge fortune... (Read More)

Photo: Confederate Women of Arkansas Monument with Arkansas State Capitol in the background, Little Rock, Arkansas. Credit: Eukesh; Wikimedia Commons.

Arkansas Archives: 216 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on January 13, 2020

An article (with a complete title list) about the 216 Arkansas newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

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Common African American Last Names & Their Meanings

By Sarah Stevens on January 10, 2020

Uncover the origin of your African American last name, what it means, and how you can use this to trace your family history... (Read More)

Photo: text of the small ad that attracted a wide and diverse meeting of women and men at the first Women's Rights Convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York, during July 1848. Credit: Marc Nozell; Wikimedia Commons.

The New Year Launches the 100th Anniversary of Women Winning the Right to Vote

By Jane Cook on January 9, 2020

In this article, Jane Hampton Cook writes about the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, a key event in the Women’s Suffrage Movement... (Read More)