Photo: a close-up of the beach photo of Irma and Lois. Credit: from Gena Philibert-Ortega’s collection.

Genealogy Tips: How to Do a Reverse Image Search

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 11, 2026

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega explains how to do a reverse image search for unknown people or locations in old photos... (Read More)

Photo: Happy Mother’s Day. Credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Mother’s Day Tradition: The Mother’s Tree (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on May 8, 2026

In this article, to celebrate Mother’s Day, Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about the tradition of the Mother’s Tree, which began in 1923... (Read More)

Photo: passengers on the deck of the steamship Comus. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

How to Use Passenger Lists and Ship Manifests for Genealogy Research

By GenealogyBank on May 7, 2026

Learn how to use passenger list genealogy to trace family history. Understand travel records and connect generations through research with GenealogyBank... (Read More)

Illustration: an AI-generated image of a mother’s tree. Credit: Melissa Davenport Berry.

Mother’s Day Tradition: The Mother’s Tree (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on May 6, 2026

In this article, to help celebrate Mother’s Day this Sunday, Melissa Davenport Berry describes the tradition of the Mother’s Tree, which began in 1923... (Read More)

Photo: old photos and correspondence. Credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

The Billingsleys, Part IV: An ‘Old Skeleton’

By James Pylant on May 5, 2026

In this fourth of a six-part series, James Pylant tells the saga of the Billingsley family in America, a tale involving genealogy, crime and Hollywood... (Read More)

May 2026 Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 14 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on May 4, 2026

An article (with a complete title list) about the new content from 14 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online archives in May 2026... (Read More)

Illustration: Mayday at Merrymount. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Heated Drama over Maypole Merriment: Pilgrims vs. Thomas Morton (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on May 1, 2026

Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about the pious Pilgrims objecting to the “licentious” festivities at Thomas Morton’s Merrymount... (Read More)

Photo: the Texas State Capitol, Austin, Texas. Credit: Kumar Appaiah; Wikimedia Commons.

Texas Archives: 745 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on April 30, 2026

An article (with a title list) about the 745 Texas newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Heated Drama over Maypole Merriment: Pilgrims vs. Thomas Morton (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on April 29, 2026

Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about how the pious Pilgrims of Plymouth objected to the “licentious” festivities at Thomas Morton’s Merrymount... (Read More)