Thomas Jay Kemp writes about the kindness of a stranger who found and returned his cousin Ransom Ferdinand Smith’s long-lost Bible and journals... (Read More)
Andy Williams, platinum-selling musical artist renowned for his smooth voice and classics such as “Moon River,” died Sept. 25, 2012, at 84 years old. Find old newspaper articles and recent news about famous American singer and entertainer Andy Williams in GenealogyBank’s online archives. Read the latest news about Andy Williams’s recent death in our... (Read More)
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post, Gena writes about her favorite ancestor Mary Ann, a Mormon who married a polygamist when she was 15 years old, in 1868. Do you have a favorite ancestor? Maybe it’s that one ancestor you... (Read More)
An article about how Thomas Jay Kemp solved a genealogy puzzle when he found two men named Captain Elisha Smith – but only one could be his ancestor... (Read More)
Introduction: In this article, Scott Phillips tells how he got his grandsons interested in genealogy by enhancing his family stories with articles from old newspapers. Scott is a genealogical historian and owner of Onward To Our Past® genealogy services. When I was growing up, I was blessed to be in a family that told... (Read More)
An article about using old newspapers to research your ancestors who fought in the Mexican-American War... (Read More)
Oliver Cromwell was no ordinary soldier of the American Revolution. This military hero’s discharge was signed by General George Washington “stating that he was entitled to wear the badges of honor by reason of his honorable services.” Cromwell’s story first appeared in a newspaper interview conducted when he was 100 years old by a... (Read More)
Gena Philibert-Ortega explains why gin marriage laws and Gretna Greens can cause your ancestors’ marriage records to appear in unexpected newspapers... (Read More)
In this article, Scott Phillips tells how old newspaper articles confirmed his uncle’s incredible WWII survival story – a tale that Scott used to question. .. (Read More)
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