Piecing Together the Clues about a Revolutionary War Soldier
By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 11, 2013
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about researching the life of a Revolutionary War veteran, Sargent Hus (1740-1818)... (Read More)
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about researching the life of a Revolutionary War veteran, Sargent Hus (1740-1818)... (Read More)
Scott Phillips writes about finding old newspapers articles about a foreign-study program called “World Campus Afloat” that he once participated in... (Read More)
Hat’s off to Mary Belcher. A group she organized has been diligently restoring and documenting upwards of 10,000 persons who were buried in the Adams Morgan section of Walter Pierce Park in the District of Columbia. Over time the old grave markers have deteriorated and been lost. Mary’s group is using the older records... (Read More)
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post, Gena searches through historical newspaper archives and finds old menus—and shows how these provide social history that helps us better understand our ancestors’ times. When was the last time you ate out? How often... (Read More)
I. D. Lilly, a retired trucker and promoter of the largest family reunion ever held, died in March of this year. He was an active participant in the famous West Virginia family’s gatherings, and served on the Lilly Family Reunion Board of Directors. In 2009 some 2,585 Lilly relatives gathered in Flat Top, West... (Read More)
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak provides a fun quiz to test your knowledge of the origins of some familiar nursery rhymes... (Read More)
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