Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post—just in time for Halloween celebrations tonight—Gena searches old newspapers to look at the history of Halloween costumes. What was Halloween like when you were a child? What Halloween costumes did you wear when you... (Read More)
In this article, just in time for Halloween, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about some haunted houses and ghost stories she found in old newspapers... (Read More)
An article about a Halloween prank in Sheffield, Alabama, in 1913 that went very very wrong... (Read More)
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find Halloween inspirations from costumes and decorations of yesteryear... (Read More)
Clearly DNA testing is revolutionizing 21st Century family history research. DNA Testing Helps Orphan Find His Family There are heartwarming stories about successful DNA tests—like that of 80-year-old Patrick J. Holland, who was raised in an orphanage and through DNA testing finally found his family. Here is the full report on this touching family... (Read More)
An article about Harrybelle Stark, the last casualty of WWI – even though she didn’t die until 16 April 1937... (Read More)
During this October week in American history three pioneering activists died who had a big impact on American society: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American women’s rights activist, died at 86 on 26 October 1902 Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson, American baseball player and civil rights activist, died at 53 on 24 October 1972 Rosa Louise McCauley... (Read More)
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about researching old newspapers and the Internet to find more details of your family history... (Read More)
In this article, Scott Phillips shows how some old newspaper articles led to a breakthrough in his genealogy work... (Read More)
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