In this article, Duncan Kuehn shows how to find information about your ancestral hometown using GenealogyBank’s historical documents and old newspapers... (Read More)
In this article, Scott Phillips searches old newspapers to see how the news of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination was reported in the nation’s newspapers... (Read More)
Learn more about the fateful voyage and the Titanic survivors from passenger lists and stories published in newspapers. Is your ancestor a Titanic survivor?.. (Read More)
Mary Harrell-Sesniak explains that ancestral surnames may have been spelled differently in the past and provides search tips for these name variations... (Read More)
An article showing how newspapers announced to the nation the shocking news that President Franklin D. Roosevelt had suddenly died on 12 April 1945... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how lost & found ads in old newspapers can turn up a surprising amount of information about your ancestors... (Read More)
In this article, Scott Phillips writes about Confederate General Lee’s surrender to Union General Grant that effectively ended the American Civil War... (Read More)
Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this guest blog post, Mary follows up on one of her earlier blog posts by presenting more of the funniest, quirkiest, or most touching sayings about genealogy that she’s encountered in her career as a family historian. After the... (Read More)
Introduction: In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn about the first “foodie” writer: Clementine Paddleford. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” Do you enjoy reading about food or watching food TV programs? Sure, there are recipe columns that you may save for new ideas... (Read More)
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