Genealogy Resource Partners: Newspapers & the Census
By Scott Phillips on May 14, 2014
Scott Phillips shows that combining research in old newspapers with records from the U.S. Census is a good genealogy strategy... (Read More)
Month: May 2014
Genealogy Search Engine Types & Tips: OCR vs. Indexed Databases
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 13, 2014
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post, Gena explains the difference between searching for genealogy content in indexed databases, as opposed to genealogy content (such as historical newspapers) that is searched using OCR (Optical Character Recognition). What’s the biggest benefit of... (Read More)
Tracing Female Ancestors: The Mother of All Genealogy Research
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 9, 2014
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post, to help celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend, Gena provides genealogy search tips to find information about your female ancestors. There’s no doubt that tracing female ancestors can be difficult and sometimes near impossible. Unlike... (Read More)
Remembering a Huge Day in Our Family History: V-E Day
By Scott Phillips on May 8, 2014
In this article, Scott Phillips commemorates V-E Day—the day Nazi Germany surrendered in WWII—and reminisces about his father’s involvement in the war... (Read More)
May Day, May Poles, May Baskets & Family Traditions
By Scott Phillips on May 7, 2014
Scott Phillips remembers his family’s traditions of celebrating May and the coming of spring, and researches old newspapers to explore these traditions... (Read More)
The 30 Best Family Reunion Games, Activities, & Ideas
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on May 6, 2014
In this blog post, Mary Harrell-Sesniak presents 30 ideas to help make your family reunion a great success and ensure that everyone has a fun time... (Read More)
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo by Tracing Your Hispanic Genealogy
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 5, 2014
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for tracing your Hispanic ancestry using GenealogyBank’s Hispanic American Newspapers collection... (Read More)
How to Research Historical Events for Genealogy with Newspapers
By Duncan Kuehn on May 1, 2014
Introduction: Duncan Kuehn is a professional genealogist with over eight years of client experience. She has worked on several well-known projects, such as “Who Do You Think You Are?” and researching President Barack Obama’s ancestry. In this guest blog post, Duncan shows three real-life examples in which she helped genealogists find newspaper articles about... (Read More)