Do You Have Relatives Named after Famous People?
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 27, 2016
An article about finding ancestors names “Elbridge,” perhaps named after Vice President Elbridge Thomas Gerry... (Read More)
Month: January 2016
A Preview of RootsTech 2016
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 26, 2016
A preview of the RootsTech 2016 genealogy conference... (Read More)
Genealogy Research: Newspapers Round Out the Story
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 22, 2016
An article about searching old newspapers to learn more family history details than the bare facts presented in a marriage certificate... (Read More)
Explore Your Ancestors’ Lives in Old Newspapers
By Duncan Kuehn on January 21, 2016
An article describing different types of newspaper articles, showing how they can help genealogists with their family history research... (Read More)
You Know When They Married – Newspapers Give the Details of What Happened
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 20, 2016
An article showing how newspaper articles tell you more of your ancestors’ stories than the bare facts of a marriage certificate. .. (Read More)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr: A Brief Genealogy & Family Tree
By Scott Phillips on January 18, 2016
An article showing how newspaper articles help document the genealogy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. .. (Read More)
Using Newspapers to Expand Your Genealogy Research: A Morgue Example
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 14, 2016
An article showing how newspaper articles can fill in the details only hinted at in some records, such as morgue documents... (Read More)
Follow-Up Story: Good News about the Italian State Archives L’Aquila
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 13, 2016
An article about how the genealogy records of Italy’s State Archive of L’Aquila are being digitized following an earthquake... (Read More)
Amelia Earhart: First Solo Flight from Hawaii to California
By Tony Pettinato on January 11, 2016
An article about Amelia Earhart in 1935 becoming the first pilot, male or female, to fly solo from Hawaii to California... (Read More)
