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Going to RootsTech 2019? Plan Your Trip to the Family History Library

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 22, 2019

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a bonus for people attending RootsTech 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah: the Family History Library... (Read More)

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

Searching on the Mother’s Name Got Me the Daughter’s Obituary

By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 21, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about finding his cousin Frances L. Henderson’s obituary by searching on her mother’s name... (Read More)

Photo: the wedding of Willard Kemp and Eleanor Huse

Genealogy Tip: Be Careful When Limiting Your Search

By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 20, 2019

This article by Thomas Jay Kemp provides tips for searching through old newspapers to find information about your ancestors... (Read More)

Photo: Betty Friedan, American feminist and writer, 1960. Credit: Fred Palumbo, New York World-Telegram & Sun; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Betty Friedan ‘Explodes’ Feminine Stereotypes

By Tony Pettinato on February 19, 2019

An article about the impact on the feminist movement spurred by the publication of Betty Friedan’s book “The Feminine Mystique” on 19 February 1963... (Read More)

Photo: Jesse James. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

An Editor’s Late-Night Encounter with Jesse James & His Gang!

By Tony Pettinato on February 18, 2019

An account by a newspaper editor about a remarkable, unexpected meeting with the James-Younger Gang late one night in the fall of 1872... (Read More)

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

I Can’t Find His Obituary

By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 15, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about adjusting his search in order to find the obituary of Garcelon Chandler Wright... (Read More)

Photo: handmade Valentine Day’s Card, c. 1820, featuring Cupid. Courtesy of Special Collections of The Johns Hopkins University.

3 Facts about Our Ancestors’ Valentine’s Day Cards

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 14, 2019

In this article – to celebrate Valentine’s Day – Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn about our ancestors’ valentines... (Read More)

Photo: aerial view of Kansas City, Kansas, looking southwest. The Kansas River (right-center) joins the Missouri River (left). A small piece of Kansas City, Missouri, is visible on the left of the Missouri River. Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Kansas Archives: 189 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on February 13, 2019

An article (with a complete title list) about the 189 Kansas newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Photo: suffragist parade in New York city, May 1912. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Women’s Suffrage Centennial Quotes – Can You Guess Who Said Them?

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on February 12, 2019

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find quotes from some of the suffragettes who worked so hard to get women the vote... (Read More)

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