Finding His Story in Old Newspapers

This is the kind of news article you want to find in GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives.

You found it – Theophylact Bache Bleecker’s recollections of the past 75 years. You not only found his story, but – perhaps the best part – you confirmed how to spell his first name!

Notice that in this 1884 newspaper interview, he led the conversation with a discussion of his family history.

So, he was named for his maternal grandfather: Theophylact Bache.
He knew 80 of his first cousins.

He remembered the end of the War of 1812.

Great stories!
Any family would be thrilled to have these recollections.

Find your family’s stories in GenealogyBank.

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