Family History: Children’s Pastimes and Toys (1700 to 1950), Part 1
By Jessica Edwards on May 17, 2022
In this article, Jessica Edwards begins a new series exploring the pastimes and toys our ancestors enjoyed when they were children... (Read More)
Category: Games & Puzzles
Genealogy Quiz: How Well Do You Know These Terms?
By Jessica Edwards on March 22, 2022
In this article, Jessica Edwards offers a fun quiz of genealogy terms for family historians both experienced and new... (Read More)
Bored with Quarantine? Fun ‘Look Up Quotes’ Game to Play
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on August 7, 2020
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak suggests a game to shake the quarantine blues: finding quotes in historical newspapers... (Read More)
Celebrating National Coloring Book Day
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 3, 2020
Yesterday was National Coloring Book Day, inspiring Gena Philibert-Ortega to search old newspapers to learn more about painting and coloring books... (Read More)
Fun and Games in the Newspaper: Mah Jong
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 31, 2020
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about this Chinese game that was very popular in the U.S. in the 1920s... (Read More)
Valentine Puzzles and Other Activities
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on February 10, 2020
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak provides some fun for Valentine’s Day by searching old newspapers for Valentine ciphers and puzzles... (Read More)
Mary’s Queries – Magic Tricks for Kids
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on June 27, 2019
In this article – for fun at family gatherings – Mary Harrell-Sesniak presents magic tricks (with solutions) she found in the pages of old newspapers... (Read More)
What Our Ancestors Used for Medicine
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on May 22, 2018
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find some of the weird medicines our ancestors used to take for a variety of ailments... (Read More)
Is It Yanny or Laurel? We Have the Answer!
By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 18, 2018
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about the controversy over an Internet audio clip in which some people hear “Yanny” while others hear “Laurel.”.. (Read More)
