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Photo: a classroom at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Malate269; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy 101: Listening to Podcasts

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 23, 2018

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about genealogy podcasts – and the websites where these podcasts can be heard for free... (Read More)

Illustration: “The Cove Mills,” by Lyell Edwin Carr (1854-1912). Source: Facebook.

I Use GenealogyBank for More than Genealogy!

By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 20, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about searching old newspapers to learn more about a painting of his hometown of Stamford, Conn., by Lyell Edwin Carr... (Read More)

Photo: Great Smoky Mountains of Sevier County, Tennessee. Credit: Aviator31; Wikimedia Commons.

Tennessee Archives: 120 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on April 19, 2018

An article (with a complete title list) about the 120 Tennessee newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Painting: "Washington Crossing the Delaware," by Emanuel Leutze. Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Wikimedia Commons.

Jonathan Wheelock, Revolutionary War Drummer Boy

By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 18, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about finding the obituary of Jonathan Wheelock, a 16-year-old drummer boy in the American Revolutionary War... (Read More)

Photo: a classroom at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Malate269; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy 101: Tax Records

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 17, 2018

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how tax records can fill in some missing pieces in your family history research... (Read More)

Photo: "The Lexington Minuteman," by Henry Hudson Kitson, erected in Lexington, Massachusetts, in 1900. Credit: Daderot; Wikimedia Commons.

Revolutionary War Hero: Col. Israel Hutchinson

By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 16, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about Danvers, Massachusetts, erecting a monument in 1896 to honor Revolutionary War hero Col. Israel Hutchinson... (Read More)

Illustration: “Titanic Sinking," by Willy Stöwer, 1912. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Two Crew Members Who Survived the ‘Titanic’

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 13, 2018

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about two crew members who survived the Titanic disaster: Violet Jessop and Charles Lightoller... (Read More)

Photo: detail from a Carte de Visite of John Wilkes Booth, undated. Credit: Black & Case; Wikimedia Commons.

American Traitor: 3 Facts about John Wilkes Booth, Slayer of Abraham Lincoln

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 12, 2018

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about President Abraham Lincoln’s killer: John Wilkes Booth... (Read More)

Illustration: a drawing of a laughing woman

Genealogy Humor: Unusual & Funny Names of People (Part III)

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on April 11, 2018

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find more curious or amusing names our ancestors once used... (Read More)

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