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)

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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)

Illustration: “The Battle of Bunker Hill,” by Howard Pyle, 1897. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

He Fought at Bunker Hill: Joseph Barnes

By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 10, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about discovering the Revolutionary War service of Joseph Barnes as described in his great-grandson’s obituary... (Read More)

April Update: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 58 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on April 9, 2018

An article (with a complete title list) about the 58 newspapers from 28 states that GenealogyBank added to its newspaper archives in April 2018... (Read More)