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April 2026 Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 32 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on April 1, 2026

An article (with a complete title list) about the new content from 32 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online archives in April 2026... (Read More)

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

What Is an Obituary? Definition, Purpose and History

By GenealogyBank on March 31, 2026

Learn what an obituary is, how it differs from a death notice, and why these records matter for preserving family history and personal legacy for families... (Read More)

Photo: from the 1 October 1918 issue of the “Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen’s Magazine.” Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

Genealogy Tips: Research Her in HIS Activities

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 30, 2026

In this article – one last celebration of Women’s History Month – Gena Philibert-Ortega provides tips to find information about your female ancestor... (Read More)

Illustration: Colonel Benjamin Flower, artificer, by Charles Willson Peale and James Peale. Credit: Star Spangled Banner Flag House Museum, Baltimore.

Unsung Revolutionary War Heroes: The Corps of Artificers (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on March 27, 2026

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about artificers and their key role supporting the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War... (Read More)

Illustration: Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and five of their children, by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1846. Credit: Royal Collection; Wikimedia Commons.

Queen Victoria Family Tree: The Grandmother of Europe

By GenealogyBank on March 26, 2026

Learn how the Queen Victoria family tree shaped European monarchies, influenced modern royals, and why genealogists still study her descendants today... (Read More)

Photo: the South Carolina State House in Columbia, South Carolina. Credit: Thomas Kirchel; Wikimedia Commons.

South Carolina Archives: 310 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on March 26, 2026

An article (with a complete title list) about the 310 South Carolina newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Illustration: Colonel Benjamin Flower, artificer, by Charles Willson Peale and James Peale. Credit: Star Spangled Banner Flag House Museum, Baltimore.

Unsung Revolutionary War Heroes: The Corps of Artificers (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on March 25, 2026

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about artificers and their key role supporting the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War... (Read More)

Illustration: President George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, 1796. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

A Look at the George Washington Family Tree

By GenealogyBank on March 24, 2026

Many families have stories linking them to George Washington’s family tree. Are the rumors true? Here are some tips to help with your research... (Read More)

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

Women’s History Month: Women’s Suffrage (part 2)

By Katie Rebecca Merkley on March 23, 2026

In another article celebrating Women’s History Month, Katie Rebecca Merkley searches old newspapers to learn more about the women’s suffrage movement... (Read More)

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