Photo: immigrants coming up the board-walk from the barge, which has taken them off the steamship company’s docks, and transported them to Ellis Island, 1902. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Genealogy Tips: Researching Your Immigrant Ancestors

By Katie Rebecca Garner on September 11, 2023

In this article, Katie Rebecca Garner gives tips for finding records and learning the stories about your immigrant ancestors... (Read More)

Illustration: "The Sluice"; hydraulic mining for gold in California. Published in "The Century" illustrated monthly magazine, January 1883. Credit: Henry Sandham; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Letters from California Gold Rush ‘49er’ (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on September 8, 2023

Melissa Berry continues with stories about the California Gold Rush based on letters a 49er, Francis Nicholson, wrote to his fiancée, Elizabeth Charles... (Read More)

Photo: historic homes along Front Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Credit: Iracaz; Wikimedia Commons.

Planning a Research Trip to an Ancestor’s Hometown

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 7, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for planning a genealogy research trip to your ancestor’s hometown... (Read More)

Photo: river mining for gold on the North Fork of the American River, California, ca.1853. Credit: George H. Johnson; the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; Wikimedia Commons.

Letters from California Gold Rush ‘49er’ (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on September 6, 2023

Melissa Berry tells more stories about the California Gold Rush, based on letters a 49er, Francis Nicholson, wrote to his fiancée, Elizabeth Charles... (Read More)

September Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 238 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on September 5, 2023

An article (with a complete title list) about the new content from 238 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online archives in September 2023... (Read More)

Illustration: this replica of Arbella was built in 1930 for the 300th anniversary of the Winthrop Fleet’s arrival at Salem on 12 June 1630, in conjunction with Pioneer Village, where it is now located. Credit: the Tichnor Brothers Collection, Boston Public Library, Print Department.

New England’s ‘Winthrop Fleet’: The Avery Family Line (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on September 1, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes another story tied to the Winthrop Fleet of 1630, again focusing on the Avery family line... (Read More)

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

Genealogy 101: Researching Your Ancestor’s House History

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 30, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for researching another aspect of your ancestor’s life: their home... (Read More)

New England’s ‘Winthrop Fleet’: The Avery Family Line (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on August 29, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes another story tied to the Winthrop Fleet of 1630, focusing on the Avery family line... (Read More)

Photo: Miami, Florida. Credit: Daniel Christensen; Wikimedia Commons.

Florida Archives: 293 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on August 28, 2023

An article (with a complete title list) about the 293 Florida newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)