Photo: South Carolina Capitol in Columbia, South Carolina. Credit: Nikopoley; Wikimedia Commons.

South Carolina Archives: 252 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on August 12, 2019

An article (with a complete title list) about the 252 South Carolina newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Photo: the rocky shoreline of Newport, Rhode Island, showing a clear line where high tide occurs. Narraganset Bay, which eventually empties into the Atlantic Ocean, is seen in the background. Credit: Geoking66; Wikimedia Commons.

Rhode Island Archives: 78 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on August 9, 2019

An article (with a complete title list) about the 78 Rhode Island newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Photo: Martha Moore Avery, from Boston Partridge’s article “America's Troublemakers” published in Pearson’s Magazine (July 1908), page 22

Wait, She Was Famous?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 8, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp searches GenealogyBank’s newspapers to learn more about his relative Martha Moore Avery (1851-1929)... (Read More)

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

Genealogy 101: Your Genealogy Reference Bookshelf

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 7, 2019

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes several good genealogy research books she uses with her own family history research... (Read More)

Photo: Occupational group portrait of four shoemakers, one full-length, standing, other three seated, holding shoes and shoe making equipment, c. 1840-1860. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Need Shoes? Give Daniel Davis a Call

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 6, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp searches GenealogyBank to learn more about his cousin Daniel Davis (1814-1902), a shoemaker... (Read More)

August Update: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 72 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on August 5, 2019

An article (and complete title list) about the 72 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online Historical Newspaper Archives in August 2019... (Read More)

An article abbout the Vietnam War's Gulf of Tonkin Incident, Augusta Chronicle newspaper article 3 August 1964

On This Day: Vietnam War’s Gulf of Tonkin Incident

By Tony Pettinato on August 2, 2019

An article about the Gulf of Tonkin Incident on 2 August 1964 that led to direct U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War... (Read More)

Illustration: "The Village Wedding" by Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550), 1546. Credit: The Cleveland Museum of Art; Internet Archive.

German Wedding Traditions and Customs

By Sarah Stevens on August 1, 2019

Interested in learning more about German wedding traditions and customs? We've got you covered. Learn more about German nuptial traditions now!.. (Read More)

Source: GenealogyBank, “United States Census, 1880,” database with images, GenealogyBank (https://genealogybank.com/#), Charles H Wright, Harrison, Westchester, New York, United States. (Original index: United States Census, 1880, FamilySearch, 2014).

Happy Birthday to Charles Henry Wright, Born 24 July 1873

By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 31, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp searches the 1880 U.S. Federal Census to find information about Charles Henry Wright... (Read More)