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Family History: Children’s Pastimes and Toys (the Letter ‘A’)

By Jessica Edwards on June 20, 2022

Jessica Edwards writes about the pastimes and toys our ancestors enjoyed when they were children, focusing on games that start with the letter “A.”.. (Read More)

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A Family History Tour with Dad

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 17, 2022

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega suggests a way to celebrate Father’s Day and explore family history at the same time... (Read More)

Painting: “Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor,” by William Halsall, 1882. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 18

By Melissa Berry on June 16, 2022

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on Dr. Robert Henry Bradford... (Read More)

Photo: Delaware State Capitol, Dover, Delaware. Credit: Joshua Daniel Franklin; Wikimedia Commons.

Delaware Archives: 113 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on June 15, 2022

An article (with a complete title list) about the 113 Delaware newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

A diagram of the familial ties between George Washington and Queen Elizabeth II

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 4

By Melissa Berry on June 14, 2022

Melissa Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, writing about George Washington and Queen Elizabeth II’s familial ties... (Read More)

Photo: grave guard at Julian Pioneer Cemetery, Julian, California. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

Genealogy Tip: ‘Grave Guards’ at Cemeteries

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 13, 2022

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a feature you may find at your ancestor’s gravesite: grave guards, or enclosures, protecting the grave... (Read More)

Photo: Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip smile as they pass prisoners in the stocks on a tour of the old fort in Festival Park at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1957. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 3

By Melissa Berry on June 10, 2022

Melissa Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, concluding her story about a very special descendant: Queen Elizabeth II... (Read More)

Photo: Los Angeles, California, skyline and San Gabriel mountains. Credit: salewskia; Wikimedia Commons.

California Archives: 861 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on June 9, 2022

An article (with a title list) about the 861 California newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Illustration: a logo made from the word “genealogy”

Attending Genealogy Conferences in the Post-COVID-19 Era

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 8, 2022

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for attending an in-person genealogy conference based on her own recent experience... (Read More)

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