Photo: Old Port area of Portland, Maine, with the White Mountains visible in the background. Credit: Alex Boykov; Wikimedia Commons.

Maine Archives: 128 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on August 12, 2021

An article (with a complete title list) about the 128 Maine newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tip: Document Your Family’s Medical History, Part II

By Jessica Edwards on August 11, 2021

In this article, Jessica Edwards concludes her two-part story giving tips for including medical history in your family history research... (Read More)

Genealogy Tip: Document Your Family’s Medical History, Part I

By Jessica Edwards on August 10, 2021

In this article, Jessica Edwards gives tips for including medical history in your family history research... (Read More)

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What I Learned about Genealogy from My Book Club

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 9, 2021

In this article, for National Book Lovers Day, Gena Philibert-Ortega shares some of the lessons she’s learned about genealogy from her two book clubs... (Read More)

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Nothing to Laugh At: WWII Heroics of 1960s Sitcom Stars

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 6, 2021

Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about the amazing WWII service of comedic actors who later starred in 1960s sitcoms... (Read More)

Photo: a Vought F-8E Crusader from Marine fighter squadron VMF(AW)-212 Lancers in 1965. Credit: Jimmy Labianco; U.S. Navy; Wikimedia Commons.

On This Day: 1st U.S. Attack against North Vietnam (“Operation Pierce Arrow”)

By Tony Pettinato on August 5, 2021

An article about Operation Pierce Arrow on 5 August 1964, America’s first attack against North Vietnam during the Vietnam War... (Read More)

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Louisiana Archives: 457 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on August 4, 2021

An article (with a complete title list) about the 457 Louisiana newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

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Quakers & Witch Trials: Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Salem Family Line

By Melissa Berry on August 3, 2021

Melissa Berry concludes her story about a controversy over tombs in Salem, Massachusetts, focusing on the family lines of author Nathaniel Hawthorne... (Read More)

August Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 88 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on August 2, 2021

An article (with a complete title list) about the new content from 88 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online archives in August 2021... (Read More)