Rebel Movie Star James Dean’s Fatal Car Crash
By Tony Pettinato on September 30, 2016
An article about the fatal car crash of actor James Dean on 30 September 1955... (Read More)
Tag: Accidents
Amazing Story: Man Survives Iron Bar Blasted through His Head!
By Tony Pettinato on September 13, 2016
An article about the astonishing accident of Phineas P. Gage in 1848, who had an iron bar blasted through his head – and lived!.. (Read More)
Moral of the Story: Use the Right Tool
By Thomas Jay Kemp on September 9, 2016
An article about an astonishing accident that happened with a scythe, as reported in an 1860 newspaper... (Read More)
Family History Fact Finding: True Family Stories in Newspapers
By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 17, 2014
GenealogyBank has really been great for finding the personal stories of each family member. I have been systematically going through the old newspapers looking for my Revolutionary War ancestors, and the other day I decided to look for my more recent ancestors and cousins. A quick search found this article. The historical newspaper article... (Read More)
How to Research Historical Events for Genealogy with Newspapers
By Duncan Kuehn on May 1, 2014
Introduction: Duncan Kuehn is a professional genealogist with over eight years of client experience. She has worked on several well-known projects, such as “Who Do You Think You Are?” and researching President Barack Obama’s ancestry. In this guest blog post, Duncan shows three real-life examples in which she helped genealogists find newspaper articles about... (Read More)
