In this article, Scott Phillips searches old newspapers to see how the news of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination was reported in the nation’s newspapers... (Read More)
An article showing how newspapers announced to the nation the shocking news that President Franklin D. Roosevelt had suddenly died on 12 April 1945... (Read More)
Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how researching historical events that happened in your ancestors’ lifetimes provides another way of better understanding them... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega commemorates the anniversary of the death of women’s rights advocate Susan B. Anthony... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega celebrates the anniversary of Janet Reno becoming the nation’s first female attorney general... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers and other online resources to learn more about the African slave trade in America... (Read More)
Scott Phillips searches old newspapers to find stories about the history of Groundhog Day, and takes a playful look at Punxsutawney Phil’s genealogy... (Read More)
In this article, Scott Phillips writes about the incredible story of the whaleship “Essex,” which was sunk by a huge sperm whale in 1820... (Read More)
Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this guest blog post, Mary uses old newspapers to research the invention of the steamboat—and describes how much steamboats changed our ancestors’ world. The invention of the steamboat radically changed our ancestors’ world. While researching your ancestors’ lives in... (Read More)
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