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Alabama Archives: 81 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

Originally part of the Mississippi Territory, Alabama became the nation’s 22nd state on 14 December 1819. It is the…

By Tony Pettinato on October 9, 2015

Originally part of North Carolina, Tennessee was admitted into the Union as the nation’s 16th state on 1 June…

By Tony Pettinato on July 27, 2015

The last of the original Thirteen Colonies and named after Great Britain’s King George II, Georgia was established in…

By Tony Pettinato on June 23, 2015

Last Saturday Alabama celebrated the 194th anniversary of its statehood—the “Heart of Dixie” was admitted into the Union on…

By Tony Pettinato on December 17, 2013

Dolly Parton’s powerful country song “My Tennessee Mountain Home” evokes the quiet days of her childhood growing up in…

By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 25, 2013

GenealogyBank is pleased to announce that it is adding recent obituaries from another 19 newspapers from 5 states. This includes…

By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 7, 2013

GenealogyBank has put more than 50 Tennessee newspapers online making it even easier for genealogists to find their old family…

By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 18, 2012

GenealogyBank adds new content to its U.S. newspaper archives on a daily basis—a collection of newspapers from all…

By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 30, 2012

Q:The person I’m searching for is James Francis Fewster b.1867. I know that there was an article…

By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 20, 2010