Genealogy Tips for Baby Research
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on September 22, 2014
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak provides search tips to find information about babies in your family history research... (Read More)
Tag: Birth Notices
Using Newspaper Birthday Announcements for Genealogy Research
By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 15, 2012
Genealogists spend years getting to know their sources. We learn the ins and outs of archives and their collections of genealogical records, looking to get the maximum amount of information on our ancestors. In combing through the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper archives I noticed that they ran a regular feature called the “Birthday Bulletin,” starting... (Read More)
Birth Announcements – newspapers are packed with them
By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 19, 2008
Newspapers have been announcing births since the 1700s. It is common to see birth notices in newspapers all across the country, like this one for triplets born to “Mrs. Rust of Wolfeboro, NH” in 1796. It appeared in the Massachusetts Mercury 14 Oct 1796. You’ll find millions of births recorded in newspapers on GenealogyBank... (Read More)
