Source: GenealogyBank, “United States Census, 1850,” database with images, GenealogyBank (https://genealogybank.com/#), Elbridge G Sawyer, New Hampton, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States. (Original index: United States Census, 1850, FamilySearch, 2014).

There Were Only 31 States When They Got Married on 23 July 1850

By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 29, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp searches the 1850 U.S. Federal Census to find information about Elbridge and Julia Sawyer... (Read More)

Source: GenealogyBank, “United States Census, 1850,” database with images, GenealogyBank (https://genealogybank.com/#), Sally Fuller, Lewiston, Lincoln, Maine, United States. (Original index: United States Census, 1850, FamilySearch, 2014.)

Happy Birthday to Isaac Garcelon – Born 22 July 1788

By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 24, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp uses newspaper and census records to research Isaac Garcelon and the Fuller family in the 19th century... (Read More)

Illustration: Seal of the United States Bureau of the Census. Credit: United States Bureau of the Census; Wikimedia Commons.

Using GenealogyBank to Find My Cousin Reddick

By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 22, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp finds information about his cousin Andrew Reddick Richmond (1847-1905) in U.S. Census records in GenealogyBank... (Read More)

Genealogy Tip: Learning More about the 1940 U.S. Census

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 12, 2019

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the 1940 U.S. Census – the latest census year available to the public... (Read More)

Photo: Belknap County Courthouse, Laconia, New Hampshire, from a 1906 postcard. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

What about Great-Uncle Walter?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 10, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp searches old newspapers and census records to find information about the Huse family on his family tree... (Read More)

George Kemp Horton’s Bright Yellow Buick

By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 12, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about researching George Kemp Horton using census records and old newspapers... (Read More)

Illustration: DNA double helix horizontal. Credit: Jerome Walker; Wikipedia.

DNA and Documenting Your Family Tree

By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 7, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about using DNA results, newspaper articles, census records, and other sources to fill in details on his family tree... (Read More)

Photo: brick wall. Credit: Pawel Wozniak; Wikimedia Commons.

The Census & an Obituary Broke through My Brick Wall

By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 1, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about how a census record and an obituary helped him fill in some of the details on his family tree... (Read More)

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

Searching on the Mother’s Name Got Me the Daughter’s Obituary

By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 21, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about finding his cousin Frances L. Henderson’s obituary by searching on her mother’s name... (Read More)

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