In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn what Christmas dinner our soldiers were served during WWI and WWII... (Read More)
An article about the Crouch family of Virginia and the Holt family of Georgia exchanging a fruit cake every Christmas – for 57 years!.. (Read More)
In this article, Duncan Kuehn shares a story about one man’s discovery in 1941 about the meaning of Christmas... (Read More)
Introduction: In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about a wonderful Christmas story from the midst of the Great Depression: one man in Canton, Ohio, decided to do something to help his struggling neighbors that Christmas. And he did it anonymously. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find advertisements for the toys our ancestors wanted for Christmas... (Read More)
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find craft projects our ancestors might have made, such as paper airplanes and dolls... (Read More)
Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this blog post, Mary uses ideas and graphics from old newspapers to show how you can make your own Advent calendar for this holiday season. One of the great joys of the holidays is the anticipation of what is... (Read More)
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post, Gena searches old newspapers to learn about the history of Christmas cards, illustrating her article with vintage Christmas cards from her own collection. What’s your favorite part of the holiday season? The decorations? The... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how much genealogy information is provided by Christmas family reunion newspaper articles... (Read More)
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