Strange but True: The Cuyahoga River Caught Fire!
By Tony Pettinato on June 22, 2017
An article about an environmental wake-up call to the nation when the heavily polluted Cuyahoga River in Ohio caught fire on 22 June 1969... (Read More)
Tag: Cleveland
Digging Up Your Ancestors: Cemetery Research with Newspapers
By Scott Phillips on March 4, 2014
Introduction: Scott Phillips is a genealogical historian and owner of Onward To Our Past® genealogy services. In this guest blog post, Scott researches old newspapers to find out more about Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio where many of his relatives are buried. Historical newspapers are incredibly helpful in our genealogy research, especially obituaries that... (Read More)
Breaking through Genealogy Brick Walls & Finding Family Tree Firsts
By Scott Phillips on December 2, 2013
In this article, Scott Phillips shows how old newspapers helped him break through a genealogy brick wall that had stumped him for years.. (Read More)
Remembering James Dean, Woody Guthrie & Janis Joplin with Newspapers
By Scott Phillips on October 2, 2013
Scott Phillips looks up news stories in old newspapers to learn more about these three famous entertainers who died this week in American history... (Read More)
How the 5 Ws & FAV(orites) in Newspapers Can Help Genealogists
By Scott Phillips on May 15, 2013
Scott Phillips explains how he adds the “5 Ws” (Who, What, When, Where & Why) of newspaper journalism to enliven his family history research... (Read More)
Old Photos of the City of Cleveland in Historical Photo Archive
By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 7, 2013
It was a happy day in 1914 when Clevelanders learned that a cache of old city photos had been found. A photograph, after all, is worth a thousand words—and these old Cleveland, Ohio, photographs told quite a story about the city’s development. This massive collection of more than 5,000 negatives had been taken over... (Read More)
Genealogy Is Family Stories & Newspapers Are Full of Them
By Scott Phillips on April 10, 2013
In this article, Scott Phillips hears some interesting family stories from his 93-year-old mother and digs into old newspapers to learn more... (Read More)
Newspapers: A Brief History, the 5 Ws & Why I LOVE Them
By Scott Phillips on March 11, 2013
In this article, Scott Phillips explains why newspapers’ use of the “5 Ws” is tremendously helpful to genealogists.. (Read More)
Want to Get the Younger Generation into Genealogy? Pass Down Your Old Family Stories
By Scott Phillips on September 24, 2012
Introduction: In this article, Scott Phillips tells how he got his grandsons interested in genealogy by enhancing his family stories with articles from old newspapers. Scott is a genealogical historian and owner of Onward To Our Past® genealogy services. When I was growing up, I was blessed to be in a family that told... (Read More)
