Genealogy 101: Your Genealogy on Facebook
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 16, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes three ways Facebook is a useful tool for family historians... (Read More)
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A Guide to Using Social Media for Genealogy
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 21, 2015
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this blog article, Gena examines the various social media channels that exist for genealogy and shows how they can help your family history research. I remember the more recent “good old days” of genealogy. In those days, connecting... (Read More)
Genealogy Records Storage: Tips & Software to Preserve Your Family History
By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 28, 2012
After doing family history research for awhile, genealogists reach the point where they ask themselves: I have gathered all this information—now, what do I do with it? Genealogists are the family hunter/gatherers, sifting through family obituaries, photographs and birth certificates. We take that information and organize it on our home computers in family tree... (Read More)
Tell us your success story.
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 15, 2010
We hear from GenealogyBank researchers all the time about their success in finding their family in historical newspapers and documents. Do you have an interesting story to tell?Would you be willing to be interviewed about it?If so, please contact me directly at: TKemp@NewsBank.com We want to hear from you. Here is what others have... (Read More)
How to deal with heirloom, oversize portraits
By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 16, 2009
This weekend’s Wall Street Journal (February 14-15, 2009 pp. R6) has a terrific article by Kathleen A. Hughes – “The Person over the Mantle”. Hughes tells the experiences of families in preserving and displaying their old family portraits and her own change of heart in displaying the image of her 3rd Great Grandmother,... (Read More)
