In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides a list of questions to ask at your next family gathering, an important part of family history research... (Read More)
An article providing tips for planning and hosting a family reunion – a great time for genealogists to gather family history information... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how reunion articles in old newspapers can help you fill in some spaces on your family tree... (Read More)
An article about the Cleveland family reunion in 1866, the first time the family was all together since 1835... (Read More)
In this video, librarian Irene Nolan (Hamden Public Library, Connecticut) shares the story of how a family – separated for more than 90 years – was brought together once again with information from GenealogyBank. This librarian was helping a family research their family tree. They had their grandfather’s first and last names. That was... (Read More)
In 1922 Irish American Ramsey descendants from all over the northeast gathered for a family reunion in Flemington, New Jersey. According to this newspaper article: The reunion was the largest the family has yet held. The attendees must have been stunned to learn, during a family history presentation given at the reunion, that their... (Read More)
In this blog post, Mary Harrell-Sesniak presents 30 ideas to help make your family reunion a great success and ensure that everyone has a fun time... (Read More)
Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this guest blog post, Mary provides some good advice for planning your next family reunion, and searches old newspapers to show how reunion notices about past family gatherings can fill in details on your family tree. As winter is... (Read More)
Introduction: Scott Phillips is a genealogical historian and owner of Onward To Our Past® genealogy services. In this guest blog post, Scott tells an incredible story of a brother and sister who bumped into each other—after an absence of 42 years—and as each began telling stories about their childhood, it dawned on each other... (Read More)