Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this blog article, Gena searches old newspapers to uncover the remarkable story of Helga Estby’s walk across America with her daughter in 1896—a story that was almost forgotten. Do you ever read a book that quickly becomes a... (Read More)
Everyone loves to hear their old family stories. We constantly hear from our GenealogyBank members of the powerful family stories that they have found in old newspapers. Stories drive us to keep researching and piece together the fabric that makes our family histories come alive. It turns out that these family stories are even... (Read More)
In this article, Scott Phillips searches through old newspapers to find some truly weird, bizarre—and sometimes funny—family stories... (Read More)
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)
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)
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