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Finding Grandma: Resources for 20th Century Research (part 2)

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 6, 2024

In this article – the second in a two-part series – Gena Philibert-Ortega gives more tips and links to help you research your family’s 20th-century women... (Read More)

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Finding Grandma: Resources for 20th Century Research (part 1)

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 5, 2024

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips and links to help you research your family’s 20th-century women... (Read More)

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Female Ancestors: 3 Tips for Searching Her Name

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 25, 2024

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives three tips for finding your often-elusive female ancestors in newspapers and other genealogy records... (Read More)

Illustration: “The Bride” by N. Currier, 1847. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

How to Find Someone’s Maiden Name: A Comprehensive Guide

By GenealogyBank on September 23, 2022

Without the maiden names from the women in your family tree, you are missing roughly half of your lineage. Discover how to find someone’s maiden name!.. (Read More)

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4 Mistakes Genealogists Make Researching Female Ancestors

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 26, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides four search tips in case you’re inspired during Women’s History Month to research your female ancestors... (Read More)

Photo: Like any other grandmother, skilled worker Eva Smuda enjoys the "children's hour" each day, and her work never leaves her too tired for those games of make-believe with five-year-old Barbara, 1942. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Genealogy Tip: Newspaper Articles about Visiting Grandparents

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on October 13, 2020

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak provides a genealogy tip to help you find your sometimes-elusive female ancestors in old newspapers... (Read More)

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Female Ancestors: The Benefit of Searching by Her Husband’s Name

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 2, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives a great genealogy tip for finding your female ancestor’s elusive maiden name... (Read More)

Illustration: "The Boston Massacre" (1770) as depicted in a colored engraving by Paul Revere. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910 (accession no. 10.125.103); www.metmuseum.org.

Colonial Dames Entrepreneurs: Mary Jackson, ‘She Merchant’ of Boston, Part 2

By Melissa Berry on August 17, 2020

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series about women in colonial America with Part 2 of Mary Jackson and her son William’s story... (Read More)

Illustration: a depiction of the Old State House, c. 1801. The Brazen Head was located nearby in the adjacent square. Credit: James Brown Marston; Wikimedia Commons.

Colonial Dames Entrepreneurs: Mary Jackson, ‘She Merchant’ of Boston

By Melissa Berry on August 10, 2020

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Mary Jackson, one of the women in colonial America who ran businesses and took out newspaper ads to promote them... (Read More)

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