How Far Back Does Football Go in America?
By Jane Cook on February 9, 2023
In this article, Jane Hampton Cook searches old newspapers to discover how early our American ancestors were playing football. .. (Read More)
Tag: Football
Jim Thorpe: Sad End for an Amazing Athlete
By Tony Pettinato on March 28, 2018
An article about Jim Thorpe, an athletically-gifted Native American who was perhaps the greatest athlete in American history... (Read More)
News from Soccer’s Previous World Cups in Old Newspapers
By Duncan Kuehn on July 14, 2014
Introduction: Duncan Kuehn is a professional genealogist with over eight years of client experience. She has worked on several well-known projects, such as “Who Do You Think You Are?” and researching President Barack Obama’s ancestry. In this blog post, Duncan shows some of soccer’s most famous and infamous moments from previous World Cups, as... (Read More)
NFL Family Trees: The Genealogy of 5 Famous Football Families
By Scott Phillips on January 31, 2014
Payton Manning and Clay Matthews come from famous football families. Learn about five of the most successful and famous NFL families and their family trees... (Read More)
Game On! A Brief Genealogy & History of the Super Bowl
By Scott Phillips on January 15, 2014
In this article, Scott Phillips searches old newspapers to find stories about the beginnings of the Super Bowl, this uniquely American sporting event... (Read More)
