Genealogy Quiz: How Well Do You Know These Terms?
By Jessica Edwards on March 22, 2022
In this article, Jessica Edwards offers a fun quiz of genealogy terms for family historians both experienced and new... (Read More)
Tag: Genealogy Quizzes
Rootin’ Tootin’ True Confessions of Genealogists: Fun Quiz
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on June 30, 2016
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak provides a fun quiz for family historians to see just how hooked on genealogy they are... (Read More)
SSDI Quiz: Understanding the U.S. Social Security Death Index
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on August 14, 2013
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak provides a quiz about the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)... (Read More)
Nautical Terms & Phrases Found in Old Newspapers
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on June 17, 2013
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak explains nautical terms and phrases you may encounter in your family history research... (Read More)
Old Diseases & Early Medical Terms in Historical Newspapers
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on April 30, 2013
Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this guest blog post, Mary provides another fun quiz to test your knowledge of terms used in old newspapers to describe our ancestors’ diseases and medical conditions—and then provides illustrated definitions of those terms. Here is the 18th century... (Read More)
Historical Job Names in Newspapers: Old Careers & Occupations (Part II)
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on April 15, 2013
Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this guest blog post, Mary provides another fun quiz to test your knowledge of terms used in old newspapers to describe our ancestors’ occupations—and then provides illustrated definitions of those terms. An earlier blog article of mine entitled “Job... (Read More)
Early Women Occupations, Jobs & Avocations
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on April 4, 2013
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak provides a quiz to test your knowledge of terms used in old newspapers for our female ancestors’ occupations... (Read More)
Job Names in Historical Newspapers: Researching Old Occupations
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on March 20, 2013
Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this guest blog post, Mary provides a fun quiz to test your knowledge of terms used in old newspapers to describe our ancestors’ occupations—and then provides illustrated definitions of those terms. Genealogy research often finds terms used for occupations... (Read More)
