Painting: "Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor," by William Halsall, 1882. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Oldest Mayflower Obituary

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 28, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about Peregrine White’s obituary, who was born 20 November 1620 onboard the Mayflower... (Read More)

Their Big Day: August 13, 1922

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 26, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about finding the 13 August 1922 wedding notice for his grandparents in an old newspaper... (Read More)

Photo: woman near Gordonton, North Carolina, July 1939. Credit: Dorothea Lange; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

7 Tips to Find Long-Lost Family Members

By Sarah Stevens on August 23, 2019

Are you trying to locate family members that you’ve never met before or who lived several generations ago? We have 7 tips to help you get started!.. (Read More)

Photo: 5th Grade Class at the Batchelder Street School in Laconia, New Hampshire, May 1908

Can You See Him in This Old Photograph?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 22, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp writes about his grandfather, Walter D. Huse, with a 1908 photograph of him in 5th grade in Laconia, New Hampshire... (Read More)

She Rescued Her Family Bible

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 21, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about rescuing family Bibles and putting their family history information online... (Read More)

Photo: tombstone for Clara Curtis, Newaygo Cemetery, Newaygo, Michigan. Credit: Avalon Elizabeth Boullt; FamilySearch.

Have You Seen the Back of My Tombstone?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 19, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about the back of the “odd and unusual tombstone” belonging to Clara Curtis in Newaygo Cemetery, Newaygo, Michigan.. (Read More)

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

It’s Not All Online: Cemetery Research

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 16, 2019

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for doing cemetery research when you can’t find information about your ancestor’s burial online... (Read More)

Painting: "Washington Crossing the Delaware," by Emanuel Leutze. Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Wikimedia Commons.

Revolutionary War Soldiers: So Cold They Shot Squirrels for Shoes

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 15, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp learns about his cousin John Ludwig Snyder’s service in the Revolutionary War by finding his obituary... (Read More)

Source: GenealogyBank, Sun and New York Press (New York, New York), 17 February 1918, page 35

Genealogy Tip: What if the Record Is Wrong?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 14, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about searching old newspapers and census records to learn about his grandparents Willard and Mildred Kemp... (Read More)

Tag: Genealogy