Photo: the WWI monument in Stamford, Connecticut

Military Records in Newspapers

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 13, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about searching old newspapers to learn about his grandfather William Kemp’s WWI service... (Read More)

Photo: Martha Moore Avery, from Boston Partridge’s article “America's Troublemakers” published in Pearson’s Magazine (July 1908), page 22

Wait, She Was Famous?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 8, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp searches GenealogyBank’s newspapers to learn more about his relative Martha Moore Avery (1851-1929)... (Read More)

Photo: a classroom at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Malate269; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy 101: Your Genealogy Reference Bookshelf

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 7, 2019

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes several good genealogy research books she uses with her own family history research... (Read More)

Photo: Occupational group portrait of four shoemakers, one full-length, standing, other three seated, holding shoes and shoe making equipment, c. 1840-1860. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Need Shoes? Give Daniel Davis a Call

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 6, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp searches GenealogyBank to learn more about his cousin Daniel Davis (1814-1902), a shoemaker... (Read More)

Source: GenealogyBank, “United States Census, 1880,” database with images, GenealogyBank (https://genealogybank.com/#), Charles H Wright, Harrison, Westchester, New York, United States. (Original index: United States Census, 1880, FamilySearch, 2014).

Happy Birthday to Charles Henry Wright, Born 24 July 1873

By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 31, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp searches the 1880 U.S. Federal Census to find information about Charles Henry Wright... (Read More)

Source: GenealogyBank, “United States Census, 1850,” database with images, GenealogyBank (https://genealogybank.com/#), Elbridge G Sawyer, New Hampton, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States. (Original index: United States Census, 1850, FamilySearch, 2014).

There Were Only 31 States When They Got Married on 23 July 1850

By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 29, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp searches the 1850 U.S. Federal Census to find information about Elbridge and Julia Sawyer... (Read More)

Genealogy 101: A Brief Introduction to Catholic Church Records for Genealogy

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 26, 2019

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about what Catholic Church records might exist, and where you may find them... (Read More)

Illustration: a drawing of a laughing woman

Kin Jokes for Genealogists

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on July 25, 2019

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak looks through old newspapers to find jokes our ancestors told about kin... (Read More)

Source: GenealogyBank, “United States Census, 1850,” database with images, GenealogyBank (https://genealogybank.com/#), Sally Fuller, Lewiston, Lincoln, Maine, United States. (Original index: United States Census, 1850, FamilySearch, 2014.)

Happy Birthday to Isaac Garcelon – Born 22 July 1788

By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 24, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp uses newspaper and census records to research Isaac Garcelon and the Fuller family in the 19th century... (Read More)

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