Using Classified Ads to Learn about Henry Stark’s Real Estate
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 17, 2018
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about using old newspaper classified ads to learn more about his great-uncle Henry Stark... (Read More)
Tag: Genealogy
A Glowing Eulogy for a Good Friend
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 16, 2018
An article about Thomas Jay Kemp finding an obituary for his 2nd great-uncle, Andrew Stark (1829-1883)... (Read More)
Using Obituaries to Find Children Missing from Your Family Tree
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 12, 2018
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about finding an obituary for a child missing from his family tree, Edward Rutledge, who died in 1891... (Read More)
I Wanted to Add My Cousin to My Family Tree
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 11, 2018
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp with newspaper articles about his cousin Emeline Smith (Walker) Fatherley and her husband, Robert Edward Fatherley... (Read More)
Some of the Most Interesting Things I Found on GenealogyBank in 2017
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 9, 2018
Thomas Jay Kemp describes some of the most interesting stories he found about his ancestors using GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives in 2017... (Read More)
Disney Movie ‘Coco’ Has Genealogy Tie-in
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 3, 2018
A recent article in the Deseret News explores the connection between genealogy and Disney’s hit movie Coco... (Read More)
1790 Arson in New Gloucester, Maine
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 2, 2018
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about his ancestor William Widgery, whose house in New Gloucester, Maine, was burned by arsonists in 1790... (Read More)
Genealogy Resolutions: What Will You Do in 2018?
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 29, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shares some of the New Year’s genealogy resolutions she and her friends on Facebook have for 2018... (Read More)
Her Story Really Touched Me: Shaker Marie Frances Burgess
By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 28, 2017
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about Marie Frances Burgess (1920-2001), one of the world’s last remaining Shakers, from a Shaker village in Maine... (Read More)
