A Genealogist’s Delight: Oddities and Curiosities of Early Censuses
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on May 2, 2017
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak shares some interesting facts about our ancestors gleaned from the U.S. Census... (Read More)
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Genealogy Tips: Using Newspapers to Fill in Ancestors’ Missing Life Events
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 28, 2017
An article showing how old newspapers can provide details of your ancestors’ lives to fill in missing life events in your family history... (Read More)
Correcting Errors in Your Family Tree Using Newspaper Articles
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 27, 2017
An article about how newspapers contain details about your ancestors that can help correct family history records and make your family tree more accurate... (Read More)
Genealogy Tips: Finding Long-Lost Relatives through Newspaper Sheriff Auction Notices
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 25, 2017
An article about searching newspaper notices of a sheriff’s sale of someone’s property to learn more about your ancestors... (Read More)
Discovering New Relatives through Hometown Searches: Jeremiah Sanborn
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 21, 2017
An article providing a genealogy search tip, showing how to find additional ancestors by doing a search on location... (Read More)
GenealogyBank Also Has Recent Newspaper Articles
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 19, 2017
An article about how GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives also include more recent newspaper articles, for stories of your family’s recent history... (Read More)
U.S. Census Bureau: The Most Popular Surnames
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 18, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega examines records from the U.S. Census Bureau to see what are the most popular surnames in the United States... (Read More)
Genealogy 101: #17 The 1940 U.S. Census
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 7, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega explains some of the new questions that were added to the 1940 U.S. Census, and gives information about that census... (Read More)
Genealogy Tips: Popular First Names
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 3, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the most popular first names in the U.S. over the past century, decade by decade... (Read More)
