Genealogy 101: Using Digitized Books in Your Family History Research
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 17, 2018
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for finding and using digitized books in your family history research... (Read More)
Tag: Historical Books
Genealogy 101: Family History Books
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 22, 2018
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega discusses a valuable resource for genealogists: family history books & where to find them. Write your ancestry book!.. (Read More)
Funeral Sermons: How to Research Funeral Records for Genealogy
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on May 29, 2014
Mary Harrell-Sesniak explains that funeral sermons were once published – and these documents often provide a wealth of family history information... (Read More)
How to Research Old Diaries & Personal Journals for Genealogy
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on May 19, 2014
Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this guest blog post, Mary gives examples of how your ancestors’ diaries and journals—some available online in various collections—are invaluable to your family history research. As family historians, we turn to newspapers to corroborate vital records—but often neglect to... (Read More)
Tips to Get the Most Out of Your GenealogyBank Subscription
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 28, 2013
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post Gena provides some search tips, and shows some resources available on the GenealogyBank website, to help her readers better understand how to use GenealogyBank with their family history research. What are you doing this... (Read More)
Tell us your success story.
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 15, 2010
We hear from GenealogyBank researchers all the time about their success in finding their family in historical newspapers and documents. Do you have an interesting story to tell?Would you be willing to be interviewed about it?If so, please contact me directly at: TKemp@NewsBank.com We want to hear from you. Here is what others have... (Read More)
Obituaries – From Annual Reports – Congress has chartered many national associations – among them the American Instructors of the Deaf.
By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 19, 2009
Congress has chartered many national associations – among them the American Instructors of the Deaf. Their annual reports routinely included details about the schools for the deaf and their faculty. GenealogyBank has the back file of these reports. Here are the obituaries that appeared in the 1908 report. Deem, Charles S. (1861-1908). Jackson, Mississippi.... (Read More)
