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

Another Place to Find Your Ancestors’ Obituaries

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 17, 2016

An article about a source of millions of obituaries: GenealogyBank’s Historical Documents section... (Read More)

Illustration: a researcher using a computer

Tips on How to Search for Your Ancestors’ Hometowns & Townships

By Duncan Kuehn on April 17, 2014

In this article, Duncan Kuehn shows how to find information about your ancestral hometown using GenealogyBank’s historical documents and old newspapers... (Read More)

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

Piecing Together the Clues about a Revolutionary War Soldier

By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 11, 2013

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about researching the life of a Revolutionary War veteran, Sargent Hus (1740-1818)... (Read More)

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