Common Italian Holiday Traditions
By Sarah Stevens on December 21, 2018
Where do your family’s traditions come from? Find out if these common Italian holiday traditions can be traced back to your ancestors! .. (Read More)
Tag: Italy
Follow-Up Story: Good News about the Italian State Archives L’Aquila
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 13, 2016
An article about how the genealogy records of Italy’s State Archive of L’Aquila are being digitized following an earthquake... (Read More)
News from Soccer’s Previous World Cups in Old Newspapers
By Duncan Kuehn on July 14, 2014
Introduction: Duncan Kuehn is a professional genealogist with over eight years of client experience. She has worked on several well-known projects, such as “Who Do You Think You Are?” and researching President Barack Obama’s ancestry. In this blog post, Duncan shows some of soccer’s most famous and infamous moments from previous World Cups, as... (Read More)
What Can I Find in GenealogyBank about My Cousin Maid Marion?
By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 1, 2013
No, I don’t mean Robin Hood’s love interest from the 16th century. I’m referring to my cousin Marion Morgan Kemp (1862-1963) who owned villas in France, New York and Rome. Years ago I contacted the authorities in Osmoy, France, where she died and received a copy of her death certificate. Since Marion lived most... (Read More)
Newspapers, Food & Family: Just like Nonna, Nana & Grandma Used to Make!
By Scott Phillips on January 21, 2013
In this article, Scott Phillips writes about how old newspapers helped to connect two of his favorite passions: food and family... (Read More)
Got Burnout? Go Play in a Genealogy ‘Playground’
By Scott Phillips on October 24, 2012
Introduction: In this article, Scott Phillips explains what he does to refresh himself when experiencing genealogy burnout after hitting a brick wall in his family history research. Scott is a genealogical historian and owner of Onward To Our Past® genealogy services. One of the most common concerns I hear from genealogists is burnout. It... (Read More)
Family Search Uncovers Circus Elephant Story
By Scott Phillips on July 18, 2012
Introduction: Scott Phillips is a genealogical historian and owner of Onward To Our Past® genealogy services. In this guest blog post, Scott speaks of his love of genealogy, and shares some of the family history discoveries he’s made—including the tale of an ancestor, a zookeeper, who was nearly trampled to death by Minnie, the... (Read More)
Church History Library Opens in Salt Lake City – June 12th & 13th
By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 12, 2009
After 15 years of planning, four years of construction and a million artifacts moved, Elder Marlin K. Jensen from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints placed the last historical item on the shelf in the new Church History Library in front of local media. Jensen, the historian and recorder of the Church,... (Read More)
Archivio di Stato (State Archive) L’Aquila, Italy Destroyed by Earthquake
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 6, 2009
Early this morning we got the news of the earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy. Klaus Graf sent me these before and after pictures of the Archivio di Stato (State Archive) there in L’Aquila, Italy. .. (Read More)
