Kansas Archives: 367 Newspapers for Genealogy Research
By Tony Pettinato on May 1, 2025
An article (with a complete title list) about the 367 Kansas newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)
Tag: Kansas
Anti-Slavery Kansas Pioneers Thank Preacher for Bibles – and Guns
By Tony Pettinato on March 31, 2021
An article about the Connecticut Kansas Colony, an anti-slavery group preparing to settle in “Bleeding Kansas” in the mid-1850s to fight slavery... (Read More)
Nicodemus, Kansas: the History of America’s Black Towns
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 6, 2014
An article about Nicodemus, Kansas, a historic black town settled by African Americans at the end of Civil War Reconstruction... (Read More)
Genealogy Tip: Research Every Clue in Newspapers, Including the Social Columns
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 18, 2013
When using newspapers to find family history information, look at the entire paper—don’t stop with just the obvious articles such as obituaries and marriage notices. Look at all of the articles. Genealogy is everywhere in a newspaper: even in the social columns, as in the following example. Briefs, Locals, Chatter—social columns have different headings... (Read More)
Family Prison Reunion—Study Uncovers Jukes’ Crime History
By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 16, 2012
With Mother’s Day just past and Father’s Day approaching, genealogists would love to have a complete family history—to find and document all the members of their family. And—as the following family story illustrates–so would the police! Richard Dugdale (1841-1883) was studying prisoners for the Prison Association of New York. In reviewing the prison inmates... (Read More)
Family History Expos – Georgia 2011
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 18, 2011
Georgia Family History Expo – Duluth, Georgia 2011 Over 400 genealogists gathered in Duluth, Georgia, for the annual Family History Expo held at the Gwinnett Center on Nov. 11-12, 2011. Now in its second year, this conference has the size and feel of a national conference. There were over 60 informative family history sessions... (Read More)
32 Million immigrants will see their record status changed to permanent in Wednesday Signing Ceremony
By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 3, 2009
Signing Ceremony Permits 32 Million Alien Files to Become Permanent Records at the National Archives – A Genealogy Goldmine. Adrienne Thomas, Acting Archivist of the United States and Gregory Smith, Associate Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will hold a joint signing ceremony between the National Archives and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration... (Read More)
Elizabeth Gladys Dean (1912-2009) Last Titanic Survivor Dies
By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 1, 2009
Elizabeth Gladys Dean was born on 12 Feb 1912. Her parents sold their family business in England and planned to emigrate to America like so many others from the UK before them. Along with her mother Georgette Eva Dean, father Bertram Frank Dean and brother Bertram Dean they boarded the Titanic just a few... (Read More)
Homestead Act – May 20, 1862 – Daniel Freeman 1st Homesteader
By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 20, 2008
Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862. It would take effect on January 1, 1863. The first homesteader to take “the required oath and [be] given the documents which made him possessor of 160 acres of land” was Daniel Freeman (1826-1908). Daniel Freeman was born April 26, 1826 in Lewisburg, Preble... (Read More)
