Genealogy 101: #15 Marriage Record Alternatives
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 7, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega discusses alternative marriage records for when you can’t find your ancestor’s marriage license... (Read More)
Tag: Marriage Records
Genealogy 101: #14 Marriage Licenses
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 2, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega discusses one of the most important family history records: marriage licenses... (Read More)
Mother & Daughter Holding Double Wedding?
By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 2, 2016
A Q&A newspaper article from Emily Post about the propriety of a mother and daughter holding a double wedding... (Read More)
Revolutionary War Veterans’ Marriages
By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 11, 2016
An article showing how newspaper marriage notices for veterans long after the American Revolutionary War still mentioned the groom’s service in that war... (Read More)
Jersey City Wedding Ends with Priest Punching Brother of Bride
By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 14, 2016
An article about a 1918 wedding in New Jersey in which something went wrong: the priest punched the brother of the bride!.. (Read More)
New York City Marriage Indexes Online
By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 13, 2016
An article about the 1908-1937 index to New York City marriages available online at the Internet Archive website... (Read More)
Genealogy Challenge: Double Takes – Double Weddings & More
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on April 6, 2016
An article showing how old newspaper articles provide details about double, triple – and even quadruple – weddings, to help you untangle your family tree... (Read More)
Finding Irish Marriage Records
By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 10, 2016
An article about using the wedding records of FamilySearch and the newspapers of GenealogyBank to find Irish marriage records... (Read More)
You Know When They Married – Newspapers Give the Details of What Happened
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 20, 2016
An article showing how newspaper articles tell you more of your ancestors’ stories than the bare facts of a marriage certificate. .. (Read More)
