Civil War Draft Riot: Mob Violence in New York City
By Tony Pettinato on July 13, 2018
An article about the Civil War-era Draft Riots in New York City that began on 13 July 1863 and lasted for four violent, destructive days... (Read More)
Tag: New York City
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)
My Ancestor’s Trip to America: Newspapers Tell the Story
By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 22, 2015
I knew my ancestor William Kemp had come to America – but I didn’t know anything about the trip itself. What was it like for him as an immigrant traveling by passenger ship across the ocean to the new frontier? Could GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives help me find the answer? I knew that William... (Read More)
Where in Ireland Are Your Irish Ancestors From? Search Newspapers
By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 18, 2015
Newspapers recorded every day of our ancestors’ lives – and that is a good thing for genealogists. Time and time again old documents, from death certificates to the census, simply state that someone like John Clifford was born “in Ireland” – and never tell us where in Ireland. Often it is newspapers that are... (Read More)
GenealogyBank Is the Only Source of This Irish Passenger List Information
By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 4, 2015
I am just amazed every time I see these Irish American passenger lists in GenealogyBank’s online newspapers and see that they tell me where these new arrivals had lived in Ireland, and where they were going to live in America. That information is NOT in any other passenger list source. How in the world... (Read More)
Old Newspapers Tell the History of Two Manhattan Taverns
By Duncan Kuehn on September 8, 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 searches old newspapers to find the history of two taverns in Manhattan that archaeologists... (Read More)
Remembering ‘Roots’ Author Alexander Murray Palmer Haley
By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 9, 2013
Alex Haley (1921-1992) was a famous African American author who had more impact on genealogy than any other person in the past 50 years. He was born 11 August 1921. Haley would be almost 92 years old if he were alive today. After the release of his book Roots: The Saga of an American... (Read More)
Effort to Mark 1,200 Unmarked Civil War Veterans’ Graves Hits Snag
By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 12, 2013
American volunteers are out in cemeteries across the country, working to document the lives of bygone generations whose graves were not permanently marked with a tombstone. When these dedicated good Samaritans identify a veteran, the volunteers often request a headstone from the National Cemetery Administration which is part of the Department of Veterans Affairs.... (Read More)
‘Gencaching’ Challenge: Find Historical Maps in Old Newspapers
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on July 2, 2013
Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this guest blog post, Mary shows some of the unique historical maps that can be found in old newspapers, and proposes a fun “gencaching” game to find more of these maps. Some of the greatest tools of genealogical research... (Read More)
