An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about researching his 19th century cousin William Mayall and discovering he invented a machine to shell corn... (Read More)
An article (with a complete title list) about the 152 Kansas newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)
In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp searches old newspapers to learn more about his Haskell family line, especially Civil War soldier Charles B. Haskell... (Read More)
An article about the Battle of the Alamo on 6 March 1836, when 2,000 Mexican troops stormed the adobe mission and killed approximately 200 defenders... (Read More)
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about finding the wedding announcement for his third-great-grandparents William Brier Huse and Fanny Plummer... (Read More)
An article about the Texas Declaration of Independence (from Mexico) being approved on 2 March 1836, forming a new nation: the Republic of Texas... (Read More)