Finding My Varney Cousins in Dover, New Hampshire
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 20, 2017
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about the Varney family, a branch of his family tree from Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire... (Read More)
Tag: Obituaries
Obituaries Link Generations & Contain the Stories of Our Lives
By Thomas Jay Kemp on September 26, 2017
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp explaining how the details and clues contained in newspaper obituaries help us fill in our family trees... (Read More)
The Long and Short of It: Obituaries & Genealogy
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 9, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega show how helpful obituaries – even very short ones – can be with your family history research... (Read More)
Mayflower Genealogy: Use Obituaries to Find Interesting Details about Relatives
By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 15, 2017
An article about tracing your Mayflower family history based on obituaries of descendants of Pilgrim John Howland... (Read More)
Genealogy Tips: Using Obituaries to Link Ancestors in Your Family Tree
By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 10, 2017
An article about how an obituary of an unknown member of your family’s past can lead to your filling in missing details in your family tree... (Read More)
Using Obituaries to Support – or Contradict – Your Own Family Records
By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 8, 2017
An article about how newspaper obituaries contain information that may confirm – or perhaps contradict – information already in your family tree... (Read More)
Her Obituary Tells Her Story: Margaret Hollman
By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 10, 2017
An article about the life of Margaret Hollman, based on details in her obituary... (Read More)
Nine-Fingered John
By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 24, 2017
An article about Revolutionary War veteran John Peters, based on his obituary published in 1832... (Read More)
Genealogy Goal: Leave No Child Behind
By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 3, 2017
An article about an obituary reporting on the deaths of two young brothers from the Sanborn family in Northfield, New Hampshire, in 1826... (Read More)
