Every Obituary Tells a Story
By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 22, 2016
An article showing how obituaries give us more information about our ancestors and often the details and clues we need to better understand their lives... (Read More)
Tag: Obituaries
I Didn’t Know Marilyn Guedesse – but, She’s My Cousin
By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 20, 2016
An article about how obituaries can help fill in your family tree by listing ancestors of the deceased that tie into your own family history... (Read More)
3 Places to Find Your Ancestor’s Obituary
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 4, 2016
In this blog article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides three genealogy tips to help you find your ancestor’s obituary... (Read More)
North Carolina Civil War Obituaries
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 21, 2016
Book review for “North Carolina Civil War Obituaries, Regiments 1 – 46,” by E. B. Munson... (Read More)
Find Clues to Women’s Lives in Obituaries
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 31, 2016
This article – in honor of Women’s History Month –shows how newspaper obituaries can provide many details and clues when researching your female ancestors... (Read More)
Stories Told by California Gold Rush Obituaries
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on March 22, 2016
This article shows how obituaries from the California Gold Rush era can tell you more about your ancestors and the difficult times they lived in... (Read More)
FamilySearch Sends Alerts for GenealogyBank Obituaries
By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 18, 2016
FamilySearch searches the billions of records on their site – including GenealogyBank’s obituaries – and sends its users an alert when a match is found... (Read More)
Obituaries Provide Clues for More Family History Research
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 11, 2016
Beyond the name and date of death, obituaries provide many clues that can lead your genealogy research into new and unexpected directions... (Read More)
She Had the Best Laugh!
By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 23, 2015
An article about Effie Mae Sanders, based on her obituary... (Read More)
