Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post, Gena writes about the value of a resource in newspapers that is often overlooked by genealogists: the classified ads. “Be sure to drink your Ovaltine. Ovaltine? A crummy commercial.”—Ralphie Parker from the movie A... (Read More)
If you missed the first show of the NBC prime time series Who Do You Think You Are? – you can click here and see it on Hulu.com Watch it and see how Sarah Jessica Parker used newspapers to find the crucial information she needed to climb up to the next branches on... (Read More)
Sutro Library announces Friday, Saturday closing schedule. The Sutro Library, the most extensive genealogy collection west of Salt Lake City and the San Francisco branch of the California State Library, announces changes in its days of operation. As of July 1, 2009, Saturday hours have been discontinued. In compliance with the Governor’s furlough order,... (Read More)
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