An article about the ceremony in Sitka, Alaska, on 18 October 1867, when Russia formally transferred the Territory of Alaska to the United States... (Read More)
An article about the Soviet Union launching the satellite Sputnik on 4 October 1957, starting the space race with the United States... (Read More)
Two years after the Civil War ended, Secretary of State William Henry Seward surprised many by negotiating with Russia to purchase Alaska for $7.2 million... (Read More)
We hear from GenealogyBank researchers all the time about their success in finding their family in historical newspapers and documents. Do you have an interesting story to tell?Would you be willing to be interviewed about it?If so, please contact me directly at: TKemp@NewsBank.com We want to hear from you. Here is what others have... (Read More)
Nicholas Grod of Portland, Oregon used an online obituary to track down the rightful heir to a fortune in US Government bonds that he found hidden in his basement. KATU-TV (Portland, OR) reports that last year Grod was cleaning out the basement of his Portland, Oregon home and found a homemade box wedged under... (Read More)
“I’ve been having a ball finding articles about my family. The biggest find for me … was discovering my gr-grandfather’s uncle in Congressional records as well as in newspapers. He had left home as a child and didn’t return home again until after his father died. It was reported in the newspapers that his... (Read More)
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