Tag: Wills

Genealogy Humor: 7 Funny and Odd Inheritances & Bequests

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on September 17, 2015

Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this blog article, Mary reminds us that humor can be a fun part of family history research by sharing seven strange bequests she ran across in old newspapers. They say that in order to be remembered long after you’re... (Read More)

How to Search Probate Records in GenealogyBank’s Newspaper Archives

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 13, 2012

State laws required that a legal notice of a probate action be posted in local newspapers. This was the state’s method to get the word out to all interested parties that an estate was going to be disbursed to the heirs and creditors. These legal requirements varied across the country, but we can reasonably... (Read More)