Mary Harrell-Sesniak discusses online resources for exploring the history of your pioneer ancestors – and the trails they used to migrate west... (Read More)
It’s been years since I looked at eBay to find family heirlooms and artifacts. In the past, I have made some spectacular family history finds. For example, I once found an old family letter written by Jonathan Huse (1767-1853) to his mother, and an 1813 sampler created by his daughter Sarah Araline Huse (1807-1825)... (Read More)
In this article, Scott Phillips shows how various kinds of genealogical records can help determine your ancestor’s age... (Read More)
Be sure to check passenger lists that were routinely printed in newspapers—they have critical genealogical information about your immigrant ancestors that you need for your family history research. Look at this typical example, published in the Irish Nation newspaper in New York City. This passenger list reports on the Irish passengers who arrived in New York... (Read More)
Everyone loves to hear their old family stories. We constantly hear from our GenealogyBank members of the powerful family stories that they have found in old newspapers. Stories drive us to keep researching and piece together the fabric that makes our family histories come alive. It turns out that these family stories are even... (Read More)
I like to look at every mention of each ancestor that I am researching—and that includes newspaper classified ads. While looking through the Newark Daily Advertiser for 1835 I was surprised to see this unusual paid advertisement. What is with this odd newspaper advertisement? This is to certify, that the bearer, Julia Moore…[is] perfectly... (Read More)
Newspapers have been the chief “social networking” tool for over 300 years—and that’s a good thing for genealogists. Newspapers’ social columns reported on the comings and goings of members of the local community, providing personal details that give a glimpse into the daily lives of our ancestors. For example, here we have word that... (Read More)
Gena Philibert-Ortega provides a tool to help with your family history research: a checklist of 13 types of genealogy records to use for each ancestor... (Read More)
In this article, Scott Phillips searches old newspapers to find ads that encouraged families to move to other parts of the U.S. for a better life... (Read More)
