In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak suggests 10 New Year’s resolutions that genealogists everywhere might want to consider for 2014... (Read More)
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post, Gena explains how the social media website Pinterest can help with your family history research. Are you a member of Pinterest? Pinterest is a social media website that allows you to gather images from... (Read More)
Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this guest blog post, Mary shares some of her readers’ responses to an earlier blog article she wrote about the odd and humorous names she’s run across while researching family history in old newspapers. After publishing my Unusual &... (Read More)
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak provides some tips to find ancestors that have common names, such as Smith or Jones.. (Read More)
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post, Gena searches old newspapers to learn about the history of Christmas cards, illustrating her article with vintage Christmas cards from her own collection. What’s your favorite part of the holiday season? The decorations? The... (Read More)
Introduction: Duncan Kuehn is a professional genealogist with over eight years of client experience. She has worked on several well-known projects, such as “Who Do You Think You Are?” and researching President Barack Obama’s ancestry. In this guest blog post, Duncan discusses the availability of genealogy records in various regions of the U.S. She... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how much genealogy information is provided by Christmas family reunion newspaper articles... (Read More)
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find some cute, funny, and heartwarming letters our ancestors wrote to Santa Claus... (Read More)
Plymouth Rock, a large boulder on the edge of Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts, is traditionally identified as the place where the Pilgrims first stepped ashore from the Mayflower in 1620 to found Plymouth Colony. Plymouth Rock has been visited, celebrated, and written about for centuries. In 1835 Alexis de Tocqueville, a French author traveling throughout the... (Read More)
