Photo: Doroteo Arango Arámbula, better known as Francisco or "Pancho" Villa, a Mexican Revolutionary general, between 1908 and 1919. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

A Family Story: Mexico, Mormons, Pancho Villa and Me

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 19, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows a genealogy methodology for trying to prove if an old family story is true... (Read More)

Sharing Genealogy Articles Online, Part II

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on January 14, 2021

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak continues giving tips for finding and sharing genealogy articles from the GenealogyBank Blog... (Read More)

Illustration: a researcher using a computer

Sharing Genealogy Articles Online, Part I

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on January 13, 2021

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak gives some tips for finding and sharing genealogy articles from the GenealogyBank Blog... (Read More)

Photo: Main Street, Bastrop, Texas. Credit: Larry D. Moore CC BY-SA 3.0; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: Using Small-Town Newspapers

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 8, 2021

Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about using small-town newspapers – finding details about your ancestors’ lives that you can’t find in any other source... (Read More)

Making a Change: Genealogy Goals for 2021

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 31, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gets ready for the New Year with some genealogy resolutions... (Read More)

Genealogy Tips: Lessons Learned from Writing a Cemetery Book

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 6, 2020

Gena Philibert-Ortega provides genealogy tips for researching cemeteries that she learned while writing a book about cemeteries in eastern California... (Read More)

Genealogy Tip: Delayed Birth Certificates

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on October 23, 2020

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak provides a genealogy tip to help you understand and find delayed birth certificates... (Read More)

Photo: Like any other grandmother, skilled worker Eva Smuda enjoys the "children's hour" each day, and her work never leaves her too tired for those games of make-believe with five-year-old Barbara, 1942. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Genealogy Tip: Newspaper Articles about Visiting Grandparents

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on October 13, 2020

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak provides a genealogy tip to help you find your sometimes-elusive female ancestors in old newspapers... (Read More)

Genealogy Tip: Correct Spelling Isn’t Everything

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 9, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the time she misspelled her ancestor’s name in her search – and the benefits of making that “mistake.”.. (Read More)

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