Photo: woman near Gordonton, North Carolina, July 1939. Credit: Dorothea Lange; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

7 Tips to Find Long-Lost Family Members

By Sarah Stevens on August 23, 2019

Are you trying to locate family members that you’ve never met before or who lived several generations ago? We have 7 tips to help you get started!.. (Read More)

She Rescued Her Family Bible

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 21, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about rescuing family Bibles and putting their family history information online... (Read More)

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

It’s Not All Online: Cemetery Research

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 16, 2019

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for doing cemetery research when you can’t find information about your ancestor’s burial online... (Read More)

Source: GenealogyBank, Sun and New York Press (New York, New York), 17 February 1918, page 35

Genealogy Tip: What if the Record Is Wrong?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 14, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about searching old newspapers and census records to learn about his grandparents Willard and Mildred Kemp... (Read More)

Photo: the WWI monument in Stamford, Connecticut

Military Records in Newspapers

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 13, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about searching old newspapers to learn about his grandfather William Kemp’s WWI service... (Read More)

Photo: a classroom at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Malate269; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy 101: Your Genealogy Reference Bookshelf

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 7, 2019

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes several good genealogy research books she uses with her own family history research... (Read More)

Illustration: "The Village Wedding" by Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550), 1546. Credit: The Cleveland Museum of Art; Internet Archive.

German Wedding Traditions and Customs

By Sarah Stevens on August 1, 2019

Interested in learning more about German wedding traditions and customs? We've got you covered. Learn more about German nuptial traditions now!.. (Read More)

Source: GenealogyBank, “United States Census, 1880,” database with images, GenealogyBank (https://genealogybank.com/#), Charles H Wright, Harrison, Westchester, New York, United States. (Original index: United States Census, 1880, FamilySearch, 2014).

Happy Birthday to Charles Henry Wright, Born 24 July 1873

By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 31, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp searches the 1880 U.S. Federal Census to find information about Charles Henry Wright... (Read More)

Source: GenealogyBank, “United States Census, 1850,” database with images, GenealogyBank (https://genealogybank.com/#), Elbridge G Sawyer, New Hampton, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States. (Original index: United States Census, 1850, FamilySearch, 2014).

There Were Only 31 States When They Got Married on 23 July 1850

By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 29, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp searches the 1850 U.S. Federal Census to find information about Elbridge and Julia Sawyer... (Read More)

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