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GenealogyBank: Revolutionary War Central

By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 2, 2018

An article about finding the stories of your American Revolutionary War ancestors in the pages of GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

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Was Your Ancestor Missed on the U.S. Federal Census?

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on March 29, 2018

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak explains some of the reasons why you may not be able to find your ancestor listed on the U.S. Federal Census... (Read More)

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Genealogy Investigation: Married Cousins

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on March 22, 2018

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to learn about how our ancestors regarded the marriage of cousins... (Read More)

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Genealogy 101: Researching Court Records

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 15, 2018

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides tips for researching court records and preparing to visit a courthouse to learn more about your ancestors... (Read More)

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What Family History Tools Do You Want to See in the Future?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 13, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp speculating on what tools for family history research might be developed in the future... (Read More)

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Genealogy 101: Indexes, an Important Part of Genealogy Research

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 12, 2018

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how important genealogical indexes can be for family historians... (Read More)

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Piecing Together the Life of My Uncle Aretus Haskell

By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 7, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about researching old newspapers to learn more about his third-great-uncle Aretus Haskell... (Read More)

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Finding My 3rd-Great-Grandparents’ Wedding Announcement in the Newspaper

By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 5, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about finding the wedding announcement for his third-great-grandparents William Brier Huse and Fanny Plummer... (Read More)

Photo: Bay Meeting House, Sanbornton, New Hampshire, built in 1836. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Using One Wedding Announcement to Find Multiple Cousins

By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 1, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about searching old newspapers to learn more about his ancestors from Sanbornton, Belknap County, New Hampshire... (Read More)

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