Finding My Quaker Ancestors in Dover, New Hampshire
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 1, 2017
In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp searches old newspapers to learn if his Hanson ancestors from Dover, New Hampshire, were Quakers... (Read More)
Category: Genealogy Research Tips
What Do You Do When Your Findings Don’t Seem to Be in Sync?
By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 18, 2017
An article about Thomas Jay Kemp searching old newspapers to learn about his ancestor William Garcelon – but seemingly finding two William Garcelons... (Read More)
Genealogy 101: Your Genealogy on Facebook
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 16, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes three ways Facebook is a useful tool for family historians... (Read More)
Genealogy Tips for Family History Month: Asking for Help
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 13, 2017
In this article, to celebrate October being Family History Month, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for when you need help with your genealogy research... (Read More)
Using Search Variations to Find Missing Information about a Relative
By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 12, 2017
An article about Thomas Jay Kemp searching old newspapers to learn more about his cousin Hope (Cobb) Starbird, who died in 1873... (Read More)
Genealogy Tip for Family History Month: Try Something Different
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 9, 2017
In this article, celebrating October being Family History Month, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides tips for when your research hits a genealogy brick wall... (Read More)
Filling in Details in My Family Tree: Sometimes the ‘Facts’ Don’t Agree
By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 6, 2017
An article about a genealogy dilemma: the death date of Thomas Jay Kemp’s cousin, Henry Starbird, in his obituary was different from his headstone... (Read More)
Town Fairs and the Details of Our Ancestors’ Lives
By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 2, 2017
An article about Thomas Jay Kemp researching his 3rd great-grandfather, Robert Starbird (1782-1870), using old newspaper articles... (Read More)
Using Newspapers to Learn More about Francis Van Wyck Mason
By Thomas Jay Kemp on September 27, 2017
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp, showing how he searched old newspapers to learn more about his cousin Francis Van Wyck Mason... (Read More)
