Discovering New Relatives through Hometown Searches: Jeremiah Sanborn
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 21, 2017
An article providing a genealogy search tip, showing how to find additional ancestors by doing a search on location... (Read More)
Category: Genealogy Research Tips
GenealogyBank Also Has Recent Newspaper Articles
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 19, 2017
An article about how GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives also include more recent newspaper articles, for stories of your family’s recent history... (Read More)
U.S. Census Bureau: The Most Popular Surnames
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 18, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega examines records from the U.S. Census Bureau to see what are the most popular surnames in the United States... (Read More)
Genealogy 101: #17 The 1940 U.S. Census
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 7, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega explains some of the new questions that were added to the 1940 U.S. Census, and gives information about that census... (Read More)
Genealogy Tips: Popular First Names
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 3, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the most popular first names in the U.S. over the past century, decade by decade... (Read More)
Home Sources: Searching through Mom’s Old Papers
By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 24, 2017
An article about how home sources, such as old family papers, can contain the clues and stories you need to document your family history... (Read More)
Genealogy 101: #16 Marriage Records – More than Just a License
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 21, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega continues her discussion of alternative marriage records for when you can’t find your ancestor’s marriage license... (Read More)
Pitoni: ‘What’s In a Name’?
By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 17, 2017
An article about Ven Pitoni’s syndicated column “What’s In a Name?” that gives good insights for family historians... (Read More)
Genealogy 101: #15 Marriage Record Alternatives
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 7, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega discusses alternative marriage records for when you can’t find your ancestor’s marriage license... (Read More)
