Last year I wrote about Internet Archive, spiking it out as one of the top genealogy websites online. Recently there has been a new development that I wanted to alert you to. Kalev H. Leetaru, the Yahoo! Fellow in Residence of International Values, Communications Technology, has used his position to mine the old images... (Read More)
An article featuring an infographic with a timeline of key historical events in Colonial America... (Read More)
Introduction: Duncan Kuehn is a professional genealogist with over eight years of client experience. She has worked on several well-known projects, such as “Who Do You Think You Are?” and researching President Barack Obama’s ancestry. In this blog post, Duncan searches old newspapers to find the history of two taverns in Manhattan that archaeologists... (Read More)
I am always looking at Kemps, wanting to know if they are related to me or not. Since Kemp is a pretty rare surname, I like to pull recent “Kemp” obituaries and trace back their family line to see if the person is a relative of mine. If he is—terrific; I’ll add his line... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how old newspapers can help you learn about your immigrant ancestors and their immigration experiences... (Read More)
George Foster Sawyer served in the U.S. Navy and died in La Spezia, Italy, in 1852. He was a native of Burlington, Vermont. Hmm…so where do you look for his obituary? Since Sawyer was a native of Vermont, you’d expect to find his obituary in a Vermont or other newspaper from New England. I... (Read More)
In this article, Scott Phillips show how vital statistics about your ancestors can be found in the pages of old newspapers... (Read More)
William Walcutt was there—a stalwart throughout the American Revolutionary War. He enlisted at Valley Forge 7 May 1778 “while yet a youth.” He was only 17 years old, having turned 17 just a month and a half earlier. When he died at the age of 73, his one-paragraph obituary detailed his military service during... (Read More)
Mary Harrell-Sesniak finds headlines in old newspapers and shows how they provide a glimpse into our ancestors’ world and their daily lives... (Read More)
