Painting: "Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor," by William Halsall, 1882. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Harold Shaw, My Mayflower Cousin – Many Times Over

By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 20, 2016

An article about finding descendants of the Mayflower Pilgrims by looking for that reference in newspaper obituaries... (Read More)

Photo: Pottawatomi outfit at the Field Museum in Chicago. Credit: Victorgrigas; Wikimedia Commons.

Do You Know John Johnson of Kentucky?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 18, 2016

An article about Governor Lewis Cass who, in 1824, was trying to help John Johnson locate his family after Johnson spent 40 years as an Indian captive... (Read More)

Photo: the 980-sq. ft., one-story house in the Hillcrest neighborhood of Little Rock where Hillary Rodham and Bill Clinton lived from 1977–1979 while he was Arkansas Attorney General. Credit: Wasted Time R; Wikimedia Commons.

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Genealogy: Her Paternal Family History

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 13, 2016

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s genealogy... (Read More)

Engraving: "View of the Attack on Bunker's Hill with the Burning of Charlestown," engraving by Lodge after the drawing by Millar, 1783. Credit: American Antiquarian Society; Wikimedia Commons.

Nathaniel Hayford’s Story – Veteran of the Battle of Bunker Hill

By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 28, 2016

An article about the life of Revolutionary War veteran Nathaniel Hayford, as reported in his obituary... (Read More)

Map: Insulae Capitis Viridis (1598), showing Cape Verde. Credit: Bibliothèque nationale de France; Wikimedia Commons.

This 1860 Obituary Tells a Gripping Story

By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 24, 2016

An article about the 1815 saga of Captain James Riley and his crew, shipwrecked off the coast of Morocco, who were captured and enslaved... (Read More)

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Jersey City Wedding Ends with Priest Punching Brother of Bride

By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 14, 2016

An article about a 1918 wedding in New Jersey in which something went wrong: the priest punched the brother of the bride!.. (Read More)

Photo: Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Credit: Neelix; Wikimedia Commons.

A Brief Look at Donald Trump’s Ancestry

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 10, 2016

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about presidential candidate Donald Trump’s genealogy... (Read More)

Remembering WWI Veteran Osmond Ingram

By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 20, 2016

An article about Osmond Ingram of Oneonta, Alabama, who was the first U.S. Navy sailor killed in World War I... (Read More)

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Solving a Family Mystery: What Do You Do if the Newspaper Seems Wrong?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 28, 2016

An article about using old newspapers to learn about Marion Morgan Kemp and the villa she owned in Rome, Italy... (Read More)