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What Your Ancestors’ Surname Reveals About Their Heritage and Origins

By GenealogyBank on May 14, 2026

Learn what your surname reveals about your ancestry and family history using historical records and real-life stories from past generations at GenealogyBank... (Read More)

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Utah Archives: 91 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on May 14, 2026

An article (with a complete title list) about the 91 Utah newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

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Some Civil War Soldiers Who Served the Union Well

By Melissa Berry on May 13, 2026

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the courage and longevity of some Civil War Union veterans... (Read More)

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Tracing Your Ancestors Through Census Records and Newspapers

By GenealogyBank on May 12, 2026

Trace your roots using census records and newspapers. Learn how to connect names, dates, and stories to build a meaningful family history with GenealogyBank... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tips: How to Do a Reverse Image Search

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 11, 2026

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega explains how to do a reverse image search for unknown people or locations in old photos... (Read More)

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Mother’s Day Tradition: The Mother’s Tree (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on May 8, 2026

In this article, to celebrate Mother’s Day, Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about the tradition of the Mother’s Tree, which began in 1923... (Read More)

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How to Use Passenger Lists and Ship Manifests for Genealogy Research

By GenealogyBank on May 7, 2026

Learn how to use passenger list genealogy to trace family history. Understand travel records and connect generations through research with GenealogyBank... (Read More)

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Mother’s Day Tradition: The Mother’s Tree (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on May 6, 2026

In this article, to help celebrate Mother’s Day this Sunday, Melissa Davenport Berry describes the tradition of the Mother’s Tree, which began in 1923... (Read More)

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The Billingsleys, Part IV: ‘An Old Skeleton’

By James Pylant on May 5, 2026

In this fourth of a six-part series, James Pylant tells the saga of the Billingsley family in America, a tale involving genealogy, crime and Hollywood... (Read More)

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