Photo: Gloria Vanderbilt, photo of her and her jeans ad -- from "Gloria Vanderbilt -- Blue Jeans Fit for the Masses." Permission to publish: Sally Edelstein.

Researching Civil War Photo: Gloria Vanderbilt’s Great Grandfather

By Melissa Berry on September 3, 2020

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about researching a Civil War photo of one of Gloria Vanderbilt’s ancestors... (Read More)

Photo: Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri as General Richard K. Sutherland watches, 2 September 1945. Credit: Army Signal Corps; Wikimedia Commons.

On This Day: Japan Surrendered, Ending WWII

By Tony Pettinato on September 2, 2020

An article about the formal surrender ceremony of Japan in Tokyo Bay on the deck of the U.S. battleship Missouri on 2 September 1945, ending WWII... (Read More)

Photo: individual sliver of chipped beef. Credit: Dpbsmith; Wikimedia Commons.

National Sandwich Month (August): A Sandwich SOS

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 28, 2020

Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find recipes for a meal many families – and military personnel – remember well: chipped beef on toast... (Read More)

Photo: unemployed men standing in line outside a depression-era soup kitchen in Chicago, 1931. Credit: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration; Wikimedia Commons.

1930s Facts: Pop Culture & Historical Trivia

By GenealogyBank on August 27, 2020

The 1930s weren’t as decadent as the 1920s, but the time period was just as significant. Learn more today with GenealogyBank’s historical newspapers!.. (Read More)

Illustration: Union soldiers wearing knapsacks. Credit: Internet Archive.

Unheralded Hero: The Inventor Whose Knapsack Saved Union Soldiers’ Backs

By Melissa Berry on August 25, 2020

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Joseph Short’s key invention during the Civil War: a knapsack that didn’t wreck Union soldiers’ backs and shoulders... (Read More)

Illustration: "Where There's Smoke There's Fire" by Russell Patterson, showing a fashionably dressed flapper in the 1920s. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

1920s Facts – 25 Things That Defined the Roaring Twenties

By GenealogyBank on August 24, 2020

Explore fascinating 1920s facts about the Roaring Twenties. Discover prohibition, flappers, jazz age culture, and historical events that shaped the decade... (Read More)

Illustration: mixing bowl and cooking utensils

Just like Mom Made: Recipes & Stories from the Past

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 21, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find the recipes that her Mom – and her friends’ Moms – used to make... (Read More)

Photo: a family history page from an Antebellum era (pre-Civil War) family Bible dating to 1859. Credit: David Ball; Wikimedia Commons.

How to Become a Genealogist: Professional Career Guidance

By GenealogyBank on August 19, 2020

If you’re considering working as a professional genealogist, here are some of the skills you need to develop. Learn more today with GenealogyBank!.. (Read More)

Photo: "Silent Sentinels" begin a 2 1⁄2-year campaign in front of the White House for women's suffrage, 1917. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

100 Years Ago: The Tennessee Hero behind the Headlines of the 19th Amendment

By Jane Cook on August 18, 2020

To celebrate today being the 19th Amendment’s 100th anniversary, Jane Hampton Cook writes about a key moment in the fight to give women voting rights... (Read More)