Original Genealogy Expressions You Never Heard Before
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on October 24, 2019
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak uses her witty imagination to create humorous genealogy expressions and definitions... (Read More)
Genealogy Tip: Getting the Most from Your Newspaper Search
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 22, 2019
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives several tips to help you search old newspapers for stories about your ancestors... (Read More)
On This Day: Medicine Lodge Treaty Forced Southern Plains Indians to Oklahoma
By Tony Pettinato on October 21, 2019
An article about the Medicine Lodge treaty, signed on 21 October 1867, that forced the Southern Plains Indians onto small reservations in Oklahoma... (Read More)
Genealogy 101: What to Do about the “Lost” 1890 Census
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 18, 2019
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes what to do since most of the 1890 census was lost in the 1921 Commerce Department building fire... (Read More)
Apocryphal or True? Man Struck by Lightning 4 Times!
By Tony Pettinato on October 17, 2019
An article about Walter Summerford, a man struck four times by lightning – three times while alive, and once after he was lying in his grave!.. (Read More)
Genealogy 101: Using State Historical Societies for Your Research
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 16, 2019
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes how helpful state historical societies can be with your family history research... (Read More)
New GenealogyBank Feature: Attach a Document to Your FamilySearch Tree!
By Tony Pettinato on October 15, 2019
An article about GenealogyBank’s new feature that allows you to attach your newspaper discoveries to your FamilySearch tree in just a few clicks... (Read More)
20 Ideas for Family History Month
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 11, 2019
To help celebrate October being Family History Month, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes 20 small tasks you can do for your family history research... (Read More)
On This Day: Custer’s Funeral Held at West Point
By Tony Pettinato on October 10, 2019
An article about the burial of Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer with full military honors at West Point Cemetery on 10 October 1877... (Read More)
