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Photo: The Apollo 13 lunar landing mission prime crew from left to right are: Commander, James A. Lovell Jr.; Command Module pilot, John L. Swigert Jr.; and Lunar Module pilot, Fred W. Haise Jr., 29 April 1970. Credit: NASA; Wikimedia Commons.

On This Day, Disaster Averted: Damaged ‘Apollo 13’ Spacecraft Returned

By Tony Pettinato on April 17, 2019

An article about the three astronauts onboard the badly damaged spacecraft Apollo 13 making it safely back to Earth on 17 April 1970... (Read More)

Illustration: “Titanic Sinking," by Willy Stöwer, 1912. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

3 Facts You Didn’t Know about the ‘Titanic’

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 15, 2019

In this article on the anniversary of the Titanic sinking, Gena Philibert-Ortega presents three facts that may surprise you about the famous disaster... (Read More)

Illustration: Seal of the United States Bureau of the Census. Credit: United States Bureau of the Census; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: Learning More about the 1940 U.S. Census

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 12, 2019

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the 1940 U.S. Census – the latest census year available to the public... (Read More)

Photo: information on the Stuart family recorded in a family Bible

Tips for Identifying and Establishing Provenance of Family Records

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on April 11, 2019

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak gives tips for establishing the provenance of family records – and provides a handy checklist... (Read More)

Photo: Belknap County Courthouse, Laconia, New Hampshire, from a 1906 postcard. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

What about Great-Uncle Walter?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 10, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp searches old newspapers and census records to find information about the Huse family on his family tree... (Read More)

Illustration: mixing bowl and cooking utensils

What Our Ancestors Ate When They Were Sick

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 9, 2019

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old cookbooks and newspapers to find recipes for what our ancestors ate when they were sick... (Read More)

Photo: American soldiers at the front during WWI, c. 1918. Credit: Flickr: The Commons.

World War I Genealogy: Next of Kin and Roll of Honor Reports

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on April 5, 2019

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find WWI casualty lists that tell us about our military ancestors – and their next of kin... (Read More)

Photo: RootsTech genealogy conference. Credit: mormonnewsroom.org.

RootsTech Is Over. Now What?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 3, 2019

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega explains what to do now that RootsTech 2019 is over, and provides links to genealogy websites and resources... (Read More)

Photo: American soldiers at the front during WWI, c. 1918. Credit: Flickr: The Commons.

On This Day: President Wilson Asked Congress to Declare War on Germany

By Tony Pettinato on April 2, 2019

An article about President Woodrow Wilson asking Congress to declare a state of war with Germany on 2 April 1917, entering the U.S. into WWI... (Read More)

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