Why Newspapers Are Essential for Genealogy Research

By GenealogyBank on December 6, 2018

Did you know you can use newspaper archives to discover your ancestry? Learn how to find your family history in newspapers today!.. (Read More)

Photo: a classroom at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Malate269; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy 101: Transcribing Genealogy Records

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 5, 2018

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega explains the importance of transcribing genealogy records and provides tips for how to do it... (Read More)

Illustration: the sailing ship "Mary Celeste"

The Mystery of the Ghost Ship ‘Mary Celeste’

By Tony Pettinato on December 4, 2018

An article about the mystery of the “ghost ship” Mary Celeste, found near Portugal sailing along in good shape but utterly abandoned on 4 December 1872... (Read More)

Photo: small meteorite from the NWA 869 strewn field, near Tindouf, Algeria. Credit: H. Raab; Wikimedia Commons.

Meteorite Smashes through Roof, Hits Napping Woman

By Tony Pettinato on November 30, 2018

An article about a meteorite that crashed through the roof and hit Ann Hodges in her home in Sylacauga, Alabama, on 30 November 1954... (Read More)

Photo: pictures of some of Thomas Jay Kemp's ancestors

Cyrus Young: I Was Looking at His Picture on Our Photo Wall

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 29, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about his 2nd great-grandfather, Cyrus Hughes Young, and his wife Mary Garcelon... (Read More)

Genealogy 101: Voting Records, Part II

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 28, 2018

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega explains why you may not find your ancestor in voting records... (Read More)

Illustration: "The Seventh U.S. Cavalry charging into Black Kettle's village at daylight, November 27, 1868," from Harper's Weekly, 19 December 1868. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

On This Day: Custer Destroyed Black Kettle’s Cheyenne Camp on the Washita

By Tony Pettinato on November 27, 2018

An article about the Battle of the Washita on 27 November 1868, when George Custer destroyed Black Kettle’s peaceful Cheyenne camp... (Read More)

A montage of photos of ancestors in the Kemp family tree who were veterans

Wait, Who Is the Guy in the Civil War Uniform?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 27, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about identifying his relative John T. Webb, whom he noticed in an old photo wearing a Civil War uniform... (Read More)

Illustration: "Storming Fort Wagner" by Kurz & Allison. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Civil War Letter from an African American Soldier

By Tony Pettinato on November 26, 2018

A Civil War letter written in 1862 by a soldier serving in the 1st Louisiana Native Guard, one of the first African American regiments in the U.S. Army... (Read More)