Illustration: "Daybreak" by Maxfield Parrish, 1922. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Artists in the Tribe: My Cousin Maxfield Parrish

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 20, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about his cousin Frederick “Maxfield” Parrish (1870-1966), a famous American painter and illustrator... (Read More)

Photo: a stuffed turkey. Credit: Brian Teutsch; Wikimedia Commons.

Stuffing, Dressing, and Thanksgiving

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 19, 2018

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find a variety of stuffing recipes for the Thanksgiving turkey... (Read More)

Photo: a McDonald's Big Mac hamburger. Credit: Evan-Amos; Wikimedia Commons.

Today Is National Fast Food Day: The Story of the Big Mac

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 16, 2018

In this article – to celebrate today being National Fast Food Day – Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about McDonald’s iconic Big Mac hamburger... (Read More)

Photo: a human foot. Credit: Tomas Gunnarsson; Wikimedia Commons.

Foot Shape Ancestry: What Your Toes Can Tell You

By GenealogyBank on November 15, 2018

Did you know your foot shape might hold the key to figuring out your ancestry? Learn more about foot shape ancestry here!.. (Read More)

Photo: a close-up of the cover of GenealogyBank's eBook "Mayflower Roll Call"

‘Mayflower Roll Call: Stand Up and Be Counted’

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 14, 2018

GenealogyBank has released a new eBook about descendants of the Mayflower passengers that you can download for free... (Read More)

Illustration: Eastman Johnson self-portrait, 1863. Credit: The Art Institute of Chicago; Wikimedia Commons.

Artists in the Tribe: My Cousin Eastman Johnson

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 12, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about his cousin Jonathan Eastman Johnson (1824-1906), a painter known as the “American Rembrandt in his day.”.. (Read More)

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

World War I Honor Rolls Commemorate Our Ancestors’ Deeds

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 9, 2018

In this article – to celebrate the centennial of the end of WWI – Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips about Honor Rolls for your family history research... (Read More)

Illustration: poster for Veterans Day 2018, the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Credit: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Wikimedia Commons.

Finding Military Records for Veterans Day – Part 2

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 8, 2018

An article about the government military registers in GenealogyBank that can help you fill in details of the military ancestors on your family tree... (Read More)

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

Genealogy 101: Voting Records

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 6, 2018

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips on how to use voter registration records to fill in details about your ancestors on your family tree... (Read More)