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Getting Ready for RootsTech 2018

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 23, 2018

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides tips for enjoying the upcoming RootsTech genealogy conference (February 28 - March 3, 2018)... (Read More)

Illustration: John Brown Russwurm. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Discoveries: A Look into John Brown Russwurm’s Life

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on February 22, 2018

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to learn more about publisher, journalist and abolitionist John Brown Russwurm... (Read More)

Illustration: "Slaves Waiting for Sale, Richmond, Virginia" painted upon the sketch of 1853 by Eyre Crowe, 1861. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Former Slave’s Story: ‘I Bought My Freedom’

By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 21, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about researching the life of Lewis Hathaway, a former slave born in Kentucky in 1824 who bought his own freedom... (Read More)

Photo: astronaut John Glenn enters the Mercury spacecraft, Friendship 7, prior to the launch of MA-6 on 20 February 1962, and became the first American who orbited the Earth. Credit: NASA; Wikimedia Commons.

John Glenn, U.S. Hero: First American to Orbit the Earth

By Tony Pettinato on February 20, 2018

An article about astronaut John Glenn’s historic space flight on 20 February 1962, when he became the first American to orbit the Earth... (Read More)

Photo: James Parks. Credit: National Park Service.

Slaves’ Lives: Biographical Sketches from America’s Newspapers

By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 16, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about researching old newspapers to find the stories of freed slaves... (Read More)

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Book Burning in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1904?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 15, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about discovering that his ancestor, William Kemp, was burning books in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1904... (Read More)

Photo: handmade Valentine Day’s Card, c. 1820, featuring Cupid. Courtesy of Special Collections of The Johns Hopkins University.

Our Ancestors’ Valentine’s Day Cards

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 14, 2018

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega celebrates Valentine’s Day by researching some of our ancestors’ valentine cards... (Read More)

Illustration: a drawing of Mr. and Mrs. Moormann for an article about their 50th weddng anniversary

For Valentine’s Day: Researching Your Ancestor’s Love Story

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 13, 2018

Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how newspaper articles about your ancestor’s engagement, wedding and anniversary provide a lot of family history... (Read More)

Photo: the Jacob Purdy House, White Plains, Westchester County, New York. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is now the headquarters of the White Plains Historical Society. Credit: Hidenori Inagaki; Wikimedia Commons.

How to Find Your Cousins Using Only a Last Name and a Hometown

By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 9, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about searching old newspapers to learn more about his Sniffen ancestors from Westchester County, New York... (Read More)