Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

A Glowing Eulogy for a Good Friend

By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 16, 2018

An article about Thomas Jay Kemp finding an obituary for his 2nd great-uncle, Andrew Stark (1829-1883)... (Read More)

Using Obituaries to Find Children Missing from Your Family Tree

By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 12, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about finding an obituary for a child missing from his family tree, Edward Rutledge, who died in 1891... (Read More)

I Wanted to Add My Cousin to My Family Tree

By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 11, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp with newspaper articles about his cousin Emeline Smith (Walker) Fatherley and her husband, Robert Edward Fatherley... (Read More)

Photo: a plaque for Agatha Christie at 58 Sheffield Terrace, Holland Park, London, England. Credit: Edwardx; Wikimedia Commons.

Perhaps Her Best Mystery Story: Agatha Christie’s Own Disappearance

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 10, 2018

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a mystery in the life of that great mystery writer, Agatha Christie... (Read More)

Some of the Most Interesting Things I Found on GenealogyBank in 2017

By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 9, 2018

Thomas Jay Kemp describes some of the most interesting stories he found about his ancestors using GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives in 2017... (Read More)

Illustration: "Battle of New Orleans, January 1815." Copy of lithograph by Kurz and Allison, published 1890. Credit: National Archives and Records Administration; Wikimedia Commons.

The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson’s Triumph

By Tony Pettinato on January 8, 2018

An article about Andrew Jackson’s victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans on 8 January 1815... (Read More)

Answers for New Year’s Resolutions Research Challenge

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on January 4, 2018

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak writes about New Year’s resolutions of yesteryear in old newspapers... (Read More)

A screenshot of a YouTube video from the Disney movie "Coco"

Disney Movie ‘Coco’ Has Genealogy Tie-in

By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 3, 2018

A recent article in the Deseret News explores the connection between genealogy and Disney’s hit movie Coco... (Read More)

Genealogy Research Challenge: Find These Historical New Year’s Resolutions

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on January 3, 2018

In this first of a two-part article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak challenges her readers to find New Year’s resolutions of yesteryear in old newspapers... (Read More)