Genealogy 101: Your Genealogy on Facebook
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 16, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes three ways Facebook is a useful tool for family historians... (Read More)
Genealogy Tips for Family History Month: Asking for Help
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 13, 2017
In this article, to celebrate October being Family History Month, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for when you need help with your genealogy research... (Read More)
Using Search Variations to Find Missing Information about a Relative
By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 12, 2017
An article about Thomas Jay Kemp searching old newspapers to learn more about his cousin Hope (Cobb) Starbird, who died in 1873... (Read More)
I Knew My Ancestor Was Religious, but… the Pastor Had the Police Eject Him from Church?
By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 10, 2017
An article about Thomas Jay Kemp’s ancestor William, a “Shouting Methodist” who was kicked out of the church for being too loud... (Read More)
Genealogy Tip for Family History Month: Try Something Different
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 9, 2017
In this article, celebrating October being Family History Month, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides tips for when your research hits a genealogy brick wall... (Read More)
Filling in Details in My Family Tree: Sometimes the ‘Facts’ Don’t Agree
By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 6, 2017
An article about a genealogy dilemma: the death date of Thomas Jay Kemp’s cousin, Henry Starbird, in his obituary was different from his headstone... (Read More)
Chief Joseph Surrenders: ‘…I Will Fight No More Forever’
By Tony Pettinato on October 5, 2017
An article about the surrender of Chief Joseph and his band of Nez Perce Indians on 5 October 1877 after a three-month flight to try and reach Canada... (Read More)
The Inventiveness of Women: Our Female Ancestor Inventors
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on October 5, 2017
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to learn about women inventors throughout our nation’s history... (Read More)
On This Day: Space Race Began as Soviets Launched ‘Sputnik’
By Tony Pettinato on October 4, 2017
An article about the Soviet Union launching the satellite Sputnik on 4 October 1957, starting the space race with the United States... (Read More)
