An article about a kind stranger across the country who sent Thomas Jay Kemp an old photo of cousins in his family tree that she found in a flea market... (Read More)
In this article, Tom Kemp searches GenealogyBank’s archives to find information about a fellow descendant of the Mayflower, Lawrence Lincoln... (Read More)
In this article, Tom Kemp describes finding details about members of his family descended from Sylvanus and Elizabeth Brundage, including Wolfert Acker... (Read More)
An article about the shipwreck of the SS Central America on 12 September 1857, with more than 400 people dead and tons of California gold lost... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shares some of the guidelines she follows in her family history research... (Read More)
An article about the author’s cousin, Mary Ann McKinney Bussa, a descendant of Mayflower Pilgrim John Howland and Texas revolutionary Collin McKinney... (Read More)
An article about the author’s ancestor, Deacon Edward Fox, a Revolutionary War veteran and a cordwainer... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a helpful genealogy resource: local histories, also referred to as county histories or “mug books.”.. (Read More)
An article about Zachariah Stevens, a prominent tinsmith, who was the son of Revolutionary War Captain Isaac Sawyer Stevens, the author’s ancestor... (Read More)
