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Genealogy Tips: Finding Long-Lost Relatives through Newspaper Sheriff Auction Notices

By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 25, 2017

An article about searching newspaper notices of a sheriff’s sale of someone’s property to learn more about your ancestors... (Read More)

Photo: cover of "Prudence Penny's Cookbook," 1939

Searching for Prudence Penny, Food Writer

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 24, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about a popular food writer: Prudence Penny... (Read More)

Photo: Bay Meeting House, Sanbornton, New Hampshire, built in 1836. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Discovering New Relatives through Hometown Searches: Jeremiah Sanborn

By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 21, 2017

An article providing a genealogy search tip, showing how to find additional ancestors by doing a search on location... (Read More)

Illustration: a male teacher

GenealogyBank Also Has Recent Newspaper Articles

By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 19, 2017

An article about how GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives also include more recent newspaper articles, for stories of your family’s recent history... (Read More)

Illustration: a researcher using a computer

U.S. Census Bureau: The Most Popular Surnames

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 18, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega examines records from the U.S. Census Bureau to see what are the most popular surnames in the United States... (Read More)

Photo: a platter of deviled eggs. Credit: Marshall Astor; Wikimedia Commons.

Dyed Easter Eggs? Make Deviled Eggs!

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 17, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides recipes for deviled eggs so that you can use all those left-over dyed Easter eggs.. (Read More)

Photo: Pony Express 100th anniversary commemorative stamp of 1960. Credit: U.S. Post Office; Smithsonian National Postal Museum.

A Western Legend Is Born: First Pony Express Ride

By Tony Pettinato on April 14, 2017

An article about the completion of the first Pony Express ride, arriving in San Francisco, California, on 14 April 1860... (Read More)

Illustration: “Titanic Sinking," by Willy Stöwer, 1912. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Honeymooning on the Titanic

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 13, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about some of the couples who were on their honeymoon when the Titanic sank... (Read More)

Photo: a ration party of the Royal Irish Rifles in a communication trench during the Battle of the Somme. The date is believed to be 1 July 1916, the first day on the Somme. Credit: Royal Engineers No 1 Printing Company; Wikimedia Commons.

Zimmermann’s Infamous Telegram Pushed the U.S. into World War I

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 10, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn about the Zimmermann Telegram, an incident that pushed the U.S. into World War I... (Read More)

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