Photo: San Diego librarian Clara Breed. Credit: San Diego Union (San Diego, California), 25 May 1970, page 13.

Women’s History Month: Librarian Hero Clara Breed

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 8, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about one of her personal heroes: San Diego librarian Clara Breed... (Read More)

Photo: a classroom at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Malate269; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy 101: #15 Marriage Record Alternatives

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 7, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega discusses alternative marriage records for when you can’t find your ancestor’s marriage license... (Read More)

Photo: Ella Fitzgerald, November 1946. Credit: William P. Gottlieb; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Women’s History Month: Women of Jazz

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 3, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about some of the women pioneers in jazz... (Read More)

Genealogy 101: #14 Marriage Licenses

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 2, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega discusses one of the most important family history records: marriage licenses... (Read More)

Photo: bison grazing near a hot spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Credit: Daniel Mayer; Wikimedia Commons.

Yellowstone: The World’s First National Park

By Tony Pettinato on March 1, 2017

An article about the creation of Yellowstone National Park – the world’s first national park – on 1 March 1872... (Read More)

Genealogy 101: #13 Planning a Research Trip to the Cemetery

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 28, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega explains how to prepare for a research trip to a cemetery to learn more about your family history... (Read More)

Illustration: detail of "The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor" by Nathaniel Currier, 1846. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Nine-Fingered John

By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 24, 2017

An article about Revolutionary War veteran John Peters, based on his obituary published in 1832... (Read More)

Illustration: the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas. It was first printed in 1854 in Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion. Credit: Frank Thompson, "The Alamo" (2005), p. 106; Wikimedia Commons.

Courageous Words from the Alamo as Siege Begins

By Tony Pettinato on February 23, 2017

An article about a letter sent from the Alamo by William Barret Travis before the final Mexican assault at the Battle of the Alamo... (Read More)

Photo: an antique quilt. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

Genealogy Challenge: Who Was Clara Gresham?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 23, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about a woman’s name she found embroidered on a quilt she bought in a shop... (Read More)