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

Genealogy 101: #1 Gather What You Know

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 18, 2016

In this article – part of an “Introduction to Genealogy” series – Gena Philibert-Ortega discusses some basic aspects of doing family history research... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tip: Always Dig Deeper

By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 14, 2016

An article providing genealogy search tips about taking the clues found in one record and using them to find more family history information... (Read More)

Photo: revolver of John Flammang Schrank used in his attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt in 1912. Credit: Bain News Service; Wikimedia Commons.

Teddy Roosevelt Assassination Attempt Can’t Stop Campaign Speech

By Tony Pettinato on October 14, 2016

An article about presidential candidate Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt giving an hour-long speech despite a would-be assassin’s bullet in his chest in 1912... (Read More)

Photo: the Pittsburgh Pirates in the dugout at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Boston, 1903 World Series. Credit: Boston Public Library; Wikimedia Commons.

Boston Defeats Pittsburgh in Baseball’s First World Series

By Tony Pettinato on October 13, 2016

An article about the 1903 World Series, baseball’s first, when the Boston Americans (later the Red Sox) defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates... (Read More)

Photo: Florence Foster Jenkins program for a concert at Carnegie Hall on 25 October 1944. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

A Most Unusual Singer: Florence Foster Jenkins

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 13, 2016

An article about Florence Foster Jenkins, an opera singer who couldn’t sing, yet once gave a sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall... (Read More)

Photo: Robert E. Lee mounted on Traveller, his famous "war horse," September 1866. Credit: Michael Miley; Wikimedia Commons.

Death of Confederate General Robert E. Lee

By Tony Pettinato on October 12, 2016

An article about the death of former Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Virginia on 12 October 1870... (Read More)

Photo: Mandan and Arikara delegation, c. 1876. Credit: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration; Wikimedia Commons.

1870 Newspaper Report: 3 Arikara Indians Killed by Sioux War Party

By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 12, 2016

An article about doing research on the Arikara, a Native American tribe... (Read More)

Illustration: Civil War Battle of Chickamauga. Credit: Kurz & Allison; U.S. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Civil War Recruitment Advertisements: What Induced Your Ancestor to Serve?

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on October 11, 2016

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find recruitment ads that induced men to enlist in the U.S. Civil War... (Read More)

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3 Genealogy Tips for Cemetery Research

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 7, 2016

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides three genealogy tips for researching cemeteries that she learned while writing a book on cemeteries... (Read More)