Go West Old Maid! Some of Our Unmarried Ancestors Did
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 10, 2015
An article about using government reports to learn more about your unmarried aunt or uncle in your family tree... (Read More)
Genealogy Tip: What’s His Name Again?
By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 9, 2015
An article about using name change notices in old newspapers to research ancestors who legally changed their names... (Read More)
Catawba Pottery: A Living Tradition
By Duncan Kuehn on December 8, 2015
An article about the pottery made by the Catawba Indian tribe in South Carolina... (Read More)
Start Saving Those Family Photos & Stories – Now – One at a Time!
By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 7, 2015
An article about scanning old family photos and recording family stories to pass down to future generations... (Read More)
Old Family Recipes Found in Library’s Collection
By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 4, 2015
An article about finding old family recipes by searching special, local cookbook collections at your library... (Read More)
User Success Story: Debby Abad Breaks Through Her Brick Wall!
By Tony Pettinato on December 3, 2015
An article about Debby Abad finding her great grandmother’s obituary in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)
Family Holiday Traditions
By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 2, 2015
An article about the Crouch family of Virginia and the Holt family of Georgia exchanging a fruit cake every Christmas – for 57 years!.. (Read More)
Mayflower Hat Maker: Degory Priest
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 30, 2015
Are you a descendant of Mayflower passenger Degory Priest? If you are, then please tell us your line. According to Wikipedia, Degory Priest: was a hat maker from London who married Sarah, sister of Pilgrim Isaac Allerton in Leiden. He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact in November 1620 and died less than... (Read More)
Did You Miss These Mayflower Stories?
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 25, 2015
An article presenting some of the key stories about Mayflower family lines that have been posted on the GenealogyBank Blog... (Read More)
