Newspapers are a great resource for finding old photos of your ancestors. Learn how to start your search and uncover stories through old newspaper photos!.. (Read More)
GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives have not only the stories of our Revolutionary War ancestors – but daily news reports of the war itself. With newspapers in GenealogyBank’s collection spanning the entire 1700s, you can find thousands of exclusive historical news articles about Revolutionary War battles, politics and day to day life as it was... (Read More)
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak finds birthday articles and notices in old newspapers to show how they can help with your family history research... (Read More)
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this blog article, Gena searches old newspapers to find stories of some brave American women and their deeds during the Revolutionary War. When we think of the American Revolutionary War we reflect on the sacrifices and bravery exhibited... (Read More)
From its earliest days, the U.S. government has granted pensions to soldiers or their surviving relatives in cases where the soldier was killed or “disabled by known wounds in the…war.” Those early pensions were not granted for a lifetime of service in the military – as we think of pensions today – but instead... (Read More)
I found this interesting obituary for John Baker (1741-1826). It says that Baker: was a native of Hungary, came to this country with [British General John] Burgoyne, and deserted from his army and joined the Americans, in whose service he continued his aid till the close of the revolution. Is there more to know?... (Read More)
Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this blog article, Mary shares some of her humorous musings on how excited genealogists get about genealogy. As we head into summer, I’d like to share some of my genealogy funnies to brighten your day (or night). As fellow... (Read More)
This blog post highlights some of the past articles we’ve published on the GenealogyBank Blog about researching Revolutionary War ancestors... (Read More)
An article about the Battle of the Little Big Horn on 25 June 1876, when the Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho defeated George Armstrong Custer and his men... (Read More)
