Oh Mother Where Art Thou? How to Find Females in Newspapers

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 8, 2015

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides search tips to find your often-elusive female ancestors in old newspapers... (Read More)

Illustration: "Lusitania" by Norman Wilkinson, 1907. Credit: Bonhams; Wikimedia Commons.

The 100th Anniversary of the Sinking of the RMS Lusitania

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 7, 2015

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the tragic sinking of the passenger ship Lusitania in 1915 by a German submarine... (Read More)

An article about Mother's Day, Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper article 20 May 1908

Anna Jarvis Worked Hard to Make Mother’s Day a National Holiday

By Duncan Kuehn on May 7, 2015

In this article, Duncan Kuehn searches old newspapers to learn about Anna Jarvis’s hard work getting Mother’s Day established as a national holiday... (Read More)

Photo: Mother and children. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Mother of the Year Awards in the News

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 6, 2015

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn about various “Mother of the Year” awards throughout the country... (Read More)

Photo: Jeanne Louise Calment celebrating her 118th birthday in 1993

The Almost-Immortal 122-Year-Old Jeanne Calment

By Duncan Kuehn on May 5, 2015

In this article, Duncan Kuehn searches old newspapers to learn about Jeanne Calment – the only human in history verified to have lived 120+ years!.. (Read More)

Illustration: portrait of Pocahontas engraved by Simon van de Passe in 1616. It is the only known representation of her made during her lifetime. Credit: National Portrait Gallery; Wikimedia Commons.

Are You Related to Pocahontas? How to Trace Rolfe Descendants

By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 1, 2015

Discover if you're descended from Pocahontas and John Rolfe. Learn how to trace your connection to this famous American lineage... (Read More)

Willard Hyatt’s Genealogy Puzzler: ‘Houston, We Have a Problem’

By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 29, 2015

In researching Willard O. Hyatt’s genealogy, I quickly found this entry for his tombstone. Great – that is my target Willard O. Hyatt. He was born in Burlington, Calhoun County, Michigan, and I knew that he died there. I could see by his tombstone that he died in 1934. Armed with this initial tombstone... (Read More)

Photo: a full moon rising. Credit: Roadcrusher; Wikimedia Commons.

Poetry Find: June Century’s Poem in Homage to the Full Moon

By Tony Pettinato on April 28, 2015

An article about a poem written by June Century in 1905 about the full moon... (Read More)

4 Tips for Genealogy Research with Historical Newspapers

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 27, 2015

This article provides four tips to research old newspapers plus a free Research Log template to help you organize and keep track of your searches... (Read More)