An article about the War of 1812’s Battle of Lake Erie, when the tiny U.S. Navy beat the mighty British Navy in a hard-fought battle on 10 Sept. 1813... (Read More)
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to show how illustrations of fashion trends in hats can help you date family photographs... (Read More)
In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp searches old newspapers to learn more about his ancestor Jeremy Hanson from Gilmanton, New Hampshire... (Read More)
In this article, Scott Phillips writes about the Jewish American newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online newspapers collection... (Read More)
A few weeks ago I wrote about online cemetery records (See: Top Genealogy Websites, Pt. 3: Burial & Cemetery Records). In that article I wrote about the U.S. Veterans Administration’s Nationwide Gravesite Locator, Find-A-Grave, and BillionGraves. Now I want to show how you can help your family history research by using information from these... (Read More)
The large genealogy collection at the Allen County Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, was featured in a recent article in the News-Sentinel (Ft. Wayne, Indiana), 14 August 2013. If you are a Hoosier and have never visited the Allen County family history library in Ft. Wayne, read this recent news article that describes how... (Read More)
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post Gena provides some search tips, and shows some resources available on the GenealogyBank website, to help her readers better understand how to use GenealogyBank with their family history research. What are you doing this... (Read More)
A growing number of states in the U.S. are putting their vital records online, making it easier for genealogists to obtain these records. The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is a prime example of how these state projects are revolutionizing family history research in the 21st Century. West Virginia has put up... (Read More)
In this article, Scott Phillips turns to old newspaper articles to teach his grandsons about some of the occupations their ancestors once had... (Read More)
