This week marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles John Huffam Dickens, the famous English novelist who created such memorable characters as David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Ebenezer Scrooge, and Tiny Tim. Born on Feb. 7, 1812, Charles Dickens remains one of the most popular and beloved writers in the world—in fact, his... (Read More)
Wow—over 4,000 genealogists attended this year’s RootsTech conference in Salt Lake City last week. This must-attend conference was a nonstop opportunity to learn about the latest genealogy technology and to talk shop with like-minded genealogists from around the country. I have been attending genealogy conferences for nearly 50 years and RootsTech 2012 was the... (Read More)
The recent (Feb. 2-4, 2012) RootsTech genealogy conference in Utah was a mega-success with 4,300 attending genealogy’s version of COMDEX (the large computer trade shows). I had a terrific time meeting the participants and talking with them about genealogy in general—and GenealogyBank in particular. In addition to the audience, one of the most exciting... (Read More)
https://blog.genealogybank.com/wp-content/themes/genealogybank/podcasts/Newspapers-Genealogy-Resource.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadLearn why newspapers are a critical resource to complete your family tree in this GenealogyBank podcast episode. Listen as our seasoned in-house genealogist Tom Kemp explains how to search for and find genealogical information in old newspapers. Learn how you can trace back your family tree using genealogy... (Read More)
Last week I spotted the unusual story of a man saved from dying in a shipwreck in the middle of the night when he spotted a floating box—it turned out to be his wife’s coffin that he was bringing home for burial! The newspaper article containing this incredible survival story was printed by the... (Read More)
Being a genealogy site, most people use GenealogyBank by searching on the name of an ancestor. But there are other ways to search for genealogical information in GenealogyBank’s online database. Did you realize that you can search using any topic or search terms? It is not necessary to always enter an ancestor’s name for... (Read More)
Online genealogy research is endlessly fascinating—you never know what you will find. I was doing some family history research in GenealogyBank’s newspaper archive when this double obituary caught my eye. Baltimore Patriot (Baltimore, Maryland), 25 July 1834, page 3. Just a short, simple notice, 4½ lines long—and yet what a sad story it tells.... (Read More)
A Louisiana newspaper in 1853 said of family historians that “their memory is a forest planted with genealogical trees.” How true that is! Daily Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana), 25 October 1853, page 5. After years of family history research many genealogists have had all types of “Eureka!” moments and breakthroughs, when they found a... (Read More)
An article about the Jones family reunion in 1881 which was the first time all seven Jones brothers were together in one place at the same time... (Read More)
