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Photo: American contralto Marian Anderson performing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in front of 75,000 spectators on 9 April 1939, Easter Sunday. Finnish accompanist Kosti Vehanen is on the piano. Credit: U.S. Information Agency; Wikimedia Commons.

Marian Anderson, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt at Peace

By Jane Cook on May 8, 2024

Jane Cook’s follow-up to her story about Black singer Marian Anderson’s 1939 Easter concert to an integrated audience of 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial... (Read More)

Illustration: "Cassandra Southwick in court before the magistrates," from the Boston Globe, 23 October 1923.

17th Century Quaker Women Gone Wild (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on May 7, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about three brave Quaker women who defied Puritan officials in Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1600s... (Read More)

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Who Is Your Third Cousin? Gain Valuable Insight into Your Family Tree

By GenealogyBank on May 6, 2024

Curious about what a third cousin is and how they are related to you? Learn all about third cousins and your family tree with examples and explanations... (Read More)

Photo: Cinco de Mayo parade in Saint Paul, Minnesota, 2007. Credit: Rena Dehler; Wikimedia Commons.

For Cinco de Mayo: 5 Tips for Starting Your Mexican Family Tree

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 3, 2024

To help celebrate Cinco de Mayo this Sunday, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips and helpful links for exploring your Mexican family history... (Read More)

Photo: a close-up of Henrietta Howland Robinson Green. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

World’s Richest Woman Dies – Genealogist Finds True Heirs (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on May 2, 2024

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her story about how a genealogist was needed to determine the heirs of the world’s richest woman when she died... (Read More)

Photo: a stack of newspapers

Huge May Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 346 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on May 1, 2024

An article (with a complete title list) about the new content from 346 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online archives in May 2024... (Read More)

Photo: a close-up of Henrietta Howland Robinson Green. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

World’s Richest Woman Dies – Genealogist Finds True Heirs (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on April 30, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry describes how a genealogist was needed to determine the heirs of the world’s richest woman when she died... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tips: Records for German American Research (part 2)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on April 29, 2024

In this article – the second of a two-part series – Katie Rebecca Garner discusses methodology for researching your German American ancestors... (Read More)

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April 26 Is ‘Get Organized Day’: Decluttering Your Genealogy

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 26, 2024

In this article – to help celebrate today being ‘Get Organized Day’ – Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for decluttering your genealogy collections... (Read More)

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