{"id":13165,"date":"2016-03-25T11:08:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T15:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=13165"},"modified":"2017-02-10T15:28:15","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T20:28:15","slug":"finding-his-story-in-old-newspapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/finding-his-story-in-old-newspapers.html","title":{"rendered":"Finding His Story in Old Newspapers"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the kind of news article you want to find in GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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New York Herald (New York, New York), 23 March 1884, page 10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You found it \u2013 Theophylact Bache Bleecker\u2019s recollections of the past 75 years. You not only found his story, but \u2013 perhaps the best part \u2013 you confirmed how to spell his first name!<\/p>\n

Notice that in this 1884 newspaper interview, he led the conversation with a discussion of his family history.<\/p>\n

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New York Herald (New York, New York), 23 March 1884, page 10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, he was named for his maternal grandfather: Theophylact Bache.
\nHe knew 80 of his first cousins.<\/p>\n

He remembered the end of the War of 1812.<\/p>\n

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New York Herald (New York, New York), 23 March 1884, page 10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Great stories!
\nAny family would be thrilled to have these recollections.<\/p>\n

Find your family\u2019s stories in GenealogyBank.<\/p>\n

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