{"id":28197,"date":"2018-01-09T10:14:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T15:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=28197"},"modified":"2021-04-22T13:39:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T17:39:55","slug":"some-of-the-most-interesting-things-i-found-on-genealogybank-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/some-of-the-most-interesting-things-i-found-on-genealogybank-in-2017.html","title":{"rendered":"Some of the Most Interesting Things I Found on GenealogyBank in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Being a life-time genealogist, I\u2019m enthusiastic about discovering interesting stories about my relatives \u2013 and with the help of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/\">GenealogyBank<\/a>, the process of discovering those stories is even easier. Newspapers are THE source for finding these stories.<\/p>\n<p>GenealogyBank has two collections of newspapers to help you find more details of your ancestors\u2019 lives: \u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/explore\/newspapers\/all\">Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/explore\/obituaries\/all\">Recent Obituaries<\/a>. I used both of these collections this year and found some incredible stories about my family tree along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at some of the things I learned about my relatives this year using GenealogyBank.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/my-ancestor-died-in-the-war-of-1812.html\">My Ancestor Died in the War of 1812<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My ancestor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/tree\/person\/details\/KFDQ-6PR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tristram C. Goodwin<\/a> (1781-1813) fought and died in the War of 1812 \u2013 I had no idea I had any relatives who had fought in the War of 1812, let alone died in that war. I found Tristram\u2019s story with the help of GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Newspaper Archives.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28201\" style=\"width: 812px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/photo-1208-2017-battle-of-french-creek.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/photo-1208-2017-battle-of-french-creek.png\" alt=\"Illustration: \u201cDrawing of a Forsyth rifleman at French Creek with Bartlett\u2019s Point in background and British war ship.\u201d \" width=\"812\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/photo-1208-2017-battle-of-french-creek.png 812w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/photo-1208-2017-battle-of-french-creek-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/photo-1208-2017-battle-of-french-creek-768x586.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illustration: \u201cDrawing of a Forsyth rifleman at French Creek with Bartlett\u2019s Point in background and British war ship.\u201d Source: Thousand Island Life.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/her-story-really-touched-me-shaker-marie-frances-burgess.html\">Her Story Really Touched Me: Shaker Marie Frances Burgess<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My cousin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/tree\/person\/details\/LYN9-6JW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marie Frances Burgess<\/a> (1920-2001) was one of the last remaining Shakers in the world. I discovered her 2001 obituary using the Recent Obituaries collection.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28205\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28205\" style=\"width: 608px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/photo-1228-2017-shaker-village.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/photo-1228-2017-shaker-village.png\" alt=\"Photo: section of Shaker Village, Sabbathday Lake, Maine, from an old postcard\" width=\"608\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/photo-1228-2017-shaker-village.png 608w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/photo-1228-2017-shaker-village-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: section of Shaker Village, Sabbathday Lake, Maine, from an old postcard. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/mayflower-descendant-lola-mcdaniel-the-daughter-of-many-pioneers.html\">Mayflower Descendant Lola McDaniel, the Daughter of Many Pioneers<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My cousin <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/tree\/person\/LH72-1JC\/details\">Collin McKinney<\/span> (1766-1861) not only signed the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836 but was, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Collin_McKinney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>, \u201cone of the five individuals who drafted [it] and the oldest person to sign it.\u201d I learned about this incredible story through the recent obituary of one of my Mayflower cousins, who was a descendant of Collin McKinney.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28211\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28211\" style=\"width: 715px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/galveston-county-daily-news-newspaper-0829-2010-lola-mcdaniel-obituary-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/galveston-county-daily-news-newspaper-0829-2010-lola-mcdaniel-obituary-2.png\" alt=\"An obituary for Lola McDaniel, Galveston County Daily News newspaper article 29 August 2010\" width=\"715\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/galveston-county-daily-news-newspaper-0829-2010-lola-mcdaniel-obituary-2.png 715w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/galveston-county-daily-news-newspaper-0829-2010-lola-mcdaniel-obituary-2-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: GenealogyBank, Galveston County Daily News (Galveston, Texas), 29 August 2010<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/the-historic-stevens-family-of-portland-maine.html\">The Historic Stevens Family of Portland, Maine<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My cousin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/auth\/familysearch\/login?returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2FKCF7-DYM%2Fdetails%3Fparents%3DKCQV-7Z2_KZRX-HXP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zachariah Stevens<\/a> (1778-1856) was one of the fathers of American tinware, which I discovered using the Historical Newspaper Archives.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28217\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/photo-0901-2017-stevens-tinware.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/photo-0901-2017-stevens-tinware.png\" alt=\"Photo: tinplate trunk, by Zachariah Brackett Stevens, c. 1815\u20131835\" width=\"594\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/photo-0901-2017-stevens-tinware.png 594w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/photo-0901-2017-stevens-tinware-300x249.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: tinplate trunk, by Zachariah Brackett Stevens, c. 1815\u20131835. Source: American Museum of Folk Art. http:\/\/collection.folkartmuseum.org\/view\/objects\/asitem\/items@:4635<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/finding-my-quaker-ancestors-in-dover-new-hampshire.html\">Finding My Quaker Ancestors in Dover, New Hampshire<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I confirmed that my Hanson relatives in Dover, New Hampshire, were Quakers using the Historical Newspaper Archives.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28221\" style=\"width: 451px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sun-newspaper-1005-1805-solomon-hanson-obituary.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sun-newspaper-1005-1805-solomon-hanson-obituary.png\" alt=\"An obituary for Solomon Hanson, Sun newspaper article 5 October 1805\" width=\"451\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sun-newspaper-1005-1805-solomon-hanson-obituary.png 451w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sun-newspaper-1005-1805-solomon-hanson-obituary-300x115.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: GenealogyBank, Sun (Dover, New Hampshire), 5 October 1805, page 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/i-knew-my-ancestor-was-religious-but-the-pastor-had-the-police-eject-him-from-church.html\">I Knew My Ancestor Was Religious, but\u2026 the Pastor Had the Police Eject Him from Church?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My ancestor William Kemp was a \u201cshouting Methodist,\u201d and was ejected from church by the pastor. I learned about this amusing story with the help of the Historical Newspaper Archives.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28227\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/photo-1010-2017-methodist-church.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/photo-1010-2017-methodist-church.png\" alt=\"Photo: Maple Avenue Methodist Church, Stamford, Connecticut\" width=\"525\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/photo-1010-2017-methodist-church.png 525w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/photo-1010-2017-methodist-church-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Maple Avenue Methodist Church, Stamford, Connecticut. Source: Thomas Jay Kemp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/my-90-year-old-uncle-survived-the-great-catastrophe-of-meredith-new-hampshire.html\">My 90-Year-Old Uncle Survived the \u2018Great Catastrophe\u2019 of Meredith, New Hampshire<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My 90-year-old 4th-great-uncle <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/tree\/person\/9KXT-QGK\/details\">Moses Plummer<\/span> (1765-1859) survived the \u201cGreat Catastrophe\u201d of Meredith, New Hampshire. I pieced together this fascinating story using a variety of historical newspaper articles.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28231\" style=\"width: 314px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/weekly-union-newspaper-0321-1855-meredith-great-catastrophe-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/weekly-union-newspaper-0321-1855-meredith-great-catastrophe-1.png\" alt=\"An article about the \u201cGreat Catastrophe\u201d of Meredith, New Hampshire, Weekly Union newspaper article 21 March 1855\" width=\"314\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/weekly-union-newspaper-0321-1855-meredith-great-catastrophe-1.png 314w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/weekly-union-newspaper-0321-1855-meredith-great-catastrophe-1-207x300.png 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: GenealogyBank, Weekly Union (Manchester, New Hampshire), 21 March 1855, page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>Genealogy Tip:<\/em><\/strong> Make 2018 the year you find the fascinating stories that make your family tree memorable. Start your search today at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/\">GenealogyBank.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Jay Kemp describes some of the most interesting stories he found about his ancestors using GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Newspaper Archives in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12557],"tags":[12,2020],"class_list":["post-28197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genealogy-stories","tag-genealogy","tag-newspaper-archives"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/montage-0202-2016-featured-graphic-newspapers.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28197"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77607,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28197\/revisions\/77607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}