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Revolutionary War Soldier Burial Records
Revolutionary War Soldier Burial Records was originally published at . Genealogists want to know about their Revolutionary War ancestors – what they did in the war – where they lived and where they...
View ArticleFinding Your “Roots” at Alex Haley Museum Opening
Finding Your “Roots” at Alex Haley Museum Opening was originally published at . Alex Haley home dedicated as a genealogy library and museum. When 17-year-old violinist Joseph Matthews performed at the...
View ArticleCelebrate Family History Month with GenealogyBank – Special Offer
Celebrate Family History Month with GenealogyBank – Special Offer was originally published at . Celebrate Family History Month with GenealogyBank – ENJOY 75% OFFIn celebration of family history month,...
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Search Irish Genealogy Records Online at GenealogyBank!
Search Irish Genealogy Records Online at GenealogyBank! was originally published at . Irish World (New York, NY), Dec. 3, 1904 GenealogyBank has created a special search page for the Irish American...
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Old West Stories in Newspapers: Here Comes the Morning Stagecoach!
Old West Stories in Newspapers: Here Comes the Morning Stagecoach! was originally published at . Maybe it was because of Father’s Day, but there were a lot of old western movies on TV this past...
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New Year’s Genealogy Resolutions for Genealogists in 2013
New Year’s Genealogy Resolutions for Genealogists in 2013 was originally published at . It’s the start of a new year, a time when many people think about making some changes. Here are four suggestions...
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2013 Family History Expo Conference in St. George a Great Success
2013 Family History Expo Conference in St. George a Great Success was originally published at . Over 700 genealogists packed the lecture halls at the Dixie Center in St. George, Utah, this past weekend...
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Celebrate Redlands’ 125th Anniversary & Its Library Archives
Celebrate Redlands’ 125th Anniversary & Its Library Archives was originally published at . Hat’s off to Nathan Gonzales, City Archivist of Redlands, California, for maintaining an extensive...
View ArticleThere Are Some Obituaries Everyone Needs to Read
There Are Some Obituaries Everyone Needs to Read was originally published at . I. D. Lilly, a retired trucker and promoter of the largest family reunion ever held, died in March of this year. He was an...
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Tips & Tricks to Search Online Newspapers at GenealogyBank
Tips & Tricks to Search Online Newspapers at GenealogyBank was originally published at . Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background....
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Tracking down Family Bibles ….
Family Bibles have been treasured by families for generations, but finding them today can be difficult. It was common for families to have a family Bible – a large bound book that was prominently...
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Tim Russert, 1950 – 2008
On Father’s Day weekend it gives us pause to learn of the passing of Tim Russert. Deeply involved with his family as well as his life’s work he wrote about fathers and about his heritage. His easy...
View ArticleAllen County Library (IN) receives $10 Million Gift
The Genealogy Center of the Allen County Library (Ft. Wyane, IN) has received a $10 million gift from the Edward D. and Ione Auer Foundation. The funds will be given to the library as $1 million...
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Old Man of the Mountain – RIP 3 May 2003
It was six years ago that the Old Man of the Mountain fell. His passing is as deeply felt today as when I heard the shocking news in 2003. It came across as a cable news bulletin. Hikers had heard the...
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Him Mark Lai –麥禮謙 (1925-2009)
Him Mark Lai – 麥禮謙 (1925-2009), noted Chinese-American genealogist and local historian has passed away. San Francisco Chronicle (CA) – May 29, 2009. Edition: 5 star Page: B5(c) San Francisco Chronicle...
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National Archives Celebrates 75th Anniversary this Friday!
National Archives Celebrates 75th Anniversary on Friday, June 19th.Susan Logue (Voice of America) distributed this commentary on the 75th Anniversary of the National Archives. Before the National...
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The Old Pioneers …
Our town just celebrated “Old Home Days” – other towns call it Pioneer Day; Settler’s Day – where the old stories are told and lives well lived remembered. Towns across America will be celebrating...
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Deaths at the US Soldiers’ Home – Washington, DC 1898-1899
Get the most out of GenealogyBank! (Illustration – US Soldiers’ Home – Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division – Digital ID: npcc 18971) GenealogyBank has more than 250,000 historical...
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Revolutionary War Graves List
Get the most out of GenealogyBank! The annual reports of the DAR – Daughters of the American Revolution are in GenealogyBank. They were published annually as part of the US Serial Set. I didn’t know...
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Michelle Obama’s – Slave Roots – Friendfield Plantation & Grover Cleveland
(CNN Photo of a slave cabin) CNN has produced Tracking Michelle Obama’s slave roots – a video tour of Friendfield Plantation in Georgetown, South Carolina – where Michelle Obama’s 2nd Great-Grandfather...
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