Frank Baum 1856-1919 – Going Beyond the Obits
Lyman Frank Baum, the author of the many books about the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, was born today – May 15, 1856 – in Chittenango, Madison County, New York. When he died obituaries appeared in...
View ArticleB-Ann Moorhouse (1925-2008)
Joy Rich, Editor, Dorot: The Journal of the Jewish Genealogical Society (New York), contacted me with the sad news that B-Ann Moorhouse has passed away. She was a terrific genealogist. When I began...
View ArticleSo, what do you have on Long Island?
A friend of mine asked – “What do you have on Long Island?” We started looking in GenealogyBank to see what we had – turns out we have quite a bit. We found millions of articles, obituaries and...
View ArticlePatty Barthell Myers, 1930-2008
Patty Barthell Myers died 9 October 2008, at the home of her daughter, Lucy Bonnington.Her obituary (San Antonio Express-News (TX) – October 13, 2008; Philadelphia Inquirer, 13 Oct 2008) simply stated...
View ArticleA Good Woman Can be Hard to Find…
It can be very difficult to find women in the early 19th Century – finding sources that actually give their names and genealogical details. It was common in the 19th century for genealogical sources to...
View ArticleSSDI – Free on GenealogyBank
GenealogyBank has the most comprehensive; the most complete version of the SSDI online and now it is free online for genealogists to search. We are celebrating Ida May Fuller’s birthday – she would...
View ArticleMore about NY Genealogical & Biographical Society’s Library move to NYPL
Saturday we told you that the NY Genealogical & Biographical Society Library was being given to the NY Public Library. The NYG&B has now issued a public statement giving more about the...
View ArticleNew York Genealogical & Biographical Society entrusts entire library to NY...
The venerable New York Genealogical & Biographical Society sold its building (2007) and has now given its entire library collection to the New York Public Library (NYPL). I was alerted to this by...
View ArticleThis just in – Viewer Mail
Hi Tom, I really do need to share with you GenealogyBank‘s latest contribution to my family history research! I really do love GenealogyBank. Without it, I would not know about the accident that caused...
View ArticleEven more Genealogy Blogs …
Earlier this week I wrote: A genealogy blog? What’s that? I told you about key genealogy blogs that you read daily. But wait, there’s more. Here are even more genealogy blog sites that are must...
View ArticleNew York City – APG Chapter takes detailed tour of GenealogyBank – Part 2
As promised – here is the PowerPoint presentation used at the NY Metro Chapter meeting last night. GenealogyBank: The Tour – Resources You’ll Find Nowhere Else! Simply click your way through the...
View ArticleNew York City – APG Chapter takes detailed tour of GenealogyBank
I had the opportunity Monday night to speak to the New York Metro Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists. I have been a member of APG from the beginning – and a member of the New York...
View ArticleOld Newspapers from 24 States go online
GenealogyBank adds content from 63 newspapers – from 24 States – 3.7 million records go online. In a major upload GenealogyBank has expanded its coverage adding long runs of historical newspapers –...
View ArticleWhat do you have for my town?
Sometimes genealogists look at GenealogyBank‘s 3,700+ newspapers and only focus on newspapers published in their home town.Beginning researchers often concentrate on their local newspaper or other...
View ArticleNebraska Archives: 42 Newspapers for Genealogy Research
A land of vast prairies, Nebraska was admitted into the Union as the nation’s 37th state on 1 March 1867. The 16th largest state in the country, Nebraska is the 37th most populous. Photo: Nebraska...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Archives: 103 Newspapers for Genealogy Research
South Carolina, the 40th largest and 24th most populous of the United States, has a long history of independence. South Carolina was the first of the 13 British North American colonies to declare its...
View ArticleMore Recent Obituaries Are On the Way! New Obits from 7 States
We are excited to announce that this month we will be adding the following 19 newspapers to our Recent Newspaper Obituaries collection, from Florida, Kentucky, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,...
View Article38 Nebraska Newspapers Now Online in Our Archives
Searching for your ancestors in Nebraska? GenealogyBank has 38 Nebraska newspapers online in its newspaper archives, to help you research your family history in the “Cornhusker State.” Photo credit:...
View ArticleHandy Quick List: 35 Nebraska Newspapers Now Online
GenealogyBank has Nebraska covered with 35 online newspapers. That’s a lot of local and city papers for your ancestry research in the “Cornhusker State.” Here is the complete list of NE newspapers...
View ArticleGenealogyBank Adds 22 Million Newspaper Records in March!
Every day, GenealogyBank is working hard to digitize more newspapers and obituaries, expanding our online collection to give you the largest newspaper archives for family history research available...
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