Key Historical Newspapers Online at GenealogyBank.com
Key Historical Newspapers Online at GenealogyBank.com was originally published at .With over 3,500 newspapers on GenealogyBank it might be difficult to be familiar with all of them. GenealogyBank is...
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Amazing Survival Stories of Last Moments on the ‘Titanic’ Ship
This week, the world is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the British passenger liner RMS Titanic. The massive ship went down at 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, after striking an...
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American Immigrant Story: 1837 Shipwreck Ruins the Trip
Our ancestors have made the long trip to America starting with the days of the Pilgrims. These were not easy journeys and some ended in disaster. Here is a riveting newspaper account from an article...
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Tracing ‘Titanic’ Genealogy: Survivor Passenger Lists & More
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post, Gena searches old newspapers to find out more about the tragedy of the...
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New Discovery about Mayflower Pilgrim Stephen Hopkins
Did you know Pilgrim Stephen Hopkins vacationed in Bermuda before he came over on the Mayflower? I didn’t know that! Boston Herald (Boston, Massachusetts), 16 June 1957, page 61 Well, it wasn’t exactly...
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‘It Is Well with My Soul’: the Story of Horatio Spafford
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this blog article, Gena tells the moving story of how Horatio Gates Spafford wrote the famous...
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The Nelson Shipwreck & Captain Hagney: Name Research Tips
Introduction: Duncan Kuehn is a professional genealogist with over eight years of client experience. She has worked on several well-known projects, such as “Who Do You Think You Are?” and researching...
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103rd Anniversary of the Sinking of the Titanic
Today is the 103rd anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, a maritime disaster that horrified people when they first got the news in 1912 – and has fascinated the public ever since. The immediate...
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Did You Miss These ‘Titanic’ Articles?
Today is the 104th anniversary of the RMS Titanic striking an iceberg that caused the massive passenger liner to sink. At 11:40 p.m. on 14 April 1912 – on just the fourth day of its crossing of the...
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Survival Stories from the Lusitania Disaster
Introduction: In this blog article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find some stirring accounts of heroism during the sinking of the passenger ship Lusitania in 1915. Gena is a...
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