GenealogyBank Adds 21 Million Records in July! We constantly add more newspapers and obituaries to our online archive. Currently, GenealogyBank features over 5,500 newspapers from all 50 states, with over 160 million obituaries and death records! Here are the details of GenealogyBank's most recent additions, a total of 112 titles from 38 states and the District of Columbia. We've shown the date ranges so that you can determine if the new content is relevant to your personal research. We constantly add more newspapers and obituaries to our online archive. Currently, GenealogyBank features over 5,500 newspapers from all 50 states, with over 160 million obituaries and death records! Here are the details of GenealogyBank's most recent additions, a total of. We've shown the date ranges so that you can determine if the new content is relevant to your personal research. Read More

Free Genealogy Help—Our 'Ask the Genealogist' Service Stuck and not sure where you should look to find the records and information you need to fill in your family tree? GenealogyBank subscribers have access to free genealogy help: just use our "Ask the Genealogist" service. Members of GenealogyBank are encouraged to use the "Ask the Genealogist" service to get tips and suggestions on where they should look next to get through their brick walls. Think of this as your on-call coach. Your questions are answered by Thomas Jay Kemp, our Director of Genealogy Products. Stuck and not sure where you should look to find the records and information you need to fill in your family tree? GenealogyBank subscribers have access to free genealogy help: just use our "Ask the Genealogist" service. Members of GenealogyBank are encouraged to use the "Ask the Genealogist" service to get tips and suggestions on where they should look next to get through their brick walls. Think of this as your on-call coach. Your questions are answered by Thomas Jay Kemp, our Director of Genealogy Products. Read More

How to Learn What Newspapers Are in GenealogyBank GenealogyBank's historical newspapers archive features more than 5,500 newspaper titles from all 50 states. That's a large collection—is there a quick and easy way to see if the specific newspaper you're looking for is part of our archive? The answer is yes, and this article tells you how to do it. GenealogyBank's historical newspapers archive features more than 5,500 newspaper titles from all 50 states. That's a large collection—is there a quick and easy way to see if the specific newspaper you're looking for is part of our archive? The answer is yes, and this article tells you how to do it. Read More

Mailing Babies by Parcel Post? Doing family history research in an archive of historical newspapers will turn up many facts and stories about your ancestors. To make this research even more rewarding and enjoyable, newspapers can delight us with sudden surprises—unexpected articles that can be humorous, unusual, or even a little bizarre. The following story is a good example. Doing family history research in an archive of historical newspapers will turn up many facts and stories about your ancestors. To make this research even more rewarding and enjoyable, newspapers can delight us with sudden surprises—unexpected articles that can be humorous, unusual, or even a little bizarre. The following story is a good example. Read More