Q. I’m looking for an obituary for an ancestor who died in
Athboy, County Meath, Ireland. How can I find old Irish newspapers
online?
A. The subscription site...
Q. I’m researching my Jewish ancestors in Poland. How can I determine if any vital records are available for a town there?
A. You may be pleasantly surprised that...
A handwritten letter on Red Star Line stationery penned by Albert Einstein, tendering his resignation from the Prussian Academy of Sciences, rests in a case. Irving...
Looking for ways to infuse your holiday gatherings with family history? Check out these inspiring ideas from Janet Hovorka, author of Zap the Grandma Gap: Connect with Your...
Q. How can I find information on children who didn’t survive to adulthood?
A. The answer depends on when the children lived. For families between 1850 and 1940,...
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), curator of federal government records, has made it easier to find documents that could shed light on your...
Few things are more deflating in family history research than finally finding a document potentially full of clues about an ancestor, only to discover it’s written in an...