Back in “the day,” American consumers window-shopped by mail with the Sears catalog. From 1888-1993, the Sears catalog...
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History Articles
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 169: Blast from the Past–Episode 14
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 169 has been published--and it's a blast from the past! I've re-published original...
German Newspapers in America: Read All About Them!
Do you have German roots in the U.S.? Have you ever looked for them in newspapers? The folks who run Chronicling...
Living in the past? This woman is–1938, to be exact
Just when you thought a claw-foot tub was the epitome of living in the past.... A historical consultant in Amsterdam...
WWI 100 Year Anniversary: 5 Ways to Discover Your Family History in World War I
This summer, the world is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War 1. It's hard to imagine...
The Wife Swapping Scandal That Made for One Complicated Family Tree!
A spontaneous idea one evening in the summer of 1972 led to a very complicated family tree and a scandal that rocked...
Heroic Rescue! 5000 WWI Photos Saved by a Rubbish Collector
One man has spent years rescuing thousands of WWI photos, letters and other artifacts from the trash. The full story,...
Abe Lincoln and Elvis Presley Have This in Common: Mystery Photos!
Mystery photos are one of a family history researcher's biggest frustrations. We find them in old...
World Digital Library at the Library of Congress
I just love hearing about the growth of digital libraries! Here's a recent post from the Library of Congress: "The...
