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Tag: School Records
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World Teachers’ Day: Find Maiden Names and More About That Teacher Ancestor
World Teachers’ Day is October 5: learn how school records, board minutes, and historical newspapers may reveal a teacher ancestor’s maiden and married names, and more.
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Mickey Mouse Club: You remember the Mouseketeers. Who is beside you in that class picture?
Mickey Mouse Club premiered 71 years ago today. Use school yearbooks and Ancestry’s collection to name the unfamiliar faces in your old class photos.
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School Picture Day: What a Class Photo Proves About Where Your Family Lived
School Picture Day is more than bad hair. A dated class photo can prove where your family lived between census years. Here is how to work it.
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Left-Handers Day Turns 50: Time to Give Grandma’s Twisted Wrist Its Due
Left-Handers Day turns 50 on August 13, 2026. Here’s how to find the “corrected southpaw” hiding in your family tree, and why school records hold the proof.
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School and Recreation Records for Genealogy Research
School and Recreation Records for Genealogy Research: Discover how school and recreation records reveal your ancestors’ lives, from YMCA ledgers to swim badges.
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National Kindergarten Day: Your Ancestor’s School Records Are Waiting
Celebrate National Kindergarten Day (April 21) by discovering how school records on Ancestry, state archives, and yearbook sites unlock your family history.
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Chicago Fire Genealogy: Rebuild an Ancestor’s Paper Trail After a Disaster
Chicago Fire Genealogy: Records burned in the 1871 fire, but evidence survived. Use newspapers, the Sam Fink index, directories, and church registers to rebuild.
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Ancestry Fall Sale 2026 Is Live: 50% OFF Eligible 6-Month and 1-Year Memberships and 65% OFF Eligible AncestryDNA Kits
Ancestry Fall Sale 2026 is live: 50% OFF eligible 6-month memberships and 65% OFF eligible AncestryDNA kits through Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. EDT
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Mom Doubled Her Coupons. Now It’s Your Turn (Kindle 3x Rewards Edition)
Mom Doubled Her Coupons. Now It’s Your Turn (Kindle 3x Rewards Edition) 3x Kindle Points on Kindle books October 6 and 7, 2026, during Prime Big Deal Days.