New Year’s Day Birthday Celebration: Betsy Ross (part 2)
By Melissa Berry on January 14, 2026
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about an American heroine born on New Year’s Day in 1752: Betsy Ross... (Read More)
Category: Genealogy Stories
Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 52 (part 1)
By Melissa Berry on January 9, 2026
Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on Civil War Medal of Honor recipient John Fairfield Bickford Jr... (Read More)
New Year’s Day Birthday Celebration: Paul Revere (part 1)
By Melissa Berry on January 7, 2026
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry highlights an American hero born on New Year’s Day in 1735: Paul Revere... (Read More)
New Year’s Day Birthday Celebration: Betsy Ross (part 1)
By Melissa Berry on December 31, 2025
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry highlights an American heroine born on New Year’s Day in 1752: Betsy Ross... (Read More)
Some Who Call Christmas Day ‘Birthday’
By Melissa Berry on December 23, 2025
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry shares some charming stories of people who celebrated their birthday on Christmas Day... (Read More)
Friendship Quilt: Mayflower Descendants (part 2)
By Melissa Berry on December 5, 2025
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about a “Friendship Quilt” from the 1850s with many Mayflower connections... (Read More)
Friendship Quilt: Mayflower Descendants (part 1)
By Melissa Berry on December 3, 2025
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a “Friendship Quilt” from the 1850s with many Mayflower connections... (Read More)
Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who (Thanksgiving special)
By Melissa Berry on November 25, 2025
In this article, to help celebrate Thanksgiving, Melissa Davenport Berry gives some interesting information about the Pilgrim’s Elder William Brewster... (Read More)
Mayflower Descendants & the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (part 12)
By Melissa Berry on November 13, 2025
Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Wampanoag Tribe genealogy, focusing on connections to the familial lines of Elthina (Wixon) Joy... (Read More)
