Photo: Princess Diana's coffin, draped in the royal standard with an ermine border, borne through the streets of London on its way to Westminster Abbey, 6 September 1997. Credit: PaddyBriggs; Wikimedia Commons.

On This Day: Princess Diana Died in a Car Crash

By Tony Pettinato on August 31, 2022

An article about Princess Diana, who died in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997 at the age of 36... (Read More)

Illustration: portrait of Pocahontas engraved by Simon van de Passe in 1616. It is the only known representation of her made during her lifetime. Credit: National Portrait Gallery; Wikimedia Commons.

The Big Dig for Pocahontas (Part 2)

By Melissa Berry on August 31, 2022

Melissa Davenport Berry continues the bizarre story of an American who dug up a graveyard in England in 1923 looking for the bones of Pocahontas... (Read More)

Photo: schoolchildren eating hot school lunches made up primarily of food from the surplus commodities program. Taken at a school in Penasco, New Mexico, December 1941. Credit: United States Department of Agriculture; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: School Lunch Menus in Newspapers

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 29, 2022

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega suggests adding social history to your genealogy research by reading newspaper articles about school lunches... (Read More)

The Big Dig for Pocahontas (Part 1)

By Melissa Berry on August 26, 2022

Melissa Davenport Berry tells the bizarre story of an American who began digging up a graveyard in England in 1923 looking for the bones of Pocahontas... (Read More)

3 Newspaper Search Mistakes We All Make: #3 Name Variations

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 24, 2022

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for searching newspapers by using variations of your ancestor’s name... (Read More)

Photo: Franklin R. Cushman, taken at a studio in 1900 located in the Shepard & Company department store, originally at the corner of Clemence and Westminster Streets in Providence, Rhode Island. Courtesy of the University of Rhode Island.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 23

By Melissa Berry on August 23, 2022

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on Rhode Island former educator and preservationist Franklin R. Cushman... (Read More)

Family History: Children’s Pastimes and Toys (the Letter ‘D’), Part 1

By Jessica Edwards on August 22, 2022

Jessica Edwards writes about the pastimes and toys our ancestors enjoyed when they were children, focusing on games that start with the letter “D," Part 1... (Read More)

Illustration: portrait of William Tudor, son of Deacon John Tudor. From "Portraits from Deacon Tudor's Diary" by Mrs. Henry D. Tudor, 1921, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, p. 9.

Genealogy Tip: Diaries (Part 4)

By Melissa Berry on August 19, 2022

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry features more diary entries that describe the extremely cold weather that froze Boston Harbor in the 18th century. .. (Read More)

Family History: Children’s Pastimes and Toys (the Letter ‘C’), Part 2

By Jessica Edwards on August 17, 2022

Jessica Edwards writes about the pastimes and toys our ancestors enjoyed when they were children, focusing on games that start with the letter “C," Part 2... (Read More)