3 Genealogy Goals for the New Year 2022

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 28, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega presents three genealogy resolutions for the New Year that you can keep!.. (Read More)

Photo: Radio City Music Hall, view of stage and orchestra seating from mezzanine seating. Credit: flickr4jazz; Wikimedia Commons.

On This Day: Radio City Music Hall, the People’s Palace, Opened

By Tony Pettinato on December 27, 2021

An article about the grand opening of the impressive, gleaming new Art Deco theater in New York, Radio City Music Hall, on 27 December 1932... (Read More)

Photo: Bûche de Noël. Credit: Mathieu MD; Wikimedia Commons.

Holiday Desserts: The Recipes

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 22, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find recipes for holiday desserts our ancestors enjoyed... (Read More)

Photo: Pilgrim Monument, Provincetown, Massachusetts. Credit: Hscott0024; Wikimedia Commons.

Pilgrim Monument Dedication, Part II

By Melissa Berry on December 21, 2021

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry concludes her story about the dedication ceremony for the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown, Massachusetts... (Read More)

Pilgrim Monument Dedication, Part I

By Melissa Berry on December 20, 2021

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the dedication ceremony for the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown, Massachusetts... (Read More)

Photo: U.S. Marine reinforcements wade ashore to support the beachhead on Okinawa, 1 April 1945. Credit: National Archives; Wikimedia Commons.

Honor Your Heroes with WW2 Veterans Obituaries

By GenealogyBank on December 17, 2021

An article showing how to find WWII veterans’ obituaries in GenealogyBank’s extensive collections, including more than 13,000 historical newspapers... (Read More)

Painting: “Happy Christmas” by Johansen Viggo, 1891

Stories from Christmas Past to Bring Good Cheer This Season, Part II

By Melissa Berry on December 16, 2021

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry presents more heartwarming stories from Christmas past... (Read More)

Stories from Christmas Past to Bring Good Cheer This Season

By Melissa Berry on December 14, 2021

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry searches old newspapers to find heartwarming stories from Christmas past... (Read More)

Do You Know These Expressions Your Ancestors Used? (Part 3)

By Jessica Edwards on December 13, 2021

In this article (Part 3), Jessica Edwards continues her discussion of the meanings and origins of idioms (figurative phrases) that our ancestors used... (Read More)