Photo: American soldiers at the front during WWI, c. 1918. Credit: Flickr: The Commons.

Honor Your Heroes with Veteran Obituaries

By GenealogyBank on December 10, 2021

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

Photo: Ohio expedition reenactors departing Ipswich, Massachusetts, on 3 December 1937. Courtesy of Hamilton Historical Society Collection, Hamilton, Massachusetts.

Big Holiday Adventure: The 1787-88 Westward Trek into Ohio

By Melissa Berry on December 8, 2021

Melissa Berry writes about 48 pioneers who made the westward trek into Ohio in 1787-88 – and of the 1937 reenactors who commemorated their expedition... (Read More)

Photo: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the declaration of war against Japan, in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor, 8 December 1941. Credit: National Archives and Records Administration; Wikimedia Commons.

Roosevelt, Pearl Harbor and Bill of Rights Day

By Jane Cook on December 7, 2021

Jane Cook describes how Pres. Roosevelt, 8 days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, celebrated the 1st Bill of Rights Day on 15 December 1941... (Read More)

Do You Know These Expressions Your Ancestors Used? (Part 2)

By Jessica Edwards on December 6, 2021

In this article (Part 2), Jessica Edwards continues her discussion of the meanings and origins of idioms (figurative phrases) that our ancestors used... (Read More)

Photo: the Pilgrim Maiden, Brewster Gardens, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Credit: the New York Public Library's Digital Library; Wikimedia Commons.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part VII (conclusion)

By Melissa Berry on December 3, 2021

Melissa Berry concludes her story about a dispute that broke out at an aristocratic luncheon when a grande dame insulted the women of the Mayflower... (Read More)

Photo: Corporal Henry Bake Jr. (left) and Private First Class George H. Kirk, Navajo Indians serving with a Marine Signal Unit, operate a portable radio set in a clearing they've just hacked in the dense jungle close behind the front lines during WWII. Credit: National Archives.

The Unbreakable Code: Navajo Code Talkers in WWII

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 30, 2021

To celebrate the last day of Native American Heritage Month, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the Navajo Code Talkers and their key role in WWII... (Read More)

Photo: oven-roasted turkey. Credit: M. Rehemtulla; Wikimedia Commons.

Goodbye Turkey: Surprise in a Box of Vintage Recipe Cards

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 29, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find recipes to use up that leftover holiday turkey... (Read More)

Photo: cranberry sauce. Credit: Veganbaking.net; Wikimedia Commons.

Cranberries: Reimagining a Thanksgiving Food Tradition

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 24, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find vintage recipes for many types of cranberry sauce, relish, etc... (Read More)

Illustration: "Thanksgiving at Plymouth," by Jennie A. Brownscombe, 1925. Credit: National Museum of Women in the Arts; Wikimedia Commons.

Thanksgiving Mayflower Story

By Melissa Berry on November 22, 2021

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the origins of the Pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving in America... (Read More)