Illustration: a portrait of Captain Joseph White. Courtesy of Peabody Essex Museum; photo taken by staff member Ben Arlander.

A Spooky Real-Life Murder Mystery, Part III

By Melissa Berry on November 2, 2021

Melissa Berry continues her story about a murder that happened in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1830 and shocked the country, focusing on the trial... (Read More)

Photo: close-up of the cover art for the album “Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House.” Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

The Sounds of Halloween

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 29, 2021

In this article – to help celebrate Halloween this Sunday – Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about some of the sounds that accompany this holiday... (Read More)

Illustration: image of the murder of Captain Joseph White from "Trials of Capt. Joseph J. Knapp, Jr. and George Crowninshield, Esq. for the murder of Capt. Joseph White of Salem, on the night of the sixth of April 1830." Charles Elms, 1830, page 20.

A Spooky Real-Life Murder Mystery for Halloween, Part II

By Melissa Berry on October 28, 2021

In this article, Melissa Berry continues her story about a spooky murder mystery that happened in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1830 and shocked the country... (Read More)

Photo: Gardner-Pingree House, 128 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts. Image from the Frank Cousins Collection, Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts. Courtesy of Digital Commonwealth.

A Spooky Real-Life Murder Mystery for Halloween, Part I

By Melissa Berry on October 26, 2021

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a spooky murder mystery that happened in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1830 and shocked the country... (Read More)

Photo: cookbooks from Pillsbury's Bake-Off contests, from the collection of Gena Philibert-Ortega. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

Foodies Rejoice: The 1st Pillsbury Bake-Off

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 25, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a cooking contest that has become an American tradition: the Pillsbury Bake-Off... (Read More)

Illustration: Sequoyah with a writing tablet depicting his writing system for the Cherokee language. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Learning about Native American Newspapers: The ‘Cherokee Advocate’

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 22, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about an important newspaper in Native American – and U.S. – history: the “Cherokee Advocate.”.. (Read More)

Photo: Nina Olds Enegren. Courtesy of her granddaughter Sandra Taylor.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part VI

By Melissa Berry on October 20, 2021

In this article, Melissa Berry continues her series profiling descendants of the Mayflower settlers, focusing on the White, Enegren and Olds families... (Read More)

Photo: a column of the U.S. 1st Marine Division moves through Chinese lines during their breakout from the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War, December 1950. Credit: Corporal Peter McDonald, USMC; Wikimedia Commons.

U.N. Troops Surprised by China’s Entry into Korean War

By Tony Pettinato on October 19, 2021

An article about how thousands of Chinese troops entered North Korea on 19 October 1950 to oppose South Korean and U.N. forces during the Korean War... (Read More)

Photo: Mayflower generations: Louisa Boren Denny (1827-1916) with her great-great-grandnephew, Rolland Denny Lamping (1907-1980), son of George Butler Lamping and Edith Dillon Denny and the great-grandson of Arthur and Mary Ann Denny in Seattle, circa 1912. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part V

By Melissa Berry on October 18, 2021

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series profiling descendants of the Mayflower settlers, focusing on the pioneers who founded Seattle, Washington... (Read More)