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Photo: William Howard Taft, 27th President of the United States, by Harris & Ewing. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

U.S. President William Taft’s Mayflower and Edward Rawson Family Line

By Melissa Berry on September 28, 2021

In this article, Melissa Berry writes about U.S. President William Howard Taft’s family connections to the Mayflower and the Edward Rawson family line... (Read More)

Photo: Patillas, Puerto Rico. Credit: Oquendo; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: Researching Puerto Rican Ancestors

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 27, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for Puerto Rican genealogy, especially explaining the Latin American tradition of surnames... (Read More)

Illustration: a close-up of a portrait of Rebecca Rawson, by the Freake Painter, c. 1670. Courtesy of the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

Rebecca Rawson: Rogue Romance in Colonial America

By Melissa Berry on September 24, 2021

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the misfortune that befell Rebecca Rawson in 17th century Colonial America... (Read More)

Illustration: "The American National Game of Baseball -- Grand Match for the Championship," depiction of a baseball game at the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, NJ. One of the teams is probably the New York Knickerbockers. Lithograph by Currier & Ives, c. 1866. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

1st ‘Modern’ Baseball Club, N.Y. Knickerbockers, Founded in 1845

By Tony Pettinato on September 23, 2021

An article about the first “modern” baseball club, the New York Knickerbockers, being founded by Alexander Cartwright on 23 September 1845... (Read More)

Illustration: close-up of a portrait of Edward Rawson, by the Freake Painter, c. 1670. Credit: New England Historic Genealogical Society; Wikimedia Commons.

Puritan Edward Rawson’s Family Bible

By Melissa Berry on September 21, 2021

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the family Bible of Edward Rawson (1615-1693), chosen the first secretary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1650... (Read More)

Illustration: a researcher using a computer

Genealogy Tip: Use More than One Source; a Case Study, Part II

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 20, 2021

In Part II of this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega uses a case study from her own research to show the importance of using more than once source... (Read More)

Illustration: a researcher using a computer

Genealogy Tip: Use More than One Source; a Case Study, Part I

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 17, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega uses a case study from her own family history research to show the importance of using more than once source... (Read More)

Illustration: the Hart sisters, painted by Lee Lufkin Kaula in Essex, 1904. Courtesy of Carolyn Hart Wood private collection.

Descendant of Old MA Family Line Treasures Portraits

By Melissa Berry on September 15, 2021

Melissa Berry writes about Carolyn Hart Wood, from one of the oldest families in MA, and two charming portraits she has from her family’s past... (Read More)

Illustration: General Winfield Scott leads American troops into Mexico City on 14 September 1847, entering the Plaza de la Constitución; the Metropolitan Cathedral is in the background. Credit: Carl Nebel; Wikimedia Commons.

U.S. Captures Mexico City: Decisive Blow of Mexican-American War

By Tony Pettinato on September 14, 2021

An article about the fall of Mexico City on 14 September 1847 to American troops led by General Winfield Scott in the Mexican-American War... (Read More)

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