Illustration: Seal of the United States Bureau of the Census. Credit: United States Bureau of the Census; Wikimedia Commons.

Census Records: A Powerful Tool for Genealogy, Part III

By Jessica Edwards on June 15, 2021

In this article, Jessica Edwards wraps up her three-part article giving tips for finding and using census records in your genealogy research... (Read More)

Illustration: depiction of the story of Betsy Ross presenting the first American flag to General George Washington, by Edward Percy Moran, c. 1917. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Flag Day: How Betsy Ross Came to Be Known as the First Flag Maker

By Jane Cook on June 14, 2021

In this article, for Flag Day, Jane Hampton Cook searches old newspapers to learn more about the apocryphal story of Betsy Ross and America’s first flag... (Read More)

Photo: slate gravestone of Josiah Leavitt (1679–1717), Hingham Center Cemetery, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Credit: dee E. Warenycia; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: What Does a Gravestone Tell Us?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 11, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the family history information and clues gravestones provide... (Read More)

Census Records: A Powerful Tool for Genealogy, Part II

By Jessica Edwards on June 10, 2021

In this article, Jessica Edwards continues giving tips for finding and using census records in your genealogy research... (Read More)

Census Records: A Powerful Tool for Genealogy, Part I

By Jessica Edwards on June 8, 2021

In this article, Jessica Edwards gives tips for finding and using census records in your genealogy research... (Read More)

Photo: wooden grave marker in Oakwood Cemetery, Denton, Texas. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

Genealogy Dilemma: The Problem with Cemeteries

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 7, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about problems trying to find your ancestor’s burial site, and gives tips on how to proceed... (Read More)

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

Obituaries Can Be Different – Keep Looking for All of Them

By Jessica Edwards on June 4, 2021

In this article, Jessica Edwards gives tips for finding and using obituaries in your genealogy research... (Read More)

Photo: marker for the Friends Burial Ground on Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Credit: Ryan McBride; Salem News.

Rare Quaker Bible from Early Colonial Days

By Melissa Berry on June 3, 2021

Melissa Berry continues her story about the persecution of Quakers by the 17th century Puritan authorities, focusing on the Buffum family Bible... (Read More)

Photo: the Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier in Washington Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Credit: Ken Thomas; Wikimedia Commons.

Memorial Day: Remembering Those Who Died in the American Revolution

By Jane Cook on June 1, 2021

Jane Hampton Cook – inspired by yesterday’s commemoration of Memorial Day – did some research to honor slain soldiers of the American Revolutionary War... (Read More)