Photo: the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, designed by Cass Gilbert. Credit: Mulad; Wikimedia Commons.

Minnesota Gained Statehood at a Troubled Time

By Tony Pettinato on May 11, 2021

An article about the admission of Minnesota as the Union’s 32nd state on 11 May 1858 in the midst of the controversy over slavery... (Read More)

Illustration: Paul Revere, by John Singleton Copley, 1768. Credit: Museum of Fine Arts; Wikimedia Commons.

On This Day: Revolutionary Patriot Paul Revere Died

By Tony Pettinato on May 10, 2021

An article about the death of American Revolution patriot Paul Revere, he of the famous “midnight ride,” at the age of 83 on 10 May 1818... (Read More)

Photo: a family heirloom, and old china bowl

Family Heirlooms: What Did You Inherit from Mom?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 7, 2021

In this article – in honor of Mother’s Day – Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about documenting and caring for family heirlooms inherited from your mother... (Read More)

Photo: (clockwise from top): habanero, chipotle and chimichurri salsa. Credit: Popo le Chien; Wikimedia Commons.

A Cinco de Mayo Menu

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 5, 2021

In this article – to help celebrate Cinco de Mayo – Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find delicious recipes for food and drink... (Read More)

Illustration: "Cassandra Southwick in court before the magistrates," from the Boston Globe, 23 October 1923.

Persecuted Quakers in Colonial America

By Melissa Berry on May 4, 2021

Melissa Berry writes about the punishments endured by the Southwick family at the hands of 17th century Puritan authorities in the town of Salem, MA... (Read More)

Photo: Frederick Fanning Ayer, from “Men of New York,” Volume 2, p. 41, George E. Mathews, New York, 1898. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

A Monument for Persecuted Quakers Upsets Salem, MA

By Melissa Berry on April 30, 2021

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a controversial monument to the 17th century persecuted Quakers that the town of Salem, Massachusetts, rejected... (Read More)

Photo: Nathaniel Sylvester monument on Shelter Island, New York. Credit: The Great Ancestral Hunt; Laura George.

Nathaniel Sylvester, ‘Lord of Shelter’ for 17th Century Quakers

By Melissa Berry on April 28, 2021

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Nathaniel Sylvester, who sheltered persecuted Quakers on his island home, Shelter Island, in the 17th century... (Read More)

Easy Guide to Citing Sources in Genealogy, Part IV

By Jessica Edwards on April 27, 2021

In this article – the fourth in a four-part series – Jessica Edwards gives tips for creating citations for your genealogy research... (Read More)

Photo: detail from a Carte de Visite of John Wilkes Booth, undated. Credit: Black & Case; Wikimedia Commons.

Editorials about the Death of John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln’s Assassin

By Tony Pettinato on April 26, 2021

Editorials about the shooting death of John Wilkes Booth on 26 April 1865, 12 days after Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln... (Read More)