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Genealogy: A Family Affair!

By Jessica Edwards on March 23, 2021

In this article, Jessica Edwards describes two activities to get the whole family involved in exploring and documenting your family history... (Read More)

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Celebrating Nancy Green, the Original Aunt Jemima

By Jane Cook on March 22, 2021

In this article, Jane Hampton Cook searches old newspapers to learn more about Nancy Green, the original Aunt Jemima, and the times she lived in... (Read More)

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Veteran WAC: ‘American Dame of the Month’

By Melissa Berry on March 19, 2021

Melissa Berry writes about Camilla Nelsen Mays Frank, a WWII heroine who stayed active and committed for the rest of her long, remarkable life... (Read More)

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Catch the Genealogy Fever!

By Jessica Edwards on March 18, 2021

In this article, Jessica Edwards provides four easy steps to start your own family tree... (Read More)

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What’s on Your St. Patrick’s Day Menu?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 16, 2021

In this article – in honor of St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow – Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find Irish recipes to help you celebrate... (Read More)

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On This Day: Maine Enters Union as Part of Slavery Compromise

By Tony Pettinato on March 15, 2021

Maine became the 23rd state on 15 March 1820, its statehood part of the balance between pro- and anti-slavery forces known as the Missouri Compromise... (Read More)

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Colonial Massachusetts Paternity Cases: The Endicott Story, Part II

By Melissa Berry on March 12, 2021

Melissa Davenport Berry continues showing how paternity cases affected life in Colonial Massachusetts, concluding her story of the Endicott family... (Read More)

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On This Day, Winter’s Fury: The Great Blizzard of 1888

By Tony Pettinato on March 11, 2021

An article about the Great Blizzard of 1888, a massive four-day storm on the East Coast that dumped up to five feet of snow!.. (Read More)

Illustration: “Endicott and the Red Cross,” by William Allen Wall, 1853. Credit: New Bedford Whaling Museum.

Colonial Massachusetts Paternity Cases: The Endicott Story

By Melissa Berry on March 9, 2021

Melissa Davenport Berry continues showing how paternity cases affected life in Colonial Massachusetts, describing the case of the Endicott family... (Read More)

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