Gena Philibert-Ortega provides genealogy tips for researching cemeteries that she learned while writing a book about cemeteries in eastern California... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the famous Nabisco cracker/cookie company, starting with John Pearson’s mill in 1643... (Read More)
In this article, Jane Hampton Cook writes about an example of press freedom in early America, involving George Washington and James Rivington... (Read More)
An article about John Willis Menard, who on 3 November 1868 nearly became the nation’s first African American elected to Congress... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about “trick or treating” from earlier times... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about the 1692 Salem Witch Trials, focusing this time on the family connections of Ruthie Stearns... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the archaeological dig exploring the Salem Witch Trials in present-day Danvers, Massachusetts... (Read More)
An article about the Mormon War of 1838 and the order of Missouri Gov. Lilburn Boggs that the Mormons “must be exterminated or driven from the state.”.. (Read More)
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak provides a genealogy tip to help you understand and find delayed birth certificates... (Read More)
