Photo: second of the four Kennedy and Nixon televised debates, which took place at NBC's WRC-TV studio in Washington, D.C. on 7 October 1960. Credit: United Press International; Wikimedia Commons.

America’s First Presidential Debate

By Jane Cook on October 22, 2020

Introduction: In this article, Jane Hampton Cook writes about the first-ever presidential debate: Nixon v. Kennedy on 26 September 1960... (Read More)

Montage: Biddle family members from images in "Tony Biddle of Philadelphia." Credit: Melissa Davenport Berry.

The Biddle Philadelphia Line & the Shepard Family

By Melissa Berry on October 21, 2020

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series about one of the oldest families in America, the Biddles, and their connection to the Shepard family... (Read More)

Illustration: official presidential portrait of Woodrow Wilson, by Frank Graham Cootes, 1913. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Another President Stricken during a Pandemic: Woodrow Wilson & the Spanish Flu

By Jane Cook on October 20, 2020

In this article, Jane Hampton Cook searches old newspapers to learn about another president stricken during a pandemic: Woodrow Wilson... (Read More)

Photo: Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker sponsored by the Valley Lode District, California Garden Clubs Inc. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

Honoring Our Armed Forces: Blue Star Memorial Highways

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 16, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about Blue Star Memorial Highways, a way to honor our armed forces beginning with WWII... (Read More)

Illustration: “Submarine Torpedo Boat H.L. Hunley, Dec. 6, 1863” by Conrad Wise Chapman. Credit: American Civil War Museum – Chapman Paintings Portfolio; Wikimedia Commons.

On This Day: Confederate Submarine Sank with Horace Hunley, Inventor

By Tony Pettinato on October 15, 2020

Confederate engineer Horace Hunley, who invented the submarine that made the 1st successful attack, died on 15 October 1863 during a training run... (Read More)

The 1st Generation of Philadelphia Biddles & the Scull Family

By Melissa Berry on October 14, 2020

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series about one of the oldest families in America, the Biddles, and their connection to the Scull family... (Read More)

Photo: Like any other grandmother, skilled worker Eva Smuda enjoys the "children's hour" each day, and her work never leaves her too tired for those games of make-believe with five-year-old Barbara, 1942. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Genealogy Tip: Newspaper Articles about Visiting Grandparents

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on October 13, 2020

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak provides a genealogy tip to help you find your sometimes-elusive female ancestors in old newspapers... (Read More)

Illustration: a researcher using a computer

Genealogy Tip: Correct Spelling Isn’t Everything

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 9, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the time she misspelled her ancestor’s name in her search – and the benefits of making that “mistake.”.. (Read More)

Quaker Trailblazers: The Unconventional Biddles

By Melissa Berry on October 7, 2020

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry begins a series about one of the oldest and most storied families in America: the Biddles... (Read More)