Illustration: portrait of Ben: Perley Poore in private collection, courtesy of Rick Cardinal, N.H.

Ben: Perley Poore’s Georgia Scandal

By Melissa Berry on May 12, 2020

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry tells the story of the famed journalist Benjamin Poore – and the scandal he endured in Georgia... (Read More)

Photo: a classroom at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Malate269; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy 101: Debunking Certain Genealogy Myths

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 8, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega talks about genealogy myths – stories that are part of many people’s family histories that aren’t actually true... (Read More)

Photo: Marguerite Greeley Russell and James George Zafris sitting in their store. Credit: James Zafris Jr.

The Story of Zafris: A Sweet Couple Worth Remembering

By Melissa Berry on May 7, 2020

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry tells the story of James and Marguerite Zafris and their sweet shops in Newburyport, Massachusetts... (Read More)

Photo: barbacoa tacos. Credit: Paul Goyette; Wikimedia Commons.

Taco Tuesday on Cinco de Mayo

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 5, 2020

In this article – to help celebrate Cinco de Mayo & Taco Tuesday – Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find a variety of taco recipes... (Read More)

Photo: the Porter-Phelps-Huntington Mansion, aka “Forty Acres,” in Hadley, Massachusetts. Credit: John Phelan; Wikimedia Commons.

It’s Haunted! The Ghosts at the Porter-Phelps-Huntington Mansion?

By Melissa Berry on May 1, 2020

Melissa Davenport Berry tells the story of the gentle ghosts that seem to haunt the Porter-Phelps-Huntington house in Hadley, Massachusetts... (Read More)

Photo: third grader at the Elmer Avenue Elementary School in Schenectady, New York. Credit: Philip Bonn; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Looking Back in Time: Letters Children Wrote during the 1918 Flu Pandemic

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on April 30, 2020

Mary Harrell-Sesniak finds letters children wrote during the 1918 Flu Pandemic to, hopefully, bring a smile to our readers in this tough time... (Read More)

Illustration: the family tree of Ludwig Herzog von Württemberg (ruled 1568–1593), by Jakob Lederlein, 1585. Credit: Landesmuseum Württemberg; Robert Uhland; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy 101: Online Family Trees

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 29, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes different types of family trees and their advantages... (Read More)

Photo: Edward Searles and Mary (Hopkins) Searles

Kin of America’s Richest Widow Battle Edward Searles in Probate Court

By Melissa Berry on April 28, 2020

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the probate fight by 21 unhappy relatives over the huge fortune left by railroad magnate Mark Hopkins... (Read More)

Photo: Kermit “Duke” Ellison (left) with Grover C. Gauntt Jr. at Camp Roberts, California, 1943. Credit: Casey Gauntt.

The WWII Mystery of ‘Duke’ Ellison Finally Solved, Part II

By Guest Author on April 24, 2020

Vernon Case Gauntt concludes his story of discovering who “Duke” was – the unknown friend who appears in photos and letters from his Dad during WWII... (Read More)