Remembering Abigail Adams for Women’s History Month
By Jane Cook on March 30, 2020
To help celebrate Women’s History Month, Jane Hampton Cook gives context to Abigail Adams’s letter to her husband John to “Remember the Ladies.”.. (Read More)
Plymouth Colony Facts: Learn the Truth about Your Pilgrim Ancestors
By Sarah Stevens on March 27, 2020
Let’s get the facts straight! Where was Plymouth Colony and who founded it? We’re confirming all Plymouth Colony facts now... (Read More)
More Hopkins Saga: Minister’s Wife Battles Edward Searles
By Melissa Berry on March 26, 2020
Melissa Davenport Berry continues the story of the legal fight over the huge fortune left by railroad magnate Mark Hopkins, focusing on Maria Bresee... (Read More)
A Genealogist’s Perspective: Documenting This Pandemic
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 25, 2020
Gena Philibert-Ortega describes ways genealogists can document their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic for the benefit of our descendants... (Read More)
Health Tips from Our Ancestors: The 1918 Flu Pandemic
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on March 24, 2020
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to learn health and safety tips that our ancestors used to cope with the 1918 Flu Pandemic... (Read More)
Scams to Get the Hopkins Fortune: Seances, Table Tipping, and Slate Writing
By Melissa Berry on March 20, 2020
Melissa Davenport Berry continues the story of the huge fortune left by railroad magnate Mark Hopkins, focusing on adopted son Timothy Hopkins’ lawsuit... (Read More)
Genealogy during Quarantine: 5 Things to Do When the Library Is Closed
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 19, 2020
To help cope with coronavirus quarantine, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes five ways genealogists can use library services when the building is closed... (Read More)
In the 1st U.S. Epidemic, Alexander Hamilton Leveraged Newspapers to Save Lives
By Jane Cook on March 18, 2020
Jane Hampton Cook writes about the Yellow Fever Epidemic that hit Philadelphia in 1793, very relevant in light of the current Coronavirus pandemic... (Read More)
Important Irish Genealogy Resource: Griffith’s Valuation
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 17, 2020
To help celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about Griffith’s Valuation, a valuable tool for researching your Irish ancestors... (Read More)
