Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Anna Green Winslow, a young woman in Colonial Boston who became a fervent supporter of the American Revolution... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find recipes for regional Thanksgiving dishes... (Read More)
Melissa Berry writes about research on the 1683 Jackman-Willett House in Newbury that uncovered the background story of an 18th century felt hat... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for researching your ancestors in German American newspapers, even if you don’t speak German... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the research she did to unravel the mystery of her great-grandfather’s Kewpie doll tattoo... (Read More)
An article about Nellie Bly racing around the world in 1889-90 to beat Jules Verne’s record in the 1873 novel “Around the World in Eighty Days.”.. (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the Foster scandal: a family Bible and evidence dug up from a grave used to prove a probate case... (Read More)
An article about the fatal Antarctic expedition of Captain Robert F. Scott in 1912 that ended with the deaths of five men... (Read More)
Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about Armistice Day/Veterans Day, and gives tips for celebrating the holiday with some family history research... (Read More)
