Photo: Nathaniel Haskell’s gravestone, Lower Corner Cemetery, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine. Source: Find a Grave.

My 5th-Great-Grandfather Lt. Nathaniel Haskell in the American Revolution

By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 18, 2017

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about his ancestor Nathaniel Haskell, who served in the American Revolutionary War... (Read More)

Photo: an old family Bible. Credit: Thomas Jay Kemp.

Genealogy Tip: Find Family Bible Records Printed in Newspapers

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on December 15, 2017

An article by Mary Harrell-Sesniak about finding records from family Bibles that were printed in old newspapers... (Read More)

Photo: a California wildfire, 5 September 2008. Credit: Bureau of Land Management; Wikimedia Commons.

What Would You Take? Evacuating Your Genealogy in an Emergency

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 13, 2017

Having to evacuate her home due to the California wildfires, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about saving genealogy records and heirlooms in an emergency... (Read More)

Photo: Meetinghouse, New Gloucester, Maine. Credit: Gerda Peterich; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Discovering My Haskell Relatives in New Gloucester, Maine

By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 12, 2017

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about researching his Haskell relatives in New Gloucester, Maine, using old newspapers... (Read More)

Photo: boy in front of a menorah, c. 1955. Credit: PikiWiki - Israel free image collection project; Wikimedia Commons.

Some Ideas for Celebrating Hanukkah

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 11, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about food and activities your whole family can enjoy for this special Jewish holiday... (Read More)

Detail from an illustration: “Drawing of a Forsyth rifleman at French Creek with Bartlett’s Point in background and British war ship.” Source: Thousand Island Life.

My Ancestor Died in the War of 1812

By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 8, 2017

I recently discovered that my ancestor Tristram C. Goodwin died in the War of 1812 by searching for him using GenealogyBank and free sources online... (Read More)

Photo: the USS Arizona burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. Credit: National Archives and Records Administration; Wikimedia Commons.

1941 Newspaper Editorial Condemns Japan for Pearl Harbor Attack

By Tony Pettinato on December 7, 2017

An editorial urging the American people to steel themselves for the struggle ahead after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941... (Read More)

Photo: a microwave oven by Kenmore. Credit: Consumer Reports; Wikimedia Commons.

Did You Know Today Is National Microwave Oven Day?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 6, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a “space age” cooking invention that is now commonplace in almost all homes: the microwave oven... (Read More)

Photo: Gravestone of Noah Marsh, West Ridge Cemetery, Cornville, Somerset County, Maine. Source: Find a Grave.

Researching My Revolutionary War Ancestor Noah Marsh

By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 4, 2017

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about his fifth-great-grandfather Noah Marsh (1755-1830), who was a Revolutionary War soldier and the father of 13 children... (Read More)