In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find letters from our ancestors, sometimes printed long after they were written... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega show how helpful obituaries – even very short ones – can be with your family history research... (Read More)
An article about Sonia Thresher Richardson, who was a direct descendant of Mayflower Pilgrim John Alden... (Read More)
In this article, to mark National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find delicious chocolate chip cookie recipes... (Read More)
An article about Peter Brier, who participated in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga during the American Revolutionary War... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega explains how the mortality schedule, part of the U.S. census, can help with your family history research... (Read More)
An article about a family heirloom: a piece of embroidery that Esther Stoddard made c. 1750, when she was about 12 years old... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides a list of questions to ask at your next family gathering, an important part of family history research... (Read More)
An article about Joseph Appleby, whose home in Dobbs Ferry, New York, was used as George Washington’s war headquarters in 1781... (Read More)
