Illustration: Penobscot Indian Island Reservation, Maine, from a postcard c. 1930-1945. Credit: Tichnor Brothers collection, Boston Public Library; Wikimedia Commons.

Tracing the Penobscot Nation (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on September 24, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot Indian Tribes of Maine, focusing on the Neptune family lines... (Read More)

Photo: male ancestors. Credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Michael Name Meaning: Archangel Origins and Leadership Traits

By GenealogyBank on September 23, 2025

Uncover the meaning of the name Michael, from its archangel origins, and start tracing your family’s story with GenealogyBank today... (Read More)

Photo: covered wagon. Credit: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives; Wikimedia Commons.

Fearless Frontiers: ‘It Reads like Fiction – But All So True’ (part 3)

By James Pylant on September 22, 2025

In this article, James Pylant describes the shocking conclusion to the extraordinary life and adventures of a relative on his family tree: Harry Wham... (Read More)

Tracing the Penobscot Nation (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on September 18, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry begins a new series about the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot Indian Tribes of Maine... (Read More)

Painting: “Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor,” by William Halsall, 1882. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 48 (part 6)

By Melissa Berry on September 17, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, writing more about the Hopkins family line and the court drama over a contested will... (Read More)

Fearless Frontiers: ‘It Reads like Fiction – But All So True’ (part 2)

By James Pylant on September 16, 2025

In this article, James Pylant writes more about the extraordinary life and adventures of a relative on his family tree, Harry Wham... (Read More)

Fearless Frontiers: ‘It Reads like Fiction – But All So True’ (part 1)

By James Pylant on September 15, 2025

In this article, James Pylant writes about the extraordinary life and adventures of a relative in his family tree, Harry Wham... (Read More)

Illustration: map showing John Gorham's Point, Halifax, Nova Scotia, by M. Harris, 1750. Credit: Nova Scotia Archives; Wikimedia Commons.

Gorham’s Rangers Revisited (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on September 12, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry explores America’s colonial history, focusing on Captain John Gorham and his Native American Rangers... (Read More)

September Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 65 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on September 11, 2025

An article (with a complete title list) about the new content from 65 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online archives in September 2025... (Read More)