Illustration: Captain Charles Hart. Credit: Francis B. C. Bradlee.

The Mystery of the ‘New Priscilla’ & Capt. Hart

By Melissa Berry on August 25, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the fateful encounter between Capt. Hart and his crew with pirates in the West Indies in 1829... (Read More)

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

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 49 (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on August 20, 2025

Melissa Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing again on the millionaire inventors the Ball brothers, descendants of William Bradford... (Read More)

Photo: the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Credit: Mulad; Wikimedia Commons.

Minnesota Archives: 458 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on August 19, 2025

An article (with a complete title list) about the 458 Minnesota newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 49 (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on August 18, 2025

Melissa Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on the millionaire inventors the Ball brothers, descendants of William Bradford... (Read More)

Photo: an ambrotype of Jacob Hamblin recently discovered in the private collection of Ipson Dodd. It was first shared at the 2019 Jacob Hamblin Family Reunion in St. George, Utah, hosted by the Jacob Hamblin Legacy Organization. Photo credit: Jacob Allred.

Jacob Hamblin: ‘Mayflower’ and Wampanoag Connections? (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on August 15, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Jacob Hamblin, a Mormon pioneer known as the “Buckskin Apostle,” focusing on his fifth wife, Louisa Bonelli... (Read More)

Photo: interviewing an older female relative. Credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Genealogy Tips: Interviewing Living Relatives

By Katie Rebecca Merkley on August 14, 2025

Katie Rebecca Merkley gives tips for interviewing relatives and emphasizes the importance of doing this soon – especially with your older relatives... (Read More)

Photo: Jacob Hamblin. Credit: Canyonconnections; Wikimedia Commons.

Jacob Hamblin: ‘Mayflower’ and Wampanoag Connections? (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on August 13, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Jacob Hamblin, a Mormon pioneer known as the “Buckskin Apostle” with possible Wampanoag and Mayflower family lines... (Read More)

Photo: the Michigan State Capitol, Lansing, Michigan. Credit: Brian Charles Watson; Wikimedia Commons.

Michigan Archives: 312 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on August 12, 2025

An article (with a complete title list) about the 312 Michigan newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Photo: birth record, University of Pittsburgh Library System. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

University Archives for Genealogy Research? Yes!

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 11, 2025

Gena Philibert-Ortega describes a genealogy resource often overlooked by family historians: genealogical records in university or college archives... (Read More)