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Illustration: witchcraft trial at Salem Village. The central figure in this 1876 illustration of the courtroom is usually identified as Mary Walcott. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

1692 Salem Witch Trials: Stearns Sisters & Their Ancestors

By Melissa Berry on August 6, 2025

Melissa Berry writes about the Stearns sisters, who had ancestors accused – and some executed – for witchcraft during the 1692-93 Salem witch trials... (Read More)

Photo: Provincetown, Massachusetts, town crier Walter Smith. Credit: Provincetown History Preservation Project.

Scrapbook Photos of Provincetown, Massachusetts (part 4)

By Melissa Berry on August 5, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry shares photos and stories of life long ago in Provincetown, Massachusetts... (Read More)

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August Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 151 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on August 4, 2025

An article (with a complete title list) about the new content from 151 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online archives in August 2025... (Read More)

Illustration: Ousamequin, or “Massasoit” (Wampanoag term for “Great Sachem”) and Governor John Carver smoking a ceremonial pipe at Plymouth Colony in 1621. Credit: Sutro Library; Wikimedia Commons.

Medicine Man of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head: Napoleon Madison (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on July 31, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on the Wampanoag Tribe, focusing on Napoleon Bonapart Madison, chief medicine man from Gay Head (Aquinnah)... (Read More)

Illustration: Ousamequin, or “Massasoit” (Wampanoag term for “Great Sachem”) and Governor John Carver smoking a ceremonial pipe at Plymouth Colony in 1621. Credit: Sutro Library; Wikimedia Commons.

Mayflower Descendants & the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (part 11)

By Melissa Berry on July 30, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on the genealogy of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, focusing on the Bearse, Mills, Coombs, and Foxx family lines... (Read More)

Illustration: family tree template. Credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Free Printable Family Tree Templates

By GenealogyBank on July 29, 2025

This article explains how to use a free family tree template and how to find them online... (Read More)

Illustration: Vermont state flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

A Tragedy in Vermont: The Death of Josiah Warren

By James Pylant on July 28, 2025

In this article, James Pylant writes about an 1827 Vermont tragedy that is eerily connected to a 1980 Texas tragedy... (Read More)

Illustration: family tree template. Credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Filling the Gaps in Your Family Tree

By GenealogyBank on July 28, 2025

GenealogyBank’s large collections of newspapers and government records help you fill in the gaps in your family’s past... (Read More)

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

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 48 (part 5)

By Melissa Berry on July 25, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, again featuring the Hopkins family with more court drama over a contested will... (Read More)

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