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

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 47 (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on June 20, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, featuring the Alden Kindred Society family reunion held in California in 1929... (Read More)

Photo: the Maryland State House, Annapolis, Maryland. Credit: Upstateherd; Wikimedia Commons.

Maryland Archives: 284 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on June 19, 2025

An article (with a complete title list) about the 284 Maryland newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 43 (part 5)

By Melissa Berry on June 18, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, again focusing on Michael Sabot, a descendant of William Brewster... (Read More)

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 43 (part 4)

By Melissa Berry on June 17, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on Michael Sabot, a descendant of William Brewster... (Read More)

Photo: replica ducking stool at Leominster, England; last used in 1809. Credit: John Phillips; Wikimedia Commons.

The Ducking Stool: Colonial Cure for the Common Scold (part 2)

By James Pylant on June 16, 2025

In this article, James Pylant continues exploring a form of humiliation and punishment used by our colonial ancestors to chastise “public scolds.”.. (Read More)

In Memory of the Pilgrim Fathers: Early Plymouth History (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on June 13, 2025

Melissa Berry continues her series on the Founding Fathers of Plymouth Colony, featuring William Brewster, William Bradford, and early Plymouth history... (Read More)

Photo: the Maine State House, Augusta, Maine. Credit: Quintin Soloviev; Wikimedia Commons.

Maine Archives: 160 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on June 12, 2025

An article (with a complete title list) about the 160 Maine newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

In Memory of the Pilgrim Fathers: John Alden (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on June 11, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her new series about the Founding Fathers of Plymouth Colony, featuring John Alden... (Read More)

In Memory of the Pilgrim Fathers: William Brewster (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on June 10, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry begins a new series about the Founding Fathers of Plymouth Colony, starting with Elder William Brewster... (Read More)