Photo: an English Victorian-era Valentine card located in the Museum of London, c. 1870. Credit: rgEbfucR4wKBlg; Wikimedia Commons.

It Happened on St. Valentine’s Day (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on February 6, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry describes the 1895 Valentine’s Day Blizzard in Texas. Cattle froze, trains were stopped – but valentines got delivered! .. (Read More)

It Happened on St. Valentine’s Day (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on February 5, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry describes some events that happened on February 14, the date of St. Valentine’s Day... (Read More)

Illustration: the European conger, heaviest of all eels. Credit: “Les Poisson” by Gervais et Boulart, 1877; Wikimedia Commons.

Foods Our Ancestors Ate: Eel Anyone?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 4, 2025

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find eel recipes that our ancestors enjoyed... (Read More)

February Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 45 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on February 3, 2025

An article (with a complete title list) about the new content from 45 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online archives in February 2025. .. (Read More)

Illustration: the Bates sisters on the cover of “Harper’s Weekly,” 1878, illustration by E. A. Abbey. Credit: Scituate Historical Society.

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Scrapbook (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on January 30, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues exploring a DAR scrapbook created by Mary Louisa Foster (Nash) Power, showing lots of old photos... (Read More)

Illustration: close-up of the portrait of Chief Justice William Cushing. Credit: Supreme Court Historical Society, Washington, D.C.

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Scrapbook (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on January 29, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry begins to explore a DAR scrapbook created by Mary Louisa Foster (Nash) Power... (Read More)

Illustration: a woman seated at her desk using a computer

Genealogy Case Study: Mistake I Made, Family Info I Uncovered (part 2)

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 28, 2025

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives more genealogy tips based on research she’s done recently on her own family tree... (Read More)

Genealogy Case Study: Mistake I Made, Family Info I Uncovered (part 1)

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 27, 2025

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives genealogy tips based on research she’s done recently on her own family tree... (Read More)

Photo: Robert Burns Monument in Dorchester Square, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Credit: Emdx; Wikimedia Commons.

Robert Burns Night Tomorrow – Are You Celebrating?

By Melissa Berry on January 24, 2025

Melissa Berry describes how Burns Night – honoring the Scottish poet Robert Burns – has been celebrated for over 200 years; “Auld Lang Syne” indeed!.. (Read More)