Photos: Oakes Agnus Coombs Jr. and his wife Amanda Pocknett, daughter of Nathan Pocknett and Eleanor Hicks. She was the widow of Thomas William Gardner. These photos were featured in the 125th Anniversary of Mashpee Celebration 1995. Credit: Town of Mashpee, Massachusetts, Archives.

Thomas Tupper: Missionary to Plymouth Colony Indians

By Melissa Berry on September 20, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Thomas Tupper, a missionary to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in the Plymouth Colony... (Read More)

Richard Bourne: Missionary to Plymouth Colony Indians

By Melissa Berry on September 18, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Richard Bourne, a missionary to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in the Plymouth Colony... (Read More)

Photo: Independence Hall's Assembly Room, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Credit: Antoine Taveneaux; Wikimedia Commons.

For Constitution Day: How Newspapers Covered the 1787 Constitutional Convention

By Jane Cook on September 17, 2024

In this article for Constitution Day, Jane Hampton Cook tells the story of how 55 delegates in 1787 created and signed the U.S. Constitution... (Read More)

Photo: the large 15-star, 15-stripe "Star-Spangled Banner" flag that inspired Francis Scott Key's poem (which became the lyrics of the U.S. national anthem) when it flew above Fort McHenry in the 1814 Battle of Baltimore. Shown here on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of History and Technology, around 1964. Credit: Smithsonian Institution Archives; Wikimedia Commons.

210th Anniversary of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’

By Jane Cook on September 16, 2024

In this article, Jane Hampton Cook tells the story of how Francis Scott Key’s poem eventually became the U.S. national anthem... (Read More)

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

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 39 (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on September 13, 2024

In this article, Melissa Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on the family lines of William Brewster and John Billington... (Read More)

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 39 (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on September 11, 2024

Melissa Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on the family lines of William Brewster, the spiritual leader of Plymouth Colony... (Read More)

Spoiled to Death: The Rhonda Martin Case (part 2)

By James Pylant on September 10, 2024

In this article, James Pylant concludes his story about Rhonda Belle Martin, a seemingly normal Alabama wife and mother with a dark secret... (Read More)

Photo: grandparents. Credit: sylviebliss; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tips: Recording Memories of Your Grandparents

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 9, 2024

Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for recording your own memories of your grandparents, so that you can pass their stories down to future generations... (Read More)

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 38 (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on September 6, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry again focuses on the family lines of Ebenezer Tallant, a direct descendant of Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins... (Read More)