Illustration: “The Spirit of ’76,” by Archibald Willard. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

For Independence Day: Spirit of ’76 (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on June 26, 2024

To help celebrate Independence Day on July 4, Melissa Davenport Berry profiles Revolutionary War heroes and their descendants, and provides genealogy... (Read More)

Photo: Sylvester Rawding family sod house, 1886. Credit: Solomon D. Butcher; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tips: Was Your Ancestor a Homesteader? (part 2)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on June 25, 2024

In this article, Katie Rebecca Garner explores the records that homesteading left behind and where those records can be found... (Read More)

Genealogy Tips: Was Your Ancestor a Homesteader? (part 1)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on June 24, 2024

Katie Rebecca Garner explains that one in three Americans descend from homesteaders and gives tips for researching your homesteader ancestors.. (Read More)

Illustration: flag of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Credit: NuclearVacuum; Wikimedia Commons.

Photo Album: Coffin-Standish-Nickerson and Allied Families

By Melissa Berry on June 21, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry shows photos from an old Nantucket photo album and provides genealogy... (Read More)

Illustration: Eastern European Jewish immigrants arriving in New York. Credit: Frank Leslie’s illustrated newspaper, 2 July 1887; Wikimedia Commons.

Jewish American Genealogy: A Case Study

By Katie Rebecca Garner on June 19, 2024

In this article, Katie Rebecca Garner uses newspaper and census records to tell the history of one Jewish American family... (Read More)

Photo: the Brackett brothers. Credit: Boston Journal, 1 February 1906.

Three Aged, Eccentric Brothers Have a Reunion

By Melissa Berry on June 18, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the 1906 reunion of the three Brackett brothers, whose combined age was 248... (Read More)

Photo: an undated photo booth photograph of a couple. Credit: from the author’s collection.

Photo Booths: A Short History

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 17, 2024

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega explores the history and nostalgia of photo booths, which – in some places – are still around!.. (Read More)

Illustration: "Cassandra Southwick in court before the magistrates," from the Boston Globe, 23 October 1923.

17th Century Quaker Women Gone Wild (part 5)

By Melissa Berry on June 14, 2024

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about another Quaker woman who defied Puritan officials in Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1600s: Margaret Brewster... (Read More)

Photo: Father’s Day 2018 at the strawberry farm in Queensland, Australia. Credit: Kgbo; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tips: 3 Ways to Search for Dad

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 13, 2024

To help celebrate Father’s Day this Sunday, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives three helpful tips for searching for your Dad or any male relative... (Read More)