Photo: Luitwieler family photos (front row): wooden brush engraved with J. G. Luitwieler & Sons, Rochester, New York, Established 1860; (2nd row, left to right): Mabel Eloise Luitwieler (1870-1922) daughter of Samuel Woods Luitwieler and Sophia Charlotte Maurer, Samuel Henry Luitwieler (1905-1981) son of George Chichester Luitwieler and Mary Estelle Dillingham, Adelaide Blossom Luitwieler (1882-1964) daughter of Samuel Woods Luitwieler and Sophia Charlotte Maurer; (back row, left to right): Samuel Woods Luitwieler (1847-1931), his wife Sophia Charlotte Maurer Luitwieler (1849-1826), Thomas Jefferson Trent (1910-1996) and his wife Willia Winzola Ginn (1917-2000). Credit: Denise Bartholome, great granddaughter of Samuel Woods Luitwieler.

Luitwieler Family Comes to America in 1836

By Melissa Berry on March 22, 2024

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the Luitwieler family’s story in America starting in 1836, including the California Gold Rush and the Civil War... (Read More)

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.

Relics of the Salem Witch Trials Era (part 5)

By Melissa Berry on March 21, 2024

Melissa Berry writes more about the Salem witch trials of 1692, focusing again on two famous pieces of furniture: the Osborn chest and the Trask chest... (Read More)

How to Review Adoption Records Online: A Comprehensive Guide

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Looking Back on Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day/Evacuation Day

By Melissa Berry on March 14, 2024

Melissa Davenport Berry shares photos and articles about the annual March 17 parade in Boston to celebrate both St. Patrick’s Day and Evacuation Day... (Read More)

Illustration: shamrocks and stars. Illustration credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Story My Father Told on St. Patrick’s Day

By Katie Rebecca Garner on March 13, 2024

In this article for St. Patrick’s Day this Sunday, Katie Rebecca Garner writes about her great-great-grandpa, Joseph McElhinney, an Irish immigrant... (Read More)

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Photo: RootsTech genealogy conference. Credit: mormonnewsroom.org.

Remembering RootsTech 2024

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 11, 2024

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close-up of a portrait of Edward Rawson, by the Freake Painter, c. 1670. Credit: New England Historic Genealogical Society; Wikimedia Commons.

Puritan Edward Rawson’s Family Line: Strong Quaker Ties

By Melissa Berry on March 8, 2024

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Edward Joy Rawson and Eliza Fitch Coffin Janney, and their connections to the Edward Rawson family line & Quakers... (Read More)

Photo: German and American flags. Credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

German American Culture & History (part 2)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on March 7, 2024

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