Photo: a memorial stone and plaque dedicated to brothers Joseph and Maximilian Jewett in Rowley, Massachusetts. Photo taken by Cosmos Mariner. Credit: Historical Marker Database.

Relics of Our Ancestors (part 5)

By Melissa Berry on January 23, 2024

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about another of the men who donated a relic from America’s past: a silver tankard gifted to Rev. Samuel Deane in 1775... (Read More)

Photo: a man taking the required citizenship oath of allegiance in front of a U.S. government official in New York City, 8 February 1910. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Genealogy Tips: Researching Naturalization Records

By Katie Rebecca Garner on January 22, 2024

Katie Rebecca Garner gives tips for finding records and learning the stories about your immigrant ancestors when they became naturalized U.S. citizens... (Read More)

Photo: Harriet Frothingham. Credit: McCord Stewart Museum, Canada.

Relics of Our Ancestors (part 4)

By Melissa Berry on January 19, 2024

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about more of the men who donated a relic from America’s past, a silver tankard gifted to Rev. Samuel Deane in 1775... (Read More)

Photo: the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi. Credit: CHUCK KELLY; Wikimedia Commons.

Mississippi Archives: 327 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on January 18, 2024

An article (with a complete title list) about the 327 Mississippi newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Illustration: a woman seated at her desk using a computer

100 Years Ago: How Our Ancestors Lived in 1924

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 17, 2024

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for researching your ancestors’ lives 100 years ago... (Read More)

Photo: front view of the silver tankard gifted to Rev. Samuel Deane, 1775, showing the Latin inscription. Credit: First Parish Church, Portland, Maine.

Relics of Our Ancestors (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on January 16, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about another relic from America’s past, a silver tankard gifted to Rev. Samuel Deane in 1775... (Read More)

Photo: damage to the Boston Elevated Railway caused by the burst molasses tank and resulting flood in 1919. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

A Great Tragedy: The Boston Molasses Flood of 1919

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 15, 2024

In this article Gena Philibert-Ortega describes the Boston Molasses Disaster that occurred on this date in 1919, resulting in almost 200 casualties... (Read More)

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

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 35 (part 10)

By Melissa Berry on January 12, 2024

Melissa Berry’s 10th part in her series on Mayflower descendants focusing on Katie Crocker’s family line, again featuring an old family account book... (Read More)

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 35 (part 9)

By Melissa Berry on January 9, 2024

Melissa Berry’s 9th part in her series on Mayflower descendants that focuses on Katie Crocker and her family line, featuring an old family account book... (Read More)