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Christmas Memories – and Changing Celebrations (part 1)

By Jessica Edwards on December 6, 2023

Jessica Edwards writes about her mother’s descriptions of celebrating Christmas when she was a child, showing how the family celebrations have changed... (Read More)

Photo: Electra Morton Hinckley Adams. Courtesy of the Nantucket Historical Association.

Nantucket Scrapbook Shows Mayflower Lines (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on December 5, 2023

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about photos in an old Nantucket scrapbook, with many of the families shown having direct lines to the Plymouth Pilgrims... (Read More)

Photo: a stack of newspapers

December Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 19 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on December 4, 2023

An article (with a complete title list) about the new content from 19 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online archives in December 2023... (Read More)

Photo: 1870s Nantucket street scene by C. H. Shute & Son of Edgartown, Massachusetts. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

The Great Nantucket Bank Robbery & the Haunting of William Coffin (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on December 1, 2023

Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about the men falsely accused of robbing the Nantucket Bank on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, in 1795... (Read More)

Photo: Touro Synagogue and gardens. The oldest synagogue in America, built in 1763, it is an active synagogue and is located in the historic district of Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Zellner55; Wikimedia Commons.

Early Jewish Immigrants Sought Religious Liberty in America

By Jane Cook on November 29, 2023

Jane Cook writes about President Washington’s 1790 letter to the Jewish congregation in Newport affirming America’s commitment to freedom of religion... (Read More)

Photo: 1852 image of 23 miners at a California placer operation (colorized). Credit: Western Mining History.

Letters from California Gold Rush ‘49er’ (part 5)

By Melissa Berry on November 28, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry tells more stories about the California Gold Rush, based on letters a “49er” gold prospector wrote... (Read More)

Illustration: political cartoon of the Osage Indian murders depicting Mollie Burkhart and William King Hale. Credit: Daily Jeffersonian (Cambridge, Ohio), 18 January 1926, page 1.

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’: Terror in the Osage Nation

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 27, 2023

Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about the true story in Martin Scorsese’s recent movie "Killers of the Flower Moon.".. (Read More)

Photo: Odiorne Point historical marker. Credit: Kester Allen.

New Hampshire Fishermen Help Plymouth Pilgrims

By Melissa Berry on November 21, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry tells a little-known story about the Pilgrims who celebrated the first Thanksgiving... (Read More)

Photo: a turkey sandwich. Credit: Vancouver Bites!; Wikimedia Commons.

Thanksgiving: Get Ready for Turkey Leftovers!

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 20, 2023

Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find recipes for the Thanksgiving Sandwich, using leftovers from the big Thanksgiving dinner... (Read More)

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