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Photo: gravestone for Albert D. J. Cashier at Sunny Slope Cemetery in Saunemin, Livingston County, Illinois. Cashier was buried with full military honors. Credit: Nancy, Doug, and Linda Bell of Illinois.

Female Civil War Soldier Served as a Man (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on November 17, 2023

Melissa Davenport Berry gives more details of the remarkable story of Albert Cashier, a woman who fought 40 battles in the Civil War disguised as a man!.. (Read More)

Photo: Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, built in 1763 – the oldest surviving synagogue in the U.S. Credit: Kenneth C. Zirkel; Wikimedia Commons.

First Jewish Thanksgiving Prayer Published in a Newspaper

By Jane Cook on November 16, 2023

In this article, Jane Hampton Cook writes about a Jewish Thanksgiving prayer, written by Rabbi Isaac Touro in 1765 amid the turmoil over the Stamp Act... (Read More)

Photo: Civil War soldier Albert Cashier. Credit: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum; Wikimedia Commons.

Female Civil War Soldier Served as a Man (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on November 14, 2023

Melissa Davenport Berry tells the remarkable story of Albert Cashier, a woman who fought 40 battles in the Civil War disguised as a man!.. (Read More)

Photo: potter's field graves in Dunn County, Wisconsin. Credit: Bstaab22; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tips: Is Your Ancestor Buried in a Potter’s Field?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 13, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a possible burial place for your ancestor: the local “potter’s field.”.. (Read More)

Photo: Grand Army of the Republic members at the 250th anniversary of the settlement of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1886.This photograph, originally taken in September 1886, was published in the "Dedham Transcript," 21 May 1921. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

For Veterans Day: Anecdotes of Civil War Vets (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on November 10, 2023

In this article, in honor of Veterans Day, Melissa Davenport Berry shares more fun and even startling stories about Civil War veterans... (Read More)

Photo: Oregon State University hosted a Veterans Day Ceremony 10 November 2016 in the Memorial Union Quad. Credit: Theresa Hogue; Oregon State University; Wikimedia Commons.

Clues to Military Service, from the U.S. Census

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 9, 2023

For Veterans Day, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for finding clues to your ancestor’s military service found in U.S. Federal Census records... (Read More)

Photo: Grand Army of the Republic members at the 250th anniversary of the settlement of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1886.This photograph, originally taken in September 1886, was published in the "Dedham Transcript," 21 May 1921. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

For Veterans Day: Anecdotes of Civil War Vets (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on November 7, 2023

In this article, in honor of Veterans Day, Melissa Davenport Berry shares some fun and even startling stories about Civil War veterans... (Read More)

Photo: Allegheny Cemetery entrance. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

Cemetery Tour: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 6, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the U.S.: Allegheny Cemetery in Pennsylvania... (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 2)

By Melissa Berry on November 3, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about the ghost of William Coffin that still haunts his home on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts... (Read More)

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