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Illustration: General Andrew Jackson leads his troops at the Battle of New Orleans, War of 1812, by Edward Percy Moran. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Genealogy Tips: Your Ancestor’s War of 1812 Pension (part 3)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on November 2, 2023

In this article – the third and final part in this series – Katie Rebecca Garner gives tips for researching your ancestor’s War of 1812 pension... (Read More)

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November Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 46 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on November 1, 2023

An article (with a complete title list) about the new content from 46 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online archives in November 2023... (Read More)

Illustration: “Snap-Apple Night,” painted by Irish artist Daniel Maclise in 1833. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Halloween Love: Divination and Magic

By Melissa Berry on October 31, 2023

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about ways our female ancestors told their fortunes on Halloween, especially trying to discover their future husband... (Read More)

Photo: North Texas Agricultural College party with students bobbing for apples, c. 1930s. Credit: University of Texas at Arlington Photograph Collection; Wikimedia Commons.

Our Ancestors’ Halloween Fun: Bobbing for Apples

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 30, 2023

In this article – to help celebrate Halloween – Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a Halloween game our ancestors played: bobbing for apples... (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 3)

By Melissa Berry on October 26, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about the Salem witch trials of 1692, focusing on the case of George Jacobs... (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

By Melissa Berry on October 24, 2023

In this article, just in time for the approach of Halloween, Melissa Davenport Berry tells ghost stories from the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts... (Read More)

Photo: lace handkerchief. Credit: Goldi64; Wikimedia Commons.

The Death of the Handkerchief

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 23, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about something that was a big part of our ancestors’ lives, but not so much today: the handkerchief... (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 2)

By Melissa Berry on October 20, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about the Salem witch trials of 1692, focusing on objects from that time preserved to this day... (Read More)

Illustration: General Andrew Jackson leads his troops at the Battle of New Orleans, War of 1812, by Edward Percy Moran. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Genealogy Tips: Your Ancestor’s War of 1812 Pension (part 2)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on October 18, 2023

In this article – the second in a three-part series – Katie Rebecca Garner gives tips for researching your ancestor’s War of 1812 pension... (Read More)

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