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Genealogy Tip: DNA Inheritance Explained

By Katie Rebecca Garner on August 14, 2023

In this article, Katie Rebecca Garner explains how much DNA we inherit from our ancestors – and how much we share with siblings and other relatives... (Read More)

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

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 35 (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on August 11, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry gives the third part in her series on Mayflower descendants that focuses on Katie Crocker and her family line... (Read More)

Photo: a classroom at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Malate269; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy 101: Using Books for Genealogy

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 9, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for efficiently using books in your genealogical research... (Read More)

Illustration: this replica of Arbella was built in 1930 for the 300th anniversary of the Winthrop Fleet’s arrival at Salem on 12 June 1630. Credit: the Tichnor Brothers Collection, Boston Public Library, Print Department.

300th Anniversary Celebration of New England’s ‘Winthrop Fleet’

By Melissa Berry on August 8, 2023

Melissa Berry writes about Salem’s 300th anniversary celebration of the arrival of the Winthrop Fleet in 1630, during the Puritan’s Great Migration... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tips: Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestors (part 2)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on August 7, 2023

In this article – the second in a two-part series – Katie Rebecca Garner gives tips for researching your Revolutionary War-era ancestors... (Read More)

Photo: grave of Jacob Culp (1839-1928) and his wife Hattie Loop Culp (1863-1951), Franklin Square Cemetery, Franklin Square, Columbiana County, Ohio. Credit: David and Joyce Humphrey of Ohio.

1894 Witchcraft Trials of Salem – Ohio

By Melissa Berry on August 4, 2023

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a witchcraft trial in Salem – only this one was 1894, not 1692, and it was in Ohio, not Massachusetts... (Read More)

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 35 (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on August 2, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, again focusing on Katie Crocker and her family line... (Read More)

August Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 24 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on August 1, 2023

An article (with a complete title list) about the new content from 24 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online archives in August 2023... (Read More)

Photo: Barbie in a flower dress made by the author’s mother and grandmother. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

Barbie Homemade Fashion

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 31, 2023

Spurred by the success of the new “Barbie” movie, Gena Philibert-Ortega reminisces about homemade Barbie clothes she and her friends enjoyed... (Read More)