Photo: cradle that belonged to Susannah (North) Martin, given to Anthony Colby family and now located in the Communion Room at the Macy-Colby historic house site. With all these intermarriages and paternity cases, I have no doubt this cradle rocked many babes! Courtesy of the Macy-Colby House, Main Street, Amesbury, Massachusetts.

Paternity Drama in Colonial America (part 4)

By Melissa Berry on May 4, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry provides yet more stories about out-of-wedlock births in some of the earliest colonial settlements in America... (Read More)

Photo: Civil War reenactment. Credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Genealogy Tip: Your Ancestor’s Civil War Pension (part 1)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on May 3, 2023

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

Photo: Alonzo Garcelon (1813-1906), son of William Green Garcelon and Mary Davis. Courtesy of David Garcelon of Maine. He is a surveyor, historian and author.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 33 (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on May 2, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, with more on the Garcelon family of Maine... (Read More)

May Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 47 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on May 1, 2023

An article (with a complete title list) about the new content from 47 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online archives in May 2023... (Read More)

Illustration: Quaker prisoners released from the Boston jail due to the orders of King Charles II. Credit: from an illustrated version of John Greenleaf Whittier's poem "The King's Missive" published in "The Memorial History of Boston, including Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 1630-1880," 1880.

Colonial America: King Stops Quaker Persecution

By Melissa Berry on April 28, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry describes how the Puritans’ persecution of Quakers in Colonial America was stopped by King Charles II... (Read More)

Photo: Bayliss Library in Glenn County, California, built in 1917. Credit: Frank Schulenburg; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: Making the Most of Your Local Public Library

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 27, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for using the resources your local library has for your family history research... (Read More)

Illustration: portrait of Deacon Benjamin Titcomb (1726-1798). Signed, dated and inscribed “Painted by John Brewster 1798.” Courtesy of Skinner Auction House. Read more history at Trio Of Americana Collections Drives $1.3 Million Sale At Skinner.

Relics of Our Ancestors (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on April 25, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about relics from America’s past, focusing on family heirlooms from the Quinby family of Massachusetts... (Read More)

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

Genealogy 101: Military and War Museums

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 24, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for finding military museums and using their genealogical resources... (Read More)

Photo: the Garcelon brothers, 1871. Courtesy of David Garcelon of Maine. He is a surveyor, historian and author.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 33 (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on April 21, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on the Garcelon family of Maine... (Read More)