Photo: white bronze graver marker, Arapahoe Cemetery, Nebraska. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

Genealogy Tip: White Bronze Markers at Cemeteries

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 19, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about an unusual grave marker you may find in your cemetery research: white bronze... (Read More)

Photo: the Golgotha Monument, located next to 52 Macy Street, Amesbury, Massachusetts, which was the burial ground of Amesbury’s first settlers. Courtesy of Pam Carter of My Maine History.

Paternity Drama in Colonial America (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on April 18, 2023

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

Illustration: Pieter Brueghel the Younger, "Paying the Tax (The Tax Collector)," 1640. Credit: USC Fisher Museum of Art; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: Your Ancestor’s Tax Records

By Katie Rebecca Garner on April 17, 2023

In this article, Katie Rebecca Garner gives tips for researching your ancestor’s tax records... (Read More)

Illustration: “Titanic Sinking," by Willy Stöwer, 1912. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

The Titanic Carried More than Passengers

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 14, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes an aspect of the passenger liner “Titanic” that most people don’t know: it was also a mail ship... (Read More)

Photo: the Stroudwater Light Infantry Company banner, 1805. Painted silk. Courtesy of the Maine Historical Society, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine.

Paternity Drama in Colonial America (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on April 13, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her story about out-of-wedlock births in some of the earliest colonial settlements in America... (Read More)

Photo: grilled cheese. Credit: Maggie Hoffman; Wikimedia Commons.

Recipes for National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day!

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 12, 2023

Since April is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find delicious recipes... (Read More)

Illustration: the wedding of John Rolfe and Pocahontas, by artist Elmer Boyd Smith, from “The Story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith,” 1906. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Edith Ogden Harrison, Easter Bride & Kin of Pocahontas

By Melissa Berry on April 10, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the wedding of Edith Ogden Harrison, a 12th lineal descendant of Pocahontas... (Read More)

April Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 22 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on April 3, 2023

An article (with a complete title list) about the new content from 22 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online archives in April 2023... (Read More)

Photo: the Wolfe Tavern & Hotel, Newburyport, Massachusetts. Courtesy of James Zafris of Newburyport.

The Swindling Wolf of Wolfe Tavern

By Melissa Berry on March 31, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a brazen swindler who once stayed at her ancestor’s Wolfe Tavern & Hotel... (Read More)