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)

Illustration: flag of the Navajo Nation. Credit: Himasaram; Wikimedia Commons.

What Is the Largest Native American Reservation?

By GenealogyBank on March 30, 2023

We highlight which states have the most Native Americans and where the largest Native American reservation is located. Learn more here!.. (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 1)

By Melissa Berry on March 28, 2023

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

Illustration: “Washington Crossing the Delaware” by Emanuel Leutze, 1851. Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: Your Ancestor’s Revolutionary War Pension (part 3)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on March 27, 2023

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

Photo: Civil War-era cannons, Fort Stevens, NW, Washington, D.C. Fort Stevens was part of the extensive fortifications built around the city during the American Civil War. Credit: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 19 (part 4)

By Melissa Berry on March 24, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, writing about the yellow fever epidemic of 1855... (Read More)

Genealogy Tip: Your Ancestor’s Revolutionary War Pension (part 2)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on March 23, 2023

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

Photo: Penelope Pelham Winslow’s embroidered silk shoe, thought to have been worn by Penelope Pelham at her wedding to Josiah Winslow in 1651. Courtesy of Pilgrim Hall Museum.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 32 (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on March 21, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on Plymouth Colony Governor Edward Winslow and his family... (Read More)

Genealogy Tip: Irish Immigrant Ancestors

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 20, 2023

Since March is Irish American Heritage Month, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for researching your ancestors in Irish American newspapers... (Read More)

Photo: reenactors in the South Boston Parade, 17 March 2018. Courtesy of South Boston online.

Boston Tradition: The St. Patrick’s/Evacuation Day Parade

By Melissa Berry on March 17, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry explains why the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Boston every March 17 has special meaning for the city... (Read More)