Photo: candy hearts for Valentine's Day. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

For Valentine’s Day: Sweetheart Conversations

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 14, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a Valentine’s Day tradition: candy hearts. .. (Read More)

Illustration: a heart with “I love you” in the middle

For Valentine’s Day, Find Your Ancestor’s Love Story

By Katie Rebecca Garner on February 13, 2023

In this article – to help celebrate Valentine’s Day – Katie Rebecca Garner relates the love story of her 2nd great-grandparents... (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 1)

By Melissa Berry on February 10, 2023

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, focusing on Civil War diarist Elizabeth Virginia Lindsay Lomax... (Read More)

Photo: the 1876 Yale Bulldogs, national football champions. Walter Camp is standing with arms crossed. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

How Far Back Does Football Go in America?

By Jane Cook on February 9, 2023

In this article, Jane Hampton Cook searches old newspapers to discover how early our American ancestors were playing football. .. (Read More)

Photo: Annie Esther Webster. Courtesy of Amesbury Public Library Archival Center, Amesbury, Massachusetts.

Recalling the Spirited Annie E. Webster

By Melissa Berry on February 7, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the successful, independent maverick Annie Webster of Amesbury, Massachusetts... (Read More)

3 Sources Genealogists Want – and Why Each Is Important (part 2)

By Jessica Edwards on February 6, 2023

Jessica Edwards concludes her discussion of three important sources for genealogists: Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificates, and Death Certificates... (Read More)

Illustration: “Wreck of the Sea Venture off Bermuda, 28th July 1609.” Courtesy of Christopher M. Grimes, Bermudian artist.

Stephen Hopkins & the Wreck of the ‘Sea Venture’ (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on February 3, 2023

Melissa Berry continues the tale of Stephen Hopkins, who survived shipwreck in Bermuda, hardship in Jamestown, then later came back on the “Mayflower.”.. (Read More)

3 Sources Genealogists Want – and Why Each Is Important (part 1)

By Jessica Edwards on February 2, 2023

In this article, Jessica Edwards writes about three important sources for genealogists: Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificates, and Death Certificates... (Read More)

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

By Tony Pettinato on February 1, 2023

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