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

Nickerson Family and Mayflower Lines (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on March 6, 2026

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing again on Jennifer (Koehler) Mackall and featuring Warren Nickerson... (Read More)

Photo: Elvis Presley, from the movie “Jailhouse Rock,” 1957. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

How Old Was Elvis Presley When He Died?

By GenealogyBank on March 5, 2026

An article about the public’s shock when they heard the King of Rock and Roll was dead, as newspapers announced the sad news of Elvis Presley’s death... (Read More)

Nickerson Family and Mayflower Lines (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on March 4, 2026

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing again on Jennifer (Koehler) Mackall and the Nickerson family line... (Read More)

March 2026 Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 21 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on March 3, 2026

An article (with a complete title list) about the new content from 21 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online archives in March 2026... (Read More)

Photo: a past RootsTech genealogy conference. Credit: mormonnewsroom.org.

Come Visit Us at RootsTech 2026!

By Tony Pettinato on March 2, 2026

Read about the specials and customer support GenealogyBank is offering at its booth #1209 at RootsTech 2026 on March 5-7... (Read More)

Photo: Cape Cod Hospital nurse Hilda Slater holding the abandoned baby discovered in the woods of Mashpee, Massachusetts, published in the Boston Herald on 19 July 1935.

Mayflower Scion Fosters Mashpee Abandoned Babe (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on February 27, 2026

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry concludes her story about an abandoned baby found in the woods of Mashpee, Massachusetts, in 1935... (Read More)

Registering to Attend RootsTech Online

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 26, 2026

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives step-by-step directions for registering to attend RootsTech 2026 online, and provides screenshots of each step... (Read More)

Mayflower Scion Fosters Mashpee Abandoned Babe (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on February 25, 2026

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about an abandoned baby found in the woods of Mashpee, Massachusetts, in 1935... (Read More)

Photo: the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Credit: Ad Meskens; Wikimedia Commons.

Pennsylvania Archives: 695 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on February 24, 2026

An article (with a title list) about the 695 Pennsylvania newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)