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Illustration: Ousamequin, or “Massasoit” (Wampanoag term for “Great Sachem”) and Governor John Carver smoking a ceremonial pipe at Plymouth Colony in 1621. Credit: Sutro Library; Wikimedia Commons.

Photos from the Past: Wampanoag Tribes of Mashpee and Gay Head (Aquinnah) (part 9)

By Melissa Berry on October 16, 2026

Melissa Davenport Berry focuses on Amelia (Peters) Bingham, a former Elder of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe who preserved the traditions of her people... (Read More)

Photo: Franklin family monument at the Granary Burial Ground in Boston, Massachusetts.

Leaky Court Drama in Newbury

By Melissa Berry on October 14, 2026

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about some tricky legal problems that plagued Benjamin Franklin, uncle of the Founding Father of the same name... (Read More)

Bender victims’ graves, Dr. York’s grave at far right, 1873. Credit: George R. Gamble; Wikimedia Commons.

Little Horror House on the Prairie: The Bender Murders

By James Pylant on October 13, 2026

In this article, James Pylant describes the Bender family, serial killers who ran a tavern in Kansas in the 1870s... (Read More)

Family History Month graphic. Credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Family History Month, Week 2: Create a Timeline

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 12, 2026

To celebrate Family History Month in October, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes how she created and used a timeline for her paternal grandfather... (Read More)

Photo: an article about Goody Cole’s vindication, from the St. Louis Sunday Magazine, 3 April 1938. Credit: Lane Memorial Library.

Goody Cole Cleared of Witchcraft (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on October 9, 2026

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry concludes her story about one of the earliest convictions for witchcraft in the New World: Goody Cole... (Read More)

Photo: the Arkansas State Capitol, Little Rock, Arkansas. Credit: xiquinhosilva; Wikimedia Commons.

Arkansas Archives: 354 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on October 8, 2026

An article (with a complete title list) about the 354 Arkansas newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Photos of the 1938 celebration of the vindication of Goody Cole in Hampton, New Hampshire. Credit: Lane Memorial Library.

Goody Cole Cleared of Witchcraft (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on October 7, 2026

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry describes one of the earliest convictions for witchcraft in the New World: Goody Cole of New Hampshire... (Read More)

Family History Month graphic. Credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Family History Month, Week 1: Conduct a 4-Generation Audit

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 6, 2026

In this article – to celebrate Family History Month in October – Gena Philibert-Ortega describes how she conducted a 4-generation audit... (Read More)

Photo: Family History Month graphic. Credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

October: 4 Weeks of Family History Month

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 5, 2026

In this article – to celebrate Family History Month in October – Gena Philibert-Ortega is providing four weekly genealogy plans; here is her introduction... (Read More)

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