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Photo: Belleville Church, Massachusetts, built in 1867. Credit: Museum of Old Newbury, Christopher Snow collection.

Leonard Choate: Newburyport’s Infamous Arsonist, Part II

By Melissa Berry on April 9, 2021

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her story about a 19th century arsonist who ravaged Newburyport, Massachusetts – and how he was finally caught... (Read More)

Photo: Phoenix, Arizona. Credit: Bravo1; Wikimedia Commons.

Arizona Archives: 166 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on April 8, 2021

An article (with a complete title list) about the 166 Arizona newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Photo: Leonard Choate's childhood home, 3 Oakland Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts. Credit: Mary Jane Stirgwolt; Historic Commission.

Leonard Choate: Newburyport’s Infamous Arsonist

By Melissa Berry on April 7, 2021

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a 19th century arsonist who ravaged Newburyport, Massachusetts – and how he was finally caught... (Read More)

Illustration: "Bombardment of Fort Sumter" by Currier & Ives. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Touching Letters between Friends before Civil War’s 1st Battle

By Tony Pettinato on April 6, 2021

An article showing the letters between two Scotch friends in Charleston, right before the attack on Fort Sumter on 12 April 1861 started the Civil War... (Read More)

photo: a stack of newspapers

April Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 35 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on April 5, 2021

An article (with a complete title list) about the new content from 35 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online archives in April 2021... (Read More)

Photo: a holiday ham. Credit: Santeri Viinamäki; Wikimedia Commons.

Ideas for Easter Dinner

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 2, 2021

In this article – in time for Easter this upcoming Sunday – Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find recipes for Easter dinner... (Read More)

Photo: U.S. Marine reinforcements wade ashore to support the beachhead on Okinawa, 1 April 1945. Credit: National Archives; Wikimedia Commons.

On This Day: Pivotal WWII Battle of Okinawa Began

By Tony Pettinato on April 1, 2021

An article about the Battle of Okinawa, which began on 1 April 1945 and ended after 82 days of fierce fighting during WWII... (Read More)

Illustration: "Tragic Prelude" by John Steuart Curry. Credit: Kansas State Capitol; Wikimedia Commons.

Anti-Slavery Kansas Pioneers Thank Preacher for Bibles – and Guns

By Tony Pettinato on March 31, 2021

An article about the Connecticut Kansas Colony, an anti-slavery group preparing to settle in “Bleeding Kansas” in the mid-1850s to fight slavery... (Read More)

Photo: American Revolutionary War memorial listing Hotchkiss veterans. Credit: Jeanne Bryan Insalaco.

Famous Hotchkiss Family Line Descended from 17th Century ‘Filthy Dalliance’

By Melissa Berry on March 30, 2021

In this article, Melissa Berry continues showing how paternity cases affected life in Colonial America, focusing here on the Hotchkiss family line... (Read More)

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  • Leonard Choate: Newburyport’s Infamous Arsonist, Part II
    April 09, 2021
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    April 07, 2021
  • Touching Letters between Friends before Civil War’s 1st Battle
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