In this article (Part 7), Jessica Edwards writes about idioms (figurative phrases) that our ancestors used, focusing on idioms from the 1800s... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series profiling descendants of the Mayflower settlers, focusing on descendants in Colorado... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about her love of collecting snow globes, and shows some samples from her collection... (Read More)
Jessica Edwards writes about the meanings & origins of idioms (figurative phrases) that our ancestors used, focusing on idioms from the colonial period... (Read More)
An article (with a complete title list) about the 94 Rhode Island newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)
In this article – the first in a new series presenting genealogy tips – Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how to better search newspapers... (Read More)
Melissa Berry continues her story about 2 brothers, William & Francis Jackson, who helped fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad in Massachusetts... (Read More)
In this article (Part 5), Jessica Edwards continues her discussion of the meanings and origins of idioms (figurative phrases) that our ancestors used... (Read More)
Jane Hampton Cook describes how readers reacted to “Common Sense,” Thomas Paine’s popular pamphlet that rallied support for the American Revolution... (Read More)
