Photo: the home of "Mayflower" passenger Stephen Hopkins (1581-1644) at Plimoth Plantation, a reconstruction of Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Courtesy of World Encyclopedia.

‘Mayflower’ Mutiny & Other Musings on Stephen Hopkins (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on February 17, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the trouble that seemed to continually follow Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins... (Read More)

Photo: from the Plymouth Tercentenary Pageant: Stephen Hopkins, his wife Elizabeth, and their children -- including infant son Oceanus, the only child born during the Mayflower's journey across the Atlantic. Photo taken in August 1921 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, by Edward P. McLaughlin. Credit: in the collection of the Plymouth Public Library. Courtesy of Digital Commonwealth.

‘Mayflower’ Mutiny & Other Musings on Stephen Hopkins (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on February 15, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry focuses on historian Edward Rowe Snow writing about his Mayflower ancestor, Stephen Hopkins... (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: 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)

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)

Illustration: rebuilding new ship from the timber and materials of the "Sea Venture" in Bermuda. Courtesy of the thebermudian.com

Stephen Hopkins & the Wreck of the ‘Sea Venture’

By Melissa Berry on January 31, 2023

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

Photo: the Godspeed replica, 19 April 1985, in London at St. Katherine’s Docks. Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.

Capt. Gosnold’s Adventure in the New World (conclusion)

By Melissa Berry on January 27, 2023

In this article, Melissa Berry concludes a series about Bartholomew Gosnold, who was instrumental in founding the Jamestown Colony in Virginia in 1607... (Read More)

Photo: Capt. Bartholomew Gosnold was cast in bronze and placed beside the Williamsburg/James City County Courthouse. The unveiling took place on 8 July 2016 to honor his role in the settlement of Jamestown in 1607. Courtesy of Adrienne Berard Virginia.

Capt. Gosnold’s 1602 Adventure in the New World (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on January 24, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Bartholomew Gosnold, who was instrumental in founding the Jamestown Colony in Virginia in 1607... (Read More)

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