Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Anna Green Winslow, a young woman in Colonial Boston who became a fervent supporter of the American Revolution... (Read More)
Melissa Berry writes about research on the 1683 Jackman-Willett House in Newbury that uncovered the background story of an 18th century felt hat... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the Foster scandal: a family Bible and evidence dug up from a grave used to prove a probate case... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry relates an interesting story about a coachman, William Beattie, who bailed out his millionaire employer, James Hobart Moore... (Read More)
In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp describes the last letter convicted murderer Tom Bell wrote to his mother right before his execution in 1856... (Read More)
In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp finds a photo of the home of Ellen (Clark) Johnson (1842-1884), who is listed in the Amos and Olive Clark family Bible... (Read More)
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about using census records to learn more about his 3rd great-grandfather Ezra Sawyer and his family... (Read More)
In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp finds the phrase “give us a call” in a 1795 newspaper – long before the telephone was invented... (Read More)
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about finding the 13 August 1922 wedding notice for his grandparents in an old newspaper... (Read More)
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