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1860 fire engine in San Francisco, California. Credit: Roy D. Graves Collection, Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley.

19th Century Volunteer Firemen’s Photo Album (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on February 21, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry presents some more history and genealogy based on a 19th century photo album of volunteer firemen... (Read More)

1860 fire engine in San Francisco, California. Credit: Roy D. Graves Collection, Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley.

19th Century Volunteer Firemen’s Photo Album (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on February 19, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry presents some history and genealogy based on a 19th century photo album of volunteer firemen... (Read More)

Illustration: the Bates sisters on the cover of “Harper’s Weekly,” 1878, illustration by E. A. Abbey. Credit: Scituate Historical Society.

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Scrapbook (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on January 30, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues exploring a DAR scrapbook created by Mary Louisa Foster (Nash) Power, showing lots of old photos... (Read More)

Illustration: close-up of the portrait of Chief Justice William Cushing. Credit: Supreme Court Historical Society, Washington, D.C.

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Scrapbook (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on January 29, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry begins to explore a DAR scrapbook created by Mary Louisa Foster (Nash) Power... (Read More)

Photo: family heirlooms (not from the author’s collection). Photo credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Heirlooms and Memorabilia: Family Treasures or Junk? (part 3)

By Jessica Edwards on January 21, 2025

In this article, Jessica Edwards shares some ideas to help you plan what to do with family heirlooms and memorabilia after you’re gone... (Read More)

Painting: “Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor,” by William Halsall, 1882. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 35 (part 13)

By Melissa Berry on January 15, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry focuses on Katie Crocker and her Mayflower family line, featuring photos from the Zenas Crocker Collection... (Read More)

Photo: family heirlooms (not from the author’s collection). Photo credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Heirlooms and Memorabilia: Family Treasures or Junk? (part 2)

By Jessica Edwards on January 14, 2025

In this article, Jessica Edwards writes more about a dilemma that most family historians face: planning what to do with family heirlooms after you’re gone... (Read More)

Photo: family heirlooms (not from the author’s collection). Photo credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Heirlooms and Memorabilia: Family Treasures or Junk? (part 1)

By Jessica Edwards on January 13, 2025

In this article, Jessica Edwards writes about a dilemma that most family historians face: planning what to do with family heirlooms after you’re gone... (Read More)

Illustration: Happy New Year!

New Year’s Preview: Upcoming Treats for 2025!

By Melissa Berry on January 10, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry previews some of the subjects and story ideas she will write about in 2025... (Read More)

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