Stories from Christmas Past to Bring Good Cheer This Season, Part II
By Melissa Berry on December 16, 2021
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry presents more heartwarming stories from Christmas past... (Read More)
Category: Holidays
Stories from Christmas Past to Bring Good Cheer This Season
By Melissa Berry on December 14, 2021
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry searches old newspapers to find heartwarming stories from Christmas past... (Read More)
Thanksgiving Mayflower Story
By Melissa Berry on November 22, 2021
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the origins of the Pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving in America... (Read More)
3 Things to Do on Veterans Day
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 11, 2021
In this article – in honor of Veterans Day – Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for researching and telling the story of your veteran ancestor... (Read More)
The Sounds of Halloween
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 29, 2021
In this article – to help celebrate Halloween this Sunday – Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about some of the sounds that accompany this holiday... (Read More)
Why Did the First Independence Day Celebration in 1776 Take Place on May 16 – Not July 4?
By Jane Cook on June 30, 2021
In honor of Fourth of July celebrations, Jane Hampton Cook searches old newspapers to learn more about the new nation’s first Independence Day celebration... (Read More)
5 Things to Do This Memorial Day
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 27, 2021
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega suggests five ways to commemorate Memorial Day by researching an ancestor who died serving in the U.S. military... (Read More)
A Family Tradition: Easter Egg Hunt
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 29, 2021
In this article – in time for Easter this Sunday – Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn about the tradition of the Easter egg hunt... (Read More)
Did Your Ancestors Celebrate Valentine’s Day?
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 12, 2021
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find examples of how our ancestors celebrated Valentine’s Day... (Read More)
