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

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 48 (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on June 26, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, again featuring the Hopkins family line... (Read More)

Photo: the Massachusetts State House, Boston, Massachusetts. Credit: Ajay Suresh; Wikimedia Commons.

Massachusetts Archives: 775 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on June 25, 2025

An article (with a title list) about the 775 Massachusetts newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 48 (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on June 24, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, featuring the Hopkins family line... (Read More)

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 47 (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on June 20, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, featuring the Alden Kindred Society family reunion held in California in 1929... (Read More)

Photo: the Maryland State House, Annapolis, Maryland. Credit: Upstateherd; Wikimedia Commons.

Maryland Archives: 284 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on June 19, 2025

An article (with a complete title list) about the 284 Maryland newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 43 (part 5)

By Melissa Berry on June 18, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, again focusing on Michael Sabot, a descendant of William Brewster... (Read More)

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 43 (part 4)

By Melissa Berry on June 17, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on Michael Sabot, a descendant of William Brewster... (Read More)

Photo: replica ducking stool at Leominster, England; last used in 1809. Credit: John Phillips; Wikimedia Commons.

The Ducking Stool: Colonial Cure for the Common Scold (part 2)

By James Pylant on June 16, 2025

In this article, James Pylant continues exploring a form of humiliation and punishment used by our colonial ancestors to chastise “public scolds.”.. (Read More)

In Memory of the Pilgrim Fathers: Early Plymouth History (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on June 13, 2025

Melissa Berry continues her series on the Founding Fathers of Plymouth Colony, featuring William Brewster, William Bradford, and early Plymouth history... (Read More)