Illustration: "John Alden and Priscilla Wedded," McLoughlin Bros., 1903, hanging in the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California. Courtesy of Tim Evanson.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part VII

By Melissa Berry on November 16, 2021

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a dispute that broke out at an aristocratic luncheon when a grande dame insulted the women of the Mayflower... (Read More)

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

How to Find an Obituary for a Specific Person

By GenealogyBank on November 15, 2021

This article gives tips for finding your ancestor’s obituary in old newspapers... (Read More)

Photo: American soldiers at the front during WWI, c. 1918. Credit: Flickr: The Commons.

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)

Photo: the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York. Credit: Matt H. Wade; Wikimedia Commons.

New York Archives: 992 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on November 10, 2021

An article (with a title list) about the 992 New York newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Do You Know These Expressions Your Ancestors Used? (Part 1)

By Jessica Edwards on November 9, 2021

In this article (Part 1), Jessica Edwards continues her discussion of the meanings and origins of idioms (figurative phrases) that our ancestors used... (Read More)

Photo: portrait of Judge Samuel Putnam from “Chronicles of Danvers (Old Salem Village] Massachusetts, 1632-1923,” Harriet Sylvia Tapley, 1923, page 66.

A Spooky Real-Life Murder Mystery, Part IV

By Melissa Berry on November 8, 2021

Melissa Berry concludes her story about a murder that happened in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1830 and shocked the country, focusing on the murder trial... (Read More)

‘Curiosity Killed the Cat’ or What Your Ancestor Really Meant

By Jessica Edwards on November 5, 2021

In this article, Jessica Edwards begins her discussion of the meanings and origins of idioms (figurative phrases) that our ancestors used... (Read More)

Photo: Albuquerque and Sandia Mountains at sunset, New Mexico. Credit: Daniel Schwen; Wikimedia Commons.

New Mexico Archives: 239 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on November 4, 2021

An article (with a complete title list) about the 239 New Mexico newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Genealogy Tip: Idioms through the Ages

By Jessica Edwards on November 3, 2021

In this article, Jessica Edwards describes the meanings and origins of idioms (figurative phrases) our ancestors used... (Read More)