Illustrations: Prince Rupert of the Rhine, often considered to be an archetypal Cavalier, by Anthony van Dyck, c. 1637, and a Roundhead, "The Puritan," by John Pettie, 1870. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Our Puritan Ancestors’ Fashion War against Long Hair

By Melissa Berry on June 24, 2020

Melissa Davenport Berry describes how our Puritan ancestors didn’t approve of long hair – at least, the clergy and government officials didn’t... (Read More)

Photo: Confederate Cherokees’ reunion in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1903. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Last Rebel Army Surrenders: General Stand Watie and the Cherokees

By Tony Pettinato on June 23, 2020

The last Confederate army to surrender in the Civil War was not one of Southern whites: it was the Cherokee army of Brigadier General/Chief Stand Watie... (Read More)

Photo: a classroom at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Malate269; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy 101: How to Identify Photos That Aren’t Labeled

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 22, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for identifying photos that aren’t labeled, using reverse image searching... (Read More)

Photo: a collection of different colors of ties. Credit: Ana Cotta; Wikimedia Commons.

Dads and the Classic Father’s Day Gift: Ties

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 19, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega wonders how and when a tie became a common Father’s Day gift, and digs into old newspapers to learn more... (Read More)

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

Mayflower Descendants: Jeffrey Gorman & the Knowles Family Line

By Melissa Berry on June 18, 2020

In this article – the second in a series about Mayflower descendants – Melissa Berry tells stories about some ancestors in the Knowles family line... (Read More)

Photo: the USS New Orleans (LPD-18) passes by downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, on the Mississippi River, 1 June 2008. Credit: United States Navy; Wikimedia Commons.

Louisiana Archives: 450 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on June 17, 2020

An article (with a complete title list) about the 450 Louisiana newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Illustration: a researcher using a computer

Genealogy Challenge: Your Ancestor’s Name Change

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on June 16, 2020

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak gives tips for a challenging genealogy problem: researching an ancestor’s name change... (Read More)

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

Your Ancestors & the ‘Lost Generation’

By Sarah Stevens on June 15, 2020

Who were the lost generation and were your ancestors part of that historical period? Learn how you can utilize census data to discover their history!.. (Read More)

Photo: Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). Photo by Greg Hume; Wikimedia Commons.

Coping with the Pandemic: Dandelion Recipes

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 12, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives recipes for a trend she’s noticed during the pandemic: people cooking with dandelions... (Read More)