Photo: Cleveland pump station discharges sewage into Cuyahoga River, 1973. Credit: National Archives and Records Administration.

Strange but True: The Cuyahoga River Caught Fire!

By Tony Pettinato on June 22, 2017

An article about an environmental wake-up call to the nation when the heavily polluted Cuyahoga River in Ohio caught fire on 22 June 1969... (Read More)

Photo: U.S. Marine reinforcements wade ashore to support the beachhead on Okinawa, 1 April 1945. Credit: National Archives; Wikimedia Commons.

WWII: Allies Victorious at the Battle of Okinawa

By Tony Pettinato on June 21, 2017

An article about the Battle of Okinawa, which ended on 21 June 1945 with an Allied victory over the Japanese after 82 days of fierce fighting during WWII... (Read More)

Photo: 92 Second St, Fall River, MA, the home of Lizzie Borden at the time of the murders as it appeared in 1892. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

‘And Gave Her Mother 40 Whacks’: Lizzie Borden Acquitted

By Tony Pettinato on June 20, 2017

An article about Lizzie Borden being acquitted on 20 June 1893 of the charges of murdering her father and stepmother... (Read More)

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

Genealogy 101: #23 Researching Your Union Civil War Ancestor

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 19, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows some of the many sources available to research your Union Civil War ancestor... (Read More)

Photo: Abraham Lincoln, by Alexander Gardner, 8 November 1863. Credit: Mead Art Museum; Wikimedia Commons.oto: Abraham Lincoln, by Alexander Gardner, 8 November 1863. Credit: Mead Art Museum; Wikimedia Commons.

Lincoln: ‘A House Divided against Itself Cannot Stand’

By Tony Pettinato on June 16, 2017

An article about one of Abraham Lincoln’s most important and powerful speeches: the “house divided” speech he delivered on 16 June 1858... (Read More)

Genealogy 101: #22 Researching Your Confederate Civil War Ancestor

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 15, 2017

An article with search tips for using various sources to research Confederate Civil War ancestors... (Read More)

Illustration: "The Old Plantation" (anonymous folk painting), late 1700s. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Sleuthing: Reunited Black Families after the Civil War

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on June 14, 2017

An article about how newly-freed Blacks found missing members of their families after the Civil War using “missing person” ads in newspapers... (Read More)

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

Learning about a Pilgrim Ancestor’s Life through Newspapers

By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 13, 2017

An article about Mayflower Pilgrim William Brewster based upon research in historical newspaper archives... (Read More)

Photo: American bison, Oklahoma's state mammal. Credit: United States Department of Agriculture; Wikimedia Commons.

Oklahoma Archives: 67 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on June 12, 2017

An article (with a complete title list) about the 67 Oklahoma newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)