Photo: candle on a Christmas tree. Credit: Malene Thyssen; Wikimedia Commons.

Memorable Events Connected with Christmas (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on December 18, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry shares some stories and trivia connected to Christmases past... (Read More)

Illustration: “The Christmas Tree” by Albert Chevallier Tayler, 1911. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Our Ancestors’ Christmas Happenings

By Katie Rebecca Merkley on December 17, 2024

In this article, Katie Rebecca Merkley tells some funny and touching stories from Christmases past... (Read More)

Illustration: a woman seated at her desk using a computer

3 Genealogy Records You May Not Be Using

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 16, 2024

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides links and discusses three sources of genealogy records you may not be using... (Read More)

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

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 41 (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on December 13, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing again on Edward Bangs and family lines... (Read More)

Photo: the Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford, Connecticut. Credit: Ragesoss; Wikimedia Commons

Connecticut Archives: 328 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By Tony Pettinato on December 12, 2024

An article (with a complete title list) about the 328 Connecticut newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 41 (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on December 11, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on Edward Bangs and family lines... (Read More)

Illustration: “The Adoration of the Shepherds,” by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1650. Credit: Museo del Prado; Wikimedia Commons.

Our Ancestors’ Christmas Messages (part 2)

By Katie Rebecca Merkley on December 10, 2024

In this article, Katie Rebecca Merkley writes more about the special Christmas messages our ancestors had printed in their local newspapers... (Read More)

Our Ancestors’ Christmas Messages (part 1)

By Katie Rebecca Merkley on December 9, 2024

In this article, Katie Rebecca Merkley writes about the special Christmas messages our ancestors had printed in their local newspapers... (Read More)

Photo: the pier at Jamestown with reproductions of the three ships that arrived at Jamestown in 1607: the “Susan Constant,” “Godspeed,” and “Discovery.” Credit: NOAA Photo Library; Wikimedia Commons.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Royal Special (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on December 6, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, writing about royal lineage... (Read More)