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

For Genealogists: Cemetery Photo Tips

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 27, 2025

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for taking better cemetery photos to help document your family history... (Read More)

Photo: Concord Civil War Monument from the early 1900s. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

For Memorial Day: Hail to the Concord Heroes!

By Melissa Berry on May 23, 2025

In this article – in honor of Memorial Day – Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the Civil War Monument in Concord, Massachusetts... (Read More)

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

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 45 (part 4)

By Melissa Berry on May 22, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, with her fourth special tribute to fallen heroes to commemorate Memorial Day... (Read More)

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 45 (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on May 20, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, with her third special tribute to fallen heroes to commemorate Memorial Day... (Read More)

Illustration: woman reading a genealogy journal.

Genealogy Tip: Do You Know These Journals?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 19, 2025

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega explains how helpful genealogy journals can be and provides links to several journals she herself uses... (Read More)

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 45 (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on May 15, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, with another special tribute to fallen heroes to commemorate Memorial Day... (Read More)

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 45 (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on May 14, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, with a special tribute to fallen heroes to commemorate Memorial Day... (Read More)

What Does ‘Once Removed’ Mean? Untangling Family Relationships (part 2)

By GenealogyBank on May 13, 2025

This second of two-parts article will explain cousin terminologies, like the meaning of “removed,” and terms such as great-grandparents and great-aunts... (Read More)

What Does ‘Once Removed’ Mean? Untangling Family Relationships (part 1)

By GenealogyBank on May 12, 2025

This first of two-parts article will explain cousin terminologies, like the meaning of “removed,” and terms such as great-grandparents and great-aunts... (Read More)