Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Anna Green Winslow, a young woman in Colonial Boston who became a fervent supporter of the American Revolution... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides tips, including links to helpful websites, for researching your colonial ancestors... (Read More)
An article about Thomas Jay Kemp’s ancestor Silas Hanson, an American colonist who supplied timber to be used for masts for Great Britain’s navy... (Read More)
An article featuring an infographic with a timeline of key historical events in Colonial America... (Read More)
An article (with a complete title list) about the 27 Colonial newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)
Ever wonder who the streets in your town were named for? The Oregonian (Portland, OR) newspaper ran a regular series giving the history of the names of the streets in Portland, Oregon. Read these street histories in GenealogyBank.com Tip: Find these articles quickly by going to the special site we’ve created for searching just... (Read More)
GenealogyBank.com has over 7,000 funeral sermons – full text digital copies and excerpts. These are a core source for genealogists searching for the details of their ancestor’s lives in Colonial America and the early Federalist period. (Photo, Ian Britton. FreeFoto.com). It was common in Colonial America to have a funeral sermon printed and distributed... (Read More)
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