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Tag: Family Heirlooms

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

Mayflower Relics Explored (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on March 13, 2025

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry explores the history and family lore of the Fuller cradle, the Pilgrim cradle displayed at the Pilgrim Hall Museum... (Read More)

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

Mayflower Relics Explored (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on March 7, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry features relics (family heirlooms) from Mayflower families that were exhibited at the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition... (Read More)

Photo: family heirlooms (not from the author’s collection). Photo credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Heirlooms and Memorabilia: Family Treasures or Junk? (part 3)

By Jessica Edwards on January 21, 2025

In this article, Jessica Edwards shares some ideas to help you plan what to do with family heirlooms and memorabilia after you’re gone... (Read More)

Photo: family heirlooms (not from the author’s collection). Photo credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Heirlooms and Memorabilia: Family Treasures or Junk? (part 2)

By Jessica Edwards on January 14, 2025

In this article, Jessica Edwards writes more about a dilemma that most family historians face: planning what to do with family heirlooms after you’re gone... (Read More)

Photo: family heirlooms (not from the author’s collection). Photo credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Heirlooms and Memorabilia: Family Treasures or Junk? (part 1)

By Jessica Edwards on January 13, 2025

In this article, Jessica Edwards writes about a dilemma that most family historians face: planning what to do with family heirlooms after you’re gone... (Read More)

Illustration: witchcraft trial at Salem Village. The central figure in this 1876 illustration of the courtroom is usually identified as Mary Walcott. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Relics of the Salem Witch Trials Era (part 5)

By Melissa Berry on March 21, 2024

Melissa Berry writes more about the Salem witch trials of 1692, focusing again on two famous pieces of furniture: the Osborn chest and the Trask chest... (Read More)

Illustration: witchcraft trial at Salem Village. The central figure in this 1876 illustration of the courtroom is usually identified as Mary Walcott. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Relics of the Salem Witch Trials Era (part 4)

By Melissa Berry on March 12, 2024

Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about the Salem witch trials of 1692, focusing on two pieces of furniture: the Osborn chest and the Trask chest... (Read More)

Photo: Charles Edward Ilsley (1842-1914) with family: wife Sarah Swanson Godlove Ilsley; daughters Charlotte (left) and Emily (right); and son Frank P. Ilsley. Credit: Joplin Wistar private collection, Vermont.

Relics of Our Ancestors (part 6)

By Melissa Berry on February 7, 2024

Melissa Berry writes about Jonathan Ilsley, one of the men who donated a relic from America’s past: a 1775 silver tankard gifted to Rev. Samuel Deane... (Read More)

Photo: a memorial stone and plaque dedicated to brothers Joseph and Maximilian Jewett in Rowley, Massachusetts. Photo taken by Cosmos Mariner. Credit: Historical Marker Database.

Relics of Our Ancestors (part 5)

By Melissa Berry on January 23, 2024

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about another of the men who donated a relic from America’s past: a silver tankard gifted to Rev. Samuel Deane in 1775... (Read More)

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