Illustration: John Trumbull's famous 1818 portrait is often identified as a depiction of the Declaration's signing, but it actually shows the drafting committee presenting its work to the Second Continental Congress on 28 June 1776. Thomas Jefferson, at center, places the document before the president of the Congress, John Hancock. Standing with Jefferson are other members of the drafting committee: John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, and Benjamin Franklin. Less than a week later, on 4 July 1776, the declaration was signed. Note: Not all 56 signers are included in this picture. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Signers of the Declaration of Independence & Their Scions (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on March 2, 2023

Melissa Berry begins a new series looking at signers of the Declaration of Independence and their descendants, starting with signer Carter Braxton... (Read More)

March Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 46 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on March 1, 2023

An article (with a complete title list) about the new content from 46 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online archives in March 2023... (Read More)

Photo: Civil War-era cannons, Fort Stevens, NW, Washington, D.C. Fort Stevens was part of the extensive fortifications built around the city during the American Civil War. Credit: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 19 (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on February 21, 2023

Melissa Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, focusing more on Civil War diarist Elizabeth Virginia Lindsay Lomax... (Read More)

Illustration: a heart with “I love you” in the middle

For Valentine’s Day, Find Your Ancestor’s Love Story

By Katie Rebecca Garner on February 13, 2023

In this article – to help celebrate Valentine’s Day – Katie Rebecca Garner relates the love story of her 2nd great-grandparents... (Read More)

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 19 (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on February 10, 2023

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, focusing on Civil War diarist Elizabeth Virginia Lindsay Lomax... (Read More)

Illustration: “Wreck of the Sea Venture off Bermuda, 28th July 1609.” Courtesy of Christopher M. Grimes, Bermudian artist.

Stephen Hopkins & the Wreck of the ‘Sea Venture’ (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on February 3, 2023

Melissa Berry continues the tale of Stephen Hopkins, who survived shipwreck in Bermuda, hardship in Jamestown, then later came back on the “Mayflower.”.. (Read More)

February Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 22 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on February 1, 2023

An article (with a complete title list) about the new content from 22 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online archives in February 2023... (Read More)

Illustration: rebuilding new ship from the timber and materials of the "Sea Venture" in Bermuda. Courtesy of the thebermudian.com

Stephen Hopkins & the Wreck of the ‘Sea Venture’

By Melissa Berry on January 31, 2023

Melissa Berry begins the tale of Stephen Hopkins, who survived shipwreck in Bermuda, hardship in Jamestown, then later came back on the “Mayflower.”.. (Read More)

Photo: the Godspeed replica, 19 April 1985, in London at St. Katherine’s Docks. Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.

Capt. Gosnold’s Adventure in the New World (conclusion)

By Melissa Berry on January 27, 2023

In this article, Melissa Berry concludes a series about Bartholomew Gosnold, who was instrumental in founding the Jamestown Colony in Virginia in 1607... (Read More)

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