Illustration: childbirth and midwife, from a work by German physician Eucharius Rößlin, 1513. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Puritan Court Drama: Woman Won’t Identify Child’s Father

By Melissa Berry on January 11, 2021

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about another aspect of Puritan life in the 17th century Massachusetts Bay Colony... (Read More)

Photo: Main Street, Bastrop, Texas. Credit: Larry D. Moore CC BY-SA 3.0; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: Using Small-Town Newspapers

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 8, 2021

Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about using small-town newspapers – finding details about your ancestors’ lives that you can’t find in any other source... (Read More)

Illustration: headline about Thomas Delano from a Virginian-Pilot newspaper article

Nevada Street Sweeper Discovers Plymouth Colony and Royal Heritage, Part II

By Melissa Berry on January 6, 2021

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her story about the 1933 discovery by a Nevada street-sweeper of his extraordinary family history... (Read More)

Making a Change: Genealogy Goals for 2021

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 31, 2020

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gets ready for the New Year with some genealogy resolutions... (Read More)

Illustration: "Pilgrims Going To Church" by George Henry Boughton, 1867. Credit: New-York Historical Society; Wikimedia Commons.

Cache of Court Cases Reveals Puritan Sensibilities

By Melissa Berry on December 30, 2020

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the discovery of original Puritan court cases from the Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1673 to 1695... (Read More)

Nevada Street Sweeper Discovers Plymouth Colony and Royal Heritage

By Melissa Berry on December 8, 2020

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the 1933 discovery by a Nevada street-sweeper of his extraordinary family history... (Read More)

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

Gravesite of Mayflower Passenger Richard More

By Melissa Berry on December 2, 2020

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the discovery of the only surviving gravestone of a Mayflower passenger: Richard More... (Read More)

Illustration: "The Mayflower at Sea." Credit: The Newberry; Wikimedia Commons.

How One Mayflower Descendant Honored Pilgrim Ancestors on Thanksgiving

By Melissa Berry on November 24, 2020

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the family heirlooms and Thanksgiving display of Mayflower descendant Ruth Grant Pearson... (Read More)

The Mayflower Passengers’ Dark Side: Scandal in Plymouth Colony, Part II

By Melissa Berry on November 17, 2020

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about some more of the darker sides of the Mayflower passengers, this time focusing on Richard More... (Read More)

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