To celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower’s arrival, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about some less-known sides of the Mayflower passengers... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega urges family historians on Veterans Day to interview their family’s veterans to preserve their stories... (Read More)
Gena Philibert-Ortega provides genealogy tips for researching cemeteries that she learned while writing a book about cemeteries in eastern California... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the famous Nabisco cracker/cookie company, starting with John Pearson’s mill in 1643... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about the 1692 Salem Witch Trials, focusing this time on the family connections of Ruthie Stearns... (Read More)
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak provides a genealogy tip to help you find your sometimes-elusive female ancestors in old newspapers... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the time she misspelled her ancestor’s name in her search – and the benefits of making that “mistake.”.. (Read More)