Illustration: George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, 1796. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 21

By Melissa Berry on July 11, 2023

In this article, Melissa Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, writing more about the family line of George Washington,.. (Read More)

Photo: Fourth of July fireworks over the East Village of New York City. Credit: David Shankbone; Wikimedia Commons.

Revolutionary War Vets Celebrated July Fourth

By Melissa Berry on July 5, 2023

In this article, to continue yesterday’s Fourth of July celebration, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Revolutionary War vets celebrating in 1826... (Read More)

Photo: Real Daughters Committee members (left and right) Helen Coe Hammond and Grace A. Coe, and (middle) Real Daughter Caroline Phoebe Hassam Randall, taken 19 June 1938. Courtesy of the D.A.R., Washington, D. C.

Original Daughters of the American Revolution (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on June 30, 2023

In this astonishing article, Melissa Berry continues writing about 22 women still alive in 1925 whose fathers fought in the American Revolutionary War!.. (Read More)

Photo: the D.A.R. in the 1922 July 4th parade. From the left to the right, the participants standing in front are: Mrs. Frank Corwith, Miss Betsy Bush, Mrs. C. E. Foster, Mrs. Lewis E. Downs, Mrs. Eli Fordham, Mrs. J. M. Jagger, Mrs. H. H. Hildreth, and Mrs. Raymond Corwith. From left to right onboard the float, the participants are: Mrs. R. Kendrick, Mrs. A. W. Tunnell, John M. Nugent as a child, Helen C. Bishop as a child, a young Edward. H. Foster, a young E. Halsey Howell, Adelaide Corwith, and a young Mercator Cooper Kendrick. Courtesy of the South Hampton Museum, South Hampton, New York.

Original Daughters of the American Revolution (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on June 27, 2023

In this astonishing article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about 22 women still alive in 1925 whose fathers fought in the American Revolutionary War!.. (Read More)

Illustration: portrait of Samuel Washington (1734-1781), by James Alexander Simpson. Gift of Mary Washington Borie. Courtesy of George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Virginia.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 20

By Melissa Berry on June 23, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, writing about the family line of George Washington... (Read More)

Illustration: portrait of Rhode Island Governor Norman Stanley Case (1888-1967). Courtesy of the Rhode Island State House collection.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 34

By Melissa Berry on June 20, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on the Turner and Case family lines... (Read More)

Photo: old photos and correspondence. Credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Why Do Genealogy? (part 2)

By Jessica Edwards on June 12, 2023

In this article, the second of two parts, Jessica Edwards looks back at her many years exploring her family history and explains why she loves genealogy... (Read More)

Photo: souvenir spoon from Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C. Credit: John Phelan; Wikimedia Commons.

Did Your Ancestor Collect Souvenir Spoons?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 8, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about her collection of souvenir spoons, begun by her mother... (Read More)

June Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 42 Titles!

By Tony Pettinato on June 1, 2023

An article (with a complete title list) about the new content from 42 newspaper titles that GenealogyBank added to its online archives in June 2023... (Read More)

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