Photo: Alonzo Garcelon (1813-1906), son of William Green Garcelon and Mary Davis. Courtesy of David Garcelon of Maine. He is a surveyor, historian and author.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 33 (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on May 2, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, with more on the Garcelon family of Maine... (Read More)

Photo: the Garcelon brothers, 1871. Courtesy of David Garcelon of Maine. He is a surveyor, historian and author.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 33 (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on April 21, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on the Garcelon family of Maine... (Read More)

How Did You Get Started as a Genealogist? Share Your Story with Us!

By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 12, 2011

A Louisiana newspaper in 1853 said of family historians that “their memory is a forest planted with genealogical trees.” How true that is! Daily Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana), 25 October 1853, page 5. After years of family history research many genealogists have had all types of “Eureka!” moments and breakthroughs, when they found a... (Read More)

Wow – I love GenealogyBank.

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 24, 2008

We routinely hear from genealogists telling about their success – “Wow, look what I found!” We really love to hear those stories and today it is my turn. Last week I was stunned to find that one of my cousins had posted early photographs of our family online. There they were – the actual... (Read More)

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