For Father’s Day: Food Memories of Dad

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 18, 2021

In this article – in honor of Father’s Day – Gena Philibert-Ortega reminisces about food memories she has of her dad, and includes recipes... (Read More)

Photo: wooden grave marker in Oakwood Cemetery, Denton, Texas. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

Genealogy Dilemma: The Problem with Cemeteries

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 7, 2021

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about problems trying to find your ancestor’s burial site, and gives tips on how to proceed... (Read More)

Photo: marker for the Friends Burial Ground on Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Credit: Ryan McBride; Salem News.

Rare Quaker Bible from Early Colonial Days

By Melissa Berry on June 3, 2021

Melissa Berry continues her story about the persecution of Quakers by the 17th century Puritan authorities, focusing on the Buffum family Bible... (Read More)

Photo: the Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier in Washington Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Credit: Ken Thomas; Wikimedia Commons.

Memorial Day: Remembering Those Who Died in the American Revolution

By Jane Cook on June 1, 2021

Jane Hampton Cook – inspired by yesterday’s commemoration of Memorial Day – did some research to honor slain soldiers of the American Revolutionary War... (Read More)

Photo: James Symonds (American, 1633-1714) valuables cabinet, 1679, made for Joseph Pope and Bathsheba Folger of Salem Village. Courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum. Collections link: http://explore-art.pem.org/object/american-decorative-arts/138011/detail

Early Quaker Meetings Raided by Salem Authorities

By Melissa Berry on May 25, 2021

Melissa Berry continues her story about the persecution of Quakers by the 17th century Puritan authorities, focusing on the Phelps and Pope families... (Read More)

Illustration: Governor John Endicott. Credit: Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum; Digital Commonwealth.

Persecuted Quakers in Colonial America, Part III

By Melissa Berry on May 17, 2021

Melissa Berry continues her story about the punishments Quakers endured at the hands of the 17th century Puritan authorities, focusing on Edward Wharton... (Read More)

Illustration: "Cassandra Southwick in court before the magistrates," from the Boston Globe, 23 October 1923.

Persecuted Quakers in Colonial America, Part II

By Melissa Berry on May 12, 2021

Melissa Berry continues her story about the ordeal of the Southwick family at the hands of 17th century Puritan authorities in the town of Salem, MA... (Read More)

Photo: (clockwise from top): habanero, chipotle and chimichurri salsa. Credit: Popo le Chien; Wikimedia Commons.

A Cinco de Mayo Menu

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 5, 2021

In this article – to help celebrate Cinco de Mayo – Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find delicious recipes for food and drink... (Read More)

Photo: Frederick Fanning Ayer, from “Men of New York,” Volume 2, p. 41, George E. Mathews, New York, 1898. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

A Monument for Persecuted Quakers Upsets Salem, MA

By Melissa Berry on April 30, 2021

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a controversial monument to the 17th century persecuted Quakers that the town of Salem, Massachusetts, rejected... (Read More)

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