Illustration: Yorkshiremen playing knurr and spell. Credit: George Walker's "The Costume of Yorkshire," first published in 1814; Wikimedia Commons.

The Game of Knurr and Spell

By Jessica Edwards on October 17, 2022

In this article, Jessica Edwards continues her series exploring our ancestors’ pastimes and toys, focusing on an English game using a ball and bat... (Read More)

Photo: schoolchildren eating hot school lunches made up primarily of food from the surplus commodities program. Taken at a school in Penasco, New Mexico, December 1941. Credit: United States Department of Agriculture; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: School Lunch Menus in Newspapers

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 29, 2022

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega suggests adding social history to your genealogy research by reading newspaper articles about school lunches... (Read More)

Family History: Children’s Pastimes and Toys (the Letter ‘D’), Part 1

By Jessica Edwards on August 22, 2022

Jessica Edwards writes about the pastimes and toys our ancestors enjoyed when they were children, focusing on games that start with the letter “D," Part 1... (Read More)

Family History: Children’s Pastimes and Toys (the Letter ‘C’), Part 2

By Jessica Edwards on August 17, 2022

Jessica Edwards writes about the pastimes and toys our ancestors enjoyed when they were children, focusing on games that start with the letter “C," Part 2... (Read More)

Family History: Children’s Pastimes and Toys (the Letter ‘C’), Part 1

By Jessica Edwards on July 26, 2022

Jessica Edwards writes about the pastimes and toys our ancestors enjoyed when they were children, focusing on games that start with the letter “C," Part 1... (Read More)

Family History: Children’s Pastimes and Toys (the Letter ‘B’), Part 2

By Jessica Edwards on July 6, 2022

Jessica Edwards writes about the pastimes and toys our ancestors enjoyed when they were children, focusing on games that start with the letter “B," Part 2... (Read More)

Family History: Children’s Pastimes and Toys (the Letter ‘B’), Part 1

By Jessica Edwards on June 23, 2022

Jessica Edwards writes about the pastimes and toys our ancestors enjoyed when they were children, focusing on games that start with the letter “B," Part 1... (Read More)

Family History: Children’s Pastimes and Toys (the Letter ‘A’)

By Jessica Edwards on June 20, 2022

Jessica Edwards writes about the pastimes and toys our ancestors enjoyed when they were children, focusing on games that start with the letter “A.”.. (Read More)

Family History: Children’s Pastimes and Toys (1700 to 1950), Part 2

By Jessica Edwards on May 18, 2022

In this article, Jessica Edwards concludes her introduction to a new series exploring the pastimes and toys our ancestors enjoyed when they were children... (Read More)