Nice article in the Star-Herald about the Fort Fairfield public library receiving a grant to improve preservation in its archives room. The ACGS has meant and toured there and the

There is a wonderful two-column obit on Donald “Alfred” Turner in the Star Herald. He was one of 12 children. He had 9 children, 23 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, and 3

Also from the Smithsonian: There’s an article on diphtheria. There was an outbreak in 1659 in Mass. In 1735 a child in Kingston, NH had it and it spread to

From the Oct. 2021 Smithsonian magazine: In case you’re related to this family. A picture of The Paul Family Quilt (1830-35) is on display at the Museum of Fine Arts

Gleanings from NEHGS e-newsletter in reference to The Guardian newspaper article: Graves in 19,000 English churchyards are to be digitally mapped. A free website will launch in the spring of

Found on Internet Archive: Changes in Names by Special Acts of The Legislature of Maine 1820-1895 compiled by Marquis King in 1901. Perhaps you have someone who is unaccounted for.

Just a reminder when you are having trouble deciphering someone’s handwriting such as on a census etc… See how the person wrote names and other words on other sections of

Have you ever looked at your ancestor’s wills, probate records, or estate inventories? Sometimes they could bequeath quite mundane things like a fork, cup, or a favorite shirt. You can

I believe I’ve stated before a surname/ word sounds like it starts with N, but it could also be spelled Kn—. The letter’s sounds come from two different parts of

Per multiple news organizations, the last American receiving a Civil War-related pension died in May. She was 90 years old. My grandmother only received her pension until she turned 16