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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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