Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula is no stranger to tragedy. Every November, the haunting ballad “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by Gordan Lightfoot can be heard across radio stations throughout the region, commemorating the tragic loss of 29 lives aboard the SS ..

If your family is anything like mine, you may have inherited boxes of photos and heirlooms passed down through generations—items that often end up in closets or the basement once you’ve been designated the “family keeper.”

This past May, I taught a class on 18^th century Pennsylvania and highlighted some documents I had discovered for my Pennsylvania ancestors. As I prepared for the..

I am incredibly fortunate that I have my dream job, working remotely as a Genealogical Researcher with the Boston-based New England Historical Genealogical Society (NEHGS), while living in my..

If your ancestor lived in Chester County, Pennsylvania in the months leading up to the Battle of Brandywine on 11 September 1777, you have the unique opportunity to explore the 1777 Chester County Property Atlas, an on-going historical..

Recently I was researching marriage records in Vermont and was reminded of the existence of Gretna Green towns in Colonial New England in the mid-eighteenthcentury. It turned out some English customs were just too convenient to leave..