Illustration of a home in Freetown, Massachusetts, circa 1895

I have been researching a group of Irish folks who came to Buffalo, New York by way of Montreal. Although the State of New York did not mandate vital registration until 1881, the..

On November 2, 2022, my husband and I welcomed our first child: a son, named Jack..

Death certificates can add depth to a family tree, but when the parent names for the deceased are documented incorrectly, it can lead research down the wrong path—especially..