I have been taken by genealogist who spend hours, if not days traveling from cemetery to cemetery recording the grave markers of famous peop...

What are you reading?  This book is exceptional and I highly recommend it. New York in the American Revolution - A Source Guide for G...

So you found someone famous in your family line have you? You turn to your friends and family and then have to proceed through a complicated...

Marriage Law for Genealogists: The Definitive Guide .  By Rebecca Probert. Published by Takeaway Publishing. Copies are obtainable direc...

It is my great pleasure to share an exceptional upcoming event taking place April 6th and 7th 2013. The Princeton Battlefield Society of N...

CHILDREN IN THE 18TH CENTURY from guido verelst on Vimeo . A recreated look into the lives of children of the 18th Century. Enjoy!  ...

18th Century  Chatelaines - Châtelaines The word "Chatelaine" actually has two meanings. One is of course the tool that...

COLONIAL HOT CIDER PUNCH, AKA "WASSAIL'  1 Gallon heated apple cider  1/2 ounce brandy flavoring  1/2 ounce rum flavoring OR ...

WOMEN OF THE REVOLUTION Read the fresh annals of our land the gathering dust of time Nor yet has fallen on the scroll to dim the tale sub...

Did you know that the colony of Rode Island, means Red Island? It  was founded on the principle of separation of Church and State guarantee...

May this Memorial Day mean everything it should to each of us Americans. May we never forget those who have given the ultimate sacrifice f...

For more than 200 years, the American flag has been the symbol of our nation's unity, as well as a source of pride and inspiration f...

Explore works by renowned American modernist Allan Houser (Warm Sprngs Chiracahua Apache 1914-1994) in this outdoor sculture exhibition at...

'I am a good Spellar, Spillar, Speller' says Colonial Whiskers! In genealogy, beginners often make two common mistakes, when readin...

This is a beautiful telling of Thomas Jefferson by Ken Burns. To know the essense of a great man is a priviledge. There are several parts ...

Historians do not always agree about the happenings of this day in colonial history . There are many accountings of what became the 'Fir...

Thomas Jefferson -- Author of the Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, third President of the Unit...

If there is one common myth I run into often as a genealogist, it is someone believing that their last name was changed by a clerk at Ellis...