18th Century

Genealogical Gold in Land Records, Part 1

In a previous post I looked at town annual reports and the genealogical treasures that one can find in them. […]

A pension file is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to find inside. The Revolutionary

If you have researched families in 17th and 18th century New England, you have probably learned that the label “junior,”

I came across the following while researching a line for a client. Although this particular document did not prove relevant

This month is the 250th birthday of John Quincy Adams, as Danielle Cournoyer reminds us on the Vita Brevis blog.

The famed Boston Tea Party was December 16th, 1773. This protest sparked debates throughout New England as towns decided whether,

As genealogists in New England we are all familiar with the story of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay, the pilgrim separatists

As a genealogist you might have deep knowledge of the history of an area, the laws and customs governing records

A new reference has just been published that will make a “reasonably exhaustive research” a little less exhausting for New