Happy Birthday to Edgar Allan Poe, born January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts to actor parents.[1] I just read The Tell-Tale Heart to...

I am a day late, as Flag Day was yesterday, June 14, but I wanted to share some information about the American Flag. The first official...

Labor Day became a national holiday when Congress passed the act on June 28, 1894, marking it for the first Monday of September annually....

Painter Jennie Brownscombe’s “First Thanksgiving”

We celebrate Indigenous People's today, as they should be celebrated everyday. #indigenous #indigenouspeoplesday #honor

According to an article entitled "10 Oldest Cities in the United States," posted on ThoughtCo., the oldest cities in our country, along...

Last night while out to eat with the family at a local restaurant, Tom Quick Inn, the hostess came over to our table and asked if we had...

In 1817, Thomas Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc founded the Hartford Asylum for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb.[1] It...

What is the best thing you have discovered while researching your family history?

Juneteenth is a U.S. Federal holiday to commemorate the emancipation of African Americans from enslavement.[1] This day has been...

Happy Flag Day

On May 2, 1670, Charles II of England provided the Hudson Bay Company with a charter permitting them to conduct fur trading with...

This is one of my very few photos of my paternal great-grandparents, Nicola aka Nicholas (one of my namesakes) and Maria Savina (DiPaolo)...

In continuation of Scottish heritage month, I would like to remember the Battle of Culloden on it's 275th anniversary. This was...

On March 31, 1492 the rulers of Spain began to expel Jews from Spain.[1] Before that occurred, that same year, King Ferdinand II of...

Awe's of Inheritance: Family History Services wishes you a very happy St. Patrick's Day. #awesofinheritancefamilyhistoryservices...

On this day in 1933, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave his first radio address to the nation, which were later termed fireside...

International Women's Day (IWD), a worldwide holiday, annually celebrated March 8, has its earliest origins reaching back to February 28,...