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The Underhill Society of America Society Descendants of Captain John Underhill
William Barnet Underhill and Elizabeth Jane Robinson Underhill Relation to Lucille Knowles Mattson Information posted by permission of...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 10, 20211 min read


Video HALSTON - American Fashion Designer
Roy Halston Frowick, known mononymously as Halston, was an American fashion designer who rose to international fame in the 1970s. Video...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 10, 20211 min read


They answered Garrison's anti-slavery call
From my story in the Newburyport Daily News Oct 7 2014 They answered Garrison's anti slavery call Pioneer abolitionist William Lloyd...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 10, 20214 min read


Relics of Union Soldier of the 55th George Thompson Garrison brother of William Lloyd Garrison
1st Lieutenant (55th Regiment) George Thompson Garrison was born February 13, 1836 and died January 1, 1904 son of William Lloyd Garrison...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 10, 20211 min read


Honoring Union Soldier Howard Wellington Merrill
Howard Wellington Merrill (1845-1865) enlisted 1864 in Capt. Twitchell's Company, Seventh Maine Battery; promoted to orderly sergeant:...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 10, 20211 min read


Honoring Union Soldier Theophilus Sanborn Died in Andersonville Prison
Like many of the Union soldiers Private Theophilus Sanborn of Hampton Falls, New Hampshire would not survive the horrors of Andersonville...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 10, 20212 min read


Photo Union Civil War Vets Henry Lay, Balch Brothers, Sam Brookings and William Carlton Gather 1923
Comrades who served with Henry D Lay celebrate L to R Samuel Brookings JR. (1841-1932) son of Samuel Brookings and Elizabeth Little;...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 10, 20211 min read


Video: Old Woodside California 1950 May Day Parade
Video from old 16mm footage of May Day festivities in Woodside CA in early 1950s from Frankie Chamberlain
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 2, 20211 min read


A Guide to the Primary Sources of the Salem Witchcraft Trials
Examination of a Witch (1853) by T. H. Matteson, inspired by the Salem trials from Wikipedia Margo Burns, historian and author has...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 2, 20211 min read


Video New Jersey 1920's in Color
New Jersey has a rich and fascinating history,clip contain footage from around the state, while focusing on cityscapes.take note of the...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 2, 20211 min read


Video on Americana Collector Electra Havemeyer Webb founder of the Shelburne Museum
American folk art. French Impressionist paintings. Historic New England architecture. Duck decoys, circus animals, and dolls. These were...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 2, 20212 min read


Photograph Lewis Austin Doane
Lewis Austin Doane (1844-1921) son of Austin and Hannah Doane, husband of Jennie Upton (1852-1929) in a formal portrait taken in ...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 2, 20211 min read


Appreciation grows for overlooked tide mills of early New England Settlements
Mill on Sawmill Creek Forest Road Salisbury, Massachusetts 1890 Courtesy of Paul Turner Salisbury Historical Preservation. My article...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 2, 20214 min read


Ancestry of Edgar Worthington Hubbard with Slack, French, Jenison Allied Families New England
Photo of Edgar W. Hubbard from the work compiled by A. H.Gilbertson This is a draft version PDF File
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 2, 20211 min read


Daguerreotype of Robert Adams The Lost Confederate Charleston Light Dragoons
Robert Adams (1832-1882) This is from From Cowan Auction House Lot 36 American History Live Salesroom Auction 2015 There are more photos...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 2, 20212 min read


Old Newspapers Tell Story behind 18th Century Ancestor’s Hat--Seth Plummer Newbury MA
Photo: Simeon Plummer’s tricorn hat. Credit: Museum of Old Newbury. My story on research for book Jackman-Willett House (JWH). The Sons...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Jan 2, 20211 min read


Mariner Man Poses as Preacher: Sex Scandal in the Port
A story I published in The Current December 5 2014 Special Thanks to Katherine Chaison Curator Ipswich Museum formerly Ipswich...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Dec 27, 20204 min read


Anecdotes of Christmas Past
My story from Christmas 2020 Paul Engle, a popular author, ran an “Old Fashioned Christmas” series in the newspapers. Engle referenced...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Dec 27, 20201 min read


1907 Lincolnville, Northport, Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont and Waldo Maine Town Register Book
Digital Maine History Documents 1907 Town Register with historical sketches and advertisements PDF
Melissa Davenport Berry
Dec 27, 20201 min read


Mary Lincoln Beckwith Great Granddaughter of Abraham Lincoln Would Plow Fields
Mary "Peg" Lincoln Beckwith (1898-1975) was one of the last two descendants (great-grandchildren) of Abraham Lincoln with her brother,...
Melissa Davenport Berry
Dec 27, 20201 min read
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