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Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 31 (part 2)

Melissa Davenport Berry writes: Today I continue with my series “Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who” with another Pilgrim story from historian Edward Rowe Snow, writing about his ancestor, Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins.

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A Glimpse into Our Ancestors’ Lives: The Sears Catalog

Gena Philibert-Ortega writes: When you make purchases from a mail-order catalog, you are taking part in a tradition started by our late 19th century ancestors. When we think of the catalog our American ancestors shopped, we mostly think of Sears, Roebuck, and Co.

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How Far Back Does Football Go in America?

Jane Hampton Cook writes: With the National Football League forming in 1920, it is easy to assume that football is a relatively new term. A search in old newspapers, however, confirms that the term football is centuries old here in America.

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February Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 22 Titles!

Currently, GenealogyBank features over 13,000 newspapers from all 50 states, with more than 260 million obituaries and death records. Here are details about our most recent addition: a total of 19 titles from 14 states, plus 1 from the District of Columbia, 1 from the Virgin Islands, and 1 national title – 10 of the 22 titles added this month are newspapers added to GenealogyBank for the first time!

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