It’s a new chapter for history lovers and family researchers in the Ohio Valley. The Steubenville Public Library just received a donation of 53 rare volumes from the Society of Mayflower Descendants in Ohio. Each book serves as an encyclopedia for Mayflower descendants tracing family lineages back five or more generations to the passengers who …
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NextGEN: Call for Presentations
Society of Genealogists and Family History Federation are jointly arranging an online conference to be held Saturday 14 November 2026. Those aged 16 to 35 years of age on 14 November 2026 are invited to submit proposals for presentations. Topics We are looking for a variety of genealogy and family history topics on the theme …
Marie Broussard (1686 – after 1752), Life Across the River from Port Royal – 52 Ancestors #462
Marie Broussard was 11 days old that cold January day when the 1686 Port Royal census was taken. She was born “upriver,” near BelleIsle, now part of the Annapolis River Valley in Nova Scotia, where the Broussard family lived. It was here, on the banks of the river, that Marie’s storied life began. Marie’s parents …