It's Weathervane Wednesday! Today's Man in the Moon weathervane was photographed in the children's garden at the Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine. nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...

History moment for today

Was one of your #Connecticut ancestors "warned out"? (I've never actually seen records of it happening and am curious!) connecticutroots.org/2023/03/02/d... #genealogy #ancestry #familyhistory

How did the early settlers at Nutfield, New Hampshire celebrate Christmas? Or did they not celebrate at all, like the rest of New England? They were Scots Irish, not Puritans, so did that make a difference? nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2014/12/how-...

BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:

Women deserve to make their own healthcare choices. Not the government, not Costco, not pharmacies, etc. This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...

It's Weathervane Wednesday! Here's a very intricately detailed sailboat we spotted in Boothbay, Maine. It's a very appropriate choice for the area, and it sits above the Boothbay town offices. nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-sa...

History quote of the day

This is one of my favorite stories from my family tree - the first Christmas tree in Hawaii. Do you have a favorite Christmas story you have uncovered from previous generations? nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2009/12/adve...

How did the Puritans celebrate Christmas in New England? Did this influence our holiday celebrations today? From the Nutfield Genealogy blog - nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-...

Are we Mayflower cousins? Check out my list of Mayflower passenger ancestors, and see if we can make a cousin connection - nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/11/happ... #thanksgiving #genealogy #Mayflower

You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before

Did you ever wonder what happens at a meeting of the Mayflower Society? It's not a secret! Find out what we are up to! nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2015/06/what...

Genius

This is fu*king outrageous! The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines, giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards. apnews.com/article/utah...

Is there a Pilgrim in your family tree? Here are ten things to try when researching your Mayflower ancestry. nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/01/10-n... #Thanksgiving #Mayflower #Genealogy

Leavitt: Why aren't you talking about what these members of congress are doing to encourage violence…. They're literally saying to 1.3 million active duty service members not to follow lawful orders Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.

More than 240 New Hampshire voters were turned away under the state's new proof-of-citizenship law this year. Voting rights advocates say that should serve as a cautionary tale heading into the midterm elections. From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics

A bit of dry Maine humor for "Funny Friday" nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/03/frid...

Thanksgiving is right around the corner. It's a great time to think about the English colonists and Wampanoag villagers portrayed by re-enactors at the Plimoth Patuxet museums. nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/11/a-ph...

History moment for today…

12 Nov 2025 Some tips for finding birth records. #ancestry #genealogy

November 13th is Indian Pudding Day! Here is a very old blog post about a very old recipe, beloved by New Englanders. Have you had your Indian Pudding today? nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/11/indi...

Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.

It's Weathervane Wednesday! Here is a fantastic weathervane of a crane, with a very historical backstory in Charlestown, Massachusetts by the river overlooking Boston! nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/09/weat...

Today's Nutfield Genealogy post is all about our visit to Peaks Island, Casco Bay, Maine, to visit the unique little Umbrella Cover Museum. Have you been? Did your ancestors or relatives have any unique collections? nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/11/peak...

Kindness is the quiet force that holds the family history community together. Every act of help—sharing a record, decoding a document, treating another’s story with care—strengthens our bonds. Genealogy isn’t just data; it’s a human story preserved through empathy and respect. #genealogy #kindness

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions "Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

Tomorrow is Voting Day! You know what to do

Happy Halloween from Nutfield Genealogy! This blog post will send you on a spooky scavenger hunt from Crawford Notch to the surrounding towns searching for a family burial spot. nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/10/this...

Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

I'll be there! Will you?

Happy Halloween from Nutfield Genealogy. The story of the Willey family perishing in a great landslide in Crawford Notch in 1826 is one of the greatest ghost stories told in New Hampshire. But where was the Willey family buried? nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/10/this...

It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 84th day out of the last 96. 12 days of work in over 3 months. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

How common are step sibling marriages in your colonial family tree? Read this blog post "He married his step sister?" #genealogy #FamilyHistory nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2013/02/he-m...

I have the same feelings about AI and genealogy

Are you planning to come to the New England Regional Genealogy Conference next week? I wrote this blog post about 12 years ago for another NERGC conference, and I heard that it came in very handy for those who needed to understand the locals. nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2013/04/new-...

This is a very strange artifact from the past. Have you ever seen a rocking cradle for adults? Do you know the story? nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2014/03/from...

Has anyone ever come across an entry in a census you know is factually wrong, but correctly transcribed from the original by #Ancestry or #FindMyPast, so you can't send in an error report to get it changed? It's so frustrating! 😓 #genealogy

History moment for today.... (thanks to the National Park Service Lego Vignettes at Facebook)

Sophia Brahe: The Invisible Astronomer Whose Eyes Mapped the Cosmos Newton Explained voxmeditantis.com/2025/10/19/s... #WomenInSTEM #STEM #Astronomy #Genealogy #Horticulture

It's Weathervane Wednesday! Today's weathervane was photographed near the beach in Santander, Spain. (Bluesky won't show the top of the column where the weathervane sits, so click on the photo or the link to see the entire photo and story) nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-we...

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While we spectate on The East Wing being torn down, it isn’t just another hallway, it’s where Eleanor Roosevelt built the modern Office of the First Lady, where WWII bunkers were hidden, and where the public enters the People’s House. Erasing it is rewriting history.

Sounds like fun!

Family History Month Day 14! Letters & Diaries. Old Letters. Ink fades. Stories don’t. Have you found letters or journals in your research? I was lucky to discover my great grandfather's "History of Mariental" written by my grandfather. #AncestorLetters #FamilyHistory #GenealogyFinds

Great advice!

History buffs, this one's for you. Become a genealogy researcher and help people uncover their family's story. It's a high-value, emotionally rewarding side hustle. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #SideHustle #History