According to Burdick family historians, Burdick may have initially been Burditt. Over the centuries, surname spelling was not exact, with...

I am always amazed at the great American experiment with democracy and personal freedoms guaranteed by the US Constitution, which was and...

Continuing in my series of ancestorial veterans, this article identifies Cook family ancestors who served in the Revolutionary War. In...

John Maxson was born in the Spring of 1638, the first white child born in Rhode Island. His life began traumatically. Before he was...