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Our expert staff and their research have been featured in a number of local and national media outlets including the Boston Globe, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Associated Press, and more. Learn More
- The Weekly Genealogist Get special features, articles, and news about family history
- The NEHG Register Flagship journal of American genealogy since 1847
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- Mayflower 2020 Interactive website commemorating Mayflower heritage and history
- The GU272 Memory Project Family histories of the enslaved people sold by Georgetown College in 1838
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