How Can AI Help the Genealogist?
November 2, 2026
AI has made discovery cheap and verification scarce. A method for using AI on a genealogical investigation without letting unchecked claims into the family tree.
Read more →Articles, family history, and research notes on the Morrill, Morrell, Morrel, and Morrall surnames.
How Can AI Help the Genealogist?
November 2, 2026
AI has made discovery cheap and verification scarce. A method for using AI on a genealogical investigation without letting unchecked claims into the family tree.
Read more →October 30, 2026
The family pages have been refreshed with the latest research. Since the last update, 89 individuals and 34 families have been added, bringing the total to 15,457 individuals across 5,249…
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The family pages have been refreshed with the latest research. Since the last update, 211 individuals and 81 families have been added, bringing the total to 15,368 individuals across 5,215…
Read more →October 4, 2026
The family pages have been refreshed with the latest research. Since the last update, 299 individuals and 81 families have been added, bringing the total to 15,157 individuals across 5,134…
Read more →B&M Baked Beans: the Portland family behind the can
September 4, 2026
A red-labeled can on grocery shelves hides a Portland surname -- and a canning trade that started decades before the beans, with codfish, corn, and clams.
Read more →August 30, 2026
The family pages have been refreshed with the latest research. Since the last update, 48 individuals and 16 families have been added, bringing the total to 14,858 individuals across 5,053…
Read more →Morrills Corner, Portland: named for the family that held it
August 13, 2026
A Portland crossroads named itself after two tanner brothers -- and quietly produced a governor, a Treasury secretary, and the family behind Maine's most famous can of beans.
Read more →August 6, 2026
The family pages have been refreshed with the latest research. Since the last update, 7 individuals and 4 families have been added, bringing the total to 14,810 individuals across 5,037…
Read more →Morrill, Maine: a hill town for a reforming governor
August 1, 2026
Maine's hill town of Morrill was named for a governor whose party did not even have a name yet. His brother went further still -- into the Senate, and Grant's…
Read more →July 29, 2026
The family pages on the site have been refreshed with the latest research. Since the last update, 103 individuals and 32 families have been added, bringing the total to 14,803…
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