Expert Q&A: Tracing Your Colonial and Early American Ancestors
Were your ancestors in America to witness the signing of the Declaration of Independence or the first shots of the American Revolution—or even before then? Here are some tips and resources for researching your colonial and early American ancestors.
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Secrets to Find Ancestors in Early US Census Records Premium
Don't stress out about finding ancestors in early, head-of-household-only censuses. These tricks will help you transform those tick marks into ancestral families.
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Toolkit Tutorial: Searching the Daughters of the American Revolution Databases Premium
Learn how to use the DAR's online databases to discover if you have a Patriot ancestor.
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Searching for Early Immigrants
Q. I always get discouraged when I read about immigration records, because my ancestors came over sometime before 1790. I’ve checked all the books at my library, and a few have my family’s last name, but none of the first names match my ancestor’s. Is there any other place to look? A. The government didn’t […]
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Celebrate Thanksgiving with a pinch of history and a dash of genealogy.
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AncestorNews: Revolutionary War Ancestors Online Premium
Visit these sites for Revolutionary War genealogy help.
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AncestorNews: Our Revolutionary Ancestors Premium
More online resources to learn about your revolutionary war ancestors.
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Revolutionary War Timeline: Celebrate the United States’ 250th Anniversary
Study highlights of Revolutionary War history and celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States with this timeline.
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AncestorNews: Pioneer Certificates Premium
Did you know that several genealogy societies offer "pioneer certificates" to direct descendants of people whose family settled in a certain area before a specific date? Some societies even offer more than one type of certificate. For example, the Utah Genealogical Society offers a Founding Pioneer, Territorial Pioneer or...
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You've got questions about discovering, preserving and celebrating your family history; our experts have the answers.
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