Early American
Early American
5 Tips for Tracing Your Early American Ancestors
Obtain the skills to track down your hard-to-find early American ancestors. Whether your ancestors immigrated before 1820 or lived in the United States before 1850, you'll discover plenty of resources for finding them.
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Photos of the Revolutionary War Generation
Photos of those that lived during the Revolutionary War exist, learn how to find them!
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8 Tips for Finding Ancestors Prior to 1850 Premium
Ancestors are hard to find before 1850. Scarce records and incomplete censuses prevail. We've got eight tips for discovering your distant roots!
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Ancestor Myth-Busting Toolkit Premium
Often-repeated myths about our ancestors can keep us from understanding their lives. Use these tips, books and websites to bust those beliefs and reveal the truth about your family history.
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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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Top Tips for Finding Colonial Ancestors
Having roots in Colonial America is both a source of pride and frustation: How awesome that your ancestors have been on American soil so long and helped shape the direction of our country—but how difficult to trace them in centuries-old, unfamiliar and often-incomplete records. Here's your chance to...
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Star-Spangled Genealogy: War of 1812 Research Guide
Discover the stories of your ancestors who preserved American independence in the War of 1812.
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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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