Adoption Records and Strategies for Finding Birth Family
Q. Reading immigration records often leaves me disheartened because my ancestors came over prior to 1790. After searching all available books at my library and consulting all family trees with last names matching, none...
Ancestors who helped America win its independence can bring additional benefits beyond standing taller on Independence Day. You could qualify for membership in either Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) or its male equivalent,...
Most genealogists working backwards through family lines become anxious when they reach the 1840 census, where many names have seemingly vanished without trace. Why? Most likely due to names having vanished completely. As in...
Are your ancestors from America who witnessed the signing of the Declaration of Independence or first shots fired during the American Revolution –or even earlier? Lindsay Fulton, staff genealogist at the New England Historic...
“Kansas Pioneers.” (Library of Congress) If you have successfully traced your family back to 1850 in the US, congratulations! As you dig further back in time, however, the trail may become harder to follow:...
Did you know it’s possible to own a picture of an individual from the Revolutionary War generation? No, not the Civil War; I know. It’s true. I know. Since 2000, I have undertaken a...
What better way to commemorate Independence Day than by researching your early American ancestry? Below we offer plenty of advice and resources to make the process of choosing an institution easier for you. Researching...
1. Adopt a flexible approach when selecting research techniques. No single or two (or five!) methods will suffice in every circumstance – what worked well on one problem may prove ineffective when applied to...
Daughters of the American Revolution in 1915 (Library of Congress). Two summer holidays–Flag Day on June 14th and Independence Day on July 4th–recall and commemorate the American Revolution as well as its creation of...
