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As Americans celebrate our nation’s independence from Britain in 1775 to 1783, its sounds still echo through many homes across America. You might hear fifes and drums echo through your family stories or join...
Explore your Revolutionary War-era ancestors more deeply by investigating maps, military records, lineage societies and more with these revolutionary resources. Are You Wondering How to Join DAR or SAR? Follow These Steps When Submitting...
The Mayflower Compact detailed the Pilgrims’ voyage as “an attempt to establish the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia.” However, their plans soon took an unexpected course when they landed instead in...
British, handwritten on vellum and dating from 1691. (Getty Images). Not everyone who wanted to come to America could afford the trip, yet its promise of land, opportunity, and religious liberty far outshone that...
Q. My great-grandparents Thomas and Elizabeth Teter made their journey west on a wagon train sometime after 1892, living in Memphis in Scotland County Missouri. Is there any way of verifying their names on...
From its early history, the western US boundary was like an open door: inviting citizens and immigrants alike to explore this vast region of land. Millions passed through that back door on foot or...
Joel Stow personifies what can only be described as the American way. After all, our country was settled largely along a western route – as families looking for land and opportunity left the increasingly...
Daughters of the American Revolution in 1915. (Library of Congress). Two holidays–Flag Day on June 14th and Independence Day on July 4th–honor the American Revolution by marking its birth. Thus summertime often reminds genealogists...
Have you heard that it is possible to own a photo of someone from the Revolutionary War generation? Yes, not the Civil War but Independence! I know. Since 1996 I’ve been undertaking a personal...
Fife and drum music echoes throughout many American families. You may want to learn more about your Revolutionary War heritage for any number of reasons: either verify a family story, join patriotic lineage societies,...
