Websites for Revolutionary War Genealogy and History Research
Discover more about your Revolutionary War-era ancestors’ lives by using this revolution of resources like maps, military records and lineage societies.
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Valuable Resources for Tracing Colonial Genealogy
Your Colonial ancestors’ contributions are interwoven with our nation’s founding story and must be shared. Discover some of the top Colonial genealogy resources so you can learn more about them and your ancestry.
Insights from an Expert: Tracing Your Ancestors in Colonial and Early American Times
Have your ancestors been present at either the signing of the Declaration of Independence or even before then to witness its first shots being fired during the American Revolution? Lindsay Fulton, staff genealogist for...
Preserve Family Stories: Exploring Remembering a Life
Life and death have taken on new meaning for us since Covid-19 emerged. From its inception, we knew this pandemic would be different; today, close to 1 million Americans have succumbed; 6 million deaths...
Cautionary Advice: Avoid This Product When Cleaning Old Tombstones
Family Tree Magazine regularly features articles on cemeteries, which usually provokes someone to send us an email praising shaving cream as an effective tombstone cleaner. We’ve come to expect such emails when sharing an...
Mastering the Art of Tombstone Photography: Tips for Capturing Better Images
Genealogists often rely on tombstone photographs as one of their key records, as grave rubbings may destroy some monuments that hold invaluable genealogical information. Tombstone photographs provide all this data without damaging monuments in...
Cemetery and Tombstone Research: Answering Your Genealogy Questions
Q: I am researching wooden structures built over some graves in cemeteries across the South. Grave houses or grave shelters were popularly seen throughout the South and Appalachia to protect loved ones’ graves from...
Unlocking Genealogical Clues: 4 Questions for Uncovering Details in the Cemetery
Sign up now for the Family Tree Newsletter Plus and you will get our 10 Essential Genealogy Research Forms PDF as our gift to you! Genealogists know that gravestones speak volumes. Aheadstones reveal information...
Uncovering Ancestral Insights: 9 Discoveries Await You in the Cemetery
Fall is the ideal season for visiting cemeteries (accompanied by a genealogy buddy for fun and safety). Gazing upon gravestones and looking at cemetery records could reveal new information on your ancestry that you...