Category: Early American

Discover more about your Revolutionary War-era ancestors’ lives by using this revolution of resources like maps, military records and lineage societies.

1820 was a key year for genealogists; that year was when the US government mandated ships captains to keep passenger lists. If your ancestors arrived before that date, does that mark an end to...

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.

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...