William Aspinwall arrived with the Winthrop fleet in 1630, moved from the Massachusetts Bay Colony to Rhode Island, Connecticut, and back to Boston. As Recorder of the Suffolk County Court...

An invaluable source for those with early Connecticut ancestry, this transcription of the original records at the Connecticut State Archives provides a nearly contempo­rary record of disputes: not only run-of-the-mill...

The years 1634 and 1635 were watershed years for New England immigration, representing as much as 20% of the total for the period 1620–1640. This now-complete seven-volume set provides profiles...

Between 1785 and 1825, Americans of European descent began to document their familial rela­tionships, which had been gradually developing in a colonial and post-colonial setting. Some calligraphic and genealogical artists...

Family stories, shared memories, and a family art gallery lift the subjects of this book off the page to paint honest portraits, while bringing life to the breadth of the southern experience. The ancestry of...

Created by American Ancestors Senior Genealogist Rhonda R. McClurePublished: June 2020PDF Download, 6 pages Família! Learn the basics of Portuguese family history research from Senior Genealogist Rhonda R. McClure. Rhonda will...

Family trees are never finished. In 2008, avid amateur genealogist Bill Griffeth published By Faith Alone, a history of his ancestors and the diverse faith traditions they brought with them to...

Author: Marian S. Henry Published: September 2007 This book collects in one place a series of essays about New York that Marian S. Henry wrote for the NEHGS website. Updated...

This ground-breaking work traces 1,500 descendants of four families from St. Mary’s County, Maryland, 800 of whom are progeny of three Georgetown Memory Project slaves sold in 1838 but who...

The years 1634 and 1635 were watershed years for New England immigration. The influx of immigrants represents twenty percent or more of the entire Great Migration period. Like The Great...

 With the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War fast approaching, you may be interested in documenting your family connection to an American patriot and applying to a lineage society. In...

The vibrancy of the nation’s founding genealogical institution and largest nonprofit organization of its kind, New England Historic Genealogical Society, is captured for all to see in The Family Album:...