New York is a crossroads for many of our ancestors. Some families may have been in New York State for less than a generation on their way farther west, whereas...

Created by American Ancestors Chief Genealogist David Allen Lambert and Genealogist Melanie McCombPublished: September 2020PDF Download, 8 pagesIn the 17th and early 18th centuries, Maine (then part of Massachusetts), New...

William Bradford, Mayflower passenger, was not just the long-serving and most influential Governor of the Plymouth Colony. His famous handwritten manuscript, Of Plymouth Plantation, has also preserved its history in...

Learn how to get the most from these family-oriented records that include will or administration documents, legal name changes, divorce records, guardianships or conservatorships, and unsealed adoption records. Includes explanations...

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...

The Huguenots were French Protestants persecuted by a staunchly Catholic government. Thousands fled France in the 16th and 17th centuries seeking refuge across Europe, Africa, and North America including areas...

So, you think you’re descended from royalty? You might be surprised to learn that a large number of Americans can claim descent from European nobility. In this lecture, Researcher Zachary...

- Winner of the 2023 Connecticut Society of Genealogists Literary Awards - In May 1783, as the Revolutionary War was nearing its end, the Society of the Cincinnati was formed...

Annie Haven Thwing turned her massive collection of nearly 125,000 index cards into this beloved and highly informative 1920 publication. Thwing used colony records and the Suffolk deeds to paint...

This  second  volume of 180 sketches covers the rest of Windsor County, organized by town and presented in alphabetical order by head of household. These sketches provide a better understanding of the outward migration...

Wyman’s work, compiled over thirty years and originally published in 1879, is notable not only as a comprehensive collection of genealogies of early settlers but also as an abstract of real...

Created by American Ancestors Genealogist Hallie BorstelPublished: December 2020PDF Download, 7 pagesAs family historians, we focus on tracing our ancestry further and further into the past, going back one generation...