We hope you all had an enjoyable and safe 4th of July weekend!

Getting to know your Colonial America ancestors can be very enlightening, and there are quite a lot of records available. Here are some resources in The Family History Guide that will help you do that, arranged by category.

Revolutionary War Research

• Intro video (Quick Research Basics) by James Tanner
• Finding a Patriot, Ancestry Academy video
• Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestor, article by Thoughtco
• Daughters of the American Revolution website

New England Research

• History and Background, FamilySearch video
• Top 10 Published Resources for Early New England Research, RootsTech video
• New England Military Records, Revolutionary War, FamilySearch video
• FamilySearch Community for New England Research

Early American / Colonial Immigration

• Colonial Immigrant Ancestors, Ancestry video
• Research Strategies for Early Colonial Ancestors, Part 1, RootsTech video
• Research Strategies for Early Colonial Ancestors, Part 2, RootsTech video
• 4 Free Places to Research Your Colonial American Ancestors, Family History Daily video

Happy ancestor hunting!