{"id":10800,"date":"2025-07-06T20:20:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T20:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/?p=10800"},"modified":"2025-07-06T20:20:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T20:20:33","slug":"happy-4th-of-july-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/happy-4th-of-july-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy 4th of July Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We hope you all had an enjoyable and safe 4th of July weekend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Revolutionary War Research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9ZHgluwMWOg\">Intro video<\/a> (Quick Research Basics) by James Tanner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ancestralfindings.com\/research-basics-short-introduction-researching-revolutionary-war-ancestors\/\">Finding a Patriot<\/a>, Ancestry Academy video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thoughtco.com\/researching-your-revolutionary-war-ancestor-1422348\">Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestor<\/a>, article by Thoughtco<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.dar.org\/Public\/DAR_Research\/search_revwar\/?Tab_ID=14&amp;Tab_ID_Sub=0&amp;action=list\">Daughters of the American Revolution<\/a> website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New England Research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/help\/helpcenter\/lessons\/united-states-research-new-england-region-history-and-background\">History and Background<\/a>, FamilySearch video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LgUJtDzoxvY\">Top 10 Published Resources for Early New England Research<\/a>, RootsTech video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/help\/helpcenter\/lessons\/new-england-military-records-revolutionary-war\">New England Military Records, Revolutionary War<\/a>, FamilySearch video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.familysearch.org\/group\/134-new-england-research\">FamilySearch Community<\/a> for New England Research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Early American \/ Colonial Immigration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kN5hRyndVlQ\">Colonial Immigrant Ancestor<\/a>s, Ancestry video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bclrV9UFFvE\">Research Strategies for Early Colonial Ancestors, Part 1<\/a>, RootsTech video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gpcOb2w6CLs\">Research Strategies for Early Colonial Ancestors, Part 2<\/a>, RootsTech video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/familyhistorydaily.com\/free-genealogy-resources\/research-colonial-ancestors\/\">4 Free Places to Research Your Colonial American Ancestors<\/a>, Family History Daily video<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy ancestor hunting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/us-immigrant-routes.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/us-immigrant-routes.png 546w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/us-immigrant-routes-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hope you all had an enjoyable and safe 4th of July weekend! 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