2025-03-14    Finding Your Ancestor's Migration Routes: Tracking where and how your ancestors moved within the United States can lead to valuable research clues, but working from maps alone can be complicated. In this article genealogist Alice Childs walk you through the helpful resources in the FamilySearch United States Migration page, including links to migration databases, lists of U.S. migration routes such as canals, trails, and roads, etc. To learn more about U.S. migration for your ancestors, see Goal D4 in the United States page. (See all tips.)