Guide to Proving Your Mayflower Ancestry
While nearly half of the passengers who arrived on the shores of Massachusetts died during the first winter, 26 Mayflower families are known to have left descendants. An estimated 35 million people can trace their ancestry to the Mayflower. Use this guide to search your ancestry for Mayflower connections.
Massachusetts Research Guide
American Ancestors has a massive collection of resources and records pertaining to Massachusetts from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. This guide will introduce you to some of the most useful online records to help you with your genealogical quest.
Resources for Roman Catholic Research on AmericanAncestors.org
AmericanAncestors.org offers many resources to help you research your Roman Catholic ancestors. Our most popular database for Catholic research is Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920—which is exclusive to AmericanAncestors.org—but we also have other collections with a broader scope.
Guide to Organizing Your Research
This guide t offers practical advice on how to organize your research and files, keep track of families, and create goals to guide future research. Even if you are a seasoned family historian, it's not too late to incorporate these practices into your work!
American Ancestors Getting Started Guide
So you want to find out about your family history. Maybe you want to learn the identity of your ancestors, and find out where they lived and what they did for a living.
Use this FREE “Getting Started” guide from American Ancestors and NEHGS—the most respected name in family history—and you’ll be on your way.
