American Ancestors

American Ancestors is officially open to the public! 🎉 Come visit us at 97 Newbury Street! Learn more: americanancestors.org/about/visit

What's new at American Ancestors? @DLGenealogist discusses some upcoming programs and publications for October and November!

Join us at @AncestorExperts for August Adventures today for free admission to the library, the Family Heritage Experience, and lots of free activities including selfies with our Chief Genealogist @DLGenealogist #genealogy #familyhistory

Summer 2025 Issue of American Ancestors Magazine Now Available! The summer issue of American Ancestors focuses on home sources for family history. View now at: hubs.ly/Q03y3dCq0

@AncestorExperts just opened its Family Heritage Experience and marked the occasion by naming its Back Bay HQ after my friend @HenryLouisGates. Skip has done incredible work connecting people to their heritage — this honor is incredibly well-deserved. bit.ly/3RHwwY2

Within the walls of @AncestorExperts National Center for Family History, Heritage & Culture are thousands of family stories we can learn about — and learn from. Excited to officially reopen their HQ in Boston with @HenryLouisGates and Thomas Bailey Hagen!

@AncestorExperts American Ancestors Dedicates Back Bay Headquarters to Dr. @HenryLouisGates Louis Gates, Jr. at Grand Opening of the Family Heritage Experience search.app/agYE5 #Genealogy Shared via the Google App

Number 2 on our list of most memorable RootsTech 2025 moments: Elizabeth Freeman’s only living relative joined us at the Impact Forum! ✨ We were truly blown away by this powerful connection to history. Watch it now online to get chills! familysearch.org/en/rootstech/s…

On the road to @USNatArchives with a bus load of #Genealogists with the @AncestorExperts #WashingtonDC tour on Day 1.

Seventeenth-century New England may be one of the most studied eras in genealogy, resulting in a range of resources to help family historians trace their history. Download our free guide to get started on your research. hubs.ly/Q03b1n_70

So proud of my friend and colleague @AncestorExperts Libdsay Fulton - a powerful speaker at @RootsTechConf

Lindsay Fulton of American Ancestors shares progress of the @10MillionNames Project to identify those who had been enslaved in the United States and their descendants. 10millionnames.org #Genealogy @RootsTechConf @AncestorExperts

Melanie McComb @ShamrockGen delivering her @AncestorExperts lecture "Oh Yes I went to the front!" Women in the Civil War on 3/8 at @RootsTechConf #RootsTech 2025 #CivilWar

Do you have a young historian in your family? There's still time for this to submit to our 2025 Youth Family Historians Essay Contest! Learn more about the contest: hubs.ly/Q039Zhy50

In the latest Vita Brevis post, researcher Kate Gilbert visits local cemeteries to locate and uncover the gravestones of each of her Kimball family ancestors. hubs.ly/Q039Vxfh0

@AncestorExperts Senior Genealogist, Melanie McComb @ShamrockGen presenting on Using Tax Records in Family History Research today at @RootsTechConf #RootsTech2025 (8 am MT) Room 155E #Genealogy #TaxRecords

The #ExtremeGenes Reunion. So great to see my longtime friend and fellow podcast and radio show partner Scott Fisher at @RootsTechConf @AncestorExperts

Nearly 250 years ago, America declared its independence from the British Empire. In this free webinar, @DLGenealogist will discuss how to research your colonial ancestors and determine how they may have served the cause of the Revolution. hubs.ly/Q038LgYm0

We have added a "Supplemental Applications" volume to our database, "Massachusetts: Society of Colonial Wars Membership Applications, 1560-1970." This update contains 12,400 pages, 136,123 records, and 324,844 names! Search this database here: hubs.ly/Q038L9zM0

We are excited to announce that the Family Heritage Experience will open on April 25 at American Ancestors' headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts! Our interactive exhibition inspires you to explore your family history and heritage in a new way. Learn more: hubs.ly/Q038L7070

Robert Charles Anderson, Director of the Great Migration Project @AncestorExperts - Many have asked about his official obituary so wanted to share this. He will always be missed by his friends and colleagues here and in the greater #genealogy community legacy.com/us/obituaries/…