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No Battlefield Service Required: Uncovering the Patriotic Service of Your Ancestors During the American Revolution

Your ancestor may not have served on the battlefield, but may still have supported the cause through providing supplies, offering medical aid, signing petitions or oaths of fidelity, serving in the Continental Congress, or more yet. This lecture will explore the many records which may shed light on an ancestor’s patriotic leanings and support. We will also discuss women’s patriotic service during the Revolutionary War.

Registration in this program includes access to a 60-minute live broadcast, recording, and other materials for the foreseeable future.


Join the Live Broadcast

Click here to join the live broadcast: https://zoom.us/j/96463185298

Saturday, November 21, 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET

If you are unable to attend the live session, you will have access to a recording for the foreseeable future.


Lecture Recording

To come.

 

Lecture Materials

To come.


About the Speaker

Melanie McComb, Senior Genealogist, holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the State University of New York at Oswego. She is an international lecturer who teaches on various topics including colonial through twentieth-century American military research, genetic genealogy, Atlantic Canadian, African American, Jewish, and Irish genealogy. She is also an Honorary Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society. She has had articles published in American Ancestors Magazine and Fifty Plus Advocate. She is a blogger, known as The Shamrock Genealogist.

 

Other Resources

Revolutionary Roots website

American Ancestors magazine article: Finding Revolutionary War Patriots in Your Family Tree

American Ancestors magazine article: Strategies for Tracing Revolutionary War Veterans

Archived webinar: Friend or Foe: Researching Colonial Ancestors During the American Revolution

Archived webinar: Applying to Revolutionary War Lineage Societies