We're asking students in grades 4-12 across the nation to explore what they’ve learned about themselves, the community, and the nation by reflecting on a story from their personal family history.





Where Were Your Ancestors during the Boston Tea Party?
In partnership with the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, we are pleased to introduce the Boston Tea Party Descendants Program. Our mission is to foster interest in genealogical connections to participants in the Boston Tea Party, their families, and those involved in the making of colonial rebellion in Boston.

Zoom Demo: The New AmericanAncestors.org
Join Claire Vail, Vice President for Digital Strategy and Communications, for a demonstration on the newly launched AmericanAncestors.org! Learn about key new features, how to navigate the site, and how to get the most out of the website from home. You can also visit our New Website FAQ for more information.

Vita Brevis is 3 Million Views Old!
Vita Brevis, our family history blog, recently marked an important milestone: 3,000,000 page views since it launched in January 2014. Join editor Scott C. Steward for a look back on some of the most popular posts, from research advice to celebrity genealogies to personal stories of family connections made through genealogical research.

Upcoming Events

Ken Burns with Our America: A Photographic History
Join us for a special event featuring Ken Burns, one of today’s most treasured filmmakers, and the Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard, in a discussion of Our America—a stunning collection of some of Burns’s favorite American photographs.
Moderated by Ron Howard
American Inspiration Author Series

Navigating Passenger Lists: Arrivals to the United States
This four-week online seminar will discuss the historical context of passenger lists and how they changed over time. You’ll learn strategies, sources, and tools that can help you use these lists to trace your ancestors’ arrival to the United States.
The Brue Family Learning Center

Pennsylvania Genealogy: Go-To Published Resources
In this lecture, Genealogist Ann Lawthers will share her go-to resources for tracing Pennsylvania ancestors across time and location.
The Brue Family Learning Center

Scotland: The Global History, 1603 to the Present
Join author and historian Murray Pittock as he discusses his most recent work about Scotland's complex and unique history.
Fine Art & Architecture with Curt DiCamillo

Massachusetts Research: Four Centuries of History and Genealogy
POSTPONED | This online course will provide a century-by-century look at the records, resources, repositories, and research strategies that are essential to exploring your Massachusetts roots.
The Brue Family Learning Center

Discovering the Past through Digitized Archival Material
Learn how to use AM Explorer, a resource available to American Ancestors members, to search across 120 collections of digitized archival material and locate archival sub-collections relevant to your research.
The Brue Family Learning Center
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The Antiquarto
Join D. Brenton Simons, President and CEO of American Ancestors/NEHGS, for exclusive interviews about family history, fine art and architecture, favorite books, and more.
The latest episode features Kyle Hurst, Senior Genealogist for the Newbury Street Press at American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society. Hear about her work at the Newbury Street Press, researching and writing family histories; how she got started in genealogy; and her award-winning genealogy "Ancestors and Descendants of Charles Le Caron and Victoire Sprague."
