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Painting: "Washington Crossing the Delaware," by Emanuel Leutze. Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Wikimedia Commons.

No other online source has the depth of coverage of colonial newspapers that you can find in GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives.

This is your go-to source for documenting the lives and stories of your Revolutionary War ancestors. You can read about the battles they fought in and follow them day by day.

A montage of newspaper articles about the American Revolutionary War
Source: GenealogyBank

Digging into the old newspapers, I have found thousands of articles about these dedicated soldiers. Beginning today through July 4th I am writing a series of articles featuring different Revolutionary War soldiers. I will post them on our Facebook page and also give details here on our Blog page.

Let’s remember and honor our Revolutionary War veteran ancestors.

An obituary for Amos Barnes, New Hampshire Gazette newspaper article 12 January 1841
Source: GenealogyBank, New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), 12 January 1841, page 3

When Amos Barnes died in 1840 newspapers remembered him – giving the details of his life, his family and his service to the nation in a detailed obituary:

Compact and filled with the details of his life, his obituary – like all veterans’ obituaries – makes us pause and remember his life and his service to our country.

Don’t wait for your hero ancestor’s story to be told – post his story in the comments below.

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