Revolutionary Roots Stories

Patriot or Redcoat? Chief Genealogist David Allen Lambert discusses his connections to the American Revolution.

Genealogist Elizabeth Peay shared why her hometown is known as the ‘Heartbeat of the Revolution.'

Who was Molly Pitcher, and what was her role in the American Revolution? Senior genealogist Melanie McComb explains the legend of Molly Pitcher and how she came to represent the courage and service of women in the American Revolution.

Who was the last living link to the American Revolution? Chief genealogist David Lambert shares the story of Daniel Frederick Bakeman, the final Revolutionary War soldier to receive pension benefits - and one of the few captured in a surviving photograph.

Most people picture one Old North Church when they think of Paul Revere’s midnight ride. Senior genealogist Chris Child explains why Boston once had two—and why historians debate over which steeple held the famous lantern signal.