The Real Story of the American Revolution 

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Latest Changes: 07Oct22 - created / 07Oct31 - switched columns / 07Dec23 - reformat return links /

This page has links to several major on-line resources for documenting
the history and maps of the American Revolution
and the service provided by American patriots.

Description	Search Block or Link
Find information on the Web using GoogleTM. Most of the articles on Wikipedia are indexed on Google.	RSAR site whole Web
Find encyclopedic articles that have been posted, cross-linked, and upgraded by thousands of contributers to Wikipedia.
Search millions of pages of archival material that Footnote.com has scanned and indexed so that you can rapidly find and print out the pages needed for documentation of service or lineage. This subscription site (about 60 $/year) includes several free databases -- click the What's Free? link at left. Using a link on that page you may (without registering) search through free items and print images from them at no charge. Warning: Do not use your AOL browser to search Footnote.com -- incompatibilities can cause lock-up. Use an alternative browser, such as Internet Exploreer. Sample search: Type in the search box everything inside the square brackets: [Godlieb AND Fry]. This gives 32 "hits", most from the Pennsylvania Archives. If you use "AND" when searching for names you will get "hits" for both Godlieb Fry and Fry, Godlieb.	Footnote.com  Alphabetic List of Documents What's Free?
Search major subscription sites (having annual fees) to see what they have on their free "sampler" databases for documentation of patriotic service and lineage, along with the citations which you can use to look up and get copies of the pages from a library or archives facility (or online from one of the sources linked here).	Ancestry.com New England Historical and Genealogical Society RootsWeb
Several facilities have extensive special collection or bibliographic listings for events and people of the American War for Independence. Among these are discussions of the causes of the war and listings of the members of state militia and Continental units.	Microfilm holdings of The Davild Library of the American Revolution Several bibliographies from the U.S. Army Center for History Descriptions and links to major U.S. repositories [Rev War '75]
Search RSAR multi-state and state-specific sources for patriotic service information during the American Revolution. These are described on pages reached through the state abbreviations or descriptions at right.	Documentation covering multiple states AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MO MN MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY
Find out-of-print books that GoogleTM has scanned and indexed. In many cases page images for the whole book have been posted on the Web for free viewing and printing.	old and out-of-print books -- now on-line
Search through titles, abstracts, and full articles or books from professional conferences or publishers using GoogleTM Scholar. You might find a historian's presentation or book on an event in which your patriot participated. Try "Cowpens 1781 Tarleton".	technical publications and abstracts
Find the nearest library that has a book you need, then ask your library to borrow them-- or get a copy of the pages you need -- through the Interlibrary Loan program. WorldcatR provides instant access to the catalogs of thousands of libraries around the globe. You may use the Advanced Search page to search by keyword, exact title, author, subject, or ISBN, ISSN, or OCLC number. You may limit your search results by language, format (e.g., archival, article, book, etc.), or publication date range.	WorldCat
Buy either new books or used books from Amazon.com. You can also find summaries and reviews on this site.	Amazon.com
Still have a question about how to find documentation for your patriot's service or for your lineage to a patriot? Post it on the RootsWeb SAR or DAR bulletin board and then check back in a few days for a reply. These sites are monitored by SAR or DAR volunteeers who can suggest how to search for information and locate good sources of information.	SAR Bulletin Board DAR Bulletin Board . . . . . [both hosted by RootsWeb]

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