How do you trace your ancestor who came to America before 1775? This guide will make that search a little easier with many how-tos and references on: calendar change, time lines, estimating ages, handwriting, tax lists, family Bibles, emigration/church/cemetery/court/land/probate/occupational/apprentice/military/voting/ census records, newspapers, and chapters on each of the original thirteen colonies; plus much more. (532pp. Carlberg Press, 2002.)