| Dear Fellow Genealogist,
As Indpendence Day approaches, many Americans are reflecting on the people and events that shaped the nation's founding. For genealogists, that reflection often leads us to researching the Revolutionary War generation–the soldiers, patriots and civilians who lived through this time.
In today's newsletter, we highlight an article that explores a fascinating question: can we actually find photos of people from the Revolutionary War generation? While the war itself ended decades before photography was invented, a surprising number of people who lived during that era were captured by early cameras. After all, sometimes history feels a little more real when you look it in the eye.
May your Revolutionary ancestors be documented and photogenic,
— Katharine, Digital Editor of Family Tree Magazine
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