Information on discovering your Colonial and Revolutionary War Ancestors

As we approach the 250th anniversity of the United States, many of us are interested in discovering more and/or new information on our ancestors that arrived in the United States during it's earliest years. Were your ancestors in America to witness the signing of the Declaration of Independence or the first shots of the American Revolution—or even before then? Lindsay Fulton, a staff genealogist at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), researches Colonial and early American ancestors for a living. In this Q&A, she was kind enough to share her go-to resources for overcoming the challenges of tracing ancestors from this era. https://familytreemagazine.com/heritage/early-american/genealogy-tips-for-tracing-your-colonial-and-early-american-ancestors/