Family Tree Magazine will help point the way toward the best research tools and practices to trace your family's history. Each issue includes tips on locating, collecting, and preserving photos, letters, diaries, church and government records, and other documentation, plus fun articles about creating scrapbooks, organizing family reunions, and vacation ideas that combine history with leisure!
Family Tree
out on a limb
TREE TALK • We asked about your favorite genealogy TV show (past or present). Here’s how you responded.
everything’srelative
Harvesting Family History
WHAT’S NEW COVID-19 and Genealogy
The Iron(ing) Age
Caring for Game-Day Souvenirs
Worth a Thousand Words
Tombstone Transcription Form • Preserve the information on tombstones—no rubbings required.
branchingout
Lights, Camera Ancestors! • Don’t touch that dial! Tune in to your ancestors with these 10 steps from the research team behind PBS’ “Finding Your Roots.”
Hard to Tell • When telling family stories, should you include your ancestor’s “blemishes” (shameful actions or traits) that you’ve uncovered in research? One writer weighs in.
GEORGIA
NEBRASKA
Health Inspectors • Your DNA can reveal clues about your health as well as your family history. Here’s a roundup of the best DNA tests that report on your genetic risk for certain diseases.
Pole Vaulting • Take your research to new heights with these 10 free Polish genealogy websites.
GOVERNMENT ISSUE • Federal, state and local leaders play a bigger role in your family tree than you think. Here’s what they do—and how you can be a voice for the good of genealogy records.
How to File an FOIA Request
treetips
A New Century • Period clues abound in this turn-of-the-century image.
Newspaper Lists
NOW WHAT?
HOW TO Locate a Tombstone
ROUNDUP Genealogy News Blogs
WEBSITE WorldCat • WorldCat <www.worldcat.org> is the world’s largest network of library content. Its catalog indexes the holdings of thousands of libraries, including the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and other public and private libraries with major genealogy collections.
DNA Q&A Transferring DNA Data
the rest is history
GERMAN GENEALOGY