Family Tree

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!

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Letters to the Editor

Web Highlight: RootsTech at Home

Behind the Scenes

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AI and Ancestry.com • MEGAWEBSITE LAUNCHES TWO BETA, AI-BOOSTED TOOLS

AMERICA250 WITH AMERICAN ANCESTORS

CONSUMER ALERT: FAMILY TREE MAKER SUPPORT

MyHeritage Adds Languages Support, DNA Traits

Old Ancestors, New Tools

Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution • A Revolutionary War soldier’s experiences emerge gradually—from a service record to a spreadsheet to a book.

DIGITAL PHOTO FRENZY • Organize your thousands of photos (and declutter your smartphone and laptop) in seven steps.

Form-Fitting • Record your hard-earned research in these eight essential genealogy worksheets.

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Find Your U.S. Ancestors

Site Savoir Faire • Say bonjour to French ancestors with these 11 websites—and a guide to government and specialty resources.

The Secret Garden • Learn the history of Castle Garden (predecessor of Ellis Island) and your 19th-century ancestors who arrived there.

Institutional Records

Showing Some Muscle • Men gather around a medical diagram in this unusual group shot.

Contacting Matches

Finding Swedish Records at ArkivDigital • ArkivDigital <www.arkivdigital.se>, launched in 2005, has brought online crucial Swedish genealogy documents. Commissioned by the Swedish national archives (Riksarkivet), the subscription site boasts more than 110 million images of church and other records—with more added annually. And with English-language text (at <www.arkivdigital.net>) and helpful hints throughout, ArkivDigital makes Swedish research easier than ever before.

Preserving Religious Artifacts

NOW WHAT?

Finding Irish Censuses Online

FAMILYSEARCH • Searching Records, Building a Family Tree, & More

THE FAMILYSEARCH FAMILY TREE

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

VIEWING SEARCH RESULTS

BROWSING RECORDS: STEP BY STEP

USING THE FAMILYSEARCH RESEARCH WIKI

VISITING FAMILYSEARCH CENTERS