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 • MARCH/APRIL 2020 / VOLUME 21, ISSUE 2
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TREE TALK • We asked for your best online research tips. Here’s how you responded.
everything’srelative
Spring Fever
DNA Health Tools Expand
23andMe Launches Family Tree
NEWSPAPERS.COM ADDS OBITUARIES
MYHERITAGE ACQUIRES SNPEDIA AND PROMETHEASE
GENI.COM ROLLS OUT TREE-CHECKING TOOL
Comma Drama • The ampersand (&), which dates to the first century, was taught to 19th-century schoolchildren as the 27th letter of the alphabet.
Archiving Family Slides
Small Claims • A young genealogist reveals his family’s long-forgotten legal woes.
Online Search Tracker • Avoid repeating searches by recording where you’ve searched for your ancestor, and what terms you used.
branching out
the fab four • It was a hard day’s night before rockstars Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, Findmypast and MyHeritage stepped onto the stage. Here’s how the “Fab Four” genealogy websites compare.
Fan Favorites • Rock out by following these chart-topping genealogy and history accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube.
STATE GUIDE WASHINGTON, DC
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STATE GUIDE WISCONSIN
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FREE AGENTS • Save time and money with these 50 free records collections living “undercover” on subscription websites.
GOING DUTCH • With millions of free online records, you won’t have to pay your way to Dutch ancestors. These five websites will get you started.
Records Highlight: Dutch Civil Registration
Records Highlight: Dutch Population Registers
Dutch Research on the Big Genealogy Websites
Dutch Names
COUNTINGUP • Discover your ancestors in online census collections with these 26 practical search tips.
Looking Ahead: The 1950 Census
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NOW WHAT? • Q I saw on “Finding Your Roots” that German immigrants in the US during World War I were required to register as “enemy aliens.” Do those records still exist?
Marriage Bonds and Licenses
HOW TO View Ancestry ThruLines
ROUNDUP Health Add-Ons for DNA Tests
WEBSITE U.S. Newspaper Directory • The Library of Congress’ Chronicling America is known for its growing collection of digitized historical newspaper images—more than 15 million from nearly all 50 states and Puerto Rico. But significantly more newspapers remain available offline. Chronicling America is also the place to find these, with a comprehensive, searchable directory of US newspapers and where you can find them.
Next Steps with DNA Results
the rest is history • It is the case of a guardian, investing the money of his ward in purchasing an important adjacent territory; and saying to him when of age, I did this for your good.
IRISH GENEALOGY • EDITORS OF FAMILY TREE MAGAZINE
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