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 • OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 / VOLUME 20, ISSUE 6
out on a limb
TREE TALK • We asked you how you first became interested in genealogy. Here’s how you responded.
everything’srelative
Autumnal Ancestry
Shooting the Moon
Caring for Heirloom Linens
Not That William Penn • A search for a famous connection leads a genealogist to a story he’s even prouder of.
Family Recipe Card • This holiday season, record how to make your family’s favorite foods and beverages.
branchingout
Work It Out • Keep your research in order with these top-of-the line genealogy worksheets.
YOUR 7-DAY FOREBEAR-CAST • Partly cloudy, with an 100-percent chance of records. With this day-by-day plan, you’ll find your ancestors lightning fast.
FAST FACTS
STATE GUIDE MINNESOTA
timeline
TOOLKIT
FAST FACTS
STATE GUIDE NEW JERSEY
timeline
TOOLKIT
JUNK DNA • With so much information floating around about genetic genealogy, it’s hard to know what’s true. Our expert puts six common myths about DNA testing to the test.
Tools of the Trade • Don’t get tripped up by DNA’s sometimes tricky vocabulary. Here’s a quick glossary of genetic genealogy terms that are key to using and understanding your test results.
CAPITAL DANES • Between Hamlet, hygge and Hans Christian Anderson, it’s hard to find something rotten in the state of Denmark. Discover your Danish roots with our guide.
Knowing Your ÅBCs
Name Games
Danish Records at a Glance
Toolkit
How I Did It • Three genealogy experts share how they broke down brick walls in their research.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maia: RESEARCHING A ‘DECEASED’ ANCESTOR
Answers at Last: FINDING A BIRTH FATHER USING DNA
treetips
Record-setting • Use photo clues, coupled with census records and other genealogical data, to establish identity in unknown family photos.
NOW WHAT?
26 Million DNA Test Takers
HOW TO Transcribe an Interview
ROUNDUP Newspaper Databases at Libraries
WEBSITE FamilySearch Digital Library
DNA Q&A Deleting Your Data
the rest is history
FEMALE ANCESTORS
FINDING WOMEN IN THE CENSUS
USING NAMES TO FIND YOUR ANCESTOR
GLOSSARY
TIPS FOR RESEARCHING FEMALE ANCESTORS
SERVING IN WARTIME
WOMEN’S HISTORY TIMELINES
IDENTIFYING PHOTOGRAPHS: FASHION BY THE DECADE
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION
RESOURCES