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Family Tree

October - November 2019
Magazine

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


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Frequency: Every other month Pages: 84 Publisher: Yankee Publishing Inc. Edition: October - November 2019

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: September 11, 2019

Formats

OverDrive Magazine

Languages

English

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


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