Understanding the 1862 Homestead Act, using the Newberry Atlas of Historical Boundaries, and demystifying confusing land record terms. Plus: Why Facebook's new timeline has a silver lining for genealogists.
In this episode, we're celebrating the release of the 1940 census with tips, websites and resources you can use in your research.
Finding living relatives, verifying data from online family trees, and an interview with Daniel Horowitz, Chief Genealogist at MyHeritage.com. Plus: Using Facebook to find out more about your ancestor's hometown.
The campaign to save the Social Security Death Index, an interview with Mocavo’s Chief Genealogist, a sneak peek at the Spring 2012 Virtual Conference!
Finding living relatives, verifying data from online family trees and an interview with Daniel Horowitz, Chief Genealogist at MyHeritage.com.
This month's podcast features tips on naming conventions, as well as a discussion of the Western States Historical Marriage Index.
Tips on how to get relatives to discuss family history, a discussion of the Historic American Cookbook Project, and news on the Genealogists for Families project at Kiva.com.
In this episode we explore using autosomal DNA testing to solve family mysteries, planning a research trip to Salt Lake City and more.
Search secrets for online newspaper collections, a crash course in finding digitized old books on the web, and pointers for using the Periodical Source Index to find articles about your ancestry. Plus: A new source for US census records online.
Tips for tracing your roots in the old country, including a crash course in German genealogy with Family Tree University instructor Jim Beidler, the benefits of heritage societies and an introduction to the Genlias website of Dutch records. Plus: Win photo organizing help and hear the latest FamilySearch news.
Get acquainted with Family Tree Magazine's 101 Best Websites of 2011. David A. Fryxell points out some of his favorite resources, and Allison Stacy gives us the scoop on the Family Tree University Virtual Conference in August. Plus: Google Earth for Genealogists, online backup services and 1940 census enumeration districts.
Hit the road with Family Tree Magazine this summer -- the June episode of the podcast offers up advice for taking research trips and preserving your ancestors' souvenirs. Plus: Learn about our state research webinars and the Early American Roads and Trails website.
It's all about photos this month, as host Lisa Louise Cooke explores Flickr, gets advice from Photo Detective Maureen A. Taylor and talks digital photography with Nancy Hendrickson. Plus: Tips on new deals at Family Tree Shop, news from the blogosphere and advice for preserving digital images.
April's episode is all about Civil War and military research. We chat with Michael Varhola, the author of Life in Civil War America, and Diana Crisman Smith, the instructor of Family Tree University's US Military Research class and the Civil War Research class. Plus: Tips on preserving military uniforms and details on how to enter our Civil War sweepstakes.
Trying to find an ancestors whose case has gone cold? Lisa Alzo offers brick wall busting strategies from our March 2011 issue. We also dig into Irish resources, talk about source documentation and offer advice on digital photo preservation.
February is Black History Month, and this edition of the podcast is chock full of great resources for African-American researchers. We've got a look at AfriGeneas.com, our African-American newspapers FTU course and some preservation projects focused on black history. Plus: An insider's look at the new season of "Who Do You Think You Are?"
We'll show you how to get 2011 started on the right foot. We've got tips for using a research plan and ways you can make 2011 the year of the heirloom.
Learn how to preserve your family's legacy. We offer tips for collecting family stories, preserving heirloom recipes and organizing your memories online.
US research is the focus of this episode, with the best websites for state research and the Washington State Digital Archive. Plus: tips for using US vital records from Family Tree University, news from FamilySearch and tips for organizing your heirlooms.
In this episode, we've got advice on tracing immigrant ancestors, news about Ancestry.com's acquisition of Footnote.com, Scots-Irish research tips and more.
We've got a roundup of portable scanners, advice on going green with your research and a look at the new FamilySearch Beta website.
Having trouble finding your family tree's Mr. Right? Helpful advice from Sharon DeBartolo Carmack will help you break down your brick wall.
We talk about our list of Family Tree Magazine's 101 Best Websites for 2010, and give you links to some of the best preservation resources online.
We celebrate the podcast's second anniversary with tips for preserving your own legacy and heirlooms plus a look at our next book, the Family Tree Pocket Reference.
We're hanging out in the cemetery this month, with previews of our latest book, Grave Humor, advice on doing tombstone rubbings and info on a great cemetery website.
Be the first to know about our new book, 101 Brick Wall Busters. Plus, get tips for preserving heirloom quilts.
The March 2010 episode of our podcast is a census extravaganza to go along with our May 2010 issue. Editor Allison Stacy talks about the 2010 census and our back issues on CD, and Managing Editor Diane Haddad talks about the new hit NBC show "Who Do You Think You Are?" Take a tour of Footnote.com's interactive census records, and learn how to preserve your family Bible in Safe Keeping with Grace Dobush.
Tune into the February 2010 episode of our podcast, which features tips on African-American genealogy, newspaper preservation and tips for getting your genealogy in shape. Editor Allison Stacy talks about genealogy education opportunities, and Managing Editor Diane Haddad talks about new resources for African-American research. And you can hear our new preservation segment, Safe Keeping with Grace Dobush.
The January 2010 episode of our podcast is celebration of Family Tree Magazine's 10th anniversary. Founder and contributing editor David Fryxell talks with us about the origins of Family Tree Magazine and shares some of the top tips from its pages over the last decade. Managing Editor Diane Haddad goes behind the scenes at Ancestry.com. And you can hear our latest segment, the Family Tree University Crash Course.
Learn about our humorous tombstone search, plus Lisa talks with Illya D’Addezio about his website: Live Roots.
