Understanding the 1862 Homestead Act: Episode 48
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.
View DetailsTips for Researching the 1940 Census: Episode 47
In this episode, we're celebrating the release of the 1940 census with tips, websites and resources you can use in your research.
View DetailsFinding Living Relatives: Episode 46
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.
View DetailsTips for Finding Clues in Family Photos Premium
Trying to identify those mystery photos? Follow these tips when examining family pictures for clues to faces, places and dates.
View DetailsSigns of the Times Premium
Figuring out when a photo was taken is key to solving your picture puzzles. Decade by decade, we'll show you how hidden clues can help you date family photos.
View DetailsAll in the Family: January Winners Premium
Choosing favorites in our January 2012 “caption this photo” challenge was almost as difficult as picking a perfectly ripe melon out of the bunch. We finally decided on these sweet submissions, whose authors will receive our 2011 Family Tree Magazine annual CD. Choosing favorites in our January 2012 “caption this photo” challenge was almost as difficult as picking a perfectly ripe melon out of the bunch. We finally decided on these sweet submissions, whose authors will receive our 2011 Family Tree Magazine annual CD...
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Five Questions with Shannon Bennett Premium
Wife, mom of two boys, biologist, Renaissance woman and former Family Tree Firsts blogger: Meet newbie genealogist Shannon Bennett of Locust Grove, Va. 1. What sparked your interest in genealogy? Talking about history was a daily pastime in my house because my father is a historian. It never occurred...
View DetailsLetter from the Editor: May/June 2012 Premium
Making It Count Every once in a while, our nation experiences a transformative event that brings everyone together: The signing of the declaration of independence. The space race. The 1940 census release. OK, the unveiling of the 1940 census might be a tad more exciting to us genealogy...
View DetailsSocial Security Death Index: Episode 45
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!
View DetailsApril 2012 Everything’s Relative Premium
Tales from the lighter side of family history.
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