07-25-2025

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Family Tree Magazine

Early American

13 Tips for Researching Pioneer Ancestors

Trying to track down pre-1850 records can be tricky. Genealogist Marsha Hoffman Rising shares 13 suggestions for researching pioneer ancestors.

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Turn Family Recipes Into Treasured Keepsakes!

Preserve your family’s culinary history! In this one-week course, Gena Philbert-Ortega will help you gather, organize and create a family recipe cookbook to share as a gift or on social media.

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Birth, Marriage and Death Records

5 Questions to Determine Your Ancestor’s Correct Birth Date

When records list different birth dates for your ancestor, how can you determine which is correct? Here are five questions that can guide you to the right answer.

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Over 150 Searchable Issues on One Drive

The Family Tree Magazine archive is now available on a USB drive, making it easy to tap into time-tested genealogy expertise. The archive contains every issue from 2000 through 2024, which is over 150 issues in total!

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Military

Unusual Records: State-Specific Military Records

May researchers know of the pension records and compiled military service records held at the National Archives. Oft-forgotten are state-specific military records, which differ greatly from war to war and state to state.

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