Family Tree

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 • MARCH/APRIL 2025 / VOLUME 26, ISSUE 2

out on a limb

Web Highlight: 25 Years of Family Tree

5 QUESTIONS with: Daniel Horowitz - Genealogy Expert, MyHeritage

WHAT’S NEW MyHeritage LiveMemory

INTERNET ARCHIVE LOSES COPYRIGHT CASE

AMERICAN ANCESTORS: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

New RootsTech Sessions

CHANGES TO FINDMYPAST SUBS

Saving the Stories of the Past

The Health and Social Benefits of Family Memories • What if you could fill your free time doing what you love doing and improve your health and well-being. You can!

Back in Time

Heirloom Scouting • An expertly crafted quilt tells of a man’s lifelong passion for Scouting.

THREE’S COMPANY • Which big genealogy website is the best for you? This comparison highlights the features—and billions of records—at Ancestry.com, FamilySearch and MyHeritage.

Question Marks • The US census asked different questions in different years. Learn what details it collected (and when) with this at-a-glance table.

US Census Checklist • Track which censuses your ancestors would have appeared in—and if you’ve found them yet!

LOUISIANA

WASHINGTON

Find Your U.S. Ancestors

How Swede It Is • Delve into your Swedish heritage with these five key records.

The Feminine Mystique • Rediscover the lives of the women in your family tree with this advice for overcoming brick walls in female ancestor research.

treetips

Precious Metal • A memorial photo with gold backing presents a mystery.

Divorce Records

Using Goldie May as a Research Aid

Saving Newspaper Clippings

NOW WHAT?

Searching Griffith’s Valuation

DNA Q&A • Testing Hair Samples

25 YEARS • IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND

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SURNAMES • Understanding & Researching Family Names