Family Tree Magazine January/February 2026 Digital Edition
What's Inside!
Highlights from this issue include:
- An overview of how AI can help your genealogy research, plus sample chatbot prompts
- 17 genealogy habits to start in 2026
- Tips for finding ancestor records faster and more easily
- An overview of the new website for the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
- A FREE African American Genealogy Cheat Sheet
Contents
AI’s IQ: By Andrew Koch. Does AI’s might match its hype? Here’s how genealogists can (and can’t) use AI tools like ChatGPT.
Star Search: By David A. Fryxell. Hit the big time with these blockbusting research search strategies.
Byte by Byte: By the Editors of Family Tree Magazine. Take these five simple steps to digitize your genealogy.
This Land is Your Land: By Katie Merkley. Learn about your intrepid ancestors who received land from the federal government through homesteading, bounty-land warrants, and more.
Case Files: By David A. Fryxell, Lisa A. Alzo, and Stephen Wendt. Find your immigrant ancestor’s hometown through three research success stories.
Plus!
- Research Guides: Kansas and Mississippi
- Stories to Tell
- Tech News
- Lisa’s Picks
- Website Tutorial: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
- Photo Detective
- Family History Home: Preserving Antique Linens
- Now What
- From the Archive: Genealogy Habits for the New Year
- DNA Q&A: DNA and Adoptees
Once you download the January/February 2026 issue of Family Tree Magazine, you’ll need a PDF reader, such as the free Adobe Reader software, to open it. Adobe Reader is available for both Mac and Windows computers.
What's Inside!
Highlights from this issue include:
- An overview of how AI can help your genealogy research, plus sample chatbot prompts
- 17 genealogy habits to start in 2026
- Tips for finding ancestor records faster and more easily
- An overview of the new website for the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
- A FREE African American Genealogy Cheat Sheet
Contents
AI’s IQ: By Andrew Koch. Does AI’s might match its hype? Here’s how genealogists can (and can’t) use AI tools like ChatGPT.
Star Search: By David A. Fryxell. Hit the big time with these blockbusting research search strategies.
Byte by Byte: By the Editors of Family Tree Magazine. Take these five simple steps to digitize your genealogy.
This Land is Your Land: By Katie Merkley. Learn about your intrepid ancestors who received land from the federal government through homesteading, bounty-land warrants, and more.
Case Files: By David A. Fryxell, Lisa A. Alzo, and Stephen Wendt. Find your immigrant ancestor’s hometown through three research success stories.
Plus!
- Research Guides: Kansas and Mississippi
- Stories to Tell
- Tech News
- Lisa’s Picks
- Website Tutorial: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
- Photo Detective
- Family History Home: Preserving Antique Linens
- Now What
- From the Archive: Genealogy Habits for the New Year
- DNA Q&A: DNA and Adoptees
Once you download the January/February 2026 issue of Family Tree Magazine, you’ll need a PDF reader, such as the free Adobe Reader software, to open it. Adobe Reader is available for both Mac and Windows computers.