Family Tree Magazine May/June 2026 Digital Edition
What's Inside!
Highlights from this issue include:
- A guide to researching ancestors in Revolutionary America, just in time for the country’s 250th birthday
- Tips for researching Loyalists and indentured servants, two often-overlooked groups
- A roundup of the 75 Best Websites for US Genealogy, featuring at least one for each state and territory
- Top travel destinations for celebrating US history, from Colonial Williamsburg to Ellis Island to the Boston Freedom Trail
Contents
The Course of Human Events: By David A. Fryxell. Learn about the experiences of your ancestors who lived through the American Revolution—whether or not they served in the military.
Four Score and 170 Years Ago: By Andrew Koch. Celebrate America’s 250th birthday at home—or at one of these special events on the eastern seaboard.
Loyal, Royal Subjects: By Michael L. Strauss. Did your ancestor stay loyal to the Crown during the Revolution? This guide will show you how to research Loyalists who stood on the “other” side of American independence.
At Your Service: By Sumner G. Hunnewell and the Editors of Family Tree Magazine. Study the lives of indentured servants who traded their labor (and maybe freedom) for passage to the New World.
Stars and Stripes Forever: By Rick Crume. Hurrah for the flag of the free—and these 75 Best Websites for US genealogy research.
Plus!
- Research Guides: Florida and Missouri
- Stories to Tell
- Tech News
- Lisa’s Picks
- Website Tutorial: Elephind
- Photo Detective
- Family History Home: Preserving Diplomas and Certificates
- Now What
- From the Archive: Deciding What Heirlooms to Keep
- DNA Q&A: Confirming Relationships
Once you download the May/June 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:
- A guide to researching ancestors in Revolutionary America, just in time for the country’s 250th birthday
- Tips for researching Loyalists and indentured servants, two often-overlooked groups
- A roundup of the 75 Best Websites for US Genealogy, featuring at least one for each state and territory
- Top travel destinations for celebrating US history, from Colonial Williamsburg to Ellis Island to the Boston Freedom Trail
Contents
The Course of Human Events: By David A. Fryxell. Learn about the experiences of your ancestors who lived through the American Revolution—whether or not they served in the military.
Four Score and 170 Years Ago: By Andrew Koch. Celebrate America’s 250th birthday at home—or at one of these special events on the eastern seaboard.
Loyal, Royal Subjects: By Michael L. Strauss. Did your ancestor stay loyal to the Crown during the Revolution? This guide will show you how to research Loyalists who stood on the “other” side of American independence.
At Your Service: By Sumner G. Hunnewell and the Editors of Family Tree Magazine. Study the lives of indentured servants who traded their labor (and maybe freedom) for passage to the New World.
Stars and Stripes Forever: By Rick Crume. Hurrah for the flag of the free—and these 75 Best Websites for US genealogy research.
Plus!
- Research Guides: Florida and Missouri
- Stories to Tell
- Tech News
- Lisa’s Picks
- Website Tutorial: Elephind
- Photo Detective
- Family History Home: Preserving Diplomas and Certificates
- Now What
- From the Archive: Deciding What Heirlooms to Keep
- DNA Q&A: Confirming Relationships
Once you download the May/June 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.