Digital Past Issues

What's Inside! Highlights from this issue include: Tips for deciding what genealogy materials to keep (and what you can throw away) Sources and tips for identifying the name of your immigrant ancestor's hometown A detailed guide to using the Archives...

What's Inside! Highlights from this issue include: Our annual list of the 101 Best Genealogy Websites A roundup of genealogy websites for every US state Top destinations for sharing family photos and videos online Tips for archiving family history...

What's Inside!Highlights from this issue include: A complete 1950 US census guide, including lists of questions asked and a worksheet for recording entriesAn inside look at how DNA test results are being used to solve crimesExpert advice on where to...

What's Inside!Highlights from this issue include: A comprehensive guide to researching family in the 1940s—perfect prep for the 1950 censusUnder-the-radar records for finding family photosExpert tips for searching at MyHeritageGuides to studying...

What's Inside!Highlights from this issue include: Can't-miss US immigration recordsTips for learning about your ancestor's occupationSimple steps for fact-checking online family treesA "genealogy will" template that outlines what will happen to your...

What's Inside!Highlights from this issue include: our annual list of the 75 best websites for US genealogy research, newly expanded to include US territories like Guam and American Samoaa roundup of the most important tools for archiving family...

What's Inside!Highlights from this issue include: a comparison of the three largest cemetery websites: Find a Grave, BillionGraves and Interment.nettips for preserving damaged tombstones and enhancing the writing on themhow to "re-create" the...

What's Inside!Highlights from this issue include: our annual list of the 101 Best Genealogy Websitestips for scanning hard-to-scan items like slides, photo negatives and large documentsexpert opinions on photo-editing tools like Vivid-Pix RESTORE and...

What's Inside!Highlights from this issue include: a guide to the top records for learning about Civil War ancestors5 ancestor-numbering systems (like Ahnentafel) and how to use themtips for researching common surnamesa guide to the top online resources...

What's Inside!Highlights from this issue include: a guide to Irish genealogy: the best records and websites, plus a summary of Irish historytips for preserving at-risk family photosa roundup of Canadian genealogy websitesan inside look at the NGS-FGS...

What's Inside!Highlights from this issue include: seven free ways to use Ancestry.com (without a subscription!)guides to Prussian genealogy and US Social Security recordsa roundup of tools for using the US federal censusresearch detective tips inspired...

What's Inside!Highlights from this issue include: this year's list of the 75 Best State Genealogy Websites, with entries for all 50 states plus Puerto Rico and Washington, DCgreat gift ideas for the genealogists in your familyexpert tips for...

What's Inside!Highlights from this issue include: a behind-the-scenes interview with the genealogists at PBS' "Finding Your Roots" TV seriesa shopper's guide for DNA tests that include health informationtips for writing stories about your ancestors—even...

What's Inside!Highlights from this issue include: Our annual list of the 101 Best Genealogy Websitesa quick guide to using Family Tree MakerTips for becoming a professional genealogist—and other ways of using your genealogy skills in the workforceExpert...

What's Inside!Highlights from this issue include: 12 key websites for German genealogy researchTips for naming and managing your digital photos and recordsGuides to finding and using two key kinds of ancestral documents: obituaries and signaturesA...