Digital Cheat Sheets

Family Tree Magazine: Your guide to researching and preserving your family history

Family Tree Magazine’s Cheat Sheets are the ultimate quick-reference tools for genealogists of all levels. Designed to cut through the clutter, these concise, visual guides provide the critical facts, translations, and search strategies you need to break through brick walls without wading through heavy textbooks.

Whether you are just starting your tree or diving deep into genetic genealogy, our Cheat Sheets offer instant answers in an easy-to-digest format.

Land Records Genealogy Cheat Sheet

Irish Genealogy Cheat Sheet

German Genealogy Cheat Sheet

Ancestry.com Cheat Sheet

Genealogy Websites Cheat Sheets Collection

Genealogy Source Citation Cheat Sheet

FamilySearch.org Digital Cheat Sheet

RootsMagic Cheat Sheet

Genealogy Records Cheat Sheets Collection

US Census Genealogy Cheat Sheet

Historical Maps Cheat Sheet

European Genealogy Cheat Sheets Collection

Organizing Your Genealogy Cheat Sheet

Scottish Genealogy Cheat Sheet

Genetic Genealogy Cheat Sheet

Immigration Records Genealogy Cheat Sheet

English Genealogy Cheat Sheet

Cheat sheet on civil war genealogy with step-by-step instructions and images of Civil War era portraits.

Civil War Genealogy Cheat Sheet

Female Ancestors Cheat Sheet

Genealogist's Google Cheat Sheet

MyHeritage Cheat Sheet

Historical Newspapers Cheat Sheet

African American Genealogy Cheat Sheet

American Indian Cheat Sheet with text and a photo of a Native American person on a white background

American Indian Genealogy Cheat Sheet

Obituary Research Cheat Sheet with text and a clock graphic on a white background

Obituary Research Cheat Sheet

Scandinavian Genealogy Cheat Sheet with a scenic image of a harbor.

Scandinavian Genealogy Cheat Sheet

Page from a magazine or book titled 'Dating Old Photos Cheat Sheet' with an image of a vintage family photo.

Dating Old Photos Cheat Sheet

Reading Old Handwriting Cheat Sheet with text and examples of different handwriting styles.

Reading Old Handwriting Cheat Sheet

Sheet of paper titled 'Cheat Sheet: Jewish Genealogy' with text and a map on a white background.

Jewish Genealogy Cheat Sheet

Italian genealogy cheat sheet with images of Italian architecture and text.

Italian Genealogy Cheat Sheet

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