Family Tree Magazine March/April 2024 Digital Edition

What's Inside!

Highlights from this issue include:

• The pros and cons of 18 different family tree websites
• Tips for handling surprising DNA discoveries
• Practical solutions for handling Irish genealogy brick walls
• How to create a locality guide for your ancestral home country
• A FREE AncestryDNA Cheat Sheet

Contents

Forest for the Trees: By Rick Crume. Where should you “plant” your family tree? This roundup of 18 online tree options will help you find the best website for your research.

The Next Steps: By Jenni Clark Dickens. DNA tests can lead to surprising discoveries about your genetic family. Follow this first-hand advice for navigating your emotions and deciding what to do next.

Kissing Cousins: By Robbie Gorr. Learn a history of cousin marriage (once a common practice in many cultures), and what it means for your research.

May the Road Rise to Meet You: By Eliza Watson. Make your own good fortune with expert tips for scaling brick walls in your Irish genealogy research.

Where in the World?: By Sunny Jane Morton. If your ancestors hail from a place for which there aren’t many reliable genealogy guides, you’ll love these resources for building your own.

Plus!

• Research Guides: New York and Wyoming
• Stories to Tell
• Tech News
• Lisa’s Picks
• Source Spotlight: Estate Records
• Website Tutorial: Geni
• Resource Roundup: Help Resources at the Big Genealogy Websites
• Photo Detective
• Family History Home: Saving Hair Keepsakes
• Now What
• DNA Q&A: Why Do my Y-DNA Matches Have Multiple Surnames?
• Your Turn: Online Family Tree Tracker

Once you download the March/April 2024 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.