Family Tree Magazine May/June 2024 Digital Edition

What's Inside!

Highlights from this issue include:

• Budget-friendly travel tips for your next trip to an ancestral hometown or research library
• A shopper's guide to heritage cruises and tour companies
• A comprehensive guide to researching English ancestors
• Expert tips on military pension records
• A FREE Ellis Island Research Cheat Sheet

Contents

Budget Booking: By Judy Nimer Muhn. Save money while traveling to your ancestral hometown with these 14 tips.

Tour Guides: By Sunny Jane Morton. Learn how travel companies can simplify your genealogy trips—and what to look for from heritage tours, cruises and library visits.

On the Road Again: By Andrew Koch. Hit the road this summer! Your destination? These 9 top US genealogical landmarks.

National Myths: By Sara Cochran. Set the record straight by busting six National Archives research myths.

Jolly Old England: By Paul Milner. Keep calm and carry on—finding your English roots has never been easier. Here's how to get started.

Plus!

• Research Guides: New Hampshire and North Dakota
• Stories to Tell
• Tech News
• Lisa’s Picks
• Source Spotlight: Pension Records
• Website Tutorial: American Ancestors
• Resource Roundup: Free Digital Libraries
• Photo Detective
• Family History Home: Saving Baby Blankets and Quilts
• Now What
• DNA Q&A: Color-Coding DNA Matches
• Your Turn: Research Trip Packing List

Once you download the May/June 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.