Family Tree Magazine July/August 2025 Digital Edition

Highlights from this issue include:

• A list of the 101 Best Genealogy Websites of 2025, ranging from record databases to family tree-building sites
• Tips and web resources for researching ancestors who lived in every US state
• Q&As about DNA ethnicity estimates and publishing family history books
• An overview of US vital record laws and how to find them
• A FREE Organizing Genealogy Cheat Sheet

Contents

To Boldly Go: By David A. Fryxell. Embrace the future of technology while honoring the past with these interstellar 101 Best Genealogy Websites.

Signs of Life: By Rick Crume. Has your search for birth, death and marriage records flatlined? Re-energize your efforts with these strategies for accessing vital records.

America the Beautiful: By Andrew Koch. This guide to US genealogy—plus a list of the 75 Best State Genealogy Websites—will help you find your ancestors from sea to shining sea.

Book Report: By Rhonda Lauritzen. Self-publishing services make it easier than ever to make your own family history book. Here's how.

Plus!

• Research Guides: California and Ohio
• Stories to Tell
• Tech News
• Lisa’s Picks
• Source Spotlight: Fraternal Records
• Website Tutorial: FamilySearch Catalogs
• Photo Detective
• Family History Home: Preserving Diaries, Calendars and Planners
• Now What
• From the Archive: Online Record Hints
• DNA Q&A: Why Do my DNA Ethnicity Estimates Keep Changing?

Once you download the July/August 2025 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.