Family Tree

Family Tree Magazine will help point the way toward the best research tools and practices to trace your family's history. Each issue includes tips on locating, collecting, and preserving photos, letters, diaries, church and government records, and other documentation, plus fun articles about creating scrapbooks, organizing family reunions, and vacation ideas that combine history with leisure!

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Common Threads

PHOTO FUN

treetalk • Readers respond to Family Tree Magazine

FACEBOOK FAN MAIL

BEHIND THE SCENES

What genealogy research task would you hire a professional to do?

Freelancing Family History • Behind the scenes of family history news and trends

5 Questions With ALETA ROZANSKI

SIZE MATTERS • A look at the BIGGEST things in genealogy.

Forever in Blue Jeans • Innovations and trends that shaped your ancestors’ lives

IN TIME

sweet 16 • Discover the 101 genealogy websites that take the cake in 2015.

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FRENCH CONNECTIONS • From the lush vineyards of Burgundy to the lights of Paris, say “bonjour” to your roots.

Departments of France

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WORKBOOK Naturalization Records

FAST FACTS

AT A GLANCE: DECLARATION OF INTENTION

AT A GLANCE: PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION

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Put It Into Practice

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PUT IT INTO PRACTICE ANSWERS

NATURALIZATIONS RECORDS WORKSHEET

BREAK IT DOWN • Going around in circles after ancestors on the free FamilySearch.org? Let’s break down the site’s search form and filter options so you can build up your family tree.

SUCCESS STRATEGIES

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DIY Your Family History Book • Stop putting off your dream to get your family’s story into print. See how you can self-publish a professional-looking, affordable family history book.

TITLE TIME

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MODERN FAMILIES • Unsure how to include an open adoption, surrogate child or same-sex marriage in your software or online tree? Our guide to charting today’s families will show you how.

Our Panel

Keeping up Your Tree

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Glory Days • Tools for taking care of your family’s legacy

Project: Make a Letterman Shirt

Letterman Sweater

now what? • Answers to your genealogy questions

Panoramic Maps • Maps to point your research in the right direction

Passenger Arrival Lists • Uncovering clues in historical records

Eight Family History Projects to Create in Evernote • Tech tutorials, reviews and roundups

Genetic Genealogy Apps

RootsMagic Mobile App

Find American Indian Records on Ancestry.com

The Great Outdoors • Reader pictures from the past

OBITUARY RESEARCH CHEAT SHEET