FEATURES Recharge Your Research Try these 12 techniques to give your genealogy a jump-start—and break through those brick walls.
By Sharon DeBartolo Carmack Your Ancestors Slept Here
Want to add a family history twist to your summer travels? From Colonial quarters to Civil War cabins, these historical lodgings let you rest your head where your forebears did.
By Sunny McClellan Morton
French Made
Follow our five-step research guide, and say bonjour to your French roots.
By Nancy Hendrickson
Charmed Life
Create your own genealogical serendipity by using these five methods to connect with distant cousins and find long-lost heirlooms.
By Maureen A. Taylor
Apple Picking
In the market for Mac genealogy software? Choose the best program for you with our exclusive comparisons and ratings.
By David A. Fryxell
Dwelling on the Past
Three professional historians share their secrets for bringing bygone days to life and understanding your ancestors' world.
By David A. Fryxell
Top Shelves
Check out what treasures you're missing at genealogical libraries large and small: Our Libby awards highlight the strengths of collections across the country.
By Lauren Gamber
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
Branching Out
What's new in discovering, preserving and celebrating your family history:
• special report on online etiquette
• 400 years of German-American heritage
• social networking applications for genealogy
• endangered Civil War battlefields
By Diane Haddad
State Research Guides
Trace your roots across the USA! Our pullout guides are perfect for stashing in your research binder or toting to the library—quickly access the essential facts, advice and resources you need to find your family anywhere in the country. In this issue:
• Ohio • Florida
The Toolkit
Reviews and roundups of the latest, greatest family history resources:
• checkup on software for recording family health history
• The Master Genealogist 7 review
• quick guide to online passenger-list collections
• Google Book Search
• The Book Report
Edited by Allison Stacy
Out on a Limb
Keeping your cool online.
By Allison Stacy
Making Connections
Readers respond to Family Tree Magazine.
History Matters
Starting our engines.
By David A. Fryxell
Now What?
Our experts answer your questions about burned counties and collateral relatives.
Preserving Memories
How to keep old flags' flying colors.
By Grace Dobush
Everything's Relative
Tales from the lighter side of family history.
Photo Detective
Identifying clues in a group portrait
By Maureen A. Taylor
Uprooted
Test your genealogy IQ on Sir Thomas J. Lipton's family tree.
By Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
