In this episode of Best Websites, Lisa Louise Cooke walks through the National Archives and all there is to discover. Best Genealogy Websites: The National Archives In this episode of Family Tree Magazine’s Best Websites podcast, host Lisa Louise Cook dives into the National Archives website, a vital resource for genealogists. She discusses the vast array of free records…

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In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, Andrew Koch offers tips for researching ancestors across the United States. Feature: How to research ancestors in any US state. In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, host Lisa Louise Cooke welcomes Andrew Koch, the editor of Family Tree Magazine, to discuss the intricacies of genealogy research across the United…

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In this episode of Best Websites, Rick Crume highlights some translation tools for making sense of foreign-language records. Best Genealogy Websites: Translation Tools One of the biggest challenges that genealogists face is translating foreign-language records, especially if the handwriting is hard to read. Author Rick Crume joins Lisa Louise Cooke on the podcast to discuss…

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In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, Lisa talks with Rhonda Lauritzen about to approach sensitive topics when interviewing relatives. Feature: Handling sensitive family interviews. It can be a challenge to navigate hard-to-talk-about subjects in family history interviews. Author Rhonda Lauritzen shares interviewing tips from journalists, storytellers…

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In this episode of Best Websites, Lisa Louise Cooke offers tips for using Google Earth for genealogy. Best Genealogy Websites: Google Earth for Genealogy Lisa Louise Cooke, author of The Genealogist’s Google Toolbox, 3rd edition and Family Tree University instructor explains the value of the Google Earth website to genealogists. Download Google Earth for free.

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In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, Judy Russell tells us what genealogists can expect to find in divorce records. Feature: Divorce records with Judy G. Russell In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, host Lisa Louise Cooke interviews Judy G. Russell, The Legal Genealogist, about the often-overlooked topic of divorce records in genealogy.

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In this episode of Best Websites, Diahan Southard walks through some of the most recent updates to AncestryDNA and MyHeritage DNA. Best Genealogy Websites: AncestryDNA and MyHeritage DNA updates with Diahan Southard In this episode of Family Tree Magazine’s Best Websites podcast, host Louise Cooke discusses the latest updates in genetic genealogy with expert Diahan Southard.

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In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, Gena Philibert-Ortega addresses common obstacles faced when finding female ancestors and strategies for overcoming them. Feature: Strategies for Tracing Female Ancestors In this episode, Lisa and Gena Philibert-Ortega discuss the unique challenges faced by genealogy researchers when tracing female ancestors.

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In this episode, Dr. Brendan Scott, manager of Roots Ireland, discusses the importance of the RootsIreland.ie website for Irish family history research. Best Genealogy Websites: RootsIreland/Irish Family History Foundation Centres In this episode, Dr. Brendan Scott highlights the extensive collection of records available, particularly Catholic records, and explains how the site…

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In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, Sunny Morton takes a look at three popular genealogy websites (Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org and MyHeritage) and compares them and their features. Feature: Comparing Genealogy Subscription Websites In this conversation, host Lisa Louise Cooke and author Sunny Morton compare the top three genealogy websites: Ancestry.com…

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