In this episode, Lindsay Fulton from American Ancestors speaks with us about the 10 Million Names Project, its purpose and how you can get involved.

Researching enslaved ancestors can be a challenge. Fortunately, American Ancestors is working hard to recover the names of the millions of people who where enslaved in the United States via the 10 Million Names Project. In this episode, Professional Genealogist and Head of Research Services Lindsay Fulton speaks with us about the 10 Million Names Project, its purpose and how you can get involved.

Resources Mentioned in This Interview:

American Ancestors – 10 Million Names Project

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In this episode of Best Websites, DNA Expert Kitty Munson Cooper offer tips for using GEDmatch to better understand your DNA test results.

Best Genealogy Websites: GEDmatch

GEDmatch is a handy third-party tool that allows you to compare your DNA test results with over 1.5 million profiles across many of the major DNA test companies. GEDmatch also offers several features to help you better understand your test results and make meaningful discoveries about your heritage.

In this episode, Kitty Munson Cooper chats with Family Tree Magazine editor Andrew Koch about GEDmatch and what its key features entail.

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In this episode, New Media Editor Rachel Christian talks with her cousin, professional organizer Lahni Carney about handling inherited research and items with care.

Feature: Organization for Family Historians

Professional organizer Lahni Carney explains all that goes into professional organizing and how family historians can strategize to preserve their most valuable research and items.

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In this episode of Best Website, Gena Philibert-Ortega offers some tips for using Ancestry Pro Tools to improve the accuracy of your family tree.

Best Genealogy Websites: Ancestry Pro Tools (00:56)

Ancestry recently announced a new membership called the Pro Tools membership that provides new ways for users to improve the accuracy of their family trees.

Ancestry describes Pro Tools as offering “advanced” family history tools. The features are designed to help you correct and analyze your Ancestry tree with four tools:

In this episode we are joined by Family Tree University instructor Gena Philibert Ortega who will explain what the Pro Tools membership is, what’s included and if it’s worth your time and money.

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In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, author and genealogist Eliza Watson provides some valuable tips for researchers looking to overcome obstacles in their Irish genealogy research.

Feature: Irish Genealogy Brick Walls

Eliza Watson is a USA Today best-selling author and genealogist. Her book is Genealogy Tips and Quips, and she has an article in the upcoming March / April 2024 issue of Family

Tree Magazine called May the Road Rise to Meet You.

Irish research strategies covered include:

Read 9 Ways to Break Down Irish Genealogy Brick Walls by Eliza Watson.

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In this episode of Best Websites, New Media Editor and Guest Host Rachel Christian interviews Leah Larkin about an exciting new genealogy tool called BanyanDNA.

You can catch Dr. Larkin at this year’s RootsTech conference to learn more about BanyanDNA.

Note: BanyanDNA differs from WATO in that it doesn’t suggest hypotheses. BanyanDNA can give an estimate of which hypotheses are most likely among those the user set.  If the user neglected to consider some valid alternatives, the tool won’t consider them.

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In this episode, Family Tree Magazine Editor and Podcast Guest Host Andrew Koch interviews Sunny Morton about the highly anticipated genealogy conference RootsTech, what to expect and what past conferences had to offer.

Rootstech – Your Story Is Worth Remembering will be held 29 February through 2 March 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah and online. Family Tree Magazine Contributing Editor Sunny Morton shares her memories of previous Rootstech conferences and provides tips for getting the most out of this year’s event.

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That’s right! We’re starting off 2024 by taking a look at our very own FamilyTreeMagazine.com. Join Lisa Louise Cooke as she highlights some of our best free downloadable genealogy forms, informative eBooks, quick reference guides and so much more.

In each episode of this podcast, we highlight one of the best websites that can help you with your genealogy research. In this episode we kick off the new year with a website near and dear to our hearts, the Family Tree Magazine website at FamilyTreeMagazine.com. FamilyTreeMagazine.com is not just the home base for our magazine, it’s really a treasure trove of information and resources that can help you on a daily basis.

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Free Genealogy Resources from Family Tree Magazine

There you’ll find a plethora of offerings in the categories of:

Best Genealogy Websites List

Chances are you already know some of the countries where your ancestors came from, or you’ve discovered that by reviewing records like the census. You can learn a lot more about your ancestors’ heritage and homeland by clicking Explore by Place in the menu.

Check out Heritage landing pages like this one on Ireland.

Finally, get all your answers related to DNA tests and DNA results with DNA Q&A.

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Listen to Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems podcast available at her website, and all major podcasting services, or download the Genealogy Gems Podcast app.

In this episode, we celebrate 15 years of the Family Tree Magazine podcast by revisiting some of our most popular interviews. First, we learn from Rich Venezia once more about finding ancestors’ hometowns. Then, we review some tried-and-true heirloom preservation tips from Denise May Levenick. Finally, we listen as your DNA Guide Diahan Southard explains what to do about missing or unexpected matches.

In October 2022, Rich Venezia provided tips for finding your ancestors’ places of origins. We revisit that interview here.

Resources Mentioned in This Interview:

Rich Roots Genealogy

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You get your DNA results, and the matches aren’t what you expected. In this November 2020 episode, Your DNA Guide Diahan Southard explains the reasons behind these confusing situations.

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Attending to objects that have been kept within your family for generations is a mighty responsibility. Here, we highlight the 2022 interview in which Denise May Levenick, (aka The Family Curator) provides some heirloom preservation tips.

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In this episode, we revisit the April 2023 interview with Kathryn Marks, in which she offers a walk-through of the Passenger Search database as a tool for finding ancestors who arrived in America via the Port of New York.

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Best Genealogy Websites: Ellis Island Passenger Search (00:40)

Back in April of this year, Kathryn Marks from the American Family Immigration History Center offers many practical tips for finding ancestors who arrived in America via the Port of New York between the early 19th century and mid-20th century.

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