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Family Tree Magazine is the world's best resource for discovering, preserving and celebrating family history: America's fastest-growing hobby! This magazine covers all the areas of potential interest to family-history enthusiasts, reaching beyond genealogy research to also encompass ethnic heritage, family reunions,
scrap booking and historic travel. Each issue is packed from cover to cover with tips and ideas on exploring your roots, sprinkled with bits of humor and comments from readers. It is filled with color pictures and bright graphics, making it a pleasure to read.
Family Tree Magazine is
helpful for those of us who have busy lives and cannot
often make time to get to the library for research.
Overall, the variety of articles and numerous web sites
in them will help any novice researcher. Presented in an
easy to read format, ideas are highlighted and presented
in an eye-pleasing manner. Especially helpful are the
reviews of software, helping a beginner pick just the
right program to store their family history. And this
magazine is a great source of information whether you
are just starting out on your family search or if you've
been hitting the archives for years.
Family Tree features lively articles, photos, boxes and lists that make it fun and easy to find your roots, preserve your past and relive the experiences of your ancestors. From researching your genealogy to celebrating your heritage in crafts and festivals, to planning a trip back to the old country, Family Tree is an essential
magazine for your family's history. It has some advertisement, but it is in good taste and does not overwhelm the reader.
Reader mail is there, with the usual praise for the magazine, but also occasionally a tip or two.
Don’t skip past information packed "Branching Out"
feature. It evaluates new products in the field of genealogy. Presented in an easy to read format, ideas are highlighted and presented in an eye-pleasing manner. Especially helpful are the reviews of software, helping a beginner pick just the right program to store their family history.
Family Tree magazine usually
feature six to eight articles, covering different topics. Some will pertain to your search, some not, but all have good general ideas you can use.
Preserving memories section provides information on how to display your memories with scrap booking and
crafts. There are reviews of new genealogy web sites, software and books. The research is thorough and will help you get started with the click of a mouse.
There is a question and answer section for those who have encountered special problems or hit a roadblock in their research. A recent question dealt with finding sources for deaths that occurred aboard immigrant ships. The questions are answered by the editors and contributing editors.
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