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!

Family Tree

out on a limb

Letters to the Editor

Web Highlight: Family Tree Turns 25

Behind the Scenes: 2025 in Review

WHAT’S NEW • ‘Monumental’ Updates to AncestryDNA

MYHERITAGE ENDS DNA UPLOADS

OUT NOW: ROOTSMAGIC 11

‘Finding Your Roots’: Back for Season 12

IN MEMORIAM

Holiday Heirlooms

In Living Memory • In defiance of erasure myths, a history professor connects with his towering Myaamia ancestors.

Days of Our Lives • Uncover and share the stories of recent generations—including family you may have known yourself—with these tips.

Records of Recent US Generations

Sharing Stories with Relatives

MaKER SPACE • This tour of Family Tree Maker 2024 will show how the long-awaited software can help you take ownership of your research.

RESEARCH GUIDE ARIZONA

RESEARCH GUIDE PENNSYLVANIA

Find Your U.S. Ancestors

NEXT STEPS • Did you take a DNA test, then ask yourself “Now what”? Here’s how and why you should revisit your results—even if it’s been several years since you tested.

Ethnicity Estimates: Then and Now

Modern Science: DNA Test Results, 2018 v. 2025

In the Write Order • An expert storyteller shares how to efficiently write well-organized, gripping family history projects.

TOOLS of the Writing Trade

Original Recipe • Create cookbooks that save and share your favorite family recipes—just like Grandma used to make.

What to Do With Too Few (or Too Many) Recipes

treetips

Groupthink • A woman stands in a group photo with family members—but which family members?

Transferring DNA

Exploring Records at Scotland’s People

Preserving Pet Memorabilia

NOW WHAT?

On the Origin of Surnames

2025 FAMILY TREE MAGAZINE INDEX

25+ YEARS • IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND

IMMIGRATION RECORDS • Where and How to Find Your Immigrant Ancestors

IMMIGRATION RECORDS QUICK GUIDE

CLUES IN IMMIGRATION RECORDS

IMMIGRATION Q&A

IMMIGRATION TIMELINE

RESOURCES