Ten Easy Steps to Writing Your Family History
Overwhelmed with the challenge of writing a family history? Never fear! It can be done in these ten easy steps.
by Valerie Holladay
Adding Detail to Your Narrative
by Patricia Law Hatcher, CG, FASG
Illustrating the Life of a Camera-shy Ancestor
by Loretta Evans, AG
The Legacy of Heritage Scrapbooks
Heritage scrapbooks provide a way to preserve family photos and mementos in a way that is archivally safe as well as accessible.
by Connie Myers
The Taxman Cometh
How were taxes levied in the days of our ancestors? More importantly, what records of the annual process survive for our use?
by Patricia Law Hatcher, CG, FASG
Research in the Deep South
Each state in the “Deep South” — Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi—has its own unique past and its own method of record-keeping.
by Robert S. Davis, M. Ed., M.A.
Editor's Note
Book View
Back to Basics
Elements of a Research Log
Keeping an accurate and up-to-date research log will ensure that future researchers will have a good path to follow.
by Terry and Jim Willard
Research Cornerstones
Hiring a Professional Genealogist
At some point in your family research, you may find it necessary to get help from a professional. Here's what you need to keep in mind.
Roseann Reinemuth Hogan, Ph.D.
Digging Deeper
Lineage and Hereditary Societies
The DAR is only one of the many lineage-based societies you can belong to. Test your research skills and apply for the society that best fits your past.
Laura G. Prescott
Technology
The Spam Family Tree
Guarding against spam in your e-mail can take many forms. Just take care not to alienate your fellow family historians.
by Mark Howells
Case Study
A Footnote to Remember
A quick glance at the footnote of an obscure reference book led this researcher down a path of success.
by Jaime Pacheco
Bare Bones
Firecrackerless Fourth
Sheldon H. Laskin
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