Features
Fourth-Grade Historians: Strengthening Community Roots
Discovering the value of oral histories has been an education for two fourth grade classes, as well as a boon to a small Texas community.
by Patti Jordan
An Education at the Cemetery
by Linda Prather
Remembering World War II
With an average of 1,000 World War II veterans dying each day, it is time to honor those heroes by recording their wartime memories.
by Heather Stratford
Going Home
Sometimes a visit home is a chance to step back, look at your hometown, and discover your place in the past.
by Barbara Krasner-Khait
Italian Research
Understanding Italy’s history, culture, and language will help Italian researchers discover their ancestral roots.
by Suzanne Russo, AG
Columns
Step by Step
Step 15: Unusual Record Sources
Don’t ignore less obvious sources of information. Obscure sources often help you better understand your ancestors’ lives.
by Terry and Jim Willard
Research Cornerstones
Information, Evidence, and Proof
Take a good look at your information to determine at what point it should become evidence and then proof.
by Donn Devine, CG, CGI
Digging Deeper
Records of the Works Projects Administration
Huge record-producing projects directed by the depression-era WPA created more than just jobs for unemployed Americans. Today, that work continues to benefit researchers.
by Curt B. Witcher, FUGA
Technology
An Insider’s Look at Cyndi’s List
Discover the growth and development of Cyndi’s List, as told by one who knows–Cyndi’s husband.
by Mark Howells
Departments
Book View
by Sandra H. Luebking, FUGA
Case Study
The Life and Deaths of John Parker
A series of interviews with elderly relatives helps uncover the tragic, mysterious death(s) of John Parker.
by Stephen K. Parker
Bare Bones
Joyful Noise
by Jennifer Browning
Ancestry Magazine Staff
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Art Director/Production Manager
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Contributing Editors
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Megan Vandre
Editorial Intern
Erin Vandre
Marketing Coordinator
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Contributors
Ralph J. Crandall, Ph.D.
Donn Devine, CG, CGI
Jake Gehring
Roseann Reinemuth Hogan, Ph.D.
Mark Howells
Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CGRS
Sandra H. Luebking, FUGA
Juliana S. Smith
Terry and Jim Willard
Curt B. Witcher, FUGA
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