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Discover Your Civil War Ancestors



Discover Your Civil War Ancestors

Family Tree Magazine provides resources to discover, preserve and celebrate family history

 

Nothing makes Civil War history more personal than discovering a soldier in your family tree. How do you explore those family connections? Family Tree Magazine, the leading genealogy magazine, offers helpful how-tos and resources for tracing your roots.

 

The magazine’s April/May 2011 issue, a special Civil War-themed edition honoring the sesquicentennial, features the top 10 websites for researching Civil War ancestors, a guide to tracing slave ancestors, stunning photography from the era, and an excerpt from the new book Life in Civil War America. Look for it on newsstands nationwide and ShopFamilyTree.com starting March 8.

 

For those just getting started in genealogy, Family Tree Magazine offers a number of helpful free online resources for beginners, including:

 

  • 10 Steps to Discover Your Roots, an hour-long recorded webinar full of tips from family history experts, at http://bit.ly/discover-webinar
  • Dozens of forms for keeping track of your family tree at http://www.familytreemagazine.com/freeforms
  • 101 Best Websites for tracing your roots, an annually updated list of top resources handpicked by Family Tree Magazine editors http://familytreemagazine.com/article/101-Best-Websites-2010
  • How-to articles and a genealogy glossary in the website’s Get Started section at http://familytreemagazine.com/articlelist/get-started
  • A free weekly newsletter with tips, ideas and updates on new resources, such as genealogy websites and databases
  • A monthly podcast featuring interviews with Family Tree Magazine editors and authors sharing their hints and insights for successful family history searches. Subscribe in iTunes or visit http://www.familytreemagazine.com/info/podcasts

 

Family Tree Magazine is published seven times a year. Subscriptions and single issues are available from ShopFamilyTree.com.