With nearly a billion searchable historical records, the new FamilySearch.org offers brilliant possibilities for furthering your research. Our guide spotlights tips and hints for making the most of the website.

Answers for the beginner, the befuddled and anyone hitting a brick wall.

Sometimes it's not so good to be on top.

Readers respond to Family Tree Magazine about finding ancestors' places, resources for early immigrants, requesting family heirlooms and more.

The January 2010 episode of our podcast is celebration of Family Tree Magazine's 10th anniversary. Founder and contributing editor David Fryxell talks with us about the origins of Family Tree Magazine and shares some of the top tips from its pages over the last decade. Managing Editor Diane Haddad goes behind the scenes at Ancestry.com. And you can hear our latest segment, the Family Tree University Crash Course.

We'll show you how to get 2011 started on the right foot in this episode of the podcast. Along with a look at the new FamilySearch site and helpful web tool Evernote, we've got tips for using a research plan and ways you can make 2011 the year of the heirloom. Also: An inside look at the FTU course Organize Your Genealogy.

Finding living relatives, verifying data from online family trees, and an interview with Daniel Horowitz, Chief Genealogist at MyHeritage.com. Plus: Using Facebook to find out more about your ancestor's hometown.

This month, explore genealogy online by learning about Google Books, WikiTree.com, Ancestry.com and the Ultimate Google for Genealogists Collection.

We talk about our list of Family Tree Magazine's 101 Best Websites for 2010, and give you links to some of the best preservation resources online. You'll meet the new intern, hear about the Family Tree Source Book and find out how to submit photos of your Civil War-era ancestors for our next book.

Readers respond to Family Tree Magazine.