101 Best New Web Sites         Summer's Best Living History Events         Find Your Southern Ancestors           .             Ethnic Toolkits Web Exclusive Forms Bookstore Soundex Code Generator Resources Writing Workshops Newsletter Free Email		Family Tree Magazine delivers tools, tips and leads right to your door. Order your subscription online or by calling (888) 403-9002. Stories in our August 2001 issue include: FEATURES Best New Web Sites for Genealogists Our second annual guide to the winners on the Web spotlights sites that are new or substantially revamped. Here are 101 places to start clicking for answers to your family history questions.By Susan Wenner The complete index On the Map So your ancestors moved to Pumpkin Center, SD—but where the heck is that? Put your family on the map with our guide to seven essential mapping resources. By Nancy Hendrickson Highlights from our feature story A Castle for Your Clan Yes, your next family reunion really can be in a castle—or on a cabin cruiser, in a villa or a manor house. Set your get-together sights on Europe with our expert tips for fun, affordable and luxurious reunion spots. By Michael and Laura Murphy Highlights from our feature story Southern Exposure If your family has any Dixie roots, don’t miss this in-depth guide to getting started researching your Southern ancestors, y’all. By David A. Fryxell Highlights from our feature story Memory Insurance Don’t trust your family’s precious memories to shoeboxes. Let our multimedia production expert show you high-tech ways to preserve photos, documents, movies and sound recordings. By Joseph C. Keenan Highlights from our feature story The Write Way A family history research journal can help you track and organize your finds, uncover clues you’ve overlooked—and share the story of your search. By Sharon DeBartolo Carmack Highlights from our feature story Starting the Motor City Happy birthday, Detroit! Rev up your roots with our tour of the city’s historical and genealogical riches as it turns 300 this summer. By Candace L. Doriott Highlights from our feature story COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS Out on a Limb Dropping a line back to the early 18th century. Making Connections Our readers write. Branching Out What's new in discovering, preserving and celebrating your family's history, including: • The National Endowment for the Humanities’ ambitious agenda to preserve regional roots • GeneaNet hopes you’ll say oui to its imported offerings • more entrants in the census sweepstakes • what makes genealogists tick • three new CDs to tempt you. By Susan Wenner Living History Summer’s best bets for celebrating your heritage and reliving your history, including: • Lone Star lore • Deutsch treats in Kansas • Annie gets her gun in Ohio • Elvis extravaganzas • the “fur rush” remembered. By Susan Wenner Preserving Memories Write your memories right with our scrapbooker’s guide to lettering products and techniques. By Diane Weiner The Toolkit Find your way to hidden cemeteries and long-lost ancestral towns—they’re right in the palm of your hand with our guide to GPS gizmos. Plus: • review of Parentèle, new genealogy software with a French accent • how to work together with your kin on a Web site •new CD revealing freed slaves’ records • best new books. Everything's Relative Why you should postpone your vacation, cousin coincidences, circus kin and more from the lighter side of family history. Photo Detective Want to plug into pictures from your family’s past? Broaden your search beyond faces and you may be surprised at what you’ll find. By Lynn Ewbank Now What? Removing the confusion about cousin relationships, plus ancestral job-hunting. You’ve got Qs; we’ve got As. Time Capsule In an exclusive excerpt from his best-selling An Hour Before Daylight, the former president recalls his Southern roots. By Jimmy Carter The August 2001 Family Tree Magazine is sold out. Check your local library or genealogical society for this issue.
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