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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 June 2001 issue include:
The Price Is Right An Open Book The Key to the Golden Door Blasts from the Past The French Connection Northwest Passage Power Tools Moving On COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
Out on a Limb Making Connections Branching Out Now What? The Toolkit Everything's Relative Time Capsule The June 2001 Family Tree Magazine is sold out. Check your local library or genealogical society for this issue.
FEATURES
There is such a thing as a free lunch, at least when it comes to genalogy. Put away your wallet and check out our guide to 85 of the best giveaways for genealogists. From software to clip art, databases to e-mail service, research forms to a home for your Web site, here's how to get what you don't pay for. By Nancy Hendrickson
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Has some piece of the puzzle of your family's past already been researched—and published in a book? We show how to find and use published genealogies to quickly grow your family tree.By Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
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It's the most eagerly awaited online resource in family history, and we've got an exclusive first look: the Ellis Island records of 17 million immigrant ancestors, now just a click away on the Web.By David A. Fryxell
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Celebrate your ethnic heritage and walk in your ancestors' shoes with our state-by-state calendar of 115 festivals, re-enactments and living history events.By Dena Eben
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Parlez-vous French genealogy? These six steps will get you started tracing your ancestors who came from France and discovering the je ne sais quoi of your French heritage.By Maureen A. Taylor
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On May 16-19, the annual National Genealogical Society conference will briefly make Portland, Ore., the world's genealogy capital. Whether you're attending or just have Pacific Northwest roots, you'll want to consult our guide to the area's historical and genealogical riches.By Diane Weiner
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Go beyond typing in data and discover how to unlock the power in the program you already own, with these five power-user secrets for Family Tree Maker and Generations.By Rick Crume
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Did your ancestors hit the road and migrate across America? Here's how to pick up their trail and follow your family from sea to shining sea.By Barbara Krasner-Khait
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Taking family stories with a grain of salt.
The great tombstone shaving-cream debate, and more feedback from readers.
What's new in discovering, preserving and celebrating your family's history, including: • The National Archives rolls out its paper treasures • Legacy software drops its price—to zero • English Origins launches a jolly good database • a new home for Ukrainian heritage • is that a pedigree in your pocket?
Surname mysteries and deaths on shipboard. You asked, we answered.
Searching for ancestors who came by ship? Take a cruise on these Web sites of seafaring immigrants. Plus: • How to find and hire a personal historian • a review of OneGreatFamily.com, an ambitious site that aims to connect everybody • Personal Ancestral File is better and more global than ever—and still free • best new books.
Preserving Memories
A pane-staking project, papers galore, the rub on scrapbooks and more memory-album ideas. By Diane Weiner
Great-grandpa led two lives, those pesky relations, the genealogy of Spam and more from the lighter side of family history.
Frank Sinatra's daughter remembers her father and reconstructs his childhood as the son of struggling immigrants. By Tina Sinatra
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