Description

What’s Inside!

Highlights from this issue include:

• a comparison guide to the “Big Four” genealogy websites: Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, Findmypast and MyHeritage
• a roundup of 50 free records collections at genealogy websites
• simple tips for searching online censuses
• tutorials for 5 key Dutch genealogy websites
• a FREE Irish genealogy cheat sheet

Contents

The Fab Four

By Sunny Jane Morton

It was a hard day’s night before rockstars Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, Findmypast and MyHeritage stepped onto the stage. Here’s how the “Fab Four” genealogy websites compare.

Fan Favorites

By Rachel Fountain

Rock out by following these chart-topping genealogy and history accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube.

Free Agents

By Dana McCullough

Save time and money with these 50 free records collections living “undercover” on subscription websites.

Going Dutch

By John Boeren

With millions of free online records, you won’t have to pay your way to Dutch ancestors. These five websites will get you started.

Counting Up

By Rick Crume

Discover your ancestors in online census collections with these 26 practical search tips.

Plus!

• State Research Guides: Washington, DC and Wisconsin
• Lisa’s Picks
• Timeline: Punctuation
• Family History Home: Archiving Family Slides
• Stories to Tell
• Your Turn: Online Search Tracker
• Document Detective: Marriage Bonds
• Now What
• Tech Toolkit
• DNA Q&A: I’ve Taken a DNA Test. Now What?

Once you download the March/April 2020 issue of Family Tree Magazine, you’ll need a PDF reader, such as the free Adobe Reader software, to open it. Adobe Reader is available for both Mac and Windows computers.