What's Inside!

Highlights from this issue include:

Tips for deciding what genealogy materials to keep (and what you can throw away)
Sources and tips for identifying the name of your immigrant ancestor's hometown
A detailed guide to using the Archives.gov website, plus a map of National Archives locations
Top family history travel destinations
A FREE Cemetery Research Cheat Sheet

Contents

Keep or Toss?: By Lisa A. Alzo. Declutter your genealogy life with these three steps for determining what to keep and what to trash.

Public Access: By Melissa Barker. Delve into the massive collections held by the U.S. National Archives. Here’s how to navigate its main website.

Pomp and Circumstance: By Rick Crume. Hit the books—yearbooks, that is—with this guide to finding school records online.

Hometown Heroes: By Rich Venezia. These 16 sources will help you pinpoint an immigrant ancestor’s Old World town of origin.

Filipino Family: By Todd Lucero Sales. Jump-start your ancestor search in the Philippines with these tips.

Plus!

Research Guides: Alaska and Indiana
Stories to Tell
Tech News
Lisa’s Picks
Source Spotlight: Obituaries
Website Tutorial: Finding Publications with PERSI
Resource Roundup: Genealogy Research Destinations
Photo Detective
Family History Home: Preserving Digital Media
Now What
DNA Q&A: Half- and "Removed" Relationships
Your Turn: Genealogy Article Reading List

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