Genealogy & Family Trees

Find those ancestors

Advantages: Informative articles, reader involvement sections, expert advice, very easily readable, worldwide readership
Disadvantages: Geared, quite heavily, to the American side of the Atlantic right now.

Family Tree Magazine is a monthly publication for those of us who are pursuing our ancestors through the murky mire of time. It is in an easy to read format, is useful for beginners and old pros alike, and is a wealth of information. Although it is an ...

poet831 11.12.2002 · Read full review
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Great oaks from little acorns

Advantages: Advice on how and where to research, articles
Disadvantages: Advertisements, the cost

It was parents 50th wedding anniversary. What to buy them for a present? This was a real problem. My mother is registered blind and has very poor mobility. They do not go out and have the house and decorations as they want. I didn’t want to get the usual ...

MAFARRIMOND 08.06.2004 · Read full review
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Beginners luck - you will need it

Advantages: ok for serious researchers
Disadvantages: leaves beginners behind, cost - can be borrowed from some libraries and family history societies.

Family tree magazine (out monthly, priced £3.50) is the sister magazine of Practical Family History magazine and is not ideal for beginners. This magazine is better suited to slightly more experienced researchers or genealogists. Like Practical Family H ...

werewolf 01.12.2003 · Read full review
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The Family Tree Magazine

Advantages: Full of useful information
Disadvantages: Bulky to store

I began researching my own family tree about 5 years ago and soon came across a magazine called The Family Tree Magazine. The Family Tree magazine is a monthly publication available from most decent newsagents. It is published by ABM Publishing Ltd and ...

micksheff 01.08.2004 · Read full review
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HEADS WILL ROLL

Advantages: IDEAL FOR BEGINNERS
Disadvantages: TAKES TOO LONG TO GET ARTICLES IN; COST - TRY TO BORROW A COPY

Practical Family History (PFH) magazine (out monthly, was priced £2.20, but is now £3.30 but it usually comes with a free CD or book. The CD usually includes a family tree package, information on a particular war (or aspect of one) and a local directory e ...

werewolf 07.11.2001 · Read full review
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