Family Tree Magazine Podcast

Hear about the best genealogy tools and tips directly from Family Tree Magazine‘s editors and experts! Tune in to the Family Tree Magazine Podcast for a dose of genealogy education and fun.

Organizing Family History Writing Projects – An Interview with Rhonda Lauritzen

In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, Rhonda Lauritzen offers practical tips for organizing your family history writing projects.

11-02
35:25

Using Find a Grave Ethically and Efficiently – An Interview with Daniel Loftus

In this episode of Best Websites, Daniel Loftus offers some valuable tips for using Find a Grave with more efficiency and respect for others in mind.

10-15
19:29

Perfecting the Cemetery Transcription – An Interview with Robbie Gorr

In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, Robbie Gorr provides tips for the mastering the cemetery transcription.

10-01
25:49

Exploring Historical Newspaper Pages with Veridian with Lisa Louise Cooke

In this episode of Best Websites, Lisa Louise Cooke highlights some of the most valuable features of Veridian, an excellent resource for finding historical newspapers.

09-15
12:19

Learning About Ancestors Through Homestead Records – An Interview with Katie Merkley

In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, Lisa Louise Cooke speaks to Katie Merkley about homestead records and what they can tell us about ancestors.

09-01
41:54

Generating Citations with Cite-Builder.com – An Interview with Jenny Joyce

Website founder Jenny Joyce of Cite-Builder.com shows the value of a proper citation and how Cite-Builder makes citation more manageable.

08-15
15:01

Celebrating the 101 Best Websites of 2025 – An Interview with David Fryxell

In this episode, host Lisa Louise Cooke interviews David Fryxell about the best online tools for genealogy research.

08-01
19:57

Exploring the National Archives with Lisa Louise Cooke

In this episode of Best Websites, Lisa Louise Cooke walks through the National Archives and all there is to discover. Best Genealogy Websites: The National Archives In this episode of Family Tree Magazine’s Best Websites podcast, host Lisa Louise Cook dives into the National Archives website, a vital resource for genealogists. She discusses the vast […]

07-15
09:31

Researching Ancestors in Any State – An Interview with Andrew Koch

In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, Andrew Koch offers tips for researching ancestors across the United States.

07-01
17:00

Tools for Translating Records – An Interview with Rick Crume

In this episode of Best Websites, Rick Crume highlights some translation tools for making sense of foreign-language records.

06-15
14:49

Handling Sensitive Subject Matter in Family Interviews – An Interview with Rhonda Lauritzen

In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, Lisa talks with Rhonda Lauritzen about to approach sensitive topics when interviewing relatives.

06-01
28:21

Using Google Earth for Genealogy with Lisa Louise Cooke

In this episode of Best Websites, Lisa Louise Cooke offers tips for using Google Earth for genealogy.

05-15
20:00

Exploring Divorce Records – An Interview with Judy Russell

In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, Judy Russell tells us what genealogists can expect to find in divorce records.

04-29
32:12

What’s New with AncestryDNA and MyHeritage DNA – An Interview with Diahan Southard

In this episode of Best Websites, Diahan Southard walks through some of the most recent updates to AncestryDNA and MyHeritage DNA.

04-15
17:14

Finding Female Ancestors – An Interview with Gena Philibert-Ortega

Listen for expert advice on overcoming common obstacles in learning about the women in your family tree.

04-01
41:54

Discovering Your Irish Heritage with RootsIreland.ie – An Interview with Dr. Brendan Scott

In this episode, Dr. Brendan Scott, manager of RootsIreland, discusses the importance of the RootsIreland.ie website for Irish family history research.

03-15
13:35

Comparing the Top Three Genealogy Websites – An Interview with Sunny Morton

Sunny Morton takes a look at three popular genealogy websites (Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org and MyHeritage) and compares them and their features.

03-01
31:33

Exploring WorldCat.org – An Interview with Sunny Jane Morton

Sunny Jane Morton introduces us to WorldCat, a site that allows users to search libraries across the country in just a couple of clicks.

02-15
17:00

Preserving and Organizing Family Photos – An Interview With Maureen Taylor

In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, photo expert Maureen Taylor offers tips for preserving cherished family photos for years to come.

02-01
21:11

Best Websites – Study the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries with Lisa Louise Cooke

The Newberry Library’s Atlas of Historical County Boundaries is a free website that helps you identify changing county boundaries throughout history. Listen, and learn how to use this interactive site as well as how to download files for later use.

01-15
14:20

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