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The Strongest Links
Power up your computer, and surf straight to the Net's mightiest roots resources: our picks of the 101 best Web sites for tracing your family tree. By David A. Fryxell
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Plus! Five secrets for getting results online. By Rick Crume

Elements of Style
You can identify old photographs by analyzing your ancestors' outfits. Use our decade-by-decade fashion history guide to decipher the key clothing clues in your pictures. By Maureen A. Taylor
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Routes of Passage
Ellis Island wasn't the only "golden door" to America—masses of immigrants entered through Boston, Baltimore, New Orleans, Philadelphia and other ports. Here's how to find your immigrant ancestors who didn't arrive in New York. By Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
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Family Tree Fiesta
Follow our tips for finding ancestors in the US Southwest, and you'll soon be celebrating new family history discoveries. By David A. Fryxell
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Reading Between the Lines
Old family documents and letters say more than the words on the page. See what your ancestors' penmanship says about their personalities with these tips from handwriting analysts. By Nick D'Alto
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Priority Mail
Genealogy e-mail lists deliver instant research tips and leads. Learn strategies for making the most of these valuable online resources. By Nancy Hendrickson
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COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS

Out on a Limb
The new wave in family history. By Allison Stacy

Making Connections
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Branching Out
What's new in discovering, preserving and celebrating your family history, including: • Ringing in the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center • The database copyright debate • Arizona vital records go online • Molecular genealogy meets the Web. By Diane Haddad

Living History
Summer's hottest history and heritage events, including: Characterizing the Old West in Wyoming ... Grooving on heritage in Idaho ... Tooling around in Virginia. By Lauren Eisenstodt

Preserving Memories
Southwestern-style scrapbooking, plus ways to age your heritage pages gracefully (and safely). By Diane Haddad

Everything's Relative
Cemetery serendipity, a cold paper trail and more tales from the lighter side of tracing your roots.

Now What?
Our Q&A column surveys territorial records and tallies resources for researching census enumerators.

The Toolkit
Constantly combing the Web for ancestor answers? Let these 4 timesaving Internet search tools do the work for you. Plus: • Family Tree Legends and Genbox Family History software reviewed • Four books that serve up the past. Edited by Lauren Eisenstodt

Time Capsule
The family memories behind the music of songwriter Arthur Schwartz. By Jonathan Schwartz