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Key Ingredients
Hit a brick wall? Jump-start your genealogy research with these 10 essential—and often-overlooked—sources. By Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
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Magic Touch Ups
Point, click and ... presto! Pictures' imperfections disappear. Try these four easy fixes to restore your old family photos. By Nancy Hendrickson
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Native Sons and Daughters
If you have American Indian heritage, don't miss our roundup of the key resources for documenting tribal ties. By Paula Stuart Warren

Great-Great-Grandmothers of Invention
Get bright ideas for your family research from our guide to tracing inventive ancestors. By Nick D'Alto
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Net Navigators
Set your course for these 55 Web sites to find your ancestors' hometowns. By Rick Crume
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Old English
Stumped by the archaic vocabulary in genealogy records? Learn to speak your ancestors' language with these five tips for deciphering old documents. By Maureen A. Taylor
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COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS

Out on a Limb
Supporting your family history habit. By Allison Stacy

Making Connections
Our readers write.

Branching Out
What's new in discovering, preserving and celebrating your family history, including: • A sounding board for life stories • America's 10 most influential documents • Immigration indexes go online • Kentucky records rescued. Edited by Diane Haddad

Living History
Winter's best bets for reliving the past and exploring your heritage, including: Threads of New York history ... Wisconsin's Egyptian underground ... Green thumbs up in Virginia ... Arizona's Civil War summit. By Lauren Eisenstodt

Preserving Memories
How to give your heritage albums a lift. By Patti Swoboda

Everything's Relative
Lizzie Borden's bewitching lineage, plus your tales from the lighter side of family history.

Now What?
Expert answers to your questions on Italian soldiers and ancestral adoptions.

The Toolkit
Can't locate that ancestral homestead or cemetery? Go global. Our GPS buyer's guide tells how to gear up. Plus: • Spam-blocking software and strategies • Heredis Mac X reviewed • Erin go read. Edited by Lauren Eisenstodt

Photo Detective
How persistence can pay off in your photo research. By Maureen A. Taylor

Time Capsule
A revered comedian remembers his immigrant parents. By Sid Caesar