Family Tree Magazine Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Organizing Family History Writing Projects – An Interview with Rhonda Lauritzen Nov 02, 2025

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

Using Find a Grave Ethically and Efficiently – An Interview with Daniel Loftus Oct 15, 2025

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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.

Perfecting the Cemetery Transcription – An Interview with Robbie Gorr Oct 01, 2025

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

Exploring Historical Newspaper Pages with Veridian with Lisa Louise Cooke Sep 15, 2025

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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.

Learning About Ancestors Through Homestead Records – An Interview with Katie Merkley Sep 01, 2025

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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.

Generating Citations with Cite-Builder.com – An Interview with Jenny Joyce Aug 15, 2025

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

Celebrating the 101 Best Websites of 2025 – An Interview with David Fryxell Aug 01, 2025

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

Exploring the National Archives with Lisa Louise Cooke Jul 15, 2025

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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 […]

Researching Ancestors in Any State – An Interview with Andrew Koch Jul 01, 2025

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

Tools for Translating Records – An Interview with Rick Crume Jun 15, 2025

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