Episodes

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

    What’s New with AncestryDNA and MyHeritage DNA – An Interview with Diahan Southard
    Apr 15 2025
    In this episode of Best Websites, Diahan Southard walks through some of the most recent updates to AncestryDNA and MyHeritage DNA. Best Genealogy Websites: AncestryDNA and MyHeritage DNA updates with Diahan Southard In this episode of Family Tree Magazine’s Best Websites podcast, host Louise Cooke discusses the latest updates in genetic genealogy with expert Diahan […]
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    17 mins
  • Finding Female Ancestors – An Interview with Gena Philibert-Ortega

    Finding Female Ancestors – An Interview with Gena Philibert-Ortega
    Apr 1 2025
    In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, Gena Philibert-Ortega addresses common obstacles faced when finding female ancestors and strategies for overcoming them. Feature: Strategies for Tracing Female Ancestors In this episode, Lisa and Gena Philibert-Ortega discuss the unique challenges faced by genealogy researchers when tracing female ancestors. They explore five common obstacles, including […]
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    42 mins
  • Discovering Your Irish Heritage with RootsIreland.ie – An Interview with Dr. Brendan Scott

    Discovering Your Irish Heritage with RootsIreland.ie – An Interview with Dr. Brendan Scott
    Mar 15 2025
    In this episode, Dr. Brendan Scott, manager of RootsIreland, discusses the importance of the RootsIreland.ie website for Irish family history research.
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    14 mins
  • Comparing the Top Three Genealogy Websites – An Interview with Sunny Morton

    Comparing the Top Three Genealogy Websites – An Interview with Sunny Morton
    Mar 1 2025
    Sunny Morton takes a look at three popular genealogy websites (Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org and MyHeritage) and compares them and their features.
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    32 mins
  • Exploring WorldCat.org – An Interview with Sunny Jane Morton

    Exploring WorldCat.org – An Interview with Sunny Jane Morton
    Feb 15 2025
    Sunny Jane Morton introduces us to WorldCat, a site that allows users to search libraries across the country in just a couple of clicks.
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    17 mins
  • Preserving and Organizing Family Photos – An Interview With Maureen Taylor

    Preserving and Organizing Family Photos – An Interview With Maureen Taylor
    Feb 1 2025
    In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, photo expert Maureen Taylor offers tips for preserving cherished family photos for years to come.
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    21 mins
  • Best Websites – Study the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries with Lisa Louise Cooke

    Best Websites – Study the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries with Lisa Louise Cooke
    Jan 15 2025
    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.
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    14 mins
  • Celebrating 25 Years of Family Tree Magazine – An Interview with Andrew Koch

    Celebrating 25 Years of Family Tree Magazine – An Interview with Andrew Koch
    Jan 1 2025
    In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, Editor-in-Chief Andrew Koch reflects on 25 years of Family Tree Magazine and discusses what the future holds.
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    22 mins