February 2025 Family Tree Magazine

What does the latest issue of Family Tree magazine include?

Expert guide to using maps for family history. Part 1. - Finding Your Way with Historical Maps - Dr Sophie Kay is here to guide you through using maps with your family history research

Beyond Irish birth records - Chris Paton reflects on the impact of illegitimacy, societal expectations, and more, and how this may impact family history research in Ireland

DNA Workshop - DNA advisor Karen Evans helps readers to piece together their family history research with the aid of DNA

How to spot evidence in the parish registers - Family Tree Academy tutor David Annal shows us how to break down a brick wall by thinking differently about what the parish registers can tell us

The hunt for an ancestor’s grave - Where was my ancestor finally laid to rest? Jonathan Conibere tells us about the challenge of locating the final resting place of an ancestor

Learn about the importance of studying records in their historical context & the stories that can be pieced together - Exploring a treasure trove of family letters. Tania Taylor surveys an extensive collection of 19th century family letters

How to date old family photos - Photo Corner. Jayne Shrimpton shares advice to help you date your unidentified pictures

Ancestry DNA - A mini guide to regions, subregions & journeys

Useful family history lessons to learn - Six things I wish I’d known then. David Allen shares several invaluable lessons he has learnt during the quarter of a century in which he’s been doing family history

How to interview your family for family history information - Follow our handy checklist to make the most of a family history interview

Thoughts on…
Diane Lindsay is feeling that all is right with the world, except ...

Family history news - Read up on new family history-related projects & developments

Dear Paul - Paul Chiddicks proves what a treasure trove old newspapers can be

Twiglets - Gill Shaw trots on to pastures new with the Tonges – the family nobody seems to know much about … yet