Family Tree Magazine Podcast

Family Tree Magazine Podcast


Latest Episodes

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

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
September 15, 2025

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
September 01, 2025

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
August 15, 2025

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
August 01, 2025

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

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

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 Maga

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

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
June 15, 2025

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

Handling Sensitive Subject Matter in Family Interviews – An Interview with Rhonda Lauritzen
June 01, 2025

In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, Lisa talks with Rhonda Lauritzen about to approach sensitive topics when interviewing relatives.

Using Google Earth for Genealogy with Lisa Louise Cooke
May 15, 2025

In this episode of Best Websites, Lisa Louise Cooke offers tips for using Google Earth for genealogy.