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We're thrilled to be key sponsor of the Family History Expo (formerly the Genealogy and Family Heritage Jamboree) in St. George, Utah, Feb. 8 and 9. It's shaping up to be chock-full of how-to classes, exhibitors and genealogical networking. You can read more about it on our blog and register on the MyAncestorsFound Web site.

Psst! One more thing, and don't tell my boss you heard it here: Look for an e-mail in the next few days about a sale on Family Tree Magazine back issue CDs. That's all I'm gonna say.

—Diane Haddad, Newsletter Editor
ftmnews-editor@fwpubs.com

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• Search US Passport Applications in New Ancestry.com Collection
• 1901 and 1911 Irish Censuses Going Online—Free
• Family Tree Firsts: Talking to Relatives
• From the Forum: Researching Marriages to Sisters and Readers' Gift Ideas
  
• Tip of the Week: Indexing Does Your Research Good
  
• Worthwhile Web Sites
• Photo Detective: Photo Gifts for Genealogists
  
• FamilyTreeMagazine.com Events Calendar
• Advertiser Special Offers

Search US Passport Applications in New Ancestry.com Collection
Plenty of our ancestors traveled abroad—not just wealthy ones—often to visit family back home or bring them to America. If your relative applied for a passport, your genealogical dreams could come true.

We'll tell you about Ancestry.com's new collection, what's in passport records, and where to find the applications on microfilm on the Genealogy Insider blog.

http://www.familytreemagazine.com/insider/
Ancestrycom+Adds+Passport+Applications.aspx

1901 and 1911 Irish Census Records Going Online—Free
We've just seen the first fruits of a project to digitize, index and post online the entire 1901 and 1911 Irish censuses—you now can search Dublin's 1911 census records free on the National Archives of Ireland Web site.

Find out more about this project and what it could tell you about your ancestors at  http://www.familytreemagazine.com/insider/1901+And+
1911+Irish+Censuses+Going+Online.aspx

Family Tree Firsts: Talking to Relatives
Our resident genealogy newbie, assistant editor Grace Dobush, learned a little something new about her family history over Thanksgiving. See what she found out and pick up some tips for your own family interviews in her Genealogy Insider blog post.

http://www.familytreemagazine.com/insider/Family+Tree+FirstsPart+Two.aspx

Researching Multiple Marriages—to Sisters
Steph90 is looking for information on her great-grandfather, whose three marriages were to sisters from the same family. Read her story and see if you have any research advice on the Brick Walls Forum.

http://www.familytreemagazine.com/forum/forums/
thread-view.asp?tid=645&mid=1573#M1573


Readers' Gift Ideas for Genealogists
In the Back Fence Forum, atkinsondp56 and genejoan suggested some great low-cost, creative gifts for genealogists at http://www.familytreemagazine.com/forum/forums/
thread-view.asp?tid=678&posts=2&start=1

You'll find more readers' suggestions in comments to the Genealogy Insider blog posts at http://www.familytreemagazine.com/insider/
SearchView.aspx?q=gift%20+%20ideas

Get inspired by all these ideas, and share yours!

Indexing Does Your Research Good
Christine016 posted this tip to the FamiliyTreeMagazine.com Forum:

I've been volunteering my time to the FamilySearch Indexing project, and the work has  accomplished a few things for me as a researcher. I've indexed over 10,000 names from census, birth, marriage, prison, and mortality records from the 1850s to the 1940s from the US, Canada, and Ireland. It's given me a great overview of the variety of records available and how to read them for meaningful information. Now that I have firsthand experience as an indexer, I can better predict what kind of errors can easily be made and I can better read the old fashioned handwriting. This has already helped me go back through my own line and locate additional records.

We recently recommended these as Sites of the Week:

• The History of Thanksgiving
  www.history.com/minisites/thanksgiving/
  Let the History Channel fill you in on the origins of this holiday, including myths about the Mayflower and its passengers.
  


• Genealogy Blog Finder
  blogfinder.genealogue.com/
  Browse genealogical blogs in a couple dozen catgories, search for a particular blog or look for a phrase in all the blogs' posts.
  

Photo Gift Ideas
Got a gift to buy? Expert photo historian Maureen A. Taylor has some photo-related suggestions in the Photo Detective blog. Add your ideas, too.

http://www.familytreemagazine.com/photodetectiveblog

If you have a family photo mystery for Taylor to solve, check out our Submission Guidelines at
http://www.familytreemagazine.com/photos/photohelp.htm.

Family History Expo 2008
Feb. 8-9
St. George, Utah

Family Tree Magazine is Key Sponsor for this two-day conference organized by MyAncestorsFound and themed Pirates of the Pedigree. It's chock-full of exhibitors, expert speakers and genealogical camaraderie.

http://www.familytreemagazine.com/forum/calendar/
event-view.asp?eventid=185&year=2008&month=2

Find upcoming genealogy and living history seminars—and publicize your group's events—in our online calendar. You must be registered with the FamilyTreeMagazine.com Forum to post.

Get Family Tree Magazine back issues at http://www.familytreemagazine.com/mags.

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Sponsor This Newsletter
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January 2008 Issue

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