365 great ways to kick-start your family history

We at Family Tree would like to wish you all a very happy New Year. To get another year of research off to a fantastic start, we bring you 365 genealogy tips, tricks and to-dos in our January issue, as Helen Tovey reveals...

Would you like to get your family history off to a flying start in 2013? Of course! But if you’re wondering where exactly to start, check out the monster list of 365 tips, to-dos and genealogy treats in the January issue of Family Tree.

The Family Tree team has searched high and low to bring you an enticing selection of ideas to lead you to the answers you need. Some are links to the must-see family history records, such as census records, births, marriages and deaths, newspaper reports and military documents; while others will help you gain essential skills…

How do you start a blog? What do the symbols on your ancestors’ gravestones mean? How can you trace an emigrant to America? Is your old photo a cabinet card or a carte de visite? Find answers to these and 361 other genealogy questions in our ultimate list, to give you the helping hand you need, to ensure that 2013 is your best year of family history research yet.

We had a lot of fun compiling this list, and already it’s inspired me to tackle my family history with renewed vigour and enjoyment – accomplishing family history tasks that I’d been meaning to do for too long. I hope you find it just as helpful – and wish you a fantastic year of family history.