About American Ancestors
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American Ancestors is a unique, full-color magazine that comes out four times a year, and offers compelling information for family historians of all levels. Features cover useful genealogical sources, helpful research strategies, compelling historical accounts, and interesting case studies. American Ancestors is a benefit of membership starting at the Individual level, as both a print publication and an online PDF.
Winter 2024 issue now available
In this issue of American Ancestors magazine, our new President and CEO Ryan J. Woods discusses the life-enhancing benefits of family history and his vision for our organization’s future. Other articles discuss an American’s rescue of his ancestral English manor; the first volume in a new Great Migration Study Project series; the story of a Jewish immigrant family told through meaningful objects; and the life of Fannie (Smith) (Garcia) Pogue, who experienced both racial persecution and remarkable opportunity in territorial Arizona.
Volume 24, Number 4, Winter 2024
The Enduring Power and Promise of Family History
In This Issue |
Programs & Tours |
Branches of Our Family |
Obituaries |
10 Million Names |
Staff List |
News |
Family Focus |
Your Member Benefits |
Index |
Features
The Enduring Power and Promise of Family History Ryan J. Woods |
Introducing the Great Migration Third Series Robert Charles Anderson, FASG |
Brenton Simons and David Allen Lambert Talk with Lynn |
Examining “Objects of Love and Regret” Richard Rabinowitz |
The Brenton Simons Years: Selected Highlights |
”The marriage was no marriage”: Crossing Racial Lines in Territorial Arizona J. Homer Thiel |
Downton Shabby: How I Ended Up Rescuing My Ancestors’ Hopwood DePree |
Columns
Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center Spotlight Preserving “Jewish Neighborhood Voices” and Stories of the Past Rachel King, Sarah Quiat, Gabrielle Roth |
From Our Collections The Gookin Hatchment Gerald W. R. Ward |
State Spotlight Laying the Foundation for Ohio’s Miami University Kyle Hurst |
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