About American Ancestors
An award-winning publication
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.
Spring 2025 issue now available
This issue focuses on the grand opening of our renovated and reimagined headquarters and our new Family Heritage Experience. After over a decade of planning and the hard work of countless individuals, a new vision for American Ancestors has come to fruition. As always, the issue contains information about our membership benefits, news, events, and educational opportunities.
Volume 26, Number 1, Spring 2025
Introducing the Family Heritage Experience
| A Message from the President and CEO | In This Issue |
Your Member Benefits | Your Photo Submissions |
News | 10 Million Names Update |
Tours & Programs | Remembering Robert Charles Anderson |
Highlights from our 2024 Annual Report | On the Road with American Ancestors |
| Staff Profile | American Ancestors Staff List |
| Member Notices |
Features
Introducing the Family Heritage Experience Ryan J. Woods | Welcome Back to American Ancestors Lindsay Fulton |
The Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center Opens a New Space–and a New Chapter Rachel King | The Art of the Family Heritage Experience Jean Powers |
Rebuilding the Past in the Family Memoir: An Academic Recreates 1920s Miami Andrea Kaston Tange | The Secret Lives of Harry Taylor: Courting Disaster in England & Massachusetts Cherie Dumont |
Finding Family History in Resources Donated to 10 Million Names
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Columns
From Our Collections The Shattuck Family Portrait Todd Pattison | State Spotlight Massachusetts Research in Boston Kyle Hurst |
Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center Spotlight On the Waterfront: Immigrant Aid in Boston's Jewish Community Hannah Zaves-Greene, PhD | Genetics & Genealogy My Even More Surprising DNA Test Results Nancy Illman |
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