American Ancestors - Summer 2011

Summer Issue of American Ancestors has arrived!  Delightful Feature Articles in latest (Summer 2011) edition:

• Take 2 - Who Do You Think You Are? Returns to NEHGS - by D. Joshua Taylor https://plus.google.com/105065356995932052361
• It's All About Ancestors: Researching Ashley Judd's Genealogy - by Rhonda R McClure
• The Wild the Lawless and the Savage Irish - by Jim Boulden
• An Invitation to the Land - Reconstructing James & Eliza Conion's Migration to Minnesota - by Eileen Curley
• Joseph Weeden - A Long-Neglected Son of a Great-Migration Immigrant - by Robert Charles Anderson
• The New and Improved Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700 - by Martin E Hollick
• Researching Black Families in Hampden County, Massachusetts 1650-1865 - by Joseph Carvalho III
• An 1877 Same-Sex Marriage in Nevada - An Episode in the Unconventional Life of Sarah Pollard - by J Homer Thiel

Interesting Columns in latest (Summer 2011) edition:

• Genetics & Genealogy (David G Bull) - "What? I'm Not Related to George Washington!"
• Manuscripts at NEHGS (Timothy G. X. Salls) - "The Adams, Cate and Witherle Collection Finds a Safe Harbor at NEHGS" https://plus.google.com/117517312584519461051
• Diaries at NEHGS (Robert Shaw) - "From John Hoyt's 1849 Diary: Impressions of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil"
• Tales from the Courthouse (Diane Rapaport) - "Waiting for Ichabod: A Revolutionary War Wife's Tale"
• Focus on New York (Henry B Hoff) - "Seen Elsewhere: New York Related Articles in 2009-2010 Issues of Some Non-New York Journals"

NEHGS's popular 64-page magazine —American Ancestors: New England, New York, and Beyond— features a wide range of article topics and styles, and appeals to family historians of all levels. Each issue includes articles on useful sources and helpful research strategies as well as compelling historical accounts and interesting case studies.Regular columns delve into genetics and genealogy; explore “Tales from the Courthouse”; examine NEHGS manuscript and diary collections; and present announcements of new books, family associations, and DNA studies in progress.

American Ancestors is published four times per year by NEHGS - New England Historic Genealogical Society.  

http://www.americanancestors.org/american-ancestors-magazine/