In these challenging economic times, just about everyone’s looking harder at their hobby expenses and other non-essential spending habits, so it’s great to see this special section from Family Tree all about doing genealogical research on the cheap. Find Your Family Without Going Broke! is full of great ideas and free resources for people who don’t want to abandon digging into their family roots because they think they can’t afford it.

Look Inside >>  March 2009

There’s a helpful list of 11 free genealogy essentials in Genealogy Free-For-All. I wasn’t aware that there were volunteer groups out there that help people with genealogical questions for free, like the Books We Own and Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness sites.

In Making Ends Meet, Diane Haddad examines the costs of genealogical research and the impacts the changing economy is having on the field. Haddad notes that family network sites are the “new genealogical frontier” and provides an update on the latest developments there.