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The October–December 2026 issue of NGS Magazine, Volume 52, No. 4, is being printed and is now available digitally in the Members Only section of the website. This issue concludes the year-long theme of America250 by considering Next Steps. Note to longtime members and newer members who elected to purchase the print version of NGS Magazine: Delivery of print copies depends upon USPS schedules.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Features
They’re Not “Dead Ends”: Documenting Relatives without Children
Loretta Evans, AG, AGL
From Family Archives to Community History: A Case Study in Stewardship
Trisha Mays-Cummings
Who’s the Brevard of “Brevard’s Chapel?” Finding and Saving Hidden History
André Kearns, MBA
Intergenerational Trauma in Family History: Objectivity, Standards, and Healing
Kate Townsend, CG
Million Mito and Mitotree
Roberta Estes, MS, MBA
Departments
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
David Rencher, AG, CG, FUGA, FIGRS, FNGS
EDITOR’S NOTE
Sunny Jane Morton
NGS NEWS
Family History Month
NGS 2028 Family History Conference: Winston-Salem
James Worris Moore Leadership Academy Beta Cohort
GRIP 2027
Awards Deadline
In Memoriam
REFERENCE DESK
How Historical Newspaper Access Keeps Improving
Kathy Petlewski, MA, MSLS
SOCIEY FORUM
Mentoring New Genealogists
Tamara Bell, MPA, SHRM-CP, CSM
GENTECH SOLUTIONS
David Rumsey Map Collection, Part II
Robert Raymond, MS
DNA DISCOVERY
Adoption and Unknown Parentage Searches: Tips for Success
Paul Woodbury, MEd, AG
NGS Magazine is published quarterly to update members of the National Genealogical Society on NGS activities and to provide genealogists with special information and guidance on conducting effective genealogical research. The magazine is sent to libraries by subscription. Online access to NGS Magazine is available as long as membership is active. An index to the titles and authors of articles in issues from 2005 to 2025 is available.
