Magazine poll results

Here are the results of our third Unlock the Past poll. 210 people cast 701 votes in all. This indicates an average of more than 3 magazines per person.

What Genealogy Magazines do you read regularly or occasionally?. Check all that apply.

Note: we have changed the percentage given to the more meaningful percent of voters, not percent of votes.

• A society magazine (one or more) – 66.2%
• Australian Family Tree Connections  – 65.2%
• PC User (genealogy section)  – 9.0%
• Ancestors magazine (UK) – 25.2%
• Family History Monthly (UK) – 34.3%
• Family Tree Magazine (UK) – 50.0%
• Practical Family History (UK) – 28.6%
• Who Do You Think You Are Magazine (UK) – 18.1%
• Your Family Tree (UK) – 23.8%
• Irish Roots Magazine – 5.2%
• Other – 8.1%

‘Other’ votes that people have entered in the poll.

• Your Family History (US)
• Ancestry
• US Ancestry Magazine
• Kew UK monthly journal
• Internet Genealogy Online
• Ancestor Magazine Australia
• East Surrey Family History, Tasmanian Ancestry,Port Phillip Pioneers, The Fig Tree,
• Ancestor Magazine
• Your Family History (UK)
• mementos
• Descent
• Discover My Past Scotland
• Any that takes may fancy
• MPFHS Bi-Monthly Publication
• none

Where the voters came from

• Australia      197
• New Zealand     7
• Unknown     2
• Singapore     1
• China     1
• Netherlands     1
• United States     1

Not surprising to see AFTC magazine with 66% readership among those interested enough to use the Unlock the Past site. A little surprising was that a third of respondents did not read a society magazine. Perhaps most surprising was seeing the number reading the English magazines, especially 50% reading Family Tree Magazine, and another 29% its sister magazine, Practical Family History

We invite you to complete our new, slightly different poll – We need your Help This will run over two weeks concluding Friday 6 November.

Please let us know of any ideas for poll questions.