Suncoast Genealogy Society – Last minute reminder that I’ll be talking #genealogy – in person for the first time in a long time! – this Saturday (Nov 22nd) in Palm Harbor, FL! Hope you can join us!

Photo: Robert LeRoy Knudsen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Thinking of my grandfather, James V Shields, today and pulled up this letter he wrote home from France during WWI. Never spoke of his service in later days, so feel very fortunate to have this trace. He’s the fellow standing in the middle in the photo. #VeteransDay

New Jersey State Archives – For those with NJ roots! #genealogy

Suncoast Genealogy Society – Just a reminder that I’ll be talking #genealogy – in person for the first time in a long time! – on Nov 22nd in Palm Harbor, FL! Hope you can join us!

Photo: Osioni, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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We Assist Slovak-Americans & Rusyn-Americans to Reconnect with Their Roots – For my fellow Rusyn- and/or Slovak-Americans! If you need help in Slovakia with genealogy research (in archives or on-site in your villages of origin), finding your cousins, with translations, getting photos/videos of your family homestead, tombstones, etc., I can HIGHLY recommend Martin Hyross!

He’s a recently retired business executive who has been SO helpful with my efforts in Slovakia, especially on the two occasions when we brought 40 Americans who had roots in Osturňa over there. He worked side by side with me on the world’s first geographical genetic genealogy project, serving as an actual translator, but more to the point, a cultural translator. He also helped with all the troubleshooting that comes along with large group travel in a foreign country (this person missing their flight, that car accident, this person going in the hospital, etc.).

I promise that if you’ve been thinking of hiring someone on the ground in Slovakia, you’ll be more than happy if you choose to work with Martin!

Weird Relative At Family Reunion Knows How Everyone Related To Each Other – #Genealogy

PFC Vincent A. Vega – For reasons alluded to in this obituary, this family was daunting to find. Welcome home, PFC Vincent Angelo Vega. #KoreanWar #Hero

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“I, Genealogist”: Using First-Person Voice in Family History Narratives (members only) – I found this article by Sunny Morton on the use of the first person in genealogy in National Genealogical Society’s Magazine really interesting as I wrestled with this when writing “The Quest for Annie Moore of Ellis Island.”

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• February 27, 2013 – Legacy Family Tree Webinar – “Annie Moore of Ellis Island – A Case of Historical Identity Theft” – 3:30 PM (EST)
• March 14, 2013 – New York, NY – Glucksman Ireland House/NYU – “The Quest for Annie Moore” – 1 Washington Mews – 7:00 p.m.
• April 18, 2013 – Cedar Falls, IA (delivered live via Skype) – Cedar Falls Public Library – “Cold Cases: Genealogists, Coroners and the FBI” – 7:00 p.m.
• April 27, 2013 – Charlevoix, MI – Charlevoix Public Library – “Reverse Genealogy: Techniques for Finding Your Lost Loved Ones,” “Find That Obituary,” “Right Annie, Wrong Annie” and “Cases That Made My Brain Hurt” – 220 W. Clinton
• May 8-11, 2013 – Las Vegas, NV – NGS 2013 Family History Conference – “Solving Historical and Family Mysteries with DNA” and “Lucky 13: A Modest Proposal Regarding Genealogy Grants and Pawn Stores (with Mark Hall-Patton of Pawn Stars)” – The LVH-Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, 3000 Paradise Road
• September 22 – October 7, 2013 – Legacy Family Tree 2013 Genealogy Cruise – Panama Canal Cruise – topics TBD
• November 9, 2013 – Pensacola, FL – West Florida Genealogical Society – “Right Annie, Wrong Annie,” “Trace Your Roots with DNA,” “Find That Obituary! Online Newspaper Research” and “Honoring Our Ancestors” – Theodore B.D. Bennett Auditorium, Booker T. Washington High School, 6000 College Pkwy. – 8:00 a.m.

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New event just scheduled for 2013!

November 3, 2012 – Pensacola, FL – West Florida Genealogical Society – “Right Annie, Wrong Annie,” “Trace Your Roots with DNA,” “Find That Obituary! Online Newspaper Research” and “Honoring Our Ancestors” – Theodore B.D. Bennett Auditorium, Booker T. Washington High School, 6000 College Pkwy. – 8:00 a.m.

See the full calendar here.

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I’ve got book signings coming up in the next couple of weeks at Barnes & Nobles in PA, NJ, MD and VA. One of the questions I’ve been asked is about Nook owners – how can I sign for them? Well, I’ve got a stash of book covers – just the cover to Hey, America, Your Roots Are showing with no insides. So if you come to one of my signings and can show me the book on your Nook or download it while there, I’ll sign one of those covers for you. Sound good?!

Please do me a favor and tell any of your history buff, mystery-loving, and of course, genealogical buddies about these events!

Thanks!

Megan

FEBRUARY 7, 2012
Philadelphia, PA
Barnes & Noble
“Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing” Book Signing
1805 Walnut Street

FEBRUARY 9, 2012
Cherry Hill, NJ
Barnes & Noble
“Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing” Book Signing
911 Haddonfield Road

FEBRUARY 15, 2012
Bethesda, MD
Barnes & Noble
“Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing” Book Signing
4801 Bethesda Avenue
7:00 pm

FEBRUARY 16, 2012
McLean, VA
Barnes & Noble
“Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing” Book Signing
7851L Tyson’s Corner Center
7:00 pm

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