A Week of Genealogy ― Things to Know and Do Online and Offline

This book covers seven days of genealogical research activities. The book includes things to do before and after the week. The book includes hints, web sites, and search terms useful for all the activities. Topics in the book complement Dr. McMahon’s popular classes and lectures. The web is always her starting place to look for information about her ancestors and their lives. Web pages may contain records, data or the indexes that help locate records at a repository. Margaret M. McMahon is known as the hockey-playing genealogist. She has a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering. She has amassed over thirty years of engineering experience, including being a college and graduate school professor. She is an experienced presenter at national and international technical conferences. With the advent of parenthood, she turned her technical talents to researching her family’s genealogy. She researches, lectures and writes about genealogy. Dr. McMahon has been an invited speaker at many genealogical societies and conferences in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore area, as well as several branches of her local Public Library.