Margaret McMahon
ProGen Member Overview
Professional speaker and military research professional with over 13 years of genealogical lecturing and teaching classes leveraging 25 years of teaching in higher education and 35 years of engineering experience. Demonstrated ability to effectively lecture and teach hands-on classes on a variety of genealogical topics at intermediate and beginning levels. Serving conferences, lineage societies, and groups both large and small. Passionate about the use of technology in genealogy, writing and the use of contextual information to bring ancestors' stories to life. Military researcher specializing in US WWI research who is able to follow a line of investigation using conventional archives and unconventional resources.
Education
Professional Genealogy (ProGen) Study Group 46
Ph.D., Computer Science & Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
M.S., Computer Science, California State University, Chico, CA
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Experience
RootsTech Connect instructor
Regional and local speaker in MaryLAND/DC/Virginia
Zoom speaker
Organizing Committee for Homecoming ‘21 (Centennial of WWI return of fallen service members)
Organizing Committee for Anne Arundel County Public Library 2019 Genealogy Fair
Advisor for Anne Arundel County Public Library 2018 Genealogy Fair
Advisor for Anne Arundel County Public Library 2017 Genealogy Fair
Publications & BLOGs
A Week of Genealogy Blog (https://aweekofgenealogy.com/blog)
Write Their Story: From Timeline to Young Readers Book
Marching and Mules: A U.S. Pioneer Infantryman in World War I (An illustrated book) 2020
A Week of Genealogy: Things to Know and Do Online and Offline, Second Edition March 2019
A Weekend of Genealogy, Second Edition 2019
A Weekend of Genealogy, Kindle Edition 2019
Genealogy Podcast Listener Journal March 2019
With Rifle and Shovel: The 51st Pioneer Infantry Regiment in WWI 2018
A Guide to the U.S. Pioneer infantry Regiments in WWI 2018
A Weekend of Genealogy: Things to Know and Do Online and Offline" 2016
Researching Your U.S. WWI Army Ancestors 2016
A Weekend of Genealogy: Things to Know and Do Online and Offline 2014
A Week of Genealogy: Things to Know and Do Online and Offline