Severna Park United Methodist Church, 731 Benfield Road, Severna Park, MD​

Next year marks the centennial of United States’ involvement in the War to End All Wars (World War I). Learn more about the military service of your doughboy ancestors using online databases, repositories, social networking and other resources. Use what you learn to create a narrative to share with your family. 

Margaret M. McMahon has always collected family stories. She has a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering, with over twenty-five years of engineering experience, and was a college professor. She is an experienced presenter, speaking at national and international technical conferences. With the advent of parenthood, she turned her technical talents to researching her family’s genealogy.

Dr. McMahon has been an invited speaker at several branches of the Anne Arundel County Public Library and at other genealogical societies. Her lectures and classes have been well received. Some recent topics were: Google for Genealogists, Social Networking for Genealogists, Census Research, and Genealogy Databases. She is a volunteer for the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society, and a member of the Society of the Naval Treaty. Her interests include playing ice hockey and needlework.

All are welcome. No registration required.