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The Mysterious Death of Anna T. McPhillips

Thomas MacEntee
Sep 24, 2021
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Introduction
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Research and Tracking
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Source Citations
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Prove Cause of Death
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Announcements
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Questions / answers
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About this webinar

Can a mysterious family photo with a cryptic message on the back lead you to an amazing story of love and loss? Starting with a family photo, learn how you can plan your genealogy research to find out more information about the photo’s subject including vital record information, newspaper articles, and even circumstances that you might not expect! You’ll also learn how to track your research and use solid research methodology to evaluate records.

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Thomas MacEntee
Thomas MacEntee is a guy with a love of punk rock music but also art history who somehow “fell” into the technology industry years ago. He left a lucrative tech career to pursue his love of family history and genealogy. Technology and historical r
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    Renee Delrosario
    3 years ago

    This was interesting.

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    Gwen Jackson
    3 years ago

    Another excellent presentation by Thomas McEntree. It reinforced research logs for me.

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    Louise Sydora
    3 years ago

    Thomas is a great presenter and always has something new for me to learn.

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    david clarke
    3 years ago

    great

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    Rhea Frankl
    3 years ago

    Interesting

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    Ruth Jenkins
    3 years ago

    Im not at this stage yet, to do what his talk was about, hopefully when i am, i will understand what he explaining to do a bit more.

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    Sue Grable
    3 years ago

    Love that Thomas let us see him live! He always has so many hints of ways to research and also of computer tips. Great presentation.

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    Clara Draganowski
    3 years ago

    I enjoy Thomas’ webinare. I always learn something new.

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