January 2024
Marian Burk Wood is the author of the popular genealogy book Planning a Future for Your Family's Past, an experienced genealogy speaker, and a long-time blogger about family history at:
https://ClimbingMyFamilyTree.blogspot.com.
Marian holds a BA from the City University of New York and an MBA from Long Island University in New York.
Born in the Bronx and now transplanted to New England, Marian has been researching her family tree for 25 years, with a special interest in preserving and perpetuating family history.
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Marian Wood
Researching Military Records and More on Fold3.com
Saturday, January 20, 2024
Steve Radack Community Center
18650 Clay Road
Meet & Greet: 10:00 am
Program Begins at 10:30 am
For people researching family history, Fold3.com is a convenient gateway to millions of military records and more, including naturalization documents and city directories. This program will provide an overview of Fold3's wide-ranging genealogical content and then demonstrate, step by step, how to navigate the site, with specific examples of research strategies for military and non-military documents.
Attendees will also learn how to create or expand memorial pages for ancestors who served in the military, accessible to anyone who searches on Fold3.
Special note: Fold3 is available from home, for free, with a Houston Public Library card. Many Family Search Centers also provide on-site access.
If you plan to attend the meeting virtually, please click on the link above to register.
Program will be in-person, and via Zoom, unless otherwise stated.