Mary Penner

Columnist

Living columnist and genealogist Mary Penner says her passion for the subject began when she was 10 years old and began interviewing older relatives. She has since turned that passion to a profession. "Lineage Lessons," a column of her research tips, runs online on Thursdays. Visit her Web site at: www.marypenner.com.

Recent stories:

• Mary Penner: Learning about your past is an awesome journey
  February 21, 2008
• Mary Penner: Google offers great way to find books to aid genealogical search
  February 21, 2008
• Mary Penner: Marriage can leave paper trail on ancestors
  February 14, 2008
• Mary Penner: FBI records can provide information on relatives
  February 7, 2008
• Mary Penner: Find data on New York relatives in census
  January 31, 2008
• Mary Penner: Fire ruined most of 1890 census info
  January 24, 2008
• Mary Penner: African Americans can find slave interviews, photographs on Web sites
  January 17, 2008
• Mary Penner: Photographs hold different types of clues
  January 10, 2008
• Mary Penner: Photographs can provide researchers some fun
  January 3, 2008
• Mary Penner: Thankful for help in hunt for family history? Give back
  December 27, 2007
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