Spring 2017 Issue of FORUM is Out

In this issue:

Joseph F. Martin examines ways vehicles in family photos can help you answer family history questions in "Old Cars Run in the Family."

In "Yes, Writing is Compulsory! Here's How to Make it Work", Harold Henderson, CG, explains why that is true and give us great tips for preserving our research through writing.

At the FGS 2016 conference, David Allen Lambert heard about the US-Mexican War Soldier Database indexing project, which is a collaboration between FGS and the National Park Service's Palo Alto Battlefield National Park. Learn what he discovered and why he encourages others to participate in "US-Mexican War Soldier Database Project: Massachusetts Regiment."

Don't miss the FGS 2017 Conference Brochure, featuring details about the program, events, and more, included in this issue.

And that's not all. 

Table of Contents

3 ...... Editor's Message

6 ...... President's Message: Springtime Inspiration by Rorey Cathcart

8 ...... Old Cars Run in the Family by Joseph F. Martin

12 ...... Philgen.org: Where Genealogy & Postal History Meet by James R. Miller

18 ...... Yes, Writing is Compulsory! Here's How to Make it Work by Harold Henderson, CG

22 ...... Preserving the Memories of Our World War II Soldiers at Home & Abroad by Jennifer Holik

28 ......US-Mexican War Soldier Database Project: Massachusetts Regiment by David Allen Lambert

32 ...... Ethics & Standards: The Rules of Conflict by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL

34 ...... Next Generation: Age Is Just a Number by Shannon Combs-Bennett

35 ...... Forensic Genealogy: Q&A with Forensic Genealogist Dee Dee King by Helen Haldeman Daglas

39 ...... Records Preservation & Access: Digitized Records, New NARA Search Features & More by Linda McCleary, MLS

42 ...... Reviews

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