Megan Smolenyak's guest appearances

Megan Smolenyak

The Genealogy Professional podcast with Host Marian Pierre-Louis – Interviews with Experienced Genealogists

Generations Cafe

Virtual Historians

Jessica Taylor

Cari Taplin

Jennifer Campbell

Carol Baxter

Mary Tedesco

Craig Scott

Thomas MacEntee

Joshua Taylor

Melanie Backe-Hansen

Michael Strauss

Kerry Scott

Cutty Sark

Colleen Greene

Melinde Lutz Byrne

Lynn Palermo

OwlTail

"No man left behind" is more than a motto to Megan Smolenyak and others who work on repatriating the remains of US servicemen and women whose remains are finally discovered.  Megan shares insight into what it takes to identify the person and his or her relatives, including what it's like to call a family member to tell them the news.  Megan also shares three of her favorite cases (out of the more than 1400 she's worked on!), including a Tuskegee Airman, a guitar hero, and a Red Cross worker.  The show notes have links to articles about the three people Megan highlighted and a collection of digitized letters written by one of them. You can find the show notes at AmyJohnsonCrow.com/29.

"No man left behind" is more than a motto to Megan Smolenyak and others who work on repatriating the remains of US servicemen and women whose remains are finally discovered.  Megan shares insight into what it takes to identify the person and his or her relatives, including what it's like to call a family member to tell them the news.  Megan also shares three of her favorite cases (out of the more than 1400 she's worked on!), including a Tuskegee Airman, a guitar hero, and a Red Cross worker.  The show notes have links to articles about the three people Megan highlighted and a collection of digitized letters written by one of them. You can find the show notes at <a href="https://amyjohnsoncrow.com/29" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AmyJohnsonCrow.com/29</a>.

029 - Bringing Them Home: Army Repatriation with Megan Smolenyak

Featured Guest Megan Smolenyak Megan Smolenyak2 is a real life history detective who loves to solve mysteries.  You might have spotted Megan or her handiwork on Top Chef, Who Do You Think You Are?, Finding Your Roots, Faces of America, Good Morning America, the Today Show, The Early Show, CNN, PBS and NPR. Her news-making discoveries include uncovering Michelle Obama’s family tree, revealing the true story of Annie Moore, the first immigrant through Ellis Island, and tracing Barack Obama’s roots to Moneygall, Ireland. Formerly Chief Family Historian for Ancestry.com, she also founded Unclaimed Persons. Megan is the author of 6 books, including Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing and Who Do You Think You Are? (companion to the TV series), and conducts forensic research for the Army, BIA, coroners, NCIS and the FBI. Contact Links Websites – Megan Smolenyak and Honoring Our Ancestors Facebook – Megan Smolenyak Twitter - @megansmolenyak Pinterest - Megan Smolenyak Other Links    Unclaimed Persons Seton Shields Genealogy Grant Megan Smolenyak at The Huffington Post One Action Genealogists Can Take Right Now "I got myself a virtual assistant right out of the gate . . . Even if you don't think you're ready for one yet, explore the possibility.” Recommended Book Take Time for Your Life by Cheryl Richardson Productivity Tool Timehop Advice "In terms of genealogical careers, do what excites you." Action Item For your action item today I want you to think about where your career is going to be in 5 or 10 years. What will the world of genealogy look like then? How would your services change if all records were online? Or if all genealogy clients asked for DNA interpretation along with their researched family tree? What if the main demand was for heir research or perhaps mineral rights?  What other directions might genealogy go in that might not be obvious now? Also, think about your interests and your passions. If you research, for example, colonial Pennsylvania, what can you do to ensure that your business will continue to grow and make use of new technology? Can you harness photos or videos to find a new way to share the results of the research you've done? Or perhaps can you find new ways to work with professionals from other disciplines such as archeologists, biographers, or k-12 text book writers. So what I'm suggesting is that you take a morning or evening walk and allow your mind to consider the future, your future. Think about it now so you can be ready to create it for yourself or to grab opportunity when it comes.   Direct link to this post: http://www.thegenealogyprofessional.com/megan-smolenyak/

Featured Guest Megan Smolenyak Megan Smolenyak2 is a real life history detective who loves to solve mysteries. You might have spotted Megan or her handiwork on Top Chef, Who Do You Think You Are?, Finding Your Roots, Faces of America, Good Morning America, the Today Show, The Early Show, CNN, PBS and NPR. Her news-making discoveries include uncovering Michelle Obama’s family tree, revealing the true story of Annie Moore, the first immigrant through Ellis Island, and tracing Barack Obama’s roots to Moneygall, Ireland. Formerly Chief Family Historian for <a href="http://home.ancestry.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ancestry.com</a>, she also founded <a href="http://unclaimedpersons.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unclaimed Persons</a>. Megan is the author of 6 books, including <a href="http://www.megansmolenyak.com/books/hey-america-your-roots-are-showing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing</a> and <a href="http://www.megansmolenyak.com/books/who-do-you-think-you-are/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Who Do You Think You Are?</a> (companion to the TV series), and conducts forensic research for the Army, BIA, coroners, NCIS and the FBI. Contact Links Websites – <a href="http://www.megansmolenyak.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Megan Smolenyak</a> and <a href="http://www.honoringourancestors.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Honoring Our Ancestors</a> Facebook – <a href="https://www.facebook.com/megansmolenyak/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Megan Smolenyak</a> Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/megansmolenyak" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@megansmolenyak</a> Pinterest - <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/megansmolenyak/?etslf=6581&amp;eq=megan%20smo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Megan Smolenyak</a> Other Links    <a href="http://www.unclaimedpersons.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unclaimed Persons</a> <a href="http://www.honoringourancestors.com/grants.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seton Shields Genealogy Grant</a> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/smolenyak-998" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Megan Smolenyak at The Huffington Post</a> One Action Genealogists Can Take Right Now "I got myself a virtual assistant right out of the gate . . . Even if you don't think you're ready for one yet, explore the possibility.” Recommended Book Take Time for Your Life by Cheryl Richardson Productivity Tool <a href="https://timehop.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timehop</a> Advice "In terms of genealogical careers, do what excites you." Action Item For your action item today I want you to think about where your career is going to be in 5 or 10 years. What will the world of genealogy look like then? How would your services change if all records were online? Or if all genealogy clients asked for DNA interpretation along with their researched family tree? What if the main demand was for heir research or perhaps mineral rights?  What other directions might genealogy go in that might not be obvious now? Also, think about your interests and your passions. If you research, for example, colonial Pennsylvania, what can you do to ensure that your business will continue to grow and make use of new technology? Can you harness photos or videos to find a new way to share the results of the research you've done? Or perhaps can you find new ways to work with professionals from other disciplines such as archeologists, biographers, or k-12 text book writers. So what I'm suggesting is that you take a morning or evening walk and allow your mind to consider the future, your future. Think about it now so you can be ready to create it for yourself or to grab opportunity when it comes. Direct link to this post: <a href="http://www.thegenealogyprofessional.com/megan-smolenyak/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thegenealogyprofessional.com/megan-smolenyak/</a>

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