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PUBLICATIONS – ACADEMIC

·       American Genealogical Research and Lineage Society Membership: Public Perceptions and Their Impact on the Field of Genealogy, British Association for American Studies Annual Conference, Keele, United Kingdom, 2023

·       A New Aristocracy? The Evolution of Lineage Societies in the United States, 35th Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2022

·       The Life of Harry Coad: Separating Facts From The Family Legend to Tell The True Story of an American Civil War Soldier, 34th Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences Arras, France, 2018

·       Westward Ho! Following a Family Migration Across America, 33rd Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences Glasgow, Scotland, 2016


PUBLICATIONS – BOOKS

·       Combs-Bennett, Shannon. (2021) Genealogy Basics In 30 Minutes. Second Edition. Boston, MA: i30 Media Corp.

·       Kirkpatrick, Brianne and Combs-Bennett, Shannon. (2019) The DNA Guide for Adoptees.

·       Combs-Bennett, Shannon. (2016) Genealogy Basics In 30 Minutes. Boston, MA: i30 Media Corp.

·       Combs-Bennett, Shannon. (2014) A Genealogist’s Guide to Richmond, Virginia. Uttica, OH: The In-depth Genealogist.

·       Combs-Bennett, Shannon. (2014) A Genealogist’s Guide to the Washington, D.C. Area. Uttica, OH: The In-depth Genealogist.


PUBLICATIONS – ARTICLES

·       Utah Genealogical Society Magazine, Crossroads, Volume 11, Number 4, Applying to Lineage Societies, Fall 2016

·       Going In-Depth Magazine, 2016

o   Secrets to Searching The U.S. National Archives Online (July 2016)

o   Why should I do this? Introduction to DNA Testing (April 2016)

o   Review of 2016 RootsTech (April 2016)

·       FGS Forum, Columnist, 2015 – 2020

o   Creating a great presentation (July 2020)

o   At home library (April 2020

o   Generational differences in volunteer work (January 2020)

o   Knowing your worth (October 2019)

o   Imposter syndrome (July 2019)

o   Self promotion (April 2019)

o   Finding your niche (January 2019)

o   Just get to it: writing your (and your ancestor’s) family history (October 2018)

o   Revamping your organization (July 2018)

o   Organization tools and calendars (April 2018)

o   Omeka platform (January 2018)

o   Scholarships available to genealogists (October 2017)

o   Creating scholarships with your group (April 2017)

o   Younger people in leadership roles (January 2017)

o   Why You Should Attend A Conference…Any Conference (October 2016)

o   Certificates Certifications and Degrees: they are all the same thing…right? (April 2016)

o   The Importance of Self Editing (January 2016)

o   Developing your leadership qualities (November 2015)

o   Keeping up with the ancestors: self-education and the genealogist (September 2015)

o   Networking (July 2015)

o   Who are the NextGen of Genealogy? (June 2015)

·       Going In-Depth Magazine: The Society Pages, 2012-2013

o   Pioneer and First Family Societies: for those of us who like to be first!  (October 2014)

o   Celebrating Ancestors from Mr. Madison’s War (August 2014)

o   Honoring the Founders of New England (July 2014)

o   California Societies (May 2014)

o   The Indian Princess and the English Gentleman: Celebrating the 400th Anniversary of the Marriage of John Rolfe and Pocahontas (April 2014)

o   Societies for Irish Descendants (March 2014)

o   Florida Pioneer Societies (February 2014)

o   Ancestors in Paradise (January 2014)

o   Getting You Pointed in the Right Direction (December 2013)

o   Male Descendants of Civil war Veterans (November 2013)

o   Civil war Societies for Female Descendants (October 2013)

o   Embracing your Revolutionary Past (September2013)

o   Huguenot Societies (August 2013)

o   President and Declaration Societies (July 2013)

o   Learning from the Society of Friends (June2013)

o   Royal Lineage (May 2013)

o   Law and Order Criminals (April 2013)

o   Children’s lineage societies (March 2013)

o   Beginning the Process (February 2013)

o   Lineage Society:  Beginning the process (December 2012)

·       Family Tree Magazine, 2012 – present

o   Hark! The Heraldry (Jan/Feb 2018)

o   Take 5 (DNA Testing Companies) (Oct/Nov 2018)

o   DNA Solutions (Oct/Nov 2017)

o   Tutorial: Analyze Your DNA with GEDMatch (Jul/Aug 2015)

o   Tutorial: AncestryDNA Shared Matches (Jan/Feb 2016)

o   10 Ways to Connect With Distant Cousins (May/Jun 2015)

o   Workbook: Obituaries (Jan/Feb 2015)

o   Testing the DNA Waters (Dec 2012)

o   5 Questions With Shannon Combs-Bennett (April 2012)

 

PUBLICATIONS – BLOGS

·       The National Institute for Genealogical Studies, 2014 – 2016

o   Created a series of blog posts based on the courses I was taking to earn my Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies through the institute

o   90 blog posts covering the courses for the American Certificate plus, English occupations, Folklore, Heraldry, lecturing, writing, and social history.

·       Going In-Depth, 2012 – 2014

o   A Source is a Source, of Course, of Course…or is it? (October 2014)

o   Book Review: Finding Family (October 2014)

o   Book Review: The Family Tree German Genealogy Guide (October 2014)

o   Book Review: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (October 2014)

o   Book Review: The Juggler’s Children (October 2014)

o   Book Review: Mind Maps for Genealogy (October 2014)

o   Book Review: Stephen King on Writing A Memoir of the Craft (October 2014)

o   Book Review: A Beginning Guide of WWII Research by Jennifer Holik (August 2014)

o   Book Review: Lost but not Forgotten, Stories of the Lost Chronicles the Stories of Fallen Soldiers by Jennifer Holik (May 2014)

o   StoryCatcher Review (May 2014)

o   Tech Review: Saving Memories Forever (March 2014)

o   Review: BU Certification Program (March 2014)

o   Review of Vertex42.com (January 2014)

o   Zap the Grandmas Gap Workbooks General Overview (January 2014)

o   Zap the Grandmas Gap Workbooks Civil War Workbook (November 2013)

o   Data Analysis and Crowd Sourcing Genealogy Style (November 2013)

o   Research Possibilities at the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library (October 2013)

o   Genealogy Resources at the Library of Virginia (October 2013)

o   A workbook of family fun: Zap the Grandma Gap by Jante Havorka (October 2013)

o   Do you Make Use of MakeUseOf.com? (October 2013)

o   Social Media and Genealogy: It’s Not Just About Chats With Friends Anymore (October 2013)

o   FGS from the eyes of a first time attendee (September 2013)

o   Review of Aboutone.com (May 2013)

o   Tech Blog Review: Genius Scan (May 2013)

o   Research in 140 characters or less: Twitter for genealogists (April 2013)

o   Got a growing pile of business cards? Use world cat mobile! (April 2013)

o   Tech Blog Review: Genius Scan (March 2013)

o   Review of World Card Mobile (March 2013)

o   Zap the Grandma Gap: Connect with your family by connecting them to their family history by Janet Hovorka (February 2013)

o   Craving the pen and paper: handwriting and you iPad (February 2013)

o   Review of the new Evidentia software (January 2013)

o   Craving the pen and paper: handwriting and your iPad (December 2012)

o   Verifying work through the genealogical proof standard just got easier: Review of the new Evidentia Software. (December 2012)

·       National Genealogical Society, Guest Blog, 2013-2014

o   Group Collaboration: Are you taking advantage of this important genealogical research tool? (December 2014)

o   Tips for more effective studying: All genealogists do study! (March 2014)

o   Post it notes as a great research tool for genealogists (March 2014)

o   Kids in the Courthouse (March 2014)

o   Reading the book is just the beginning – Do you know how you learn best? Using Mastering Genealogical Proof as an example (November 2013)

·       Family Tree Magazine, Family Tree Firsts Blogger, Dec 2011-Dec 2012

o   Shedding the beginner’s cocoon goodbye to a genealogy butterfly (December 2012)

o   Coming to terms with slave owning ancestors (December 2012)

o   The cemetery a genealogy sanctuary (November 2012)

o   Giving thanks for genealogy (November 2012)

o   Chasing cousins in ancestry.com dna tests (November 2012)

o   Reflecting on a year of family tree firsts (November 2012)

o   Local routes to nearby roots (October 2012)

o   Infant mortality past and present (October 2012)

o   Heritage in heraldry rooting for a royal line (October 2012)

o   Civil war roots and a historic birthday (October 2012)

o   Genealogy overload finding time to find your family (September 2012)

o   Family research therapy the pure pleasure of a genealogy group (September 2012)

o   Bust a brick wall with a phone call (September 2012)

o   Living in lineage society limbo (September (2012)

o   Why I wore pajamas to a genealogy conference (August 2012)

o   Photos for posterity and wedding picture envy (August (2012)

o   Hidden history in 1940 census indexes (August (2012)

o   Collateral lines to trace or not to trace (August 2012)

o   Why genealogy is the best medicine (July 2012)

o   Magical moments with military pension files (July 2012)

o   Beauty of a breakthrough marching down a maternal line (July (2012)

o   One family double enumeration a tale of two Georges (July 2012)

o   Genealogy in Jamestown living our family history (June 2012)

o   Standing at the edge of the big genealogy pool (June 2012)

o   Adventures in genealogy dna testing part 3 the results (June (2012)

o   Adventures in genealogy dna testing part-2 (June 2012)

o   Adventures in genealogy dna testing part 1 (May 2012)

o   A tale of two revolutionary war ancestors (May 2012)

o   A letter to a long lost friend pays off (May 2012)

o   Feeding a childs interest in history (May (2012)

o   The value of old fashioned letters (May 2012)

o   The power of cousins (April (2012)

o   What happened to the boy who shot his brother (April 2012)

o   Time travel with dad (April 2012)

o   A pension file reveals a family tragedy (April 2012)

o   Indiana genealogy ancestors (March 2012)

o   Mrs. Bennett goes to Washington and squeals in the middle of the national archives (March 2012)

o   Were these immigrant ancestors beamed down (March 2012)

o   A family story delivers a knockout punch (March 2012)

o   Genealogy studies lead to research breakthroughs (March 2012)

o   Jump starting my civil war research (February 2012)

o   Did I marry a relative of buffalo bill cody (February 2012)

o   My mother and the haunted tombstone (February 2012)

o   My mother and the haunted tombstone (February 2012)

o   The cast iron monument (January 2012)

o   Breaking down a brick wall with just one letter (January 2012)

o   Family tree firsts (January 2012)

o   From arvin to cannon (January 2012)

o   Will dna testing confirm grandmas story (January 2012)

o   Getting relatives interested in family history (January 2012)

o   Powering through (January 2012)

o   A perpetual student        (December 2011)

o   Where do hoosiers come from (December 2011)

 

PUBLICATIONS – OTHER

·       Going In-Depth, In-Briefs (quick sheets for research), 2015-2016

o   Little Known Sources for Virginia Research (2017)

o   Maryland Genealogy (2016)

o   Virginia Genealogy (2016)

o   Washington, D.C. (2016)

o   Intro to DNA Research (2015)

·       Family Tree Magazine, 2013 – present

o   Publications on website with no dates – reprints of articles or prior blog posts.

§  5 Essential Elements of a Genealogy Source Citation

§  Case Study: Using the Census to Confirm a Correct Identity

§  Can You Give a DNA Test as a Gift? 3 Questions to Consider

§  DNA and the Dead: The Ethics of Testing the Deceased

§  DNA Test Reviews: AncestryDNA, MyHeritage DNA, and More

§  How to Get Started With Genetic Genealogy and DNA Research

§  How to Use AncestryDNA Shared Matches

§  GEDMatch: How to Use This Valuable DNA Tool

§  Quick Gude to Genealogy Social Networking Websites

§  A Genealogist’s Guide to Finding and Using Historical Obituaries

 

 

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