{"id":51055,"date":"2019-06-27T10:48:34","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T14:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=51055"},"modified":"2019-06-27T10:49:08","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T14:49:08","slug":"marys-queries-magic-tricks-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/marys-queries-magic-tricks-for-kids.html","title":{"rendered":"Mary\u2019s Queries \u2013 Magic Tricks for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/em><\/strong>: In this article \u2013 to prepare for the summer family reunion season, or any family gathering really \u2013 Mary Harrell-Sesniak presents magic tricks (and their solutions) she found in the pages of old newspapers. Mary is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background.<\/em><\/p>\n

A magician will never tell you the secret of their tricks \u2013 but an old newspaper might. So next time your kids are bored, search for magic tricks in GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Evansville Press (Evansville, Indiana), 13 April 1941, page 80<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You could either perform the magic tricks for the family yourself, or reveal the secrets for your youngster\u2019s performances. Either way, this will provide hours of entertainment \u2013 and if you\u2019re heading off to a family reunion, keep this in reserve for anyone who remembers Grandma or Grandpa doing the same.<\/p>\n

Merry Queries<\/strong><\/p>\n

To assist you, I\u2019m going to disclose my \u201ctrick\u201d for finding magic tricks in old newspapers: I simply enclose my favorite keywords in quotation marks and go about my Mary (ha ha merry) query!<\/p>\n

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These are some of the keywords I searched on:<\/p>\n