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Emil O. Hanson, PhD., is currently serving as the Director of the Ogden Family History Center. He has been an educator most of his adult life, retiring 17 years ago, as the Dean of Student Administrative Services at Weber State University. He is married and is the father of 6 adult children with many grand and great grandchildren. He is a convert to the LDS faith and will testify of the importance of family history work.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>4. Research Using the Ogden FamilySearch Library’s Website<br>39. Writing Your Personal History  
Emil O. Hanson, PhD., is currently serving as the Director of the Ogden Family History Center. He has been an educator most of his adult life, retiring 17 years ago, as the Dean of Student Administrative Services at Weber State University. He is married and is the father of 6 adult children with many grand and great grandchildren. He is a convert to the LDS faith and will testify of the importance of family history work.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>4. Research Using the Ogden FamilySearch Library’s Website<br>39. Writing Your Personal History  


== Joanne Hanson ==
== Joanne Hanson ==


Joanne was born and raised in Salt lake city, Utah. She graduated from West high School and Business school in Salt Lake. She later graduated from Weber State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. She is married to Emil O. Hanson, Director of the Ogden Family History Center. She is the Mother of five boys plus one daughter and another daughter (a Niece) Grandmother and Great Grandmother of many special ‘beings’. She retired as teacher and coordinator at Head Start with Ogden City Schools. She has served with her husband as a missionary and a volunteer at the Ogden Family History Center for the past seventeen years. She has taught many courses at the center over that period of time and been a presenter at many family history conferences. She has been a co-creator of Teaching manuals and a CR for the center. She has been a lifelong volunteer in church activities and was a leader in the Cub Scouts program for over fourteen years. She is the third generation family history gatherer with a daughter coming along as the fourth generation.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>6. “I Didn’t Know That!”<br>46. Organize in Color (Pt1)<br>59. Organize in Color (Pt2)
Joanne was born and raised in Salt lake city, Utah. She graduated from West high School and Business school in Salt Lake. She later graduated from Weber State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. She is married to Emil O. Hanson, Director of the Ogden Family History Center. She is the Mother of five boys plus one daughter and another daughter (a Niece) Grandmother and Great Grandmother of many special ‘beings’. She retired as teacher and coordinator at Head Start with Ogden City Schools. She has served with her husband as a missionary and a volunteer at the Ogden Family History Center for the past seventeen years. She has taught many courses at the center over that period of time and been a presenter at many family history conferences. She has been a co-creator of Teaching manuals and a CR for the center. She has been a lifelong volunteer in church activities and was a leader in the Cub Scouts program for over fourteen years. She is the third generation family history gatherer with a daughter coming along as the fourth generation.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>6. “I Didn’t Know That!”<br>46. Organize in Color (Pt1)<br>59. Organize in Color (Pt2)  


== Nicole Hepler ==
== Nicole Hepler ==


Nicole Hepler is a family history enthusiast at heart. With an MS in Technical Writing, and more than a decade enjoys family history work and has gained a greater appreciation for her ancestors. She appreciates the wonderful lessons she has learned from them in researching their lives. She is an active journal writer and a strong believer of keeping records. She is grateful for the blessings that are promised by Howard W Hunter in taking family names to the Temple. He states,“I have learned that those who engage in family history research and then perform the temple ordinance work for those whose names they have found will know the additional joy of receiving both halves of the blessing” (Howard W. Hunter, “ A Temple-Motivated People,”Ensign, Feb. 1995, 6). Nicole and her husband Bryan are the parents of three great children. They live in the Ogden area. Nicole is currently serving as a Ward Family History Consultant and volunteers at the Ogden FamilySearch Library.<br>14. FH Consultant &amp; Priesthood Leader Training (Pt A) and Skit, Taking Names to the Temple<br>28. FH Consultant &amp; Priesthood Leader Training (Pt B)
Nicole Hepler is a family history enthusiast at heart. With an MS in Technical Writing, and more than a decade enjoys family history work and has gained a greater appreciation for her ancestors. She appreciates the wonderful lessons she has learned from them in researching their lives. She is an active journal writer and a strong believer of keeping records. She is grateful for the blessings that are promised by Howard W Hunter in taking family names to the Temple. He states,“I have learned that those who engage in family history research and then perform the temple ordinance work for those whose names they have found will know the additional joy of receiving both halves of the blessing” (Howard W. Hunter, “ A Temple-Motivated People,”Ensign, Feb. 1995, 6). Nicole and her husband Bryan are the parents of three great children. They live in the Ogden area. Nicole is currently serving as a Ward Family History Consultant and volunteers at the Ogden FamilySearch Library.<br>14. FH Consultant &amp; Priesthood Leader Training (Pt A) and Skit, Taking Names to the Temple<br>28. FH Consultant &amp; Priesthood Leader Training (Pt B)  


== Susan Holdaway ==
== Susan Holdaway ==


Susan Holdaway is a family history enthusiast at heart. With an MS in Technical Writing, and more than a decade of professional writing and editing experience, she recently merged her professional skills with her family history passion by writing and publishing the eBook Make Your Family History into an eBook: A Step by Step Guide. Visit her website familyhistoryebooks.com to read how eBooks and family stories can work together to share your family heritage.<br>Presentation Title:<br>5. Learn How to Make a Family History eBook
Susan Holdaway is a family history enthusiast at heart. With an MS in Technical Writing, and more than a decade of professional writing and editing experience, she recently merged her professional skills with her family history passion by writing and publishing the eBook Make Your Family History into an eBook: A Step by Step Guide. Visit her website familyhistoryebooks.com to read how eBooks and family stories can work together to share your family heritage.<br>Presentation Title:<br>5. Learn How to Make a Family History eBook  


== Janet Hovorka ==
== Janet Hovorka ==


Janet Hovorka received a B.A. in Ancient Near Eastern History and a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from BYU. She accepted teaching and library positions at BYU and Salt Lake Community College before having her three wonderful children. She and her husband, Kim Hovorka, own Generation Maps (www.generationmaps.com), an online genealogy chart printing service that was the first company to be FamilySearch Certified by the LDS Church. She writes The Chart Chick blog (www.thechartchick.com), winner of the 2009 Geneablog award. She is currently serving as Past President of the Utah Genealogical Association and has presented 100s of lectures all over the country to help countless people find out more about their family’s history.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>38. The Cool Parts of Family History: Engaging My Teenagers Case Study<br>49. Beyond Scotch Tape: Charts To Fascinate your Family
Janet Hovorka received a B.A. in Ancient Near Eastern History and a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from BYU. She accepted teaching and library positions at BYU and Salt Lake Community College before having her three wonderful children. She and her husband, Kim Hovorka, own Generation Maps (www.generationmaps.com), an online genealogy chart printing service that was the first company to be FamilySearch Certified by the LDS Church. She writes The Chart Chick blog (www.thechartchick.com), winner of the 2009 Geneablog award. She is currently serving as Past President of the Utah Genealogical Association and has presented 100s of lectures all over the country to help countless people find out more about their family’s history.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>38. The Cool Parts of Family History: Engaging My Teenagers Case Study<br>49. Beyond Scotch Tape: Charts To Fascinate your Family  


== Christi Jacobsen ==
== Christi Jacobsen ==


Christi Jacobsen began working in a genetics laboratory when she was a senior in high school. Her genetics work then continued as an undergraduate research assistant to Dr. Scott Woodward in ancient DNA studies. She graduated from BYU in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology and began working for Sorenson Genomics designing and creating genetic tests used in genealogy. Christi is married to Joey Jacobsen. They have two darling daughters and they love to travel together. <br>Presentation Title:<br>37. Creating Connections with DNA: a Step-by-step Guide
Christi Jacobsen began working in a genetics laboratory when she was a senior in high school. Her genetics work then continued as an undergraduate research assistant to Dr. Scott Woodward in ancient DNA studies. She graduated from BYU in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology and began working for Sorenson Genomics designing and creating genetic tests used in genealogy. Christi is married to Joey Jacobsen. They have two darling daughters and they love to travel together. <br>Presentation Title:<br>37. Creating Connections with DNA: a Step-by-step Guide  


== Eleanor C. Jensen ==
== Eleanor C. Jensen ==


Eleanor C. Jensen lives in Riverside, Utah with her husband Robin. She is the mother of 11 children and 39 grandchildren. She is a retired elementary school teacher. Family History has always been a favorite hobby. She currently serves as Family History Consultant in her ward, and enjoys helping others, especially youth, do Family History &amp; teaching classes on Family Tree. She loves to collect family, ancestor, and pioneer stories providing her family with a valuable resource to build a strong foundation in Jesus Christ. <br>Presentation Titles:<br>7. Involving Youth in Family History from Research to the Temple<br>20. Strengthening Families Through Generational Stories
Eleanor C. Jensen lives in Riverside, Utah with her husband Robin. She is the mother of 11 children and 39 grandchildren. She is a retired elementary school teacher. Family History has always been a favorite hobby. She currently serves as Family History Consultant in her ward, and enjoys helping others, especially youth, do Family History &amp; teaching classes on Family Tree. She loves to collect family, ancestor, and pioneer stories providing her family with a valuable resource to build a strong foundation in Jesus Christ. <br>Presentation Titles:<br>7. Involving Youth in Family History from Research to the Temple<br>20. Strengthening Families Through Generational Stories  


== Don Koldewyn ==
== Don Koldewyn ==


Don Koldewyn graduated from Weber High School, Weber State College and the University of Utah. After retiring thirteen years ago, he has been “anxiously engaged in a good cause,” which is family history research, specializing in the Netherlands. He is a ward Family History Consultant and a volunteer at the Ogden Family History Center, where he is always excited to help people learn how to use the online Netherlands databases. He also conducts the Netherlands Research Society meetings where those involved with Dutch Family History meet and help each other with research.<br>Presentation Title:<br>64. Netherlands Internet Research
Don Koldewyn graduated from Weber High School, Weber State College and the University of Utah. After retiring thirteen years ago, he has been “anxiously engaged in a good cause,” which is family history research, specializing in the Netherlands. He is a ward Family History Consultant and a volunteer at the Ogden Family History Center, where he is always excited to help people learn how to use the online Netherlands databases. He also conducts the Netherlands Research Society meetings where those involved with Dutch Family History meet and help each other with research.<br>Presentation Title:<br>64. Netherlands Internet Research  


== Barbara Lewis ==
== Barbara Lewis ==


Barbara continues as staff member at the Ogden Family History Center, helping patrons with their British research. In the past year she has taken a keen interest in Find-A-Grave, periodically teaching classes in this important resource. She lives in Plain City, having lived in North Ogden for many years, but she was born and raised in Royal Oak, Michigan.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>34. Find a Grave<br>56. Irish Research On the Internet
Barbara continues as staff member at the Ogden Family History Center, helping patrons with their British research. In the past year she has taken a keen interest in Find-A-Grave, periodically teaching classes in this important resource. She lives in Plain City, having lived in North Ogden for many years, but she was born and raised in Royal Oak, Michigan.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>34. Find a Grave<br>56. Irish Research On the Internet  


== Sam Lower ==
== Sam Lower ==


Sam received a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from USU, followed by a Master’s of Engineering and Technology Management from Southern Cal. He has served as the mayor of Plain City and is the chairman for the Weber Area Council of Governments. He has served at the Ogden Family History Center since 1994, spending many years as an Associate Director. He is the father of six children, 19 grandchildren, and some really great great grandchildren<br>Presentation Titles:<br>19. Think Your Family history Is All Done?—Try Cousin Research (Pt1)<br>33. Think Your Family history is All Done?—Try Cousin Research (Pt2)
Sam received a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from USU, followed by a Master’s of Engineering and Technology Management from Southern Cal. He has served as the mayor of Plain City and is the chairman for the Weber Area Council of Governments. He has served at the Ogden Family History Center since 1994, spending many years as an Associate Director. He is the father of six children, 19 grandchildren, and some really great great grandchildren<br>Presentation Titles:<br>19. Think Your Family history Is All Done?—Try Cousin Research (Pt1)<br>33. Think Your Family history is All Done?—Try Cousin Research (Pt2)  


== Bradley Marchant ==
== Bradley Marchant ==


Bradley D. Marchant is a native of eight states. He has been doing family history research since he was 16 years old, so nearly half of his life. He is currently employed as a Scandinavian consultant at the Family History Library. Bradley regularly does research in multiple languages and is known for his keen sense of research skills and thinking outside of the box. He loves a good challenge! When not chasing down ancestors, he can usually be found chasing his dog Prince Caspian on hikes!<br>Presentation Titles: <br>17. More on your Mormon Lines<br>31. Beginning Swedish and Finnish Research<br>44. Swedish Research without Microfilms: Online Swedish Research
Bradley D. Marchant is a native of eight states. He has been doing family history research since he was 16 years old, so nearly half of his life. He is currently employed as a Scandinavian consultant at the Family History Library. Bradley regularly does research in multiple languages and is known for his keen sense of research skills and thinking outside of the box. He loves a good challenge! When not chasing down ancestors, he can usually be found chasing his dog Prince Caspian on hikes!<br>Presentation Titles: <br>17. More on your Mormon Lines<br>31. Beginning Swedish and Finnish Research<br>44. Swedish Research without Microfilms: Online Swedish Research  


== Marilyn Markham MLS, AG, CGSM ==
== Marilyn Markham MLS, AG, CGSM ==


Marilyn Markham, MLS, AG, CGSM, has worked in the LDS Family History Department for 28 years, including 14 years at the Family History Library. She currently works in the US/Canada Reference Unit at the Family History Library. Marilyn has taught many times at the Library and at various conferences.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>8. The Big 4 – About U.S. Census, Church, Land, and Probate Records <br>21. New England Research: An Overview <br>50. U.S. Land Records<br>61. U.S. Records Before 1850
Marilyn Markham, MLS, AG, CGSM, has worked in the LDS Family History Department for 28 years, including 14 years at the Family History Library. She currently works in the US/Canada Reference Unit at the Family History Library. Marilyn has taught many times at the Library and at various conferences.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>8. The Big 4 – About U.S. Census, Church, Land, and Probate Records <br>21. New England Research: An Overview <br>50. U.S. Land Records<br>61. U.S. Records Before 1850  


== Lisa (Mary Elizabeth) McBride AG ==
== Lisa (Mary Elizabeth) McBride AG ==


Lisa is a research consultant for the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. She is a native of Colorado, but spent most of her youth in the Chicago-land area. After five years in Mesa, Arizona, she moved to Utah in 1981. Her specialties are Southern States and Canadian research. She especially enjoys learning and researching about military history in Tennessee and Virginia. Most of her own ancestors came directly from England to the Midwest United States. In addition she has a New England Mayflower line, a Pennsylvania Dutch line, and a line of English South Africans. She is actively involved as a FamilySearch Family Tree Power User, a FamilySearch indexer, and as a contributor the the FamilySearch Wiki. She and her husband have a large family with 8 children, their spouses, and 14 grandchildren. She teaches piano, and enjoys travel, gardening, and healthy cooking.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>18. Searching in FamilySearch<br>32. FamilySearch Wiki<br>41. Using Online Resources<br>58. Introduction to U.S. Census Records
Lisa is a research consultant for the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. She is a native of Colorado, but spent most of her youth in the Chicago-land area. After five years in Mesa, Arizona, she moved to Utah in 1981. Her specialties are Southern States and Canadian research. She especially enjoys learning and researching about military history in Tennessee and Virginia. Most of her own ancestors came directly from England to the Midwest United States. In addition she has a New England Mayflower line, a Pennsylvania Dutch line, and a line of English South Africans. She is actively involved as a FamilySearch Family Tree Power User, a FamilySearch indexer, and as a contributor the the FamilySearch Wiki. She and her husband have a large family with 8 children, their spouses, and 14 grandchildren. She teaches piano, and enjoys travel, gardening, and healthy cooking.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>18. Searching in FamilySearch<br>32. FamilySearch Wiki<br>41. Using Online Resources<br>58. Introduction to U.S. Census Records  


== Leland Meitzler ==
== Leland Meitzler ==


Leland Meitzler<br>Presentation Title: <br>48. Mobile Scanning with Flip Pal Scanner
Leland Meitzler<br>Presentation Title: <br>48. Mobile Scanning with Flip Pal Scanner  


== Mark Olsen ==
== Mark Olsen ==


Mark Olsen<br>Presentation Title: <br>25. My Heritage Record Matching
Mark Olsen<br>Presentation Title: <br>25. My Heritage Record Matching  


== Leonard Plaizier ==
== Leonard Plaizier ==


Leonard Plaizier has served at the South Davis Family History Center since 1996 as an Advisory Council Member, Technology Specialist, and Outreach Specialist. Leonard has been associated with the South Davis Family History Fair in various capacities the past 11 years. He enjoys bridging genealogy and technology.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>11. Legacy Family Tree Overview
Leonard Plaizier has served at the South Davis Family History Center since 1996 as an Advisory Council Member, Technology Specialist, and Outreach Specialist. Leonard has been associated with the South Davis Family History Fair in various capacities the past 11 years. He enjoys bridging genealogy and technology.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>11. Legacy Family Tree Overview  


== Luis y Marta Quintana ==
== Luis y Marta Quintana ==


Somos naturales de Ponce, Puerto Rico y nos unimos a la Iglesia de Jesucristo de los santos de los Ultimos dias en el año 1977. En el año 1985 nos movimos a Maracaibo, Venezuela por mi trabajo y en el 1990 llegamos a Utah. Desde que nos bautizamos en la Iglesia nos sentimos muy responsables por la Historia familiar y desde entonces hemos estado embarcados en esta gran obra por la salvación de nuestros antepasados. Al trabajar por ellos les hemos sentido muy cerca y esperamos encontrarles algun dia para poder decirles que ya les conociamos.<br>En el año 1995 trabajé como obrero (veil worker) en el Templo de Jordan River. Hemos trabajado como consultores de Historia familiar y actualmente somos voluntarios en el Centro de Historia Familiar de la Región de Ogden (ORFHC).<br>Resumen de las clases de Family Search: En la primera clase hablaremos de la capacidad que tiene el programa Family search, como podemos aprender usando los recursos; wiki, cursos de investigación y los Forums de discusión. Tambien mencionaremos el programa de indexar (indexing y como utilizar el Blog para noticias y eventos de Historia Familiar. En la segunda clase abundaremos mas en la utilizacion del programa Family Search y mostraremos ejemplos.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>13. FamilySearch.org (Parte 1) en Español
Somos naturales de Ponce, Puerto Rico y nos unimos a la Iglesia de Jesucristo de los santos de los Ultimos dias en el año 1977. En el año 1985 nos movimos a Maracaibo, Venezuela por mi trabajo y en el 1990 llegamos a Utah. Desde que nos bautizamos en la Iglesia nos sentimos muy responsables por la Historia familiar y desde entonces hemos estado embarcados en esta gran obra por la salvación de nuestros antepasados. Al trabajar por ellos les hemos sentido muy cerca y esperamos encontrarles algun dia para poder decirles que ya les conociamos.<br>En el año 1995 trabajé como obrero (veil worker) en el Templo de Jordan River. Hemos trabajado como consultores de Historia familiar y actualmente somos voluntarios en el Centro de Historia Familiar de la Región de Ogden (ORFHC).<br>Resumen de las clases de Family Search: En la primera clase hablaremos de la capacidad que tiene el programa Family search, como podemos aprender usando los recursos; wiki, cursos de investigación y los Forums de discusión. Tambien mencionaremos el programa de indexar (indexing y como utilizar el Blog para noticias y eventos de Historia Familiar. En la segunda clase abundaremos mas en la utilizacion del programa Family Search y mostraremos ejemplos.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>13. FamilySearch.org (Parte 1) en Español  
 
== Edith Reeves ==
 
Edith Reeves graduated from Davis High and Weber State College with a major in History and minor in Library Science. She selected both fields with the intent of researching family history. She served a mission in the Switzerland Zurich Mission. She married Ben Reeves a year after return. They have 5 children and 6 1/2 grandchildren. Currently she is serving as Family History Consultant, and as a church service missionary in Family Tree and Product Support. As a staff member at the Ogden FamilySearch Library, Edith teaches classes in FamilySearch Family Tree.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>15. Family Tree, the Next Step (Pt1)<br>29. Family Tree, the Next Step (Pt 2)
 
== Marlo Schuldt ==
 
Marlo Schuldt is President of LifeStory Productions, Inc., an Orem, Utah based company that develops family history software and provides assistance to individuals desiring to gather, prepare, print, and share family history. With BS and MS degrees from Brigham Young University, he recently patented the Heritage Collector Software. He is the father of five and the grandfather of twelve including twin grandsons.<br>Presentation Titles: <br>22. Converting Old Tape Recordings and Working with Sound<br>36. Demo—Heritage Collector Suite Software—A Complete Family History System (photographs and more)<br>60. Smart Phone Family History
 
== Gene A. Sessions PhD ==
 
Gene A. Sessions, Brady Presidential Distinguished Professor of History at Weber State University, was born in Ogden, Utah, and received his Ph.D. degree from Florida State University in 1974. He is the author and editor of numerous works, including Mormon Thunder: A Documentary History of Jedediah Morgan Grant (1982, 2008), Latter-day Patriots: Nine Mormon Families and Their Revolutionary War Heritage (1975), Prophesying upon the Bones: J. Reuben Clark and the Foreign Debt Crisis, 1933-39 (1992), Camp Floyd and the Mormons: The Utah War (with Donald R. Moorman, 1992), The Search for Harmony: Essays on Science and Mormonism (with Craig J. Oberg, 1993), Utah International: A Biography of a Business (with Sterling D. Sessions, 2002), and Mormon Democrat: The Religious and Political Memoirs of James Henry Moyle (1975, 1998), for which he received the Mormon History Association’s annual award for best edited work. He has also been a consultant on documentaries and committees exploring the Utah War and the Mountain Meadows Massacre and is past president of the Mountain Meadows Association. He and his wife Shantal have four children and seven grandsons.<br>Presentation Title:<br>16. The Mormon Reformation
 
== Annie Strawn ==
 
When Annie came to the U.S. years ago as a young bride who spoke only Danish, she found a job at the Family History Library, where she worked for several years. She knows Denmark and Danish research from the point of view of a native and has taught these skills to others for many years. She serves on the staff of the Ogden FamilySearch Library and leads the Scandinavian research group at the library.<br>Presentation Title:<br>9. Danish Research on the Internet
 
== Wayne Summers ==
 
Wayne W. Summers lives in North Ogden Utah, the husband of a great wife, Donna Mae Summers, and father of 5 fabulous kids and 25 super grandkids. He was raised in Tremonton Utah and graduated from U.S.U. in 1962 with a B.A. in History and Management. He served a Mission to Japan &amp; Okinawa. <br>He retired from Defense Depot Ogden after 36 years as a training Officer and Industrial Engineer. He has taught computers and computer applications for 10 plus years in many of the senior centers in Weber County setting up his own computer labs in 2-3 of the cities. The most interesting computer lab was in the Judges Courtroom at the Plain City Offices! For the past 6 months he has also taught at the Brigham City FamilySearch Library. He has taught computers at the Ogden FamilySearch Library and designed, converted, and implemented the current website for Ogden with GREAT assistance from co-worker Ron Hinkley. He appreciates the opportunity to be with you today.<br>Presentation Title:<br>57. Research Using the Ogden Family Search Library’s Website
 
== Ron Tanner – Keynote Speaker at 8:30 a.m. ==
 
Ron Tanner is a product manager for the Family History Department. His primary responsibility is to lead a team doing research and design of Family Tree and companion products. Ron has a master’s degree in Computer Science from BYU and has previously worked as a product manager and engineer at Novell, Citrix, and Bell Laboratories. Ron and his wife CheRee have four children, 2 sons-in-law, a daughter-in-law, and one grandchild.<br>Presentation Title:<br>1. FamilySearch Family Tree Roadmap plus Q and A
 
== Arron Wheeler ==
 
Arron Wheeler received his BS and Master of Education Degrees at Weber State. He served an LDS Mission in Ecuador from 1982-1984. He is a Spanish teacher in a junior high school and has traveled to schools in Ecuador, Spain &amp; Costa Rica. He has been involved in genealogical research for several years and is a well-known family history teacher and consultant in his local area. Arron and his wife, Dianna, have four children and live in Plain City.<br>Presentation Title:<br>35. I Found My Tree Online, Why Do I Need Family History Software?
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