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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 == | ||
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) | 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 == | ||
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 | 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 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 | 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 == | == 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 | 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 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 & 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 | 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 & 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 – 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 | 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 == | ||
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 & 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? | 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 & 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? | ||