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 '''Doris Bateman'''<br>Doris Bateman graduated from Davis High, attended WSU and graduated from BYU with a degree in Sociology and Psychology.&nbsp; She has worked in various social service work positions.&nbsp; She has been actively working in and teaching family history for the last twenty plus years, and has been a Stake Family History consultant. Currently she is a Family History Consultant in her ward and serves on the staff of the Ogden Family History Center where she has taught classes in Roots Magic, FamilySearch, and documentation.&nbsp;She is married to Douglas G. Bateman and has 6 children and 9 grandchildren.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>1. How Do I Start My Family History?<br>30. Documentation Made Easy—It’s All About Sources!<br>
-<br>'''Brooke Bedke'''<br>
+'''Brooke Bedke'''<br>I am a junior at Weber High School. Some of my hobbies are playing the piano and horse back riding! &nbsp; I got started into family search because I wanted to take names to the temple and perform the ordinances there. I was then called to be a youth family history consultant in my ward, where I have learned so much from others and have really loved making connections with my ancestors. I hope that you can all find the same interest and love for it as I do!<br>Presentation Title:<br>14. YOUTH LDS Family History Consultants<br>
-I am a junior at Weber High School. Some of my hobbies are playing the piano and horse back riding! &nbsp; I got started into family search because I wanted to take names to the temple and perform the ordinances there. I was then called to be a youth family history consultant in my ward, where I have learned so much from others and have really loved making connections with my ancestors. I hope that you can all find the same interest and love for it as I do!<br>Presentation Title:<br>14. YOUTH LDS Family History Consultants<br>
 '''Mike Booth'''<br>Michael T. Booth is vice-president of RootsMagic, Inc. He is an accomplished trainer, having given hands-on entertaining presentations to thousands of individuals. With over 35 years of computer programming experience, Michael's latest creations are "Personal Historian" and "Family Atlas". He is also a developer of the popular RootsMagic genealogy software. Michael lives in Ogden, Utah with his wife, Sandy and their six children.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>37. Personal Historian: Software to Bring Life to Your Life Stories<br>52. What’s New in RootsMagic 7<br>65. RootsMagic: FamilySearch Made Easy<br>
-'''Kathleen Buckmaster'''
+'''Kathleen Buckmaster'''<br>Kathleen Buckmaster works at the Ogden FamilySearch Library, helping patrons one-on-one and teaching a popular FamilySearch Family Tree Basic class. She has worked extensively adding sources and correcting problems in her own family tree as well as that of her husband and a neighbor. She enjoys helping people see how mastering FamilySearch Family Tree can enrich their lives and extend their families.<br>Presentation Title:<br>26. LAB FamilySearch for Beginners<br>67. Repeat LAB FamilySearch for Beginners<br>
-Kathleen Buckmaster works at the Ogden FamilySearch Library, helping patrons one-on-one and teaching a popular FamilySearch Family Tree Basic class. She has worked extensively adding sources and correcting problems in her own family tree as well as that of her husband and a neighbor. She enjoys helping people see how mastering FamilySearch Family Tree can enrich their lives and extend their families.<br>
+'''McKenna Cooper'''
 <br>'''Emma Lu Draper'''<br>Emma Lu Draper is a wife, mother of seven, and grandmother.<br>She is an author and lecturer.&nbsp; She enjoys writing histories, life events, articles for "Real Life Answers", "Primary in Zion", and "thisandthat3165", which is her personal blog.&nbsp; She takes pleasure in playing the piano and belongs to a piano guild, also she enjoys her Zen garden.&nbsp; She has served for a number of years at the Ogden Family Search Library and serves as a Family History Consultant.&nbsp; She holds a degree in English and Communication, also a Master Degree in Education and has taught literature, writing skills, and drama classes as a Junior High School teacher in the Davis School District. She and her husband have served together on four missions.<br>Presentation Title:<br>32. How to Write Your Personal History <br>
-'''Linda Dursteler'''
+'''Linda Dursteler'''<br>Linda has an M.Ed. in curriculum development. She has spent most of her life researching her own family and helping others find theirs. She currently serves as a missionary at the Ogden FamilySearch Library. She and her husband Bruce reside in North Ogden.<br>Presentation Title:<br>13. LAB Descendancy Research in FamilySearch Family Tree<br>53. Repeat LAB Descendancy Research in FamilySearch Family Tree<br>
-Linda has an M.Ed. in curriculum development. She has spent most of her life researching her own family and helping others find theirs. She currently serves as a missionary at the Ogden FamilySearch Library. She and her husband Bruce reside in North Ogden.<br>
+'''Carolina Espinoza'''<br>Carolina nació en Santiago de Chile. <br>Actualmente, ella es voluntaria del CHF de Ogden y Lider de HF de su barrio, lo cual ayuda a muchas familias hacer su genealo gía. Su meta es lograr lo que Nuestro Padre Celestial le ha mandado, “hacer la obra vicaria por todos sus antepasados fallecidos”. Ella ama la obra del templo y dice que es un arduo, largo pero hermoso camino que las bendiciones vienen a diario en la vida cuando nuestro Padre Celestial nos da un gozo infinito e indescriptible. Las bendiciones están a la puerta y solo hay que tomarlas y trabajar juntos con el Señor. Carolina esta a cargo de la sociedad genealogica de los hispanos en Ogden Utah.<br>Presentation Title:<br>39. SPANISH Tus Búsquedas de Antepasados en Registros Históricos de FamilySearch<br>
-<br>'''Carolina Espinoza'''<br>Carolina nació en Santiago de Chile. <br>Actualmente, ella es voluntaria del CHF de Ogden y Lider de HF de su barrio, lo cual ayuda a muchas familias hacer su genealo gía. Su meta es lograr lo que Nuestro Padre Celestial le ha mandado, “hacer la obra vicaria por todos sus antepasados fallecidos”. Ella ama la obra del templo y dice que es un arduo, largo pero hermoso camino que las bendiciones vienen a diario en la vida cuando nuestro Padre Celestial nos da un gozo infinito e indescriptible. Las bendiciones están a la puerta y solo hay que tomarlas y trabajar juntos con el Señor. Carolina esta a cargo de la sociedad genealogica de los hispanos en Ogden Utah.<br>Presentation Title:<br>39. SPANISH Tus Búsquedas de Antepasados en Registros Históricos de FamilySearch<br>
 <br>'''Gaylon Findlay'''<br>Gaylon Findlay is the president of Incline Software, the company that creates Ancestral Quest. Incline Software is based in South Jordan, Utah. Gaylon has been developing genealogy software since 1993, and is the primary author of both Ancestral Quest and Personal Ancestral File. Prior to his work in genealogy, he spent his high school years in Frankfurt, Germany, served an LDS mission in Finland, graduated from Brigham Young University and spent 12 years in the San Francisco Bay Area as a computer consultant. He is married to Gale Johnson of Westminster, California, and they are the parents of 5 children.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>12. What’s New in Ancestral Quest<br>38. Ancestral Quest: Keeping Your AQ or PAF Data in Sync with FamilySearch<br>
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 <br>'''Emil O. Hanson, Ph.D.'''<br>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 18 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>3. Writing Your Personal History<br>31. Research Using the Ogden FamilySearch Library’s Website--Ogdenfsl.org<br>
-'''Joanne Hanson'''
+'''Joanne Hanson'''<br>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>44. “I Didn’t Know That!”<br>
-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.
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-. “I Didn’t Know That!”<br>
 <br>'''Nicole Hepler'''
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 <br>'''Don Koldewyn'''<br>Don Koldewyn graduated from Weber High School, Weber State College and the University of Utah. After retiring fourteen 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>6. Netherlands Research on Line<br>
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+'''Bradley Marchant''' <br>Bradley D. Marchant, AG is an accredited Swedish genealogist. Having spent over half of his life in the pursuit of genealogical research, he has a lot of expertise, excitement and enthusiasm. Currently an employee of Familysearch, he organizes and catalogs newly digitized family history records from around the world. He is known for his odd sense of humor and no-nonsense approach to research. When not spending his time in research, he is found renovating his house, chasing after his dog, or restoring antique furniture. He is also working on becoming a foster-adopt parent in the great state of Utah.
+Presentation Titles:<br>6A. How to Think Logically for Beginners and Intermediate Researchers: Work Smarter, not Harder!<br>46A. British Descendant Research Part A: 1837-1911<br>62A. British Descendant Research Part B: One-name studies and Pre-1837 Research<br>
-'''Bradley Marchant'''
-Bradley D. Marchant, AG is an accredited Swedish genealogist. Having spent over half of his life in the pursuit of genealogical research, he has a lot of expertise, excitement and enthusiasm. Currently an employee of Familysearch, he organizes and catalogs newly digitized family history records from around the world. He is known for his odd sense of humor and no-nonsense approach to research. When not spending his time in research, he is found renovating his house, chasing after his dog, or restoring antique furniture. He is also working on becoming a foster-adopt parent in the great state of Utah.
-Presentation Titles:
-A. How to Think Logically for Beginners and Intermediate Researchers: Work Smarter, not Harder!<br>46A. British Descendant Research Part A: 1837-1911<br>62A. British Descendant Research Part B: One-name studies and Pre-1837 Research<br>
 <br>'''Kolten Nay'''<br>My name is Kolten Nay, and I live in Pleasant View.&nbsp; I am a junior at Weber High School, where I play football.&nbsp; I have been called to be a FamilyHistory Youth Consultant in my ward.&nbsp; I index, and have started to get into using FamilySearch to find names to take to the temple.&nbsp; There's always more to learn, but I think I know enough and can learn more to able to pass some knowledge on to others through this opportunity to serve.&nbsp;<br>Presentation Title:<br> 14. YOUTH LDS Family History consultants<br>
-<br>'''Boyd Nielsen AG'''<br>Boyd Nielsen resides in Brigham City, Utah with his wife Sheila. He is the father of two children and grandfather of seven. He is the founder of Nielsen Genealogical Services and has been involved in genealogical research for over 50 years. He began practicing as a professional genealogist on a part-time basis in 1966. He has been performing professional genealogical research on a full-time basis since 1995. He specializes in Scandinavian, Germanic, British, and North American research. He holds a bachelor's degree in English and German from Utah State University. He is a member of the Utah Genealogical Association and Association of Professional Genealogists and is an accredited genealogist through ICAPGen®. He serves as a Commissioner on the ICAPGen® Board and the grading committee for ICAPGen®, as well as being the Scandinavian Chair for that organization.<br>He has lectured at ICAPGen® conferences, UGA conferences, South Davis Family History Conferences, Logan Family Search Library Conferences, and the Brigham City Family Search Center conferences and lecture series.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>36. Danish Probate Records<br>47. Introduction to Danish Land Records<br>63. Research in Copenhagen<br>
 <br>'''Mark Olsen'''<br>Working as the Business Development Manager for MyHeritage and as Stake High Councilor over Family History, Mark is engaged in the work of Family History from morning until night and the weekend as well. Mark and Sara are the parents of 7, have one grandbaby and one daughter serving a mission in San Jose, CA.<br>Presentation Title: <br>24. Making Magical Discoveries Using MyHeritage<br>
-<br>'''Linda Poulter'''<br>Presentation Title:<br>40. LAB Indexing: Foreign Languages are Fun
+<br>'''Linda Poulter'''<br>Presentation Title:<br>40. LAB Indexing: Foreign Languages are Fun; Focus on Spanish
 <br>'''Geoff Rasmussen'''<br>Geoffrey D. Rasmussen is the father of four budding genealogists. He graduated with a degree in Genealogy and Family History from Brigham Young University and has served as director and vice-president of the Utah Genealogical Association. He is a dynamic genealogy speaker on all forms of genealogy technology, and as host of the Legacy Family Tree webinar series, has spoken virtually to nearly 100 different countries. He has authored books, videos, articles, and websites, and develops the Legacy Family Tree software program. On a personal note, Geoff enjoys playing the piano, organ, cello, basketball and bowling. His favorite places are cemeteries, the ocean, and hanging out with other genealogists. He met and proposed to his wife in a Family History Center. <br>He is the author of the recently-released, Kindred Voices: Listening for our Ancestors, and the popular books Legacy Family Tree, Unlocked! and Digital Imaging Essentials book.<br>Presentation Titles: <br>8. Genealogy Serendipity – Listening For Our Ancestors<br>21. Technology and Techniques for Differentiating Two People with the Same Name<br>51. Organizing, Researching and Sharing with Legacy Family Tree<br>66. Using Timelines to Locate our Ancestors<br>
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 <br>'''Mitch Wasden'''<br>Mitch is a seasoned business executive who left the corporate world to pursue his desire to help people with their family history efforts. His career involved training medical professionals and delivering keynote speeches to inspire higher levels of leadership and productivity.&nbsp;<br>Presentation Titles:<br>9. We Can Do Hard Things: FamilySearch is Easier Than Ever!
-<br>'''Johnny Willis'''<br>Presentation Titles:<br>60. Making Documents While Researching<br>
+<br>'''Johnny Willis'''<br>Presentation Title:<br>60. Making Documents While Researching<br>
+<br>'''Chad Winks'''<br>Presentation Title:<br>50. RootsBid.com<br>
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