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'''Amy Archibald'''<br>Amy Archibald is a family historian and reunion organizer with a passion for teaching others. She has spent 30 years researching her own family and 20 years teaching others. She lives in Utah with her husband and two children.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>7. Piecing Together the Evidence<br>22. Facebook for Family History<br>43. Overwhelmed …. Paralyzed? Time to get Organized!<br>59. Linking the Generations: Sharing Eternal Family Keepsakes | '''Amy Archibald'''<br>Amy Archibald is a family historian and reunion organizer with a passion for teaching others. She has spent 30 years researching her own family and 20 years teaching others. She lives in Utah with her husband and two children.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>7. Piecing Together the Evidence<br>22. Facebook for Family History<br>43. Overwhelmed …. Paralyzed? Time to get Organized!<br>59. Linking the Generations: Sharing Eternal Family Keepsakes | ||
'''Roland Astorga'''<br>A penchant for genealogy began at age of around 10 years old for Roland Astorga when he discovered that the family name originated from Spain. His affinity for documenting history continued via stories, photographs and video. Utilizing the synergies of high-speed digitizing equipment, Google and genealogy webpages Roland established My Family Online, a full-service genealogy company. | '''Roland Astorga'''<br>A penchant for genealogy began at age of around 10 years old for Roland Astorga when he discovered that the family name originated from Spain. His affinity for documenting history continued via stories, photographs and video. Utilizing the synergies of high-speed digitizing equipment, Google and genealogy webpages Roland established My Family Online, a full-service genealogy company. Today the company assists families and organizations around the world to preserve, publish, research and expand their family trees through their network of over 1,000 professionals. Subscribers benefit from a full-suite of services including research, digitalization, translation, transcription, publishing, photograph touch-up, and other services. Roland and Polly are the parents of 6 children and 7 grandchildren. <br>Presentation Title:<br>27. Genealogy Tips and Tricks | ||
'''Doris Bateman'''<br>Doris Bateman graduated from Davis High, attended WSU and graduated from BYU with a degree in Sociology and Psychology. She has worked in various social service work positions. 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. 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> | '''Doris Bateman'''<br>Doris Bateman graduated from Davis High, attended WSU and graduated from BYU with a degree in Sociology and Psychology. She has worked in various social service work positions. 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. 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> | ||
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'''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'''<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> | ||
'''Mckenna Cooper'''<br>Mckenna Cooper is a senior at Brigham Young University, graduating in Anthropology and Family History. She currently works for the Nauvoo Community Project at BYU as a researcher and recently completed an internship at the Family History Library as a Czech specialist.<br>Presentation Title:<br>16. Early LDS newspapers: an underutilized resource <br> | '''Mckenna Cooper'''<br>Mckenna Cooper is a senior at Brigham Young University, graduating in Anthropology and Family History. She currently works for the Nauvoo Community Project at BYU as a researcher and recently completed an internship at the Family History Library as a Czech specialist.<br>Presentation Title:<br>16. Early LDS newspapers: an underutilized resource <br> | ||
'''Courtney Connolly'''<br>Courtney Connolly has been with FamilySearch for three years, spreading the word to help others discover the joy of family history. She manages the global marketing communications for indexing and oversees the worldwide indexing events.<br>Presentation Title:<br>57. | '''Courtney Connolly'''<br>Courtney Connolly has been with FamilySearch for three years, spreading the word to help others discover the joy of family history. She manages the global marketing communications for indexing and oversees the worldwide indexing events.<br>Presentation Title:<br>57. Indexing: Fuel the Find for Members Around the World<br> | ||
'''Emma Lu Draper'''<br>Emma Lu Draper is a wife, mother of seven, and grandmother.<br>She is an author and lecturer. She enjoys writing histories, life events, articles for "Real Life Answers", "Primary in Zion", and "thisandthat3165", which is her personal blog. She takes pleasure in playing the piano and belongs to a piano guild, also she enjoys her Zen garden. She has served for a number of years at the Ogden Family Search Library and serves as a Family History Consultant. 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> | '''Emma Lu Draper'''<br>Emma Lu Draper is a wife, mother of seven, and grandmother.<br>She is an author and lecturer. She enjoys writing histories, life events, articles for "Real Life Answers", "Primary in Zion", and "thisandthat3165", which is her personal blog. She takes pleasure in playing the piano and belongs to a piano guild, also she enjoys her Zen garden. She has served for a number of years at the Ogden Family Search Library and serves as a Family History Consultant. 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> | ||
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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. <br>Presentation Title:<br>9. We Can Do Hard Things: FamilySearch is Easier Than Ever! | <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. <br>Presentation Title:<br>9. We Can Do Hard Things: FamilySearch is Easier Than Ever! | ||
<br>'''Johnny Willis'''<br>Johnny Willis is a retired CPA. | <br>'''Johnny Willis'''<br>Johnny Willis is a retired CPA. He now volunteers and instructs at the Ogden Family Search Center. He teaches; The Source - Generations Beginning - Organizing Your Papers, Computer, and Research.<br>Presentation Title:<br>60. Making Documents While Researching<br> | ||
<br>'''Chad Winks'''<br>Chad Winks is Vice President of Product Development for Reflective Practices, a strategic partner in RootsBid. Chad is a 15-year veteran expert in product development and User Experience design, and has been instrumental in the design, development and success of RootsBid, an online community solution for helping one another overcome obstacles in family history. With a wide variety of successful products under his belt, Chad has become dedicated to studying the needs, obstacles, behaviors and experiences of those who are seeking to solve family history problems, and those that are willing to provide help. RootsBid is a growing solution that adapts itself to serving your family history needs, whether it is a hobby or a career. He is excited to share this as a significant tool that can assist users to succeed.<br>Presentation Title:<br>50. RootsBid - overcoming family history obstacles worldwide, no matter where you are<br> | <br>'''Chad Winks'''<br>Chad Winks is Vice President of Product Development for Reflective Practices, a strategic partner in RootsBid. Chad is a 15-year veteran expert in product development and User Experience design, and has been instrumental in the design, development and success of RootsBid, an online community solution for helping one another overcome obstacles in family history. With a wide variety of successful products under his belt, Chad has become dedicated to studying the needs, obstacles, behaviors and experiences of those who are seeking to solve family history problems, and those that are willing to provide help. RootsBid is a growing solution that adapts itself to serving your family history needs, whether it is a hobby or a career. He is excited to share this as a significant tool that can assist users to succeed.<br>Presentation Title:<br>50. RootsBid - overcoming family history obstacles worldwide, no matter where you are<br> | ||
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