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'''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> | '''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'''<br>Kathleen Buckmaster works at the Ogden FamilySearch | '''Kathleen Buckmaster'''<br>Kathleen Buckmaster works at the Ogden Utah FamilySearch Center, 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 FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch Library as a Czech specialist.<br>Presentation Title:<br>16. Early LDS newspapers: an underutilized resource <br> | ||
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'''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> | ||
'''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 | '''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 Utah FamilySearch Center. 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> | ||
'''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> | '''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> | ||
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<br>'''Holly T. Hansen'''<br>Holly T. Hansen, President and Founder of Family History Expos, Inc. Has been instrumental in helping thousands understand the principles, strategies, and sources they can use to tract their roots in today's ever-changing technological environment. She is the mastermind behind more than 50 Family History Expos, held across the United States, and numerous Retreats at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and other repositories in diverse cities. She is dedicated to helping individuals and families , one-on-one, with their personal research needs. Currently, she is involved creating podcasts, webinars, and video presentations to help people move forward in their family history endeavors from the comforts of home. Holly's titles include author, lecturer, editor, and publisher. In 2015 she has co-authored and compiled eight research guides with James L. Tanner, Arlene, H. Eakle, and others. She has produced more than 100 unique syllabus and class handout books for Family History Expos attendees. She is a former editor of Everton's Genealogical Helper magazine, and editor of the 10th and 11th editions of The Handybook for Genealogists, with more than one million copies sold. She has also authored The Directory of North American Railroads, Trekking for Ancestors, and co-authored a series of 16 family history interview books entitled Celebrating and Capturing the Memories. Holly and her husband, Chris P. Hansen, have been married for 37 years and are the parents of five remarkable children. Holly received an Honors BA in History from Weber State University and continues to dedicate time to education on a daily basis. .<br>Presentation Titles:<br>45. Deductive Reasoning and Logic<br>61. Introduction to the NEW FamilySearch Catalog: Use it like a Pro!<br> | <br>'''Holly T. Hansen'''<br>Holly T. Hansen, President and Founder of Family History Expos, Inc. Has been instrumental in helping thousands understand the principles, strategies, and sources they can use to tract their roots in today's ever-changing technological environment. She is the mastermind behind more than 50 Family History Expos, held across the United States, and numerous Retreats at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and other repositories in diverse cities. She is dedicated to helping individuals and families , one-on-one, with their personal research needs. Currently, she is involved creating podcasts, webinars, and video presentations to help people move forward in their family history endeavors from the comforts of home. Holly's titles include author, lecturer, editor, and publisher. In 2015 she has co-authored and compiled eight research guides with James L. Tanner, Arlene, H. Eakle, and others. She has produced more than 100 unique syllabus and class handout books for Family History Expos attendees. She is a former editor of Everton's Genealogical Helper magazine, and editor of the 10th and 11th editions of The Handybook for Genealogists, with more than one million copies sold. She has also authored The Directory of North American Railroads, Trekking for Ancestors, and co-authored a series of 16 family history interview books entitled Celebrating and Capturing the Memories. Holly and her husband, Chris P. Hansen, have been married for 37 years and are the parents of five remarkable children. Holly received an Honors BA in History from Weber State University and continues to dedicate time to education on a daily basis. .<br>Presentation Titles:<br>45. Deductive Reasoning and Logic<br>61. Introduction to the NEW FamilySearch Catalog: Use it like a Pro!<br> | ||
<br>'''Emil O. Hanson, Ph.D.'''<br>Emil O. Hanson, PhD., is currently serving as the Director of the Ogden FamilySearch 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 Latter-day Saint 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 | <br>'''Emil O. Hanson, Ph.D.'''<br>Emil O. Hanson, PhD., is currently serving as the Director of the Ogden FamilySearch 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 Latter-day Saint 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 Utah FamilySearch Center’s Website--Ogdenfsl.org<br> | ||
'''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 FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch 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 Title:<br>44. “I Didn’t Know That!”<br> | '''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 FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch 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 Title:<br>44. “I Didn’t Know That!”<br> | ||
<br>'''Nicole Hepler'''<br> Nicole Hepler is a family history enthusiast. She volunteers at the Ogden FamilySearch | <br>'''Nicole Hepler'''<br> Nicole Hepler is a family history enthusiast. She volunteers at the Ogden Utah FamilySearch Center and teaches the Family History Consultant Training class at the Library each month. Nicole has seen the miracles that come to individuals who engage in family history. She has also witnessed the amazing blessings that come to families who participate together in family history work. Nicole, her husband Bryan and their three children have been actively involved in family history for the last 10 years: indexing, sourcing, researching, and participating in temple work for the ancestors of their family. Along with their three children, they have enjoyed learning about and understanding the lives of their ancestors.<br>Presentation Title:<br>28. LDS Family History consultant & Priesthood Leadership Training | ||
'''Janet Hovorka'''<br>Janet Hovorka owns Family ChartMasters, an award winning genealogy chart printing <br>service and official printing service for most genealogy software and database <br>companies. Janet has written the Zap The Grandma Gap books and workbooks and is an <br>international speaker. She is past president of UGA and teaches genealogy at SLCC.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>17. 6 Steps to Choreograph Your Research Across the Internet<br>33. Grandpa’s on my Ipad: Sharing Your Family History with your Family Using Social Networking<br>41. Family History Adhesive: The Science of Why History Binds Families and the Simple Tech of How to Do It<br> | '''Janet Hovorka'''<br>Janet Hovorka owns Family ChartMasters, an award winning genealogy chart printing <br>service and official printing service for most genealogy software and database <br>companies. Janet has written the Zap The Grandma Gap books and workbooks and is an <br>international speaker. She is past president of UGA and teaches genealogy at SLCC.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>17. 6 Steps to Choreograph Your Research Across the Internet<br>33. Grandpa’s on my Ipad: Sharing Your Family History with your Family Using Social Networking<br>41. Family History Adhesive: The Science of Why History Binds Families and the Simple Tech of How to Do It<br> | ||
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<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 FamilySearch 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> | <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 FamilySearch 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> | ||
<br>'''Edith Reeves'''<br>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 her return. They have 5 children and 7 grandchildren. Currently she is serving as Family History Consultant, and has recently been released as a church service missionary in Family Tree and Product Support. As a staff member at the Ogden FamilySearch | <br>'''Edith Reeves'''<br>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 her return. They have 5 children and 7 grandchildren. Currently she is serving as Family History Consultant, and has recently been released as a church service missionary in Family Tree and Product Support. As a staff member at the Ogden Utah FamilySearch Center, Edith teaches classes in FamilySearch Family Tree.<br>Presentation Title:<br>56. Fixing Data in FamilySearch Family Tree<br> | ||
<br>'''Marlo Schuldt'''<br>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>11. Scanning for Better Results<br>23. Heritage Collector Software Demo<br>49. Creating Audio and Video Family History Stories: Creating/Recording, Enhancing, and Sharing<br>64. Ways to Use a Smart Phone in Family History<br> | <br>'''Marlo Schuldt'''<br>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>11. Scanning for Better Results<br>23. Heritage Collector Software Demo<br>49. Creating Audio and Video Family History Stories: Creating/Recording, Enhancing, and Sharing<br>64. Ways to Use a Smart Phone in Family History<br> | ||
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<br>'''Gene A. Sessions Ph.D.'''<br>Gene A. Sessions is Brady Presidential Distinguished Professor of History at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. A native of Ogden, he 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, 2005), 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, 2005), 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>18. Storytellers Rule the World<br> | <br>'''Gene A. Sessions Ph.D.'''<br>Gene A. Sessions is Brady Presidential Distinguished Professor of History at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. A native of Ogden, he 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, 2005), 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, 2005), 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>18. Storytellers Rule the World<br> | ||
<br>'''Annie Strawn'''<br>When Annie came to the U.S. years ago as a young bride who spoke only Danish, she found a job at the FamilySearch 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 | <br>'''Annie Strawn'''<br>When Annie came to the U.S. years ago as a young bride who spoke only Danish, she found a job at the FamilySearch 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 Utah FamilySearch Center and leads the Scandinavian research group at the library.<br>Presentation Title:<br>20. Danish Research on the Internet<br> | ||
<br>'''Jessica Taylor AG® '''<br>Jessica Taylor has loved history and genealogy for many years. She received her Bachelors in Anthropology at the University of Utah and her Masters in Medieval Studies at the University of York. She has been an employee of Ancestry.com for four years and performed genealogical research for the hit TV show, "Who Do You Think You Are?" She is an Accredited Genealogist and currently works for AncestryProGenealogists, a research company of professional genealogists. Jessica specializes in UK and Irish genealogy and enjoys helping people discover their past.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>19. Researching in Great Britain<br>35. I’m Irish, now what? –A Beginner’s Guide to Tracing your Immigrant Ancestor back to Ireland<br> | <br>'''Jessica Taylor AG® '''<br>Jessica Taylor has loved history and genealogy for many years. She received her Bachelors in Anthropology at the University of Utah and her Masters in Medieval Studies at the University of York. She has been an employee of Ancestry.com for four years and performed genealogical research for the hit TV show, "Who Do You Think You Are?" She is an Accredited Genealogist and currently works for AncestryProGenealogists, a research company of professional genealogists. Jessica specializes in UK and Irish genealogy and enjoys helping people discover their past.<br>Presentation Titles:<br>19. Researching in Great Britain<br>35. I’m Irish, now what? –A Beginner’s Guide to Tracing your Immigrant Ancestor back to Ireland<br> | ||
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