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Our research specialists are available to answer your research questions in person when you visit the Family History Library! Our professional research specialists are either Accredited or Certified as Genealogists. You can find us on the 2nd, B1, and B2 floors of the Family History Library. Research Specialists will be wearing blue lanyards. We have excellent knowledge and family history research experience in the British Isles, Europe, Latin America, Scandinavia, and the United States and Canada and many languages. We also have resources to assist you with Asian, African, and Polynesian family history. Follow the links to learn more about us.


Name	AG	CG/Other AG	Specialty	Current Assignment	Region
Liv H. Anderson	Norway	CG		Guest Services	Nordic/Scandinavia
Brandon Baird	Spain		Spanish/Hispanic Research	Discovery & Outreach	Latin America
Deborah Baldridge, BA				Meta Data	US/Canada
Danielle L. Batson	Midwestern States			Wiki Projects	US/Canada
Timothy D. Bingaman	Mid-Atlantic States			Guest Services	US/Canada
Arturo Cuellar	Mexico			Guest Services	Latin America
David Dilts, MA	Germany	LDS Research		Training Team	US/Canada
Phillip B. Dunn, BA	England	Scotland		Guest Services	British Isles
File:Mgardner.jpg Mark E. Gardner	England	Wales		Guest Services	British Isles
File:LDS DSGurtler LThumb.jpg Debbie Gurtler	Spain	Mid-South States	Spanish/Hispanic Research	Training Team Manager	Latin America
Jason B. Harrison		CG		VIP Unit	US/Canada
Anka Haslam	Norway			Guest Services	Nordic/Scandinavia
Joan E. Healey	Midwestern States		Native/African American	Guest Services	US/Canada
Baerbel Johnson	Germany			Guest Services	International
[[Image:\|75px]] Daniël R. Jones	Switzerland		German and Dutch Research	Guest Services	International
Fritz Juengling, Ph.D	Germany	The Netherlands and Belgium		Guest Services	International
Joni L. Kesler	Midwestern States	England	DNA	Discovery & Outreach	US/Canada
W. Todd Knowles	England	England	Jewish	FHC Support	British Isles
Alan Mann	England	Australia		Guest Services	British Isles
Marilyn J. Markham	New England			Guest Services	US/Canada
File:LDS McBrideLW LThumb.jpg Lisa Mary Elizabeth McBride	Mid-South States			FHC Support	US/Canada
Raymon L. Naisbitt	England			Discovery & Outreach Manager	British Isles
Sonja Ruth Hoeke-Nishimoto	German	Swiss	Polish and Dutch research	Guest Services	International
David Oswald, MLS				?	British Isles
Dan Poffenberger	England			Guest Services Manager	British Isles]
Yvonne Sorenson	New England		Canada	Library Operations Manager	US/Canada
Tamra L. Stansfield	German			Patron Services Manager	International
Heidi G. Sugden	French		Austria and Germany	Guest Services	International
Beth Taylor	Midwestern States	CG	DNA, Quakers, Technology	Training Team	US/Canada
Kathy Warburton, BS				Member & Public Outreach	British Isles

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 | Nordic/Scandinavia
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-| [[Image:Brandon Baird.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Butterbb39|Brandon Baird]]          ||Spain  || || ||Discovery & Outreach     ||Latin America
+| [[Image:Brandon Baird.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Butterbb39|Brandon Baird]]          ||Spain  || ||Spanish/Hispanic Research ||Discovery & Outreach     ||Latin America
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-| [[Image:BaldridgeDJ.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:BaldridgeDJ|Deborah Baldridge, BA]] ||       ||    ||Meta Data    ||United States/Canada
+| [[Image:BaldridgeDJ.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:BaldridgeDJ|Deborah Baldridge, BA]] ||   ||     ||    ||Meta Data    ||US/Canada
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-| [[Image:BatsonDL 98.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:Batsondl|Danielle L. Batson]] ||Midwestern States || ||  ||Wiki Projects      ||United States/Canada
+| [[Image:BatsonDL 98.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:Batsondl|Danielle L. Batson]] ||Midwestern States || ||  ||Wiki Projects      ||US/Canada
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-| [[Image:BingamanTD.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:BingamanTD|Timothy D. Bingaman]] ||Mid-Atlantic States || ||  ||Guest Services||United States/Canada
+| [[Image:BingamanTD.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:BingamanTD|Timothy D. Bingaman]] ||Mid-Atlantic States || ||  ||Guest Services||US/Canada
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 | [[Image:Arturo Cuellar.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:CuellarArturo|Arturo Cuellar]] ||Mexico ||  ||  ||Guest Services             ||Latin America
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-| [[Image:Dilts portrait.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:DiltsGD|David Dilts, MA]] ||Germany ||LDS Research  || ||Training Team       ||United States/Canada
+| [[Image:Dilts portrait.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:DiltsGD|David Dilts, MA]] ||Germany ||LDS Research  || ||Training Team       ||US/Canada
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 | [[Image:DunnPB 98.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:DunnPB|Phillip B. Dunn, BA]] ||England ||Scotland || ||  Guest Services           ||British Isles
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 | [[Image:Mgardner.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:GardnerME|Mark E. Gardner]] ||England ||Wales || ||  Guest Services                ||British Isles
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-| [[Image:LDS DSGurtler LThumb.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:DSGurtler|Debbie Gurtler]] ||Spain || Mid-South States || Spanish/Hispanic Research ||Training Team
+| [[Image:LDS DSGurtler LThumb.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:DSGurtler|Debbie Gurtler]] ||Spain || Mid-South States || Spanish/Hispanic Research ||Training Team Manager||Latin America
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-| [[Image:HarrisonJB 98.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:HarrisonJB|Jason B. Harrison]] || ||CG || ||VIP || US/Canada
+| [[Image:HarrisonJB 98.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:HarrisonJB|Jason B. Harrison]] || ||CG || ||VIP Unit || US/Canada
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 | [[Image:HaslamA.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:HaslamA|Anka Haslam]] ||Norway || || ||Guest Services || Nordic/Scandinavia
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-| [[Image:Joan2.1.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:HealeyJE|Joan E. Healey]] ||Midwestern States || ||Native/African American ||Guest Services ||United States/Canada
+| [[Image:Joan2.1.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:HealeyJE|Joan E. Healey]] ||Midwestern States || ||Native/African American ||Guest Services ||US/Canada
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 | [[Image:Baerbel Johnson2.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:JohnsonBX|Baerbel Johnson]] ||Germany || || ||Guest Services || International
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 | [[Image:|75px]]<br>[[User:Gublerjones|Daniël R. Jones]] ||Switzerland || ||German and Dutch Research ||Guest Services ||International
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-| [[Image:Fritz Juengling photo.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Bdyh|Fritz Juengling, Ph.D]] ||Germany ||The Netherlands
+| [[Image:Fritz Juengling photo.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Bdyh|Fritz Juengling, Ph.D]] ||Germany ||The Netherlands and Belgium|| ||Guest Services ||International
-Belgium
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 | [[Image:Joni Kesler photo.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:KeslerJL|Joni L. Kesler]] ||Midwestern States || England ||DNA  ||Discovery & Outreach ||US/Canada
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 | [[Image:LDS McBrideLW LThumb.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Mcbridelw|Lisa Mary Elizabeth McBride]] ||Mid-South States ||   ||  ||FHC Support ||US/Canada
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-| [[Image:MarkhamMJ 98.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:MarkhamMJ|Marilyn J. Markham]] ||New England ||   ||  ||Guest Services ||US/Canada
+| [[Image:Naisbittrl2.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:NaisbittRL|Raymon L. Naisbitt]] ||England ||   ||  ||Discovery & Outreach Manager ||British Isles
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-| [[Image:Geoff Morris.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:MorrisGF|Geoffrey Fröberg Morris]] ||Sweden||Denmark ||  ||Guest Services ||Nordic/Scandinavia
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-| [[Image:Geoff Morris.JPG|75px|Geoffrey Fröberg Morris.JPG]]
-| '''[[User:MorrisGF|Geoffrey Fröberg Morris, AG]]''' is accredited in Swedish and Danish research.
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-| &nbsp; &nbsp;[[Image:Nathan Murphy.jpg|75x91px|Nathan Murphy.jpg]]
-| [[User:Murphynw|'''Nathan W. Murphy, MA, AG''']]&nbsp;is accredited in Southern United States and English research&nbsp;[[User:Murphynw|--&gt; More]]
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-| [[Image:Naisbittrl2.jpg|75x100px|Naisbittrl2.jpg]]
-| '''[[User:NaisbittRL|Raymon L. Naisbitt, AG]]''' is a British research specialist and is accredited in English research. Raymon is currently the Manager over the Discovery and Outreach Team &amp; [[User:NaisbittRL|--&gt;More]]
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-| [[Image:NishimotoSR 98.jpg|75px|NishimotoSR 98.jpg]]
+| [[Image:NishimotoSR 98.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:NishimotoSR|Sonja Ruth Hoeke-Nishimoto]] ||German||Swiss ||Polish and Dutch research ||Guest Services ||International
-| '''[[User:NishimotoSR|Sonja Ruth Hoeke-Nishimoto, AG]] '''Accredited in German, and Swiss research and also specializes in Polish and Dutch research.
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-| [[Image:OswaldDB.JPG|75px|OswaldDB.JPG]]
+| [[Image:OswaldDB.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:OswaldDB#161x209px.C2.A0_David_B._Oswald.2C_MLS|David Oswald, MLS]] || ||   ||  ||? ||British Isles
-| '''[[User:OswaldDB#161x209px.C2.A0_David_B._Oswald.2C_MLS|David Oswald, MLS]]''' specializes in British research and currently works for FamilySearch as a collection metadata specialist [[User:OswaldDB#161x209px.C2.A0_David_B._Oswald.2C_MLS|--&gt; More]]
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-| [[Image:PoffenbergerDS.JPG|75px|PoffenbergerDS.JPG]]
+| [[Image:PoffenbergerDS.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:PoffenbergerDS|Dan Poffenberger]] ||England|| ||  ||Guest Services Manager ||British Isles]
-| '''[[User:PoffenbergerDS|Dan Poffenberger, AG]]''' is a British research specialist and&nbsp;is accredited in English research. He is currently Manager over the Guest Services Team [[User:PoffenbergerDS|--&gt; More]]
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-| [[Image:Yvonne-s.JPG|75px|Yvonne-s.JPG]]
+| [[Image:Yvonne-s.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:SorensonYJ|Yvonne Sorenson]] ||New England || ||Canada ||Library Operations Manager ||US/Canada
-| [[User:SorensonYJ|'''Yvonne Sorenson, AG''']] specializes in New England and Canadian research [[User:SorensonYJ|--&gt; More]] &nbsp;
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-| [[Image:Tamra-stansfield.jpg|75px|Tamra-stansfield.jpg]]
+| [[Image:Tamra-stansfield.jpg|75px]] <br>[[User:Stansfieldt|Tamra L. Stansfield]] || German || || ||Patron Services Manager ||International
-| '''[http://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/User:Stansfieldt Tamra L. Stansfield, AG]''' is accredited in German research. She is the Family History Library&nbsp; Manager.
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-| [[Image:SugdenHG.JPG|75px|SugdenHG.JPG]]
+| [[Image:SugdenHG.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:SugdenHG|Heidi G. Sugden]] || French || ||Austria and Germany ||Guest Services ||International
-| '''[[User:SugdenHG|Heidi G. Sugden, AG]] '''Accredited in French research.Specializes in Austria and Germany.<br>
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-| [[Image:TaylorBE 98.JPG|75px|TaylorBE 98.JPG]]
+| [[Image:TaylorBE 98.JPG|75px]] <br> [[User:TaylorBE|Beth Taylor]] || Midwestern States ||CG ||DNA, Quakers, Technology ||Training Team ||US/Canada
-| [[User:TaylorBE|'''Beth Taylor, CG]]''' specializes in Midwestern United States research, Quakers, and technology [[User:TaylorBE|--&gt; More]] &nbsp;
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-| [[Image:Kathy.jpg|75px|Kathy.jpg]]
+| [[Image:Kathy.jpg|75px]] <br> [[User:WarburtonKJ|Kathy Warburton, BS]] || || ||||Member & Public Outreach ||British Isles
-| '''[[User:WarburtonKJ|Kathy Warburton, BS]] '''specializes in British research and currently works for FamilySearch as a project coordinator in the Member and Public Outreach Division [[User:WarburtonKJ|--&gt; More]]
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