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=='''Guest Services'''==
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Research Specialists are available to answer your research questions in person when you visit the Family History Library in Salt Lake City! Our professional research specialists are either Accredited or Certified as Professional Genealogists. Research Specialists have extensive knowledge of records and resources, and research experience in the British Isles, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Scandinavia, and the United States. They can also read, write, and speak many languages. Resources are also available to assist you with Asian, African, and Polynesian family history. 


Research Specialists are available to answer your research questions in person when you visit the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City! Our professional research specialists are either Accredited or Certified as Professional Genealogists. Research Specialists have extensive knowledge of records and resources, and research experience in the British Isles, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Scandinavia, and the United States. They can also read, write, and speak many languages. Resources are also available to assist you with Asian, African, and Polynesian family history.  
To request assistance at the Family History Library sign up with the Get Help button on any computer, or go to the Research Assistance desk on the International B1 floor, or the U.S./Canada 2<sup>nd</sup> floor.  


To request assistance at the FamilySearch Library, sign up with the "Get Help" button on any computer or go to the Research Specialist desk on the International B1 floor or the U.S./Canada 2<sup>nd</sup> floor.  
To receive assitance from home you can take online classes in our [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/learning-center Learning Center] for various localities and subjects, post questions or documents for translation at  [https://community.familysearch.org/en Community] or [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/family-history-library-research-consultations sign up for a free online research consultation].  


To receive assistance from home, you can take online classes in our [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/learning-center Learning Center] for various localities and subjects, post questions or documents for translation in the [https://community.familysearch.org/en Community] or [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library//family-history-library-research-consultations sign up for a free online research consultation]. 
For local research assistance, you can find help at FamilySearch Libraries or Family History Centers. To locate a library or center in your area click here, [https://www.familysearch.org/help/#localResource Local Help] and enter your zip code or city.
 
For local research assistance, you can find help at FamilySearch Libraries or FamilySearch Centers. To locate a library or center in your area click on [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ Local Help] and enter your zip code or city.


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|[[File:Annette Adams.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Auadams|Annette Adams]]
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|AS in General Studies
|Austrian, Alsace Lorraine, German, and Swiss Research
|German/Slavic Team
|German/French
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|[[File:Becky L Adamson 2.jpg|alt=|87x87px]]<br>[[User:Becky Adamson|Becky Adamson]]
|[[File:Becky L Adamson 2.jpg|alt=|87x87px]]<br>[[User:Becky Adamson|Becky Adamson]]
|Scotland
|Scotland
|Certificate in Genealogical, Paleographic & Heraldic Studies
|AAS - Family History
 
 
AAS - Family History
|United States and British Research
|United States and British Research
|VIP Hosting & Research Services
|VIP Hosting & Research Services
|United States/British Isles
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|[[File:Julia Anderson Headshot.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:AndersonJuliaAnn|Julia Anderson, MA, AG, AGL]]
|[[File:Julia Anderson Headshot.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:AndersonJuliaAnn|Julia Anderson]]
|AG - United States Gulf South
|AG - United States Gulf South
 
|BA - History  
 
MA - History
Accredited Genealogist Lecturer
|United States, African American Research
|BA - History/Family History  
MA - History/Education
|United States/Canada, African American Research
|US/Canada Research Team
|US/Canada Research Team
|US/Canada
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|[[Image:AndersonLH 75.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:AndersonLH|Liv H. Anderson]]
|Norway
CG
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|Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, and Finnish  Research
|Nordic Research Team
|Nordic/Scandinavia
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|[[Image:Brandon Baird.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Butterbb39|Brandon Baird]]||Spain, France, Mexico, Portugal, Italy, Chile, Colombia-Panama, Peru, Argentina-Uruguay, Venezuela, Brazil|| B.A. Family History-Genealogy
|[[Image:Camille_A.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:CamilleAndrus|Camille Andrus]]||AG - Germany, Germany East, Germany South, Poland||BA - Family History / Genealogy, German minor ||Research in Armenia, Austria, Czechia, Germany, and Poland||Research Specialist||German/Slavic
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|[[Image:Brandon Baird.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Butterbb39|Brandon Baird]]||Spain, France, Mexico, Portugal, Italy, Chile, Colombia-Panama, Peru, Argentina-Uruguay|| B.A. Family History-Genealogy




M.Ed. Instructional Design and Educational Technology
M.Ed. Instructional Design and Educational Technology
|Hispanic, Portugal, Brazil, France, and Italy Research||Research Specialist
|Hispanic, Portugal, Brazil, France, and Italy Research||Research Specialist||Latin America
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|[[File:D Batson 7 2 21.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Batsondl|Danielle L. Batson, MLS]]||Midwestern States|| MLS
|[[File:D Batson 7 2 21.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Batsondl|Danielle L. Batson, MLS]]||Midwestern States|| MLS
|US/Canada, African American Research||Wiki Content Team
|US/Canada, African American Research||Wiki Content Team||US/Canada
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|[[File:Maren B photo.jpg|frameless|123x123px]]
|[[Image:Charlotte Champenois.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:charlottenoellechampenois1|Charlotte N. Champenois]]||Germany Northwest, Sweden, Denmark||BA in Family History–Genealogy and German Studies; Editing and Scandinavian Studies minors ||Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria||Research Specialist||German/Slavic
[[User:Marencburgess9|Maren Burgess]]
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|Latin America, United States and Canada
|VIP Hosting & Research Services
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|[[Image:Charlotte Champenois.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:charlottenoellechampenois1|Charlotte N. Champenois, AG, AGL]]||AG - Germany Northwest, Sweden, Denmark, Austria<br><br>Accredited Genealogist Lecturer||BA in Family History–Genealogy and German Studies; Editing and Scandinavian Studies minors ||Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Czechia, Sweden, France, the Netherlands ||Research Specialist
|[[Image:Mckenna_Cooper.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Mckennacooper|Mckenna Cooper]]
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|Scotland
|<br>[[User:Mckennacooper|Mckenna Cooper]]
|BA- Anthropology; minors in French and Family History-Genealogy
|AG<sup>®</sup> Scotland, Czechia
QG™
|MSc-Genealogical, Heraldic, and Paleographic Studies
 
 
BA- Anthropology


|British Isles, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian Research
|British Isles, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian Research
|Research Specialist
|Research Specialist
|British Isles
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|[[Image:Forrest_emmett_headshot.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Forrestlee|Forrest Emmett]]
|[[Image:Arturo Cuellar.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:CuellarArturo|Arturo Cuellar]]||Mexico, Peru, Colombia-Panama, Argentina-Uruguay||
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||Spanish/Hispanic Research
|BA - Family History & Genealogy
|Research Specialist||Latin America
|Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian
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|Research Specialist
|[[Image:Craig-foster.jpg|75x99px]]<br>[[User:FosterCL|Craig L. Foster]]||Scotland, Ireland||BA - History
MA  British History
 
MLIS
|Ireland, Scotland, LDS||Research Specialist||British Isles
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|[[User:Dmewart|Donna Ewart]]
|[[Image:Debbie Gurtler Head Shot.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:DSGurtler|Debbie Gurtler]]||Spain, Mid-South States, Mexico, Spain, Portugal|| ||Spanish/Hispanic Research, France, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, Quebec, US, DNA||German-Slavic and Latin America-Southern Europe Team Manager||Latin America
|AG - Luxembourg
|MS - Counseling
|Luxembourg, Germany
|Research Specialist
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|[[User:Marissajean|Marissa Gardner]]
|[[File:Jasonharrisonupdatedphoto.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[User:HarrisonJB|Jason B. Harrison]]|| || || ||VIP Hosting & Research Services Manager||US/Canada
|AG - Germany
|BA - Family History-Genealogy (2005)<br> AA - Humanities/Music (2000)
|Former German, Russian, and Austrian Empires, US, Canada, Immigration
|Research Specialist
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|[[Image:Debbie Gurtler Head Shot.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:DSGurtler|Debbie Gurtler]]||Spain, Mid-South States, Mexico, Portugal, and Chile|| ||Spanish/Hispanic Research, France, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, Quebec, US, DNA||Assistant Director of the FamilySearch Library
|[[Image:Baerbel Johnson2.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:JohnsonBX|Baerbel Johnson]]||Germany||Verband deutschsprachiger Berufsgenealogen||Research in German-speaking countries, Dutch research, Polish research||Research Specialist||German/Slavic
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|[[File:Jasonharrisonupdatedphoto.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[User:HarrisonJB|Jason B. Harrison]]|| || || US/Canada
|[[File:Daniel Jones photograph.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Gublerjones|Daniël R. Jones, MS, AG]]||Switzerland, Germany East, Germany South, Germany Northwest, The Netherlands, Belgium|| BA -Family History
|VIP Hosting & Research Services Manager
MS - History
|German and Dutch Research||Research Specialist||German/Slavic
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|[[Image:Baerbel Johnson2.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:JohnsonBX|Baerbel Johnson]]||Germany,  
|[[Image:Fritz Juengling photo.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Bdyh|Fritz Juengling, Ph.D]]., AG||Germany, Belgium,
Germany Northwest
The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, Sweden
 
|Verband deutschsprachiger Berufsgenealogen


Verband deutschsprachiger Berufsgenealogen
BA - International Studies
|AA - Family and Local History Studies
BA - Secondary Education
BA - Sociology
MA - Germanic Philology
 
Ph.D. - Germanic Philology
|Research in German-speaking countries, Dutch research, Polish research||Research Specialist
|Research in German, Scandinavian, and Dutch  speaking countries
|Internship Coordinator
|German, Dutch, Scandinavian-speaking countries
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|[[File:Daniel Jones photograph.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Gublerjones|Daniël R. Jones, MS, AG]]||Switzerland, Germany East, Germany South, Germany Northwest, The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Luxembourg|| BA -Family History
|[[File:Jacqueline.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Bubblegr18|Jacqueline Kanyuck]]
MS - History
|AG- Quebec
|German, Dutch, and Slavic Research||Research Specialist
|BA - Family History
|United States and Canada
|Research Specialist
|US/Canada
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|[[Image:Joni Kesler photo new.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:KeslerJL|Joni L. Kesler]]||Midwestern States
|[[Image:Joni Kesler photo new.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:KeslerJL|Joni L. Kesler]]||Midwestern States
England
England
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DNA
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|[[File:Senia Kirk.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Senfkirk|Senia Kirk]]||
|[[Image:KnowlesWT.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:KnowlesWT|W. Todd Knowles]]||England|| ||Jewish||VIP Hosting & Research Services||British Isles
| MA - Medieval History
 
BA - Latin, Ancient Greek, Folklore
|British Isles, Medieval Europe||Research Specialist
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|[[User:TrishaKougioulis|Trisha Kougioulis]]|| || MA - Public History
|[[User:TrishaKougioulis|Trisha Kougioulis]]|| || MA - Public History


BA - Communication
BA - Communication
|Greece||Research Wiki
|Greece||Research Wiki||International
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|[[User:Amberannelarsen|Amber Larsen]]
|[[User:Amberannelarsen|Amber Larsen]]
|Denmark
|Denmark
|BA - Family History/Genealogy
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|Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish
|Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish
|Research Wiki
|Wiki Projects
|Nordic/Scandinavia
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|[[File:Savannah Larson.jpg|96x96px]]<br>[[User:Savvig|Savannah Larson]]
|[[File:Savannah Larson.jpg|left|frameless|96x96px]]<br>
|Sweden
 
[[User:Savvig|Savannah Larson]]
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|BA - Family History/Genealogy
|BA - Family History/Genealogy
|Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian
|Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian
|Research Specialist
|Research Specialist
|Nordic/Scandinavia
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|[[File:Alyssa Gamble Picture.jpg|108x108px]]<br>[[User:Gamblea|Alyssa Gamble Martinez]]
|Lina Lee
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|BA - Professional Studies
* Family History Certificate
* Advanced Family History Certificate
|U.S. & Canada
|U.S. and Canada Research Specialist
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|[[File:JanaleeMcBrideHeadshot.jpg|80px]]<br>[[User:Tdmjp|Janalee McBride]]
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|BS - Professional Studies
|Asian Research
 
|Asia Research Team
* Family History Research
|Asia
 
AAS - Family History Research
|United States and Canada
|U.S. & Canada Research Specialist
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|[[File:Heather Mecham (July 2022).jpg| 75px]]<br>[[User:bloosgrl|Heather Mecham]]
|AG - North Central U.S.
|BA French Teaching
|United States, French Canadian
|VIP Hosting & Research Services
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|[[File:Geoff Morris.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:MorrisGF|Geoffrey Fröberg Morris]]||Sweden, Denmark|| ||Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian||Nordic Research Team  Manager
|[[File:Geoff Morris.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:MorrisGF|Geoffrey Fröberg Morris]]||Sweden, Denmark|| ||Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian||Nordic Research Team  Manager||Nordic/Scandinavia
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|[[Image:Naisbittrl2.jpg|75px]]
|[[Image:Naisbittrl2.jpg|75px]]
[[User:NaisbittRL|Raymon L. Naisbitt, M.Ed.]]
[[User:NaisbittRL|Raymon L. Naisbitt, M.Ed.]]
|England
|England
|M.Ed. - Instructional Design and Educational Technology
|M.Ed.
BA - Political Science; minors in History and International Studies
|England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Australia, New Zealand
|England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Australia, New Zealand, Caribbean, Italy, British India, DNA.
|Professional Services Manager
|British Isles and Asia Research Manager
|British Isles
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|[[File:KN.jpg|100px]]<br>[[User:NelsonKC|Ken Nelson]]|||| BS -Political Science/ Minor History ||United States/Canada, New England, US Military||Research Wiki
|[[User:NelsonKC|Ken Nelson]]||New England|| ||New England, US Military||Research Wiki||United States/Canada
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|[[File:Pamela Peterson.jpeg |alt=|87x87px]]<br>[[User:Pamelabp|Pamela Peterson]]
|[[Image:PoffenbergerDS.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:PoffenbergerDS|Dan Poffenberger]]||England|| ||England, Ireland
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||British Research Team Manager||British Isles
|BA - Family History / Genealogy
|United States & England
|VIP Hosting & Research Services
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|[[Image:PoffenbergerDS.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:PoffenbergerDS|Dan Poffenberger]]||England|| ||British Isles:
|[[File:Lyn.jpg|alt=|100x100px]]<br>[[User:Lynrasmussen|Lyn Rasmussen]]|| CG
England, Ireland
| BA - Family History/Genealogy Brigham Young University|| U.S. Research
||British Research Team Manager
-Southern States
 
-Am. Southwest
 
-African Amer.
 
-Native Amer.
|<nowiki>-U.S. Research Specialist</nowiki>
-Guest Help
 
-Internship Team
 
-Special Collections Team Lead
|U.S. & Canada
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|[[File:Kori Robbins headshot 2025.jpg|frameless|140x140px]]
|[[File:KoriRobbins.jpg|frameless|94x94px]]
[[User:Korirobbins|Kori Robbins]]
[[User:Korirobbins|Kori Robbins]]
|AG - England
|England
|BA - Family History/Genealogy
|BA - Family History/Genealogy
|England
|England
|Library Relations Team Manager
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|[[File:KaterinaSchmidt.jpg|frameless|94x94px]]
[[User:Kitkat96|Katerina Schmidt]]
|AG - Poland
|BS - Human Development, Minor in Genealogy
|Poland
|Research Specialist
|Research Specialist
|British Isles
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|[[User:Greenapplecrisp12|Kelly Sigui]]
|[[Image:WspStanding, Vicki.JPG|80px]]<br>[[User:StandingVE|Vicki Standing]]||Midwest|||MLIS||African American
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|BA - Family History/Genealogy
|Latin American and Southern European Research
|Research Specialist
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|[[Image:WspStanding, Vicki.JPG|80px]]<br>[[User:StandingVE|Vicki Standing]]||Midwest|||MLIS||US/Canada Research Specialist,
African American
|VIP Hosting & Research Services
|VIP Hosting & Research Services
|US/Canada Research Specialist
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|[[Image:Lena (002).jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Stoutlw|Lena Stout]]|| || ||Asia: Chinese, Japan, Korea||Research Specialist
|[[Image:Lena (002).jpg|75px]]<br>Lena Stout|| || ||Asia||Asia Research
Team Manager
|Chinese
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|[[Image:Svare J2998 600.jpg|80px]]<br>[[User:SvareJM|Jeff Svare]]||AG, Norway||AA-Family & Local History, BA-History || Nordic
|[[User:SvareJM|Jeff Svare]]||Norway|| || Nordic |Research Wiki||Nordic
Historical Records
| Research Wiki
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|[[Image:Beth_Taylor.jpg|75px]] <br> [[User:TaylorBE|Beth Taylor]]|| CG
|[[Image:Beth_Taylor.jpg|75px]] <br> [[User:TaylorBE|Beth Taylor]]|| CG
| ||US/Canada
| ||DNA, Quakers, Technology||Guest Help||US/Canada
DNA, Quakers, Technology
|Guest Help
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|[[File:Tanner Face.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:TannerBlairTolman|Tanner Blair Tolman]]||Denmark|| ||Denmark, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish||Research Specialist
|[[File:Tanner Face.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:TannerBlairTolman|Tanner Blair Tolman]]||Denmark|| ||Denmark, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish||Research Specialist||Nordic/Scandinavia
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|[[File:Suzi Trotter.PNG|75px]]<br>[[User:Suzi_Trotter|Suzanne "Suzi" Trotter-Martin, AG®]]||AG® - Germany (2019), AG® - Czechia (2024)||BA - Genealogy & Family History, German; BA - English; ABD M.Ed - Teaching||Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Lichtenstein, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Prussian-Poland, Austrian-Poland, DNA Analysis||Research Specialist
|[[File:Vance.photo.jpg|left|100px]]
 
 
[[User:Elliealiese|Ellie Vance]]
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|BA - Family History/Genealogy and Russian
|Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Germans from Russia, and Russian Empire Jewish research
|Research Specialist
|German/Slavic
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|[[Image:Lauren Wake Photo.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Laurenwake|Lauren Wake]]||Spain, Brazil||BA -Family History||Hispanic, Portuguese, Brazilian, and Italian Research||Research Specialist
|[[Image:Lauren photo.jpeg|75px]]<br>[[User:Laurenwake|Lauren Vasylyev]]||Spain||BA -Family History||Hispanic, Portuguese, Brazilian, and Italian Research||Research Specialist||Latin America
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||[[File:Hailey_Wentz.png|75px]]<br>[[User:Haileyjanettewentz|Hailey Thompson]]
|Peru
|BA - Family History
|Slavic and Latin American/Southern European Research
|Research Specialist
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|[[File:Darris.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:WilliamsDa|Darris Williams]]
|[[File:Darris.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:WilliamsDa|Darris Williams]]
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|BA - Family & Community History
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|Wales, England, Ireland, Scotland, Jamaica, Barbados, Grenada
|Wales, England, Ireland, Scotland, Jamaica, Barbados, Grenada
|Wiki Team Manager & Community Trees Manager
|Wiki Team Manager & Community Trees Manager
|British Isles
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|[[File:Matt Breneman.jpg|100px]]<br>[[User:mcbreneman|Matt Breneman]]
|[[File:Gina S Palmer.jpg|75px]]<br>
[[User:Ginapalmer|Gina Palmer]]
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|BA - Family History and Genealogy (in progress)
|BS - Zoology
|Slavic
 
|Slavic Research Specialist
MS - Outdoor and Environmental Education
 
AAS - Family History Research
|German Research
|German/Slavic Research Team
|Germany
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|[[File:Chandra Schmidt.jpg|100px]]<br>Chandra Schmidt
|[[File:Katerina Sanders.PNG|left|75px]]<br>[[User:Kitkat96|Katerina Sanders]]
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|AAS - Family History Research
|Slavic Genealogy
 
|German/Slavic Research Team
* Family History Certificate
|Germany/Poland
 
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* Advanced Family History Certificate
|[[File:Racheal Minns Kay.jpg|left|75px]]<br>[[User:Rachealminnskay|Racheal Minns Kay]]
|AG Quebec
|BA -Family History
|Canada and United States Research
|US/Canada Research Team
|US/Canada
|US/Canada
|US/Canada Research Specialist
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|[[File:Angela Thorup 09-16-22 KC-90 cropped.jpg|100px]]<br>Angela Thorup
|[[File:Hailey_Wentz.png|left|thumb|alt=|120x120px]]
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|AS- General Studies


* Family History Certificate


AAS - Family History Research


* Advanced Family History Certificate
[[User:Haileyjanettewentz|Hailey Wentz]]
 
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|Nordic Research Specialist
|Latin American Research
|Latin America/Southern Europe Research Team
|Latin America/Southern Europe
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|[[File:Charlotte Van Valkenburgh.jpg|100px]]<br>Charlotte Van Valkenburgh
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|BA - Professional Studies
* Family History Certificate
* Advanced Family History Certificate
|US/Canada
|US/Canada Research Specialist
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Research Specialists are available to answer your research questions in person when you visit the Family History Library in Salt Lake City! Our professional research specialists are either Accredited or Certified as Professional Genealogists. Research Specialists have extensive knowledge of records and resources, and research experience in the British Isles, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Scandinavia, and the United States. They can also read, write, and speak many languages. Resources are also available to assist you with Asian, African, and Polynesian family history.

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Research Specialists[edit | edit source]

Name AG/CG Degrees/Other Credential Specialty Current Assignment Region
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Annette Adams 		AS in General Studies Austrian, Alsace Lorraine, German, and Swiss Research German/Slavic Team German/French

Becky Adamson 		Scotland AAS - Family History United States and British Research VIP Hosting & Research Services United States/British Isles
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Julia Anderson 		AG - United States Gulf South BA - History

MA - History

United States, African American Research US/Canada Research Team US/Canada
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Liv H. Anderson 		Norway

CG

Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, and Finnish Research Nordic Research Team Nordic/Scandinavia
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Camille Andrus		 AG - Germany, Germany East, Germany South, Poland BA - Family History / Genealogy, German minor Research in Armenia, Austria, Czechia, Germany, and Poland Research Specialist German/Slavic
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Brandon Baird		 Spain, France, Mexico, Portugal, Italy, Chile, Colombia-Panama, Peru, Argentina-Uruguay B.A. Family History-Genealogy


M.Ed. Instructional Design and Educational Technology

Hispanic, Portugal, Brazil, France, and Italy Research Research Specialist Latin America
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Danielle L. Batson, MLS		 Midwestern States MLS US/Canada, African American Research Wiki Content Team US/Canada
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Charlotte N. Champenois		 Germany Northwest, Sweden, Denmark BA in Family History–Genealogy and German Studies; Editing and Scandinavian Studies minors Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria Research Specialist German/Slavic
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Mckenna Cooper 		Scotland BA- Anthropology; minors in French and Family History-Genealogy British Isles, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian Research Research Specialist British Isles
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Arturo Cuellar		 Mexico, Peru, Colombia-Panama, Argentina-Uruguay Spanish/Hispanic Research Research Specialist Latin America
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Craig L. Foster		 Scotland, Ireland BA - History

MA British History

MLIS

Ireland, Scotland, LDS Research Specialist British Isles
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Debbie Gurtler		 Spain, Mid-South States, Mexico, Spain, Portugal Spanish/Hispanic Research, France, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, Quebec, US, DNA German-Slavic and Latin America-Southern Europe Team Manager Latin America
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Jason B. Harrison		 VIP Hosting & Research Services Manager US/Canada
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Baerbel Johnson		 Germany Verband deutschsprachiger Berufsgenealogen Research in German-speaking countries, Dutch research, Polish research Research Specialist German/Slavic
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Daniël R. Jones, MS, AG		 Switzerland, Germany East, Germany South, Germany Northwest, The Netherlands, Belgium BA -Family History

MS - History

German and Dutch Research Research Specialist German/Slavic
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Fritz Juengling, Ph.D., AG		 Germany, Belgium,

The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, Sweden

Verband deutschsprachiger Berufsgenealogen

BA - International Studies BA - Secondary Education MA - Germanic Philology Ph.D. - Germanic Philology

Research in German, Scandinavian, and Dutch speaking countries Internship Coordinator German, Dutch, Scandinavian-speaking countries
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Jacqueline Kanyuck 		AG- Quebec BA - Family History United States and Canada Research Specialist US/Canada
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Joni L. Kesler		 Midwestern States

England

DNA VIP Hosting & Research Services US/Canada
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W. Todd Knowles		 England Jewish VIP Hosting & Research Services British Isles
Trisha Kougioulis MA - Public History

BA - Communication

Greece Research Wiki International
Amber Larsen Denmark Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish Wiki Projects Nordic/Scandinavia
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Savannah Larson

BA - Family History/Genealogy Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian Research Specialist Nordic/Scandinavia
Lina Lee Asian Research Asia Research Team Asia
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Geoffrey Fröberg Morris		 Sweden, Denmark Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian Nordic Research Team Manager Nordic/Scandinavia
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Raymon L. Naisbitt, M.Ed.

England M.Ed. England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Australia, New Zealand Professional Services Manager British Isles
Ken Nelson New England New England, US Military Research Wiki United States/Canada
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Dan Poffenberger		 England England, Ireland British Research Team Manager British Isles

Lyn Rasmussen		 CG BA - Family History/Genealogy Brigham Young University U.S. Research

-Southern States

-Am. Southwest

-African Amer.

-Native Amer.

-U.S. Research Specialist

-Guest Help

-Internship Team

-Special Collections Team Lead

U.S. & Canada
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Kori Robbins

England BA - Family History/Genealogy England Research Specialist British Isles
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Vicki Standing		 Midwest MLIS African American VIP Hosting & Research Services US/Canada Research Specialist
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Lena Stout		 Asia Asia Research

Team Manager

Chinese
Jeff Svare Norway Research Wiki Nordic
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Beth Taylor		 CG DNA, Quakers, Technology Guest Help US/Canada
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Tanner Blair Tolman		 Denmark Denmark, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish Research Specialist Nordic/Scandinavia
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Ellie Vance

BA - Family History/Genealogy and Russian Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Germans from Russia, and Russian Empire Jewish research Research Specialist German/Slavic
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Lauren Vasylyev		 Spain BA -Family History Hispanic, Portuguese, Brazilian, and Italian Research Research Specialist Latin America
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Darris Williams 		Wales, England, Ireland, Scotland, Jamaica, Barbados, Grenada Wiki Team Manager & Community Trees Manager British Isles

Interns[edit | edit source]

Name AG/CG Degrees/Other Credential Specialty Current Assignment Region
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Gina Palmer

BS - Zoology

MS - Outdoor and Environmental Education

AAS - Family History Research

German Research German/Slavic Research Team Germany
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Katerina Sanders 		Slavic Genealogy German/Slavic Research Team Germany/Poland
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Racheal Minns Kay 		AG Quebec BA -Family History Canada and United States Research US/Canada Research Team US/Canada


Hailey Wentz

Latin American Research Latin America/Southern Europe Research Team Latin America/Southern Europe

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