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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 Genealogists.To request assistance with your family history research, go to the Research Assistance desk on the B1 International floor, the B2 British floor, or the U.S./Canada 2<sup>nd</sup> floor. Research Specialists have extensive knowledge of records, 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. 


If you are not able to come to Salt Lake City, you can take online classes in our [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/learning-center Learning Center] for various localities and subjects. For local research assistance, you can find help at FamilySearch Libraries or Family History Centers. To find help in your area, click on the following link: [https://www.familysearch.org/help/#localResource Local Help] and enter your zip code or city.
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 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 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 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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|[[Image:AndersonLH 75.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:AndersonLH|Liv H. Anderson]]
|[[File:Becky L Adamson 2.jpg|alt=|87x87px]]<br>[[User:Becky Adamson|Becky Adamson]]
|Norway
|Scotland
|CG, AG
|Certificate in Genealogical, Paleographic & Heraldic Studies
|Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, and Finnish  Research
 
|Nordic Research Team
 
|Nordic/Scandinavia
AAS - Family History
|United States and British Research
|VIP Hosting & Research Services
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|[[Image:Camille_A.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:CamilleAndrus|Camille Andrus]]||Germany||Germany East, Germany South||Armenia, Germany, Poland||Research Specialist||German/Slavic
|[[File:Julia Anderson Headshot.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:AndersonJuliaAnn|Julia Anderson, MA, AG, AGL]]
|AG - United States Gulf South
 
 
Accredited Genealogist Lecturer
|BA - History/Family History
MA - History/Education
|United States/Canada, African American Research
|US/Canada Research Team
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|[[Image:Brandon Baird.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Butterbb39|Brandon Baird]]||Spain||France, Mexico, Portugal||Hispanic, Portugal, Brazil, France, and Italy Research||Research Specialist||Latin America
|[[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
 
 
M.Ed. Instructional Design and Educational Technology
|Hispanic, Portugal, Brazil, France, and Italy Research||Research Specialist
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|[[File:D Batson 7 2 21.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Batsondl|Danielle L. Batson, MLS]]||Midwestern States|| || US/Canada, African American Research ||Wiki Content Team||US/Canada
|[[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
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|[[Image:BingamanTD.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:BingamanTD|Timothy D. Bingaman]]||Mid-Atlantic States|| || ||Community||US/Canada
|[[File:Maren B photo.jpg|frameless|123x123px]]
[[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]]|| || ||Germany, Denmark||Research Specialist||German/Slavic
|[[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
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|[[User:Mckennacooper|Mckenna Cooper]]
|<br>[[User:Mckennacooper|Mckenna Cooper]]
|Scotland
|AG<sup>®</sup> Scotland, Czechia
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QG™
|MSc-Genealogical, Heraldic, and Paleographic Studies
 
 
BA- Anthropology
 
|British Isles, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian Research
|British Isles, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian Research
|British Isles Research Team
|Research Specialist
|British Isles
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|[[Image:Arturo Cuellar.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:CuellarArturo|Arturo Cuellar]]||Mexico|| ||Spanish/Hispanic Research||Research Specialist||Latin America
|[[Image:Forrest_emmett_headshot.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Forrestlee|Forrest Emmett]]
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|BA - Family History & Genealogy
|Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian
|Research Specialist
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|[[Image:Craig-foster.jpg|75x99px]]<br>[[User:FosterCL|Craig L. Foster]]||Scotland||Ireland
|[[User:Dmewart|Donna Ewart]]
|Ireland, Scotland, LDS||Research Specialist||British Isles
|AG - Luxembourg
|MS - Counseling
|Luxembourg, Germany
|Research Specialist
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|[[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
|[[User:Marissajean|Marissa Gardner]]
|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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|[[File:Jasonharrisonupdatedphoto.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[User:HarrisonJB|Jason B. Harrison]]|| || || ||VIP Hosting & Research Services Manager||US/Canada
|[[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
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|[[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
|[[File:Jasonharrisonupdatedphoto.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[User:HarrisonJB|Jason B. Harrison]]|| || || US/Canada
|VIP Hosting & Research Services Manager
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|[[File:Daniel Jones photograph.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Gublerjones|Daniël R. Jones, MS, AG]]||Switzerland|| ||German and Dutch Research||Research Specialist||German/Slavic
|[[Image:Baerbel Johnson2.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:JohnsonBX|Baerbel Johnson]]||Germany,
Germany Northwest
 
 
Verband deutschsprachiger Berufsgenealogen
|AA - Family and Local History Studies
BA - Sociology
 
|Research in German-speaking countries, Dutch research, Polish research||Research Specialist
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|[[Image:Fritz Juengling photo.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Bdyh|Fritz Juengling, Ph.D]].||Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden||Verband deutschsprachiger Berufsgenealogen||Research in German, Scandinavian, and Dutch  speaking countries
|[[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
|Internship Coordinator
MS - History
|German, Dutch, Scandinavian-speaking countries
|German, Dutch, and Slavic Research||Research Specialist
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|[[File:Jacqueline.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Bubblegr18|Jacqueline Kanyuck]]
|[[Image:Joni Kesler photo new.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:KeslerJL|Joni L. Kesler]]||Midwestern States
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England
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DNA
|Research Specialist
|VIP Hosting & Research Services
|US/Canada
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|[[Image:Joni Kesler photo new.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:KeslerJL|Joni L. Kesler]]||Midwestern States||England||DNA||VIP Hosting & Research Services||US/Canada
|[[File:Senia Kirk.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Senfkirk|Senia Kirk]]||
| MA - Medieval History
 
BA - Latin, Ancient Greek, Folklore
|British Isles, Medieval Europe||Research Specialist
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|[[Image:KnowlesWT.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:KnowlesWT|W. Todd Knowles]]||England|| ||Jewish||VIP Hosting & Research Services||British Isles
|[[User:TrishaKougioulis|Trisha Kougioulis]]|| || MA - Public History
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| [[User:TrishaKougioulis|Trisha Kougioulis]]|| || || Greece || Research Wiki||International
BA - Communication
|Greece||Research Wiki
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|[[User:Amberannelarsen|Amber Larsen]]
|[[User:Amberannelarsen|Amber Larsen]]
|Denmark
|Denmark
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|BA - Family History/Genealogy
|Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish
|Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish
|Wiki Projects
|Research Wiki
|Nordic/Scandinavia
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|[[File:Savannah Larson.jpg|left|frameless|96x96px]]<br>
|[[File:Savannah Larson.jpg|96x96px]]<br>[[User:Savvig|Savannah Larson]]
 
|Sweden
[[User:Savvig|Savannah Larson]]
|BA - Family History/Genealogy
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|Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian
|Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian
|Research Specialist
|Research Specialist
|Nordic/Scandinavia
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|Lina Lee
|[[File:Alyssa Gamble Picture.jpg|108x108px]]<br>[[User:Gamblea|Alyssa Gamble Martinez]]
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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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|Asian Research
|BS - Professional Studies
|Asia Research Team
 
|Asia
* Family History Research
 
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||Nordic/Scandinavia
|[[File:Geoff Morris.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:MorrisGF|Geoffrey Fröberg Morris]]||Sweden, Denmark|| ||Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian||Nordic Research Team  Manager
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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
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|M.Ed. - Instructional Design and Educational Technology
|England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Australia, New Zealand
BA - Political Science; minors in History and International Studies
|Professional Services Manager
|England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Australia, New Zealand, Caribbean, Italy, British India, DNA.
|British Isles
|British Isles and Asia Research Manager
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| [[User:NelsonKC|Ken Nelson]]||New England|| ||New England, US Military||Research Wiki||United States/Canada
|[[File:KN.jpg|100px]]<br>[[User:NelsonKC|Ken Nelson]]|||| BS -Political Science/ Minor History ||United States/Canada, New England, US Military||Research Wiki
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|[[Image:PoffenbergerDS.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:PoffenbergerDS|Dan Poffenberger]]||England|| ||England, Ireland
|[[File:Pamela Peterson.jpeg |alt=|87x87px]]<br>[[User:Pamelabp|Pamela Peterson]]
||British Research Team Manager||British Isles
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|BA - Family History / Genealogy
|United States & England
|VIP Hosting & Research Services
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|[[File:Lyn Rasmussen.jpg|100x100px]]<br>[[User:Lynrasmussen|Lyn Rasmussen]]|| ||CG|| ||Research Specialist
|[[Image:PoffenbergerDS.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:PoffenbergerDS|Dan Poffenberger]]||England|| ||British Isles:
|US/Canada
England, Ireland
||British Research Team Manager
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|[[File:KoriRobbins.jpg|frameless|94x94px]]
|[[File:Kori Robbins headshot 2025.jpg|frameless|140x140px]]
[[User:Korirobbins|Kori Robbins]]
[[User:Korirobbins|Kori Robbins]]
|AG - England
|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
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|[[User:Greenapplecrisp12|Kelly Sigui]]
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|England
|BA - Family History/Genealogy
|Latin American and Southern European Research
|Research Specialist
|Research Specialist
|British Isles
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|[[User:Vickistanding|Vicki Standing]]||MidWest|||MLIS, AG||
|[[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>Lena Stout|| || ||Asia||Asia Research
|[[Image:Lena (002).jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Stoutlw|Lena Stout]]|| || ||Asia: Chinese, Japan, Korea||Research Specialist
Team Manager
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|Chinese
|[[Image:Svare J2998 600.jpg|80px]]<br>[[User:SvareJM|Jeff Svare]]||AG, Norway||AA-Family & Local History, BA-History || Nordic
Historical Records
| Research Wiki
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|[[Image:Beth_Taylor.jpg|75px]] <br> [[User:TaylorBE|Beth Taylor]]|| CG
| ||US/Canada
DNA, Quakers, Technology
|Guest Help
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| [[User:SvareJM|Jeff Svare]]||Norway||||Nordic|Research Wiki||Nordic
|[[File:Tanner Face.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:TannerBlairTolman|Tanner Blair Tolman]]||Denmark|| ||Denmark, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish||Research Specialist
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|[[Image:Beth_Taylor.jpg|75px]] <br> [[User:TaylorBE|Beth Taylor]]|| ||CG||DNA, Quakers, Technology||Guest Help||US/Canada
|[[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
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|[[File:Tanner Face.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:TannerBlairTolman|Tanner Blair Tolman]]||Denmark|| ||Denmark, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish||Research Specialist||Nordic/Scandinavia
|[[Image:Lauren Wake Photo.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:Laurenwake|Lauren Wake]]||Spain, Brazil||BA -Family History||Hispanic, Portuguese, Brazilian, and Italian Research||Research Specialist
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|[[File:Vance.photo.jpg|left|100px]]
||[[File:Hailey_Wentz.png|75px]]<br>[[User:Haileyjanettewentz|Hailey Thompson]]
 
|Peru
[[User:Elliealiese|Ellie Vance]]
|BA - Family History
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|Slavic and Latin American/Southern European Research
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|Russia and Eastern European
|Research Specialist
|Research Specialist
|German/Slavic
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|[[Image:Lauren photo.jpeg|75px]]<br>[[User:Laurenwake|Lauren Vasylyev]]||Spain|| ||Hispanic, Portuguese, Brazilian, and Italian Research||Research Specialist||Latin America
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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
|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:Julia Anderson Headshot.jpg|75px]]<br>[[User:AndersonJuliaAnn|Julia Anderson]]
|[[File:Matt Breneman.jpg|100px]]<br>[[User:mcbreneman|Matt Breneman]]
|United States Gulf South
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|US/Canada
|Slavic Research Specialist
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|[[File:Becky L Adamson.JPG|75px]]<br>[[User:Becky Adamson|Becky Adamson]]
|[[File:Chandra Schmidt.jpg|100px]]<br>Chandra Schmidt
|Scotland
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* Family History Certificate
 
* Advanced Family History Certificate
|US/Canada
|US/Canada Research Specialist
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|[[File:Gina S Palmer.jpg|left|75px]]<br>[[User:Ginapalmer|Gina Palmer]]
|[[File:Angela Thorup 09-16-22 KC-90 cropped.jpg|100px]]<br>Angela Thorup
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|German/Slavic Research Team
* Family History Certificate
|Germany
 
AAS - Family History Research
 
* Advanced Family History Certificate
 
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|Nordic Research Specialist
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|[[File:Racheal Minns Kay.jpg|left|75px]]<br>[[User:Rachealminnskay|Racheal Minns Kay]]
|[[File:Charlotte Van Valkenburgh.jpg|100px]]<br>Charlotte Van Valkenburgh
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|Canada and United States Research
 
|US/Canada Research Team
* Family History Certificate
 
* Advanced Family History Certificate
|US/Canada
|US/Canada
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Guest Services[edit | edit source]

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 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 2nd floor.

To receive assistance from home, you can take online classes in our Learning Center for various localities and subjects, post questions or documents for translation in the Community or sign up for a free online research consultation.

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 Local Help and enter your zip code or city.

Research Specialists[edit | edit source]

Name AG/CG/Other Credential Degrees

Region/Specialty

Current Assignment

Becky Adamson 		Scotland Certificate in Genealogical, Paleographic & Heraldic Studies


AAS - Family History

United States and British Research VIP Hosting & Research Services
Julia Anderson Headshot.jpg
Julia Anderson, MA, AG, AGL 		AG - United States Gulf South


Accredited Genealogist Lecturer

BA - History/Family History

MA - History/Education

United States/Canada, African American Research US/Canada Research Team
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Brandon Baird		 Spain, France, Mexico, Portugal, Italy, Chile, Colombia-Panama, Peru, Argentina-Uruguay, Venezuela, Brazil B.A. Family History-Genealogy


M.Ed. Instructional Design and Educational Technology

Hispanic, Portugal, Brazil, France, and Italy Research Research Specialist
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Danielle L. Batson, MLS		 Midwestern States MLS US/Canada, African American Research Wiki Content Team
Maren B photo.jpg

Maren Burgess

Latin America, United States and Canada VIP Hosting & Research Services
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Charlotte N. Champenois, AG, AGL		 AG - Germany Northwest, Sweden, Denmark, Austria

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

Mckenna Cooper 		AG® Scotland, Czechia

QG™

MSc-Genealogical, Heraldic, and Paleographic Studies


BA- Anthropology

British Isles, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian Research Research Specialist
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Forrest Emmett 		BA - Family History & Genealogy Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian Research Specialist
Donna Ewart AG - Luxembourg MS - Counseling Luxembourg, Germany Research Specialist
Marissa Gardner AG - Germany BA - Family History-Genealogy (2005)
AA - Humanities/Music (2000) 		Former German, Russian, and Austrian Empires, US, Canada, Immigration Research Specialist
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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
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Jason B. Harrison		 US/Canada VIP Hosting & Research Services Manager
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Baerbel Johnson		 Germany,

Germany Northwest


Verband deutschsprachiger Berufsgenealogen

AA - Family and Local History Studies

BA - Sociology

Research in German-speaking countries, Dutch research, Polish research Research Specialist
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Daniël R. Jones, MS, AG		 Switzerland, Germany East, Germany South, Germany Northwest, The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Luxembourg BA -Family History

MS - History

German, Dutch, and Slavic Research Research Specialist
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Joni L. Kesler		 Midwestern States

England

US/Canada,

DNA

VIP Hosting & Research Services
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Senia Kirk		 MA - Medieval History

BA - Latin, Ancient Greek, Folklore

British Isles, Medieval Europe Research Specialist
Trisha Kougioulis MA - Public History

BA - Communication

Greece Research Wiki
Amber Larsen Denmark BA - Family History/Genealogy Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish Research Wiki
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Savannah Larson 		Sweden BA - Family History/Genealogy Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian Research Specialist
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Alyssa Gamble Martinez 		BA - Professional Studies
  • Family History Certificate
  • Advanced Family History Certificate
 U.S. & Canada U.S. and Canada Research Specialist
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Janalee McBride 		BS - Professional Studies
  • Family History Research

AAS - Family History Research

United States and Canada U.S. & Canada Research Specialist
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Heather Mecham 		AG - North Central U.S. BA French Teaching United States, French Canadian VIP Hosting & Research Services
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Geoffrey Fröberg Morris		 Sweden, Denmark Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian Nordic Research Team Manager
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Raymon L. Naisbitt, M.Ed.

England M.Ed. - Instructional Design and Educational Technology

BA - Political Science; minors in History and International Studies

England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Australia, New Zealand, Caribbean, Italy, British India, DNA. British Isles and Asia Research Manager
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Ken Nelson		 BS -Political Science/ Minor History United States/Canada, New England, US Military Research Wiki

Pamela Peterson 		BA - Family History / Genealogy United States & England VIP Hosting & Research Services
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Dan Poffenberger		 England British Isles:

England, Ireland

British Research Team Manager
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Kori Robbins

AG - England BA - Family History/Genealogy England Library Relations Team Manager
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Katerina Schmidt

AG - Poland BS - Human Development, Minor in Genealogy Poland Research Specialist
Kelly Sigui BA - Family History/Genealogy Latin American and Southern European Research Research Specialist
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Vicki Standing		 Midwest MLIS US/Canada Research Specialist,

African American

VIP Hosting & Research Services
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Lena Stout		 Asia: Chinese, Japan, Korea Research Specialist
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Jeff Svare		 AG, Norway AA-Family & Local History, BA-History Nordic

Historical Records

Research Wiki
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Beth Taylor		 CG US/Canada

DNA, Quakers, Technology

Guest Help
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Tanner Blair Tolman		 Denmark Denmark, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish Research Specialist
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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
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Lauren Wake		 Spain, Brazil BA -Family History Hispanic, Portuguese, Brazilian, and Italian Research Research Specialist
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Hailey Thompson 		Peru BA - Family History Slavic and Latin American/Southern European Research Research Specialist
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Darris Williams 		BA - Family & Community History Wales, England, Ireland, Scotland, Jamaica, Barbados, Grenada Wiki Team Manager & Community Trees Manager

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Name AG/CG Degrees/Other Credential

Region/Specialty

Current Assignment
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Matt Breneman 		BA - Family History and Genealogy (in progress) Slavic Slavic Research Specialist
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Chandra Schmidt 		AAS - Family History Research
  • Family History Certificate
  • Advanced Family History Certificate
 US/Canada US/Canada Research Specialist
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Angela Thorup 		AS- General Studies
  • Family History Certificate

AAS - Family History Research

  • Advanced Family History Certificate
 Nordic Nordic Research Specialist
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Charlotte Van Valkenburgh 		BA - Professional Studies
  • Family History Certificate
  • Advanced Family History Certificate
 US/Canada US/Canada Research Specialist

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