Valentyna Nagy is a professional genealogist based in Budapest, Hungary. Historian by training, she considers family history as a case of “microhistory”,…
Conference Presenters 2019
Thomas K. Edlund is a specialist in East European languages and manuscripts. As a professor of family and local history at Brigham Young University, he teaches…
My name is Taieno Cook. I am a student at Brigham Young University studying family history as a major and Russian as a minor.
I got into genealogy poking…
Peg A. Ivanyo is a meeting planner by trade and a genealogist by passion. She is currently the director of the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), an office in…
Milan Pohontsch is a native German and Wend at the same time. He does genealogical research in both languages and has more than 10,000 hours of research experience…
Mckenna Cooper, BA, is a professional genealogist specializing in areas of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. She earned a minor in Family History/Genealogy from…
Kelsee Jackson Walker completed family history internships in Austria, England and in the Family History Library (international floor) before receiving a bachelor’s…
Kellie is a professional genealogist specializing in the former Kingdom of Hungary. She earned a minor in genealogy from Brigham Young University, emphasizing in…
Joe Everett is the Family History, Local History, and Microforms Librarian at the Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library. He has over 25 years…
Joanne M. Sher is a professional genealogist and historical researcher. Her specialities include Northeastern Minnesota, Northwestern Wisconsin, American-Jewish…
Greg Nelson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and grew up in Salt Lake City and Wilmington, Delaware. He earned a BA in Russian from Brigham Young University,…
Fritz Juengling, Ph.D., AG, earned a BA in Secondary Education and a BA in International Studies German Emphasis, graduating with …
Dave Obee holds an honorary doctor of laws degree awarded by the University of Victoria, British Columbia, in recognition of his work as a journalist, historian and…
Daniel R. Jones, AG, is an accredited genealogist specializing in Germanic and Slavic research. Awarded a BA in Family History/Genealogy from…
Camille, a Wisconsin native, earned a BA in Family History/Genealogy and a minor in German from Brigham Young University. She has conducted research on-site in…
Baerbel K. Johnson, AG, is a professional genealogist and works at the Family History Library as International Research Consultant. She holds…
While Angela is not a professional genealogist, she honed her general research skills while obtaining her B.S. degree in Journalism from the University of Illinois…