Presenters-2026

Taieno Cook is a graduate from the Family History and Genealogy program at BYU with an emphasis in Slavic Research, and Cofounder of Glassfish Education, a g

Mckenna Cooper Behrmann, BA, is a professional genealogist specializing in areas of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire.

James L. Tanner holds a B.A. in Spanish and an M.A. in Linguistics from the University of Utah, as well as a J.D. from Arizona State University.

Greg Nelson is the Content Strategy specialist for East Europe/Europe at FamilySearch.

Cynthia Spurgat Jacobson has researched ancestors in Kreis Rosenberg, West Prussia and the Suwalki Governorate, now southwestern Lithuania.

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Fritz Juengling, Ph.D., AG, earned a BA in Secondary Education and a BA in International Studies German Emphasis, graduating with&

Daniel R. Jones, AG,  is an accredited genealogist specializing in Germanic and Slavic research.

Baerbel K. Johnson, AG ® ,  is a professional genealogist and retired from the Family History Library as International Research Consultant.

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, histor