Presenters-2024

Kathy Kirkpatrick earned her B.A. in History from Humboldt State University at Arcata, California.

Michael Andrec has been the archivist at the Ukrainian History and Education Center in Somerset, NJ since 2010, where he has been responsible for preserving

Alina Khuda has a BA (Hons) and MA (Hons) degrees in Social Studies and Politics, studied in the USA (sponsored by the US government).

Hailey Thompson has a bachelor’s degree in Family History and Genealogy from Brigham Young University and became an Accredited Genealogist (AG(R)) in October

Sharolyn Swenson began her love of family history after locating her birth mother by conducting a search of public records.

Carolyn Schott (CG) has researched her German ancestors for 20+ years, following their wanderings through Eastern Europe before arriving in the U.S.

Stephen Wendt, MLIS, is a professional genealogist, speaker, instructor and writer.

Tadeusz was born in Silesia, Poland (previously Schlesien, Germany). He currently resides in eastern Poland and Germany.

Banai is a professional genealogist based in Salt Lake City, Utah, specializing in Jewish and Eastern European research.

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