2017 Night at the FHL Classes and Labs Descriptions and Bios by Instructor
Apryl Cox
Title: Accessing England’s Probate Records and Indexes Online – Lecture/lab
Description: Probate records are an incredible source for linking family members together. Indexes for many of England’s probate courts are online. Probate documents from some courts can be viewed online for free or when purchased. You will learn how to find online indexes and documents for those courts.
Title: The ICAPGen Accreditation Process and Requirements - Lecture
Description: ICAPGenSM is a professional credentialing organization dedicated to testing an individual’s competence in genealogical research. The Assistant Chair of the ICAPGenSM Testing Committee will discuss the organization, the benefits of achieving an AG® credential, the accreditation process, and the requirements to receive a credential.
Apryl Cox, AG is a professional researcher, lecturer, curriculum author, and university instructor. She currently conducts client research, teaches family history courses at two universities, and serves as Assistant Chair of the ICAPGen Testing Committee. Geographic areas of expertise include the British Isles and the United States.
Linda Gulbrandsen
Title: FamilySearch App Gallery: Resource Tools for your Research - Lab
Description: Master new research tools with the diverse app programs in the FamilySearch App Gallery! This lab will explore several of the top ones used by researchers.
Linda K. Gulbrandsen, AG, FUGA. Executive account manager with Partner Services, FamilySearch. Professional researcher, lecturer. Accredited Genealogist, ICAPGenSM. Fellow, Utah Genealogical Association. Former manager, U.S./Canada Reference, Family History Library, Salt Lake City. Curriculum development manager, BYU-Idaho A.A. degree family history program. Co-editor, Becoming an Excellent Genealogist. Former chair, ICAPGen. Former board, Utah Genealogical Association. Joan Healey
Title: American Indian Research – Lecture/Lab
Description: This class teach how to do beginner American Indian research. It includes how to search for an American Indian when the tribe is unknown, using a cultural regional approach to American Indian research, and exploring the FamilySearch Research Wiki for American Indian research including record availability, content and record repositories.
Joan E. Healey, AG, Accredited Genealogist. Received B.S. from the University of Utah. She is an experienced family history researcher and full time FamilySearch employee working as a research specialist at the Family History Library. She has been a major contributor to the FamilySearch Research Wiki American Indian pages. Baerbel Johnson
Title: Online Resources for finding German Ancestors - Lab
Description: The Internet offers helpful resources for every phase of research: from finding the German home town to locating records and reading them. You can find digitized maps, newspapers, address books, church- and civil registration records, and some helpful databases. And- most of it is free! This class will introduce several larger collections and teach you how to find out what’s available for your area.
David Ouimette Title: From Archival Priorities to Record Hints: How FamilySearch Produces Billions of Searchable Records - Lecture
Description: This presentation shows how FamilySearch prioritizes and digitizes the records in the archives of the world and in the Granite Mountain Records Vault for online publication. We review content strategy, camera capture, waypointing, indexing, and search capabilities, with an update on digital capture throughout the world.
David Ouimette, cg, cgl, manages Content Strategy at FamilySearch, prioritizing records for digitization and publication. He has conducted archival research in dozens of countries across all continents. David lectures at national genealogical conferences and institutes, serves as a BCG trustee, and authored Finding Your Irish Ancestors: A Beginner’s Guide.
Beth Taylor
Title: Detecting 201: Pursuing misspelled, mislabeled, and missing ancestors in online record collections - lab
Description: Are your ancestors missing from online record collections? Come learn intermediate and advanced search techniques for finding, identifying, and recovering your missing ancestors.
Beth Taylor works as a research specialist for FamilySearch. She was awarded the status of Certified Genealogist from the Board for the Certification of Genealogists in 2010. Her specialties and interests include Quakers, DNA, land records, and probate records. For more information, see https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/User:TaylorBE
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