Short Sketches of Presenters
*Live -- Remainder RootsTech 2014 Video
*Mary Haug
Mary Alice (Woster) Haug grew up on
the grasslands west of the Missouri River in South Dakota, the middle child of
a Bohemian father and Irish mother. At
the heart of her stories are the South Dakota prairie and the people who lived
on that land during the 1940’s and into the 1960’s. She has been published in
several anthologies and literary journals and on American Public Radio.
*Larry Cool |
Larry came to Eidsness Funeral Home in
Brookings, South Dakota, February 12, 2004, from Sioux Falls, South Dakota,
where he was a member of the Sioux Valley Genealogical Society. Larry was
also a volunteer at the Family History Center in Sioux Falls. He is a past
two-year president of Brookings Area Genealogical Society.
Larry retired from Eidsness Funeral
Home in August of 2012 He has been working on his own business for
digitally mapping and databasing cemeteries. To date he has provided maps
which are on display at Lake Campbell Lutheran Cemetery, rural Volga, Brookings
County and Fairlawn Cemetery, Aurora, Brookings County. Along with the
maps at the cemeteries are booklets for family use, records and maps on www.findagrave.com ,
and overlay maps on Google earth.
Currently, Larry is working on
about a dozen individual cemeteries. He has spoken on pioneer and ethnic
cemeteries at area genealogical societies, family history center workshops,
museums, and last year at the State Fair.
He started this year showing
genealogical and historical societies how to build a private website for their
members to database the history of all residence and former residence who were
born, obtained homesteads, lived, farmed, worked, went to school, went to
church, were married, had children, were in the military, died, or were buried
in their societies county. The websites will assist all members to
research requests by interested parties for history regarding their ancestors
as well as teach members how to better research their own families anywhere in
the world..
Larry is also preparing to offer
computer labs for students 6th through 11th grades. He will show them and
their parents and/or grandparents how to build private family websites, family
trees, or write family histories. These will be offered through schools
and churches. This will aid scouts to earn merit badges and the rank of
Eagle Scout. It will help students who are asked by their teachers in
history, social studies, and English, to write papers on their family's
history. It will also allow families, through sharing and working
together, to grow their family history. Hopefully this will encourage
people at a younger age to become aware of their roots and the background that
gives them their sense of faith, hope, and charity toward the world and the
life on it.
Larry grew up in a funeral
home family, and his grandfather gave him a job caring for the cemeteries
in the area at an early age. "I quickly learned to respect and later
to value a well cared for cemetery." He became a 4th generation
funeral director, and one of his jobs was to help families with their grave
markers, both selection and placement. He receives many requests to help
locate a family member's grave in the area. His projects combine the
digitally mapping of cemeteries, with the databasing of records on findagrave,
with the overlaying of the maps on Google earth, with the completion of family
trees.
This all started as a tribute to his grandmother who started his interest when
a young boy by helping her map and record the cemeteries in Charles Mix
County. He also gives credit to his father who introduced him to PAF and
was responsible for getting many of these Charles Mix County cemetery
records on the internet and posted at the Platte Public Cemetery. NOTE: Sadly Larry passed away March 26, 2015 of pancreatic cancer. Please click here to see memorial. As a continuing tribute, we ask that you try to implement his ideas in your own cemetery, volunteer to work with youth in teaching them about their Family History, Boys Scout Merit Badges and volunteer at your local Historical or Genealogy Society. |
*Perry Hanavan
Perry C. Hanavan, AuD,
is a professor in the Education Department at Augustana College in Sioux Falls,
SD. He teaches audiology and technology related courses. He began
researching his Irish family roots in the late 1970s following his mother’s
earlier efforts to identify the Hanavan relatives. An active member and
past-president of the Sioux Valley Genealogical Society in Sioux Falls, SD, he
has spoken at family history conferences, seminars and workshops on a variety
of family history topics.
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ROOTSTECH 2014 Pre-Recorded Presenters
Josh Taylor
In 1995, at a young age, Joshua discovered his passion for
genealogical and historical research. Now, more than 15 years later, he
devotes much of his time to promoting and exploring the convergence of
history and genealogy through his activities as a research, speaker, and
author.
Born in Logan, Utah, Joshua currently resides in Boston,
Massachusetts and is the President of the Federation of Genealogical
Societies and the Data Strategy Manager – United States and Canada for findmypast.com (owned by DC Thomson Family History).
His travels and research have taken him to repositories throughout the
world including the Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah), the
Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.), the Society of Genealogists
(London, England), Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
(Montreal, Quebec), and the National Library of Ireland (Dublin,
Ireland). In addition, Joshua is a frequent speaker
at local, regional, and national events throughout the country and the
United Kingdom. He previously worked as the Director of Education and
Programs at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the nation’s
oldest genealogical organization (founded in 1845).
Official Biography
D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS is the President of the Federation of
Genealogical Societies and the Data Strategy Manager – United States and
Canada for DC Thomson Family History, and a nationally known and
recognized genealogical author, lecturer, and researcher. A frequent
speaker at genealogical societies, libraries, and other organizations,
his previous speaking engagements include the Federation of Genealogical
Societies Annual Conferences, the National Genealogical Society Annual
Conference, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, and RootsTech. He has
authored articles in American Ancestors, UGA Crossroads, FGS Forum, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, and New England Ancestors, and was a columnist for Digital Genealogist. Joshua is the former Director of Education and Programs at the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Joshua is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including
RootsTech’s Distinguished Presenter Award, the Federation of
Genealogical Societies Award of Merit, and the Rubincam Youth Award from
the National Genealogical Society. He holds an MLS (Archival
Management) and an MA (History) from Simmons College and has been
featured genealogist on the hit PBS show, Genealogy Roadshow and NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? with Sarah Jessica Parker, Ashley Judd, Reba McEntire, and Rob Lowe.
Cheri Daniels
MSLS-Librarian, Co-Founder/President of Pastology.com,
professional genealogist, speaker, blogger, historian, writer, gardener,
photographer, bookworm extraordinaire....genuinely passionate about the
wealth of knowledge and cultural gems that await us in the archives of
the past. Have been researching my own family history for over 20 years.
Kory L. Meyerink, BS, MLS, AG®, FUGA
Kory Meyerink, one of the founding partners of ProGenealogists, has
been involved in nearly every aspect of genealogy and family history for
the past 30 years, beginning as a record searcher while attending
Brigham Young University where he received an Associate in Family and
Local History, as well as a B.S. in Psychology. He later completed a
Masters of Library and Information Science. Spending two years in
Germany gave him a fluency that has served him well in his professional
research. He became accredited in four areas (Germany, Midwest,
Mid-Atlantic and New England U.S.), specializing in tracing the origins
of German and Dutch immigrants. He also served on the staff of the
Family History Library as a reference consultant.
Later, as the editor and coordinator of the library’s publications,
he developed instructional and reference material for the thousands of
Family History Centers supported by the library. He also served as the
primary content consultant for the PBS Ancestors television series.
In his work developing electronic products for Infobases, Kory’s tasks
included serving as product manager for the LDS Family History Suite and
he also developed the largest genealogical gazetteer and largest
genealogical bibliography available on CD-ROM. He served as a
vice-president of Ancestry Publishing during its acquisition by
Infobases and migration to the Internet as Ancestry.com, thereafter
becoming the first manager of acquisitions.
As a teacher, Kory has spoken at many local, state, and national
genealogical conferences throughout the U.S. and Canada, including NGS,
FGS, GENTECH, RootsTech and, since 1991, the annual BYU Family History
Conference. Since 1991, he has also served as adjunct history faculty
for that university’s Salt Lake Center. He is also a part-time professor
for San Jose State University's well-known Masters program in Library
Science. As the founding director of the Salt Lake Institute of
Genealogy, he developed one of the nation’s largest such institutes. He
has written extensively, including chapters in The Library, all editions of The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy, and numerous articles and book reviews for the Genealogical Journal, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, Genealogical Computing, New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, and The Genealogist.
Crista Cowen
I have been employed at Ancestry.com since 2004; my involvement in
family history, however, reaches all the way back to childhood. I
frequently speak at local and national genealogy events around the
country. You can watch my live show, The Barefoot Genealogist, every
Tuesday and Thursday at 1:00 pm (Eastern) on
http://livestream.com/ancestry
Denise Levenick
In
every family, someone ends up with “the stuff.” Denise May Levenick is a
writer, researcher, and speaker with a passion for preserving and
sharing family treasures of all kinds. She is the creator of the
award-winning family history blog, The Family Curator and author of the new book How to Archive Family
I love old things, and I’m passionate about preserving family keepsakes.
I live in an old house in Pasadena, California with a growing archive
of family keepsakes. Until 2008 I taught journalism and English
literature at an all-girls high school located in an old home in my
neighborhood. Some days I walked to school like my ancestors, some days I
drove my snappy red scooter.
The Family Curator began when I created a course called Reading Women’s Lives.
Students learned basic historical research skills and practiced
literary and social history analysis to decipher the story of a young
woman’s life as revealed through her correspondence.
The life story they uncovered, and the one hundred letters they transcribed, belonged to my grandmother, Arline Kinsel.
The school project was chronicled in an online journal that grew into The Family Curator blog, and was featured at Shades of the Departed
online magazine. After leaving the classroom in 2008, I set about
learning best practices for working with historical materials. I
learned about genealogy, collections, digitizing, cataloging, and
preservation, and eventually adapted professional methods recommended by
libraries and museums to create a family archive at home.
James Rader
Certifications:
In 1999 jim
started teaching as an adult education instructor in computerized
genealogy topics for the Folsom-Cordova Adult education center with
teaching credentials in Computer applications and Programming.
Clear Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential: Full Time
Specialties:
DNA, Europe, Surname Studies and One Name Studies, On Demand self-publishing
Bio:
Jim Rader
has been a civil engineer, computer programmer, and adult education
instructor. He published his first Family History book in 1992. He has
been lecturing about Genealogy since 1991. His genealogy pursuits
include;
he coordinator for the Rader surname study at Family Tree DNA.
He has researched all Rader families, with many books in print and two
websites www.rader.org and www.jimrader.com where you can see his books
and many pages of information.
Lisa Alzo
Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A. is a writer and genealogist specializing in
Eastern European research, finding female ancestors, and writing family
history.
Lisa grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and currently resides in
New York. She has been researching her Slovak ancestors for more than
20 years, and is the author of nine books and numerous articles on
genealogy and history.
Lisa is an instructor for the National Institute for Genealogical
Studies and serves on the Board of Directors for the Czechoslovak
Genealogical Society International. She is a frequently invited speaker
for conferences, and genealogical/historical societies, and chronicles
her genealogical journey on her blog, The Accidental Genealogist.
Crista has been doing genealogy since she was a child. She has been
employed at Ancestry.com since 2004. Around here she's known as The
Barefoot Genealogist - See more at:
http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/author/ccowan/#sthash.Y8coiRhy.dpuf
Crista has been doing genealogy since she was a child. She has been
employed at Ancestry.com since 2004. Around here she's known as The
Barefoot Genealogist - See more at:
http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/author/ccowan/#sthash.Y8coiRhy.dpuf
*Perry Hanavan
Perry C. Hanavan, AuD,
is a professor in the Education Department at Augustana College in Sioux Falls,
SD. He teaches audiology and technology related courses. He began
researching his Irish family roots in the late 1970s following his mother’s
earlier efforts to identify the Hanavan relatives. An active member and
past-president of the Sioux Valley Genealogical Society in Sioux Falls, SD, he
has spoken at family history conferences, seminars and workshops on a variety
of family history topics.
________________________________________________
ROOTSTECH 2014 Pre-Recorded Presenters
________________________________________________
ROOTSTECH 2014 Pre-Recorded Presenters
Josh Taylor
In 1995, at a young age, Joshua discovered his passion for
genealogical and historical research. Now, more than 15 years later, he
devotes much of his time to promoting and exploring the convergence of
history and genealogy through his activities as a research, speaker, and
author.
Born in Logan, Utah, Joshua currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts and is the President of the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the Data Strategy Manager – United States and Canada for findmypast.com (owned by DC Thomson Family History). His travels and research have taken him to repositories throughout the world including the Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah), the Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.), the Society of Genealogists (London, England), Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du QuĂ©bec (Montreal, Quebec), and the National Library of Ireland (Dublin, Ireland). In addition, Joshua is a frequent speaker at local, regional, and national events throughout the country and the United Kingdom. He previously worked as the Director of Education and Programs at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the nation’s oldest genealogical organization (founded in 1845).
Official Biography
D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS is the President of the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the Data Strategy Manager – United States and Canada for DC Thomson Family History, and a nationally known and recognized genealogical author, lecturer, and researcher. A frequent speaker at genealogical societies, libraries, and other organizations, his previous speaking engagements include the Federation of Genealogical Societies Annual Conferences, the National Genealogical Society Annual Conference, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, and RootsTech. He has authored articles in American Ancestors, UGA Crossroads, FGS Forum, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, and New England Ancestors, and was a columnist for Digital Genealogist. Joshua is the former Director of Education and Programs at the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Joshua is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including RootsTech’s Distinguished Presenter Award, the Federation of Genealogical Societies Award of Merit, and the Rubincam Youth Award from the National Genealogical Society. He holds an MLS (Archival Management) and an MA (History) from Simmons College and has been featured genealogist on the hit PBS show, Genealogy Roadshow and NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? with Sarah Jessica Parker, Ashley Judd, Reba McEntire, and Rob Lowe.
Born in Logan, Utah, Joshua currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts and is the President of the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the Data Strategy Manager – United States and Canada for findmypast.com (owned by DC Thomson Family History). His travels and research have taken him to repositories throughout the world including the Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah), the Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.), the Society of Genealogists (London, England), Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du QuĂ©bec (Montreal, Quebec), and the National Library of Ireland (Dublin, Ireland). In addition, Joshua is a frequent speaker at local, regional, and national events throughout the country and the United Kingdom. He previously worked as the Director of Education and Programs at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the nation’s oldest genealogical organization (founded in 1845).
Official Biography
D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS is the President of the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the Data Strategy Manager – United States and Canada for DC Thomson Family History, and a nationally known and recognized genealogical author, lecturer, and researcher. A frequent speaker at genealogical societies, libraries, and other organizations, his previous speaking engagements include the Federation of Genealogical Societies Annual Conferences, the National Genealogical Society Annual Conference, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, and RootsTech. He has authored articles in American Ancestors, UGA Crossroads, FGS Forum, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, and New England Ancestors, and was a columnist for Digital Genealogist. Joshua is the former Director of Education and Programs at the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Joshua is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including RootsTech’s Distinguished Presenter Award, the Federation of Genealogical Societies Award of Merit, and the Rubincam Youth Award from the National Genealogical Society. He holds an MLS (Archival Management) and an MA (History) from Simmons College and has been featured genealogist on the hit PBS show, Genealogy Roadshow and NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? with Sarah Jessica Parker, Ashley Judd, Reba McEntire, and Rob Lowe.
Cheri Daniels
MSLS-Librarian, Co-Founder/President of Pastology.com,
professional genealogist, speaker, blogger, historian, writer, gardener,
photographer, bookworm extraordinaire....genuinely passionate about the
wealth of knowledge and cultural gems that await us in the archives of
the past. Have been researching my own family history for over 20 years.
Kory L. Meyerink, BS, MLS, AG®, FUGA
Kory Meyerink, one of the founding partners of ProGenealogists, has been involved in nearly every aspect of genealogy and family history for the past 30 years, beginning as a record searcher while attending Brigham Young University where he received an Associate in Family and Local History, as well as a B.S. in Psychology. He later completed a Masters of Library and Information Science. Spending two years in Germany gave him a fluency that has served him well in his professional research. He became accredited in four areas (Germany, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and New England U.S.), specializing in tracing the origins of German and Dutch immigrants. He also served on the staff of the Family History Library as a reference consultant.
Later, as the editor and coordinator of the library’s publications, he developed instructional and reference material for the thousands of Family History Centers supported by the library. He also served as the primary content consultant for the PBS Ancestors television series. In his work developing electronic products for Infobases, Kory’s tasks included serving as product manager for the LDS Family History Suite and he also developed the largest genealogical gazetteer and largest genealogical bibliography available on CD-ROM. He served as a vice-president of Ancestry Publishing during its acquisition by Infobases and migration to the Internet as Ancestry.com, thereafter becoming the first manager of acquisitions.
As a teacher, Kory has spoken at many local, state, and national genealogical conferences throughout the U.S. and Canada, including NGS, FGS, GENTECH, RootsTech and, since 1991, the annual BYU Family History Conference. Since 1991, he has also served as adjunct history faculty for that university’s Salt Lake Center. He is also a part-time professor for San Jose State University's well-known Masters program in Library Science. As the founding director of the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, he developed one of the nation’s largest such institutes. He has written extensively, including chapters in The Library, all editions of The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy, and numerous articles and book reviews for the Genealogical Journal, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, Genealogical Computing, New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, and The Genealogist.
Crista Cowen
I have been employed at Ancestry.com since 2004; my involvement in
family history, however, reaches all the way back to childhood. I
frequently speak at local and national genealogy events around the
country. You can watch my live show, The Barefoot Genealogist, every
Tuesday and Thursday at 1:00 pm (Eastern) on
http://livestream.com/ancestry
Denise Levenick
In
every family, someone ends up with “the stuff.” Denise May Levenick is a
writer, researcher, and speaker with a passion for preserving and
sharing family treasures of all kinds. She is the creator of the
award-winning family history blog, The Family Curator and author of the new book How to Archive Family
I love old things, and I’m passionate about preserving family keepsakes.
I live in an old house in Pasadena, California with a growing archive
of family keepsakes. Until 2008 I taught journalism and English
literature at an all-girls high school located in an old home in my
neighborhood. Some days I walked to school like my ancestors, some days I
drove my snappy red scooter.The Family Curator began when I created a course called Reading Women’s Lives. Students learned basic historical research skills and practiced literary and social history analysis to decipher the story of a young woman’s life as revealed through her correspondence.
The life story they uncovered, and the one hundred letters they transcribed, belonged to my grandmother, Arline Kinsel.
The school project was chronicled in an online journal that grew into The Family Curator blog, and was featured at Shades of the Departed online magazine. After leaving the classroom in 2008, I set about learning best practices for working with historical materials. I learned about genealogy, collections, digitizing, cataloging, and preservation, and eventually adapted professional methods recommended by libraries and museums to create a family archive at home.
James Rader
Certifications:
In 1999 jim
started teaching as an adult education instructor in computerized
genealogy topics for the Folsom-Cordova Adult education center with
teaching credentials in Computer applications and Programming.
Clear Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential: Full Time
Specialties:
DNA, Europe, Surname Studies and One Name Studies, On Demand self-publishing
Bio:
Jim Rader
has been a civil engineer, computer programmer, and adult education
instructor. He published his first Family History book in 1992. He has
been lecturing about Genealogy since 1991. His genealogy pursuits
include;
he coordinator for the Rader surname study at Family Tree DNA.
He has researched all Rader families, with many books in print and two
websites www.rader.org and www.jimrader.com where you can see his books
and many pages of information.
Lisa Alzo
Lisa grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and currently resides in New York. She has been researching her Slovak ancestors for more than 20 years, and is the author of nine books and numerous articles on genealogy and history.
Lisa is an instructor for the National Institute for Genealogical Studies and serves on the Board of Directors for the Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International. She is a frequently invited speaker for conferences, and genealogical/historical societies, and chronicles her genealogical journey on her blog, The Accidental Genealogist.
Crista has been doing genealogy since she was a child. She has been
employed at Ancestry.com since 2004. Around here she's known as The
Barefoot Genealogist - See more at:
http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/author/ccowan/#sthash.Y8coiRhy.dpuf
Crista has been doing genealogy since she was a child. She has been
employed at Ancestry.com since 2004. Around here she's known as The
Barefoot Genealogist - See more at:
http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/author/ccowan/#sthash.Y8coiRhy.dpuf
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