Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy Meet and Greet

What an exciting night! The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy kicked off with registration and a general meet-and-greet tonight. Everyone received their syllabus, their name tags, and their schedules for the week.


We start off tomorrow bright and early with a networking breakfast and then straight into class. Some of the lectures students will be attending in the various tracks tomorrow include:

• Apps for Genealogists: Mobile Computing with Gena Philibert Ortega
• Yes, You Can! Making a Living in Genealogy with Kory Meyerink
• Turning Biographical Facts Into Real Life Events: How to Build Historical Context with John Colletta
• Sources for New England Research with Michael J. Leclerc
• Sources for New York Research with Christopher C. Child
• Irish Immigration--North American Sources and Methodology with David Ouimette
• Irish Emigration--Irish Sources and Methodology with David E. Rencher
• Delving into County Courthouse and Town Hall Records with Paula Stuart-Warren
• Developing Research Questions and Hypotheses; Planning an Exhaustive Search with Tom Jones

Is your mouth watering? I know mine is. We'll keep you updated throughout the week.

New UGA Executive Board

We are also happy to announce that the UGA Board of Directors has elected a new Executive Committee for 2011. They are:

President--Janet Hovorka
1st Vice-President--Christy Fillerup
2nd Vice-President--Sue Maxwell

We are excited to serve UGA in 2011 and we are excited to work with all of you. We are passionate about UGA and believe that it can make a difference in the lives of local and national genealogists. Please let us know how we can make UGA a more useful part of your genealogical life.

Welcome New UGA Board Members

Each year UGA loses three board members and welcomes three new to our ranks. We would like to give a heartfelt thanks to Maren Jeppsen, Howard Bybee, and Jeff Blaylock for their three years of service to UGA. Thank you!

We would also like to welcome our newest board members:

Adele Marcum
Adele Marcum loves being involved in genealogy. A desire to know more about her great aunt Adele led her to an introductory course in genealogy at Brigham Young University. When she found herself spending twice as much time researching her family than she was working on her other homework, Adele knew that something needed to change—and that change was her major! Currently, Adele works for FamilySearch, is serving as the Director of the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, and dabbles in writing, blogging, and lecturing. Someday when life is less busy, she’d like to research her own family again.

Dan Lawyer
Dan has been working for FamilySearch as a senior product manager since 2004. He has been involved in many aspects of FamilySearch and is currently responsible for the FamilySearch.org Web site. Dan loves working on his own family history and is passionate about helping others see and share the richness in their ancestry.










Jason Harrison, CG
Jason Harrison, CG, is employed as a United States and Canada Research Consultant at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. His specialties include New England, Mountain states, and LDS research. He received a bachelor’s degree in Family History from Brigham Young University and is a Certified Genealogist.








Patsy Hendrickson, AG
Patsy Hendrickson is an accredited researcher, AG, in LDS research. She has her B.A. in Spanish and English and has been employed at the Family History Library as a United States and Canada Research Consultant since 1985. Her research focus has been in the southern and mid-Atlantic states and Finland. She has taught genealogy at conferences, expos, and the Family History Library and has written research materials for a genealogical Web site.

Welcome!