Daily Archives: March 23, 2022

Please join us at 10:00 when Sara Cochran will speak on “Getting Around the 1890 Census.”

Sara is a full-time professional genealogist with over twenty-seven years of research experience. Her research has taken her into nearly every State in the USA and Ireland, Italy, Austria, and Britain. She holds a Boston University Genealogical Research Certificate, a Bachelor’s Degree in Library Science, and is an alumnus of the ProGen Study Group. She especially enjoys breaking down brick walls for her clients, discovering the stories of black sheep ancestors, and helping individuals preserve their photographic legacy. 

Please join us at 10:00 to hear Joy Neighbors present, “A Grave Interest: Searching in the Cemetery for Clues.”

Joy Neighbors is a Tombstone Tourist with an avid interest in cemeteries, history, and genealogy. She’s the author of The Family Tree Cemetery Field Guide, published by Penguin-Random House, and is now working on another book about cemetery symbols and superstitions. She has written the cemetery culture blog, A Grave Interest, for 11 years, and will be starting A Grave Interest podcast this year. Joy speaks around the U.S. about cemetery research.

Please join us at 10:00 to hear Bob Taylor give us an “Introduction to The Family History Guide.”

Bob Taylor has been actively doing family history for over 25 years. He has combined his passion for genealogy with his background in instructional design to produce an industry-leading learning resource for family history—The Family History Guide.

Bob earned his BA degree from Brigham Young University and MA degree from California State University, Los Angeles, both in Music Education. A career change led him to instructional design and technical writing, where he has worked for large technology corporations such as Novell, Intel, and Western Digital. At Intel University, he redesigned key training courses for employees and managers worldwide, as well as teaching management courses in Washington, Arizona, Oregon, California, and Utah. He has authored many online and written learning systems, helping others accelerate learning in technology, music, and family history.

Bob has been a featured presenter at RootsTech 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2020. He has also presented at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Pikes Peak Library (Colorado) Fair, Riverton FamilySearch Library, UVTAGG, and the BYU Family History Conference, in addition to numerous Family History Fairs in the United States.