User:HarrisonJB

= Jason B. Harrison, BA, Professional Genealogist =

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Areas of Expertise:

 * New England
 * Mountain States


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Biography
I have been engaged in personal and professional genealogical research for over ten years. I received my bachelor's degree in Family History from Brigham Young University in April of 2007. My specialties/interests include New England, Midwestern, and Mountain states research. Since April of 2007 I have been employed as a research consultant at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2006 I was the recipient of the Mansfield Scholarship Award in Family History and was privileged to intern at the prestigious New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston, Massachusetts. I have worked as a teaching assistant at Brigham Young University's Center for Family History and Genealogy in Provo, Utah. While a student at B.Y.U., I spent two years working as a research assistant for an accredited Family History professor.I also operate a small professional genealogical research business called The Ancestral Detective.

Education

 * AS, Weber State University, 2004, Ogden, Utah
 * BS, Brigham Young University, April 2007, Provo, Utah

Credentials

 * Recipient of Mansfield Scholarship Award in Family History, 2006

Professional Experience

 * Family History Libary, U.S./Canada Research Consultant, April 2007 - Present
 * New England Historic Genealogical Society, Internship, 2006
 * Center for Family History and Genealogy, Brigham Young University,Teaching Assistant, 2006

Conference Attendance

 * Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, 2010
 * ICAPGen, "Becoming an Excellent Genealogist," 2008
 * Brigham Young University, "Conference on Computerized Family History and Genealogy," 2007
 * Utah Genealogical Association Conference 2007
 * ICAPGen, "Becoming an Excellent Genealogist," 2007
 * ICAPGen, "Becoming an Excellent Genealogist," 2006

Genealogical, Historical, or Hereditary Society Memberships

 * National Genealogical Society
 * New England Historic Genealogical Society