User:KitzmillerJM

Education

 * B.S.: Major:Geology, Minor: German from Western Michigan University (1976)
 * M.S.: Stratigraphy &amp; Sedimentation from Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (1981)
 * Programming: University of California, Sacramento (1985)
 * Statistics: Utah State University (Graduate Level Course)
 * Petroleum Geologist School: Phillips Petroleum Co., Bartlesville, OK (1981)
 * Languages: German (5 years minor); Latin (2 years); Russion, Hungarian; self-taught French, Polish

Credentials

 * AG® Accredited Genealogist for England and Scotand
 * CGRS:Certified Genealogical Record Search-England-2001 (discontinued)
 * FRSAI: Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (discontinued)
 * FSA: Fellow of Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
 * FSG: Electred Fellow of the Society of Genealogies (England) in 1993
 * Heraldist: Heraldry Society of Canada [1st &amp; 2nd level certificates]
 * Heraldist: Heraldry Society of London (England) [1st &amp; 2nd level certificates]
 * Who's Who in Genealogy and Hearldry: 1990
 * Teaching Credential: California Community College System, Earth Sciences (1985)

Experience

 * Project Manager, Content Strategy [FamilySearch.org] (2010)
 * Medievalist, Family Reconstitution Group (2009-)
 * Owner, Kitzmiller Genealogical Services (est. 1988) &amp; FamilyTapestry.com (2009)
 * Professional Genealogist and Heraldist
 * Genealogy Instructor, Lecturer, and Author (2005-present) in a variety of locations
 * Research &amp; Business Director, Price &amp; Associates, Incorporated
 * Geological Consultant
 * Senior User System Specialist, Family History Department, LDS Church
 * Chairman, Lines of Business Committee, Family History Department, LDS Church
 * Product Manager, Ancestral File®, Family History Department, LDS Church
 * Operations Manager, Ancestral File®, Family History Department, LDS Church
 * Operations Manager, Medieval Families Group, Family History Department, LDS Church
 * Product Manager, Medieval Families Group, Family History Department, LDS Church
 * Product Manager, Pedigree Resource File®, Family History Department, LDS Church
 * Product Manager, Authority Systems, Family History Department, LDS Church
 * Operations Manager, Authority Systems, Family History Department, LDS Church
 * Supervisor, Authority Systems Group, Family History Department, LDS Church
 * Department Representative, Family History Department, LDS Church
 * Systems User Specialist, Family History Department, LDS Church
 * Product Consultant, Medieval Families Unit, Family History Department, LDS Church
 * Senior Correspondence Specialist, Family History Library, LDS Church
 * Correspondence Specialist, Family History Library, LDS Church
 * Professional Genealogist
 * International Lecturer for FGS, NGS and various overseas conferences
 * Volunteer European and British Reference Consultant, Family History Library, LDS Church
 * Stake Extraction Director, Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints: Aurora, Colorado
 * Assistant Branch Librarian, Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints: Denver FHC
 * Research Consultant for Burke's Perrage, London, England: Universal Genealogy, SLC., Utah: United Ancestries, SLC, Utah
 * Research Director for Richard W. Price and Associates, Salt Lake City, Utah
 * Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG); Course director 2009 Scottish Track; Instructor various years

Associations

 * State Genealogist, Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)
 * Advisory Board/Council Member for Native American Peoples Historical Foundation (Advisory Bd)
 * O.T.I.O., a Lakota Sioux family history society (appointed to Advisory Council)
 * Co-Founder of NATIVE RECORDS PRESERVATION, preserve Native American records and culture; worked with many tribal groups in U.S. and Canada
 * President/Founder of MANUSCRIPT PUBLISHING FOUNDATION, a promoter of quality genealogical manuscripts and publications. (See publications)
 * President/Founder of KITZMILLER FAMILY ASSOCIATION, a one-name society interested in this rare Austrian surname. Provide descendants access to current research information.
 * Chairman/Co-Founder of BRITISH HERITAGE FORUM [Lecture group], presented genealogical seminars in Canada.
 * Co-founder of PHOTO-GEN COPYISTS, a professional copying service for genealogists.
 * Society of Genealogists (England)


 * Association of Professional Genealogists
 * Utah Genealogical Association
 * National Society of Genealogists
 * Society for Army Historical Research (England)
 * Military History Society of Ireland
 * Victorian Military {History} Society
 * South African Military History Society
 * New South Wales Military Historical Society
 * Heraldry Society of Canada
 * Heraldry Society of Scotland
 * Heraldry Society of London
 * Heraldry Society of Ireland
 * Heraldry Society of Utah
 * East Yorkshire Family History Society
 * American Association of Petroleum Geologists
 * Geological Society of America
 * The International Society of British Genealogy and Family History ICAPGen - International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists; Commissioner; currently member of the Testing Committee

Publications

 * “Introduction to Medieval Genealogy” in Family Chronicles, Ottawa, Canada. Sep/Oct 2003
 * “Medieval Genealogy” in Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records. Ancestry, Inc. 1998 (20 pp) with Glade Nelson {he did bibliographic study}.
 * Record Linkage as a Genealogical Tool in Genealogica &amp; Heraldica, University of Ottawa Press, 1996 (23rd Annual meeting of the Academy of International Genealogy and Heraldry)
 * A Brief Introduction to Medieval Genealogy, John M. Kitzmiller, II. Salt Lake City: 1996.
 * Spring City, Utah Geologic Appraisal for Subsurface Water Depths 1994.
 * "British Military Ancestry, Part I" in Utah Genealogical Journal, Volume 20, Number 4, 1992. "British Military Ancestry, Part II" in Utah Genealogical Journal, Volume 21, Number 1, 1993.
 * "British Military Ancestry, Part III" in Utah Genealogical Journal, Volume 21, Number 2, 1993
 * “British Military in Ireland, Part I in The Septs (Irish Genealogical Society of Minnesota), 2010
 * “British Military in Ireland, Part II in The Septs (Irish Genealogical Society of Minnesota), 2010
 * Appraisal Report of Mineral Tract {Surface &amp; Subsurface} for US Army Corps of Engineers, San Juan County, Utah, December 1992 (5 volumes), by John M. Kitzmiller, II and Michael R. Kitzmiller (Land value appraiser).
 * Scottish County Record Series - Volume 1: Shetland, 1990.
 * Scottish County Record Series - Volume 2: Orkney, 1990.
 * Scottish County Record Series - Volume 3: Caithness, 1989.
 * Scottish County Record Series - Volume 4: Sutherland, 1989.
 * "Scottish Probates" in GRINZ Yearbook, 1989, New Zealand.
 * "Scottish Resources at the LDS Family History Centres" in GRINZ Yearbook, 1989, New Zealand.
 * In Search of "The Forlorn Hope": A Comprehensive Guide to the Location of British Regiments (1640-WWI), 3 Volumes [1800 pp] 1988.
 * From the Danube to the Susquehanna: 350 Years of the Kitzmiller Family, Volume I [520 pp] 1985. Volume II [500 pp]1987.
 * Geology of the Joes Valley Reservoir Quadrangle, Sanpete and Emery Counties, Utah, Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey, Special Studies, July 1982.
 * Geology of the Joes Valley Reservoir Quadrangle, Sanpete and Emery Counties, Utah in Brigham Young University Thesis Studies, April 1981.
 * “Excellent exposures of Late Mesozoic and Early Tertiary rocks occur widely in the Joes Valley Reservoir Quadrangle. These rocks accumulated in a transition zone between the Sevier uplift to the west, and the Cretaceous Mancos Sea to the east. A system of en Echelon north-south fault zones, perhaps related to folding of the Wasatch Monocline and salt doming, interrupt the gentle west and southwest dips of strata in the quadrangle. Some of these spectacularly exposed horsts and grabens have movement as late as post-glaciation. Need for a geologic map of the quadrangle, combined with structural and stratigraphic data to help evaluate mining feasibility of coal within the Blackhawk Formation prompted this investigation.
 * Die Kitzmüller Vorvätern, a quarterly newsletter. (1980-1986)

Works in Progress

 * Knights Templar database
 * In Search of "The Forlorn Hope": A Comprehensive Guide to the Location of British Auxiliary and Provincial Corps.
 * Indexing War Office 97 records, the "Soldier's Documents"{50 films completed}
 * Indexing Officers Serving in North America to 1785.
 * An Annotated Bibliography of Heraldic &amp; Nobility Sources for the Austro-Hungarian Empire
 * Heraldic &amp; Nobility Sources at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City
 * Scottish County Record Series with William R. Ward (33 volumes, 2 finished, 5 more in progress)