User:DSGurtler

Education

 * Brigham Young University, B.A. Family History (2009)
 * Accredited genealogist for the U. S. Mid-south region and Spain.

Experience

 * Internship at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (2007)
 * Family History Field Study in the Archives of Spain (2009)
 * Genealogist for BYU TV’s “Generations Project”
 * Worked with a team of genealogists on the ancestry of Tim McGraw for the NBC program “Who Do You Think You Are”
 * Volunteer at Family History Centers in New Mexico and Chile
 * Chairman of the Orem Multi-Stake Family History Fair, 2011

Classes Taught

 * Beginning Research in Latin America FGS February 2015
 * Crossing Fronteras: Resources for Hispanic Immigration FGS February 2015
 * Taller de genealogia hispana FGS August 2014
 * “FamilySearch.org” taught in Spanish at the Family History Library
 * “Registros Diocesanos” Hispanic Research Series, Family History Library, October 2011
 * “Is PAF All I Really Need” Orem Multi-Stake Family History Fair, 2011 and at the Utah Valley PAF User’s Group, 2011
 * “Ye Olde Handwriting” Orem Multi-Stake Family History Fair, 2011
 * “Hey Grandpa, Tell Me A Story” Orem Multi-Stake Family History Fair, 2010
 * “Como Empezar Mi Historia Familiar” Orem Multi-Stake Family History Fair, 2010
 * FamilySearch.org part 1 in Spanish
 * FamilySearch.org part 2 in Spanish
 * FamilySearch.org part 3 in Spanish
 * Crossing the Frontera
 * Various Hispanic research beginner and methodology classes taught at conferences and in the Family History Library in Spanish and English.

Research Interests

 * Hispanic Genealogy
 * Spanish Notarial Records
 * Southern U. S.
 * Portuguese Research

Languages

 * Spanish – I can speak, read, and write
 * Italian, French, Portuguese, Catalan, and Latin – I can read some of each

Online Activity

 * Comunidad de Investigación Genealógica en España on Facebook
 * Hispanic Genealogy Research Community on Facebook
 * Mexico Genealogy Research Community on Facebook
 * Regional administrator of FamilySearch Facebook communities for South America and Spanish research worldwide.
 * @genealogynerd Follow me on Twitter
 * La Genealogista Blog in Spanish about genealogy research in Hispanic countries
 * Southern Family History Blog about genealogy research in the Southern United States
 * LinkedIn