User:Ginapalmer

=Gina Palmer=

Education

 * Graduate Certificate, Northern State University, Germans from Russia Studies
 * AAS, Brigham Young University-Idaho: Family History Research
 * MS, Alaska Pacific University: Outdoor and Environmental Education
 * BS, Brigham Young University: Zoology
 * Abitur, Germany

Additional Training
FamilySearch Library Missionary Training - Research Strategies and Resources in
 * Germany (Advanced)
 * Prussian Poland (Advanced)
 * Netherlands (Advanced)
 * Switzerland (Advanced)
 * French (Intermediate)
 * Austrian Poland (Beginner)
 * Latin Records

Employment and Service

 * Professional Genealogist
 * Contract Researcher, Price Genealogy
 * Contract Transcriber/translator, Germanology Unlocked
 * Contract Researcher, Legacy Family History, Inc.
 * FamilySearch Library, German Research Specialist Intern
 * Teaching Assistant, Brigham Young University-Idaho
 * Interpretive Park Ranger, Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge
 * Lead Rocky Shore Interpreter, Haystack Rock Awareness Program
 * Office Manager, St. Herman Theological Seminary

Volunteer Service:
 * Education Committee Chair, Genealogical Forum of Oregon
 * Monitor online webinars, Foundation for East European Family History Studies Family History Conference
 * Online consultations, International German Genealogy Conference
 * Family History Consultant
 * Conference volunteer, RootsTech
 * Archives volunteer, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
 * Kodiak History Detective, Baranov Museum/Kodiak Historical Society
 * Volunteer indexer and reviewer, FamilySearch Indexing
 * FamilySearch Center assistant, San Diego, California
 * Conference volunteer, Genealogical Association of English Speaking Researchers in Europe (GAESRE)

Credentials

 * Accredited Genealogist through International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen) in Germany South Region.

Memberships

 * American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR) Intermountain Chapter
 * Genealogical Forum of Oregon (GFO)
 * Germanic Genealogy Society
 * Utah Genealogical Association (UGA)
 * The International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen)

Past Presentations:

 * Genealogical Forum of Oregon, GenTalk (via webinar), 15 October 2022
 * Foundation for East European Family History Studies Family History Conference (via webinar), 25-29 August, 2022
 * Genealogical Forum of Oregon, Virtual Open House, 29 March 2022
 * Mueller Park 1st Ward Genealogy Evening (via webinar), 30 November 2021
 * FamilySearch webinar, 23 November 2021
 * Pomeranian Special Interest Group of the Immigrant Genealogical Society (via webinar), 13 November 2021
 * FamilySearch Library Czechia Seminar (via webinar), 3 November 2021
 * German Genealogical Interest Group of the Inland Valley (via webinar), 8 September 2021
 * FamilySearch webinar, 7 September 2021
 * Foundation for East European Family History Studies Family History Conference: (via webinar), 11-13 August, 2021
 * FamilySearch webinar, 4 August 2021
 * Utah Genealogical Association (via webinar), 5 August 2021
 * FamilySearch webinar, 27 July 2021
 * Mueller Park 1st Ward Genealogy Evening (via webinar), 27 July 2021
 * FamilySearch webinar, 15 June 2021
 * German Genealogical Interest Group of the Inland Valley (via webinar), 9 June 2021
 * FamilySearch Library - European Research webinar, 1 April 2021

Classes and Lectures

 * Meyers Gazetteer Online
 * GenTeam - Resource for Research in Austria, Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, and Slovenia
 * Navigating Historical Maps at Arcanum Maps
 * Finding German Church Records Online at Archion and Matricula Online
 * Tips and Tricks for Using FamilySearch Historical Record Collection (or for Finding Elusive Records on FamilySearch)
 * Finding and Using Pomeranian Ortsfamilienbücher
 * Czechia Online Gazetteer and Maps
 * Merging Duplicate Records in FamilySearch Family Tree
 * Jump-start your German research with Ortsfamilienbücher/Ortssippenbücher
 * What's New at FamilySearch
 * Attaching Sources to FamilySearch Family Tree
 * Hessian Soldiers: Their History and How to Find them in America and Germany

FamilySearch Class Handouts & "How to" Guides

 * Hessian Soldiers Class Handout
 * Ortsfamilienbücher / Ortssippenbücher Class Handout
 * Czechia Online Gazetteer (GenTeam) and Maps Class Handout

"How to" Guides
 * Online Ortsfamilienbücher on Ofb.genealogy.net "How to" Guide - Instructions
 * Online Ortsfamilienbücher on Ofb.genealogy.net "How to" Guide - Activity
 * Online Ortsfamilienbücher on Ofb.genealogy.net "How to" Guide - Answer Key
 * GenTeam Gazetteer "How to" Guide - Instructions
 * GenTeam Gazetteer "How to" Guide - Activity
 * GenTeam Gazetteer "How to" Guide - Answer Key
 * Mapy.cz: Online Czechia maps "How to" Guide - Instructions
 * Mapy.cz: Online Czechia maps "How to" Guide - Activity
 * Mapy.cz: Online Czechia maps "How to" Guide - Answer Key
 * Online Maps: Arcanum Maps "How to" Guide - Instructions
 * Online Maps: Arcanum Maps "How to" Guide - Activity
 * Online Maps: Arcanum Maps "How to" Guide - Answer Key

FamilySearch Learning Center video courses and other Recorded Webinars
Hessian Soldiers: Their History and How to Find them in America and Germany class mini-series
 * Hessian Soldiers: Introduction
 * Hessian Soldiers: Historical Background
 * Hessian Soldiers: Soldier Biographies
 * Hessian Soldiers: HETRINA Database
 * Hessian Soldiers: Reference Indexes
 * Hessian Soldiers: Brunswick Resources
 * Hessian Soldiers: Ansbach-Bayreuth Resources
 * Hessian Soldiers: Additional Resources
 * Hessian Soldiers: Muster Rolls Online

Ortsfamilienbücher / Ortssippenbücher: Get a Jump-Start on your German Research class mini-series
 * Ortsfamilienbücher / Ortssippenbücher: Introduction
 * Ortsfamilienbücher / Ortssippenbücher: Where to Find OFBs
 * Ortsfamilienbücher / Ortssippenbücher: How to Use Printed OFBs
 * Ortsfamilienbücher / Ortssippenbücher: How to Use Online OFBs at Genealogy.net

Czechia Online Gazetteer and Maps class mini-series
 * Czechia Online Gazetteer (GenTeam)
 * Czechia Online Maps

Publications

 * "Finding German Church Records at Archion and Matricula Online." Genealogical Forum of Oregon The Bulletin 72:1 (September 2022):23-30.
 * "Resources for Hessian Soldiers Research." Germanic Genealogy Journal 25:1-2 (Spring-Summer 2022): 24-30.

Blog articles:
 * Research in German Archives
 * German Jewish Research - Parts One and Two
 * Godparents Provide Clues in German Research
 * German Civil Registration
 * German Genealogy: Learn About Your Ancestor's Life at a German Museum
 * German Census Records
 * German Naming Practices

FamilySearch Wiki Articles
 Selection of additional individual parish pages
 * Hessian Soldiers
 * Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Parishes; created, reviewed or edited over 400 parish pages (initial creation with adding links to Place Names and Church Records sections).
 * Waldeck and Pyrmont, German Empire Parishes; created, reviewed or edited 50 pages.
 * Hesse-Nassau (Hessen-Nassau), German Empire Jewish Records; created, and linked to associated parish pages as links to Jewish records were added.
 * Dankmarshausen Parish, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, German Empire Genealogy
 * Fischbach, Hesse, German Empire Genealogy
 * Freiensteinau Parish, Hesse, German Empire Genealogy
 * Hain-Gründau Parish, Hesse, German Empire Genealogy
 * Illnhausen, Hesse, German Empire Genealogy
 * Kaichen Parish, Hesse, German Empire Genealogy
 * Kleinensee, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy
 * Kleinschmalkalden Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy
 * Kleinschmalkalden Parish, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, German Empire Genealogy
 * Mittel-Gründau, Hesse, German Empire Genealogy
 * Nieder-Wildungen Parish, Waldeck and Pyrmont, German Empire Genealogy
 * Speele Parish, Hanover, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy
 * Werleshausen Parish, Province of Saxony, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Archives Researched in:

 * Archiv des Erzbistums Bamberg (Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany)
 * Archiv und Bibliothek des Bistums Würzburg (Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany)
 * Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv (Munich, Bavaria, Germany)
 * Bischöfliches Zentralarchiv Regensburg (Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany)
 * FamilySearch Library (Salt Lake City, Utah)
 * Gesellschaft für Familienforschung in Franken e.V. (Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany)
 * Landeskirchliches Archiv Kassel (Kassel, Hesse, Germany)