User:RencherDE

[[Image:David E. Rencher Publicity 16 Apr 2007 updated.JPG|162x243px]] David E. Rencher, AG, CG, FUGA, FIGRS
He is employed by the Family History Department in Salt Lake City as the Chief Genealogical Officer (CGO) for FamilySearch and has been a professional genealogist since 1977.

Education

 * B.A. Family and Local History: Brigham Young University,1980

Credentials

 * Accredited GenealogistCM with ICAPGenSM in Ireland research
 * Certified GenealogistSM with the Board for Certification of GenealogistsSM
 * Fellow of Utah Genealogical Association (UGA)
 * Fellow of the Irish Genealogical Research Society, London

Experience

 * Irish course coordinator and instructor for the Samford University Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research (IGHR), Birmingham, Alabama
 * Irish course coordinator and instructor for the British Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah

Associations

 * Past-president of the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) 1997-2000
 * Past-president of the Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) 1993-1995
 * Vice-president of the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU) a.k.a FamilySearch
 * Chair of the joint Federation of Genealogical Societies and National Genealogical Society committee for Record Preservation and Access
 * Secretary for the Federation of Genealogical Societies
 * Former trustee for the National Institute of Genealogical Research Alumni Association (NIGRAA)
 * Trustee for the Umpstead, Jr. and Elizabeth Jemima Philpott Rencher and the Winslow Farr, Sr. Family Organizations

Wiki Articles

 * Chasing the Poor and the Landless in Ireland
 * FamilySearch and its Unique Role in the Genealogical Community
 * Interpreting and Evaluating Name Lists
 * Irish Genealogical Collections by County
 * Out of the Ashes - Irish Genealogical Collections
 * [[Media:Schematic_History_of_the_Ecclesiastical_Court_System_in_Ireland_pre-1833.docx|Schematic History of the Ecclesiastical Court System in Ireland pre-1833]] (Doc file)
 * [[Media:Schematic_History_of_the_Irish_Court_System_3.pdf|Schematic History of the Irish Court System 1200 A.D. - 1838]] (PDF)
 * [[Media:Schematic_History_of_the_Ecclesiastical_Courts_of_the_Church_of_Ireland_post-1833.png|Schematic History of the Ecclesiastical Courts of the Church of Ireland post-1833]] (PNG)
 * [[Media:Schematic_History_of_the_Ecclesiastical_Courts_of_the_Church_of_Ireland_pre-1833.png|Schematic History of the Ecclesiastical Courts of the Church of Ireland pre-1833]] (PNG)
 * Update on FamilySearch Indexing 2010