User:JensenFA

Education

 * MPA, Brigham Young University, April 2000
 * BA in History, Brigham Young University, April 1992, Phi Kappi Phi and Honor Society
 * AA in Genealogy, Brigham Young University, August 1990, academic scholarship

Professional Experience

 * Deputy Chief Genealogical Officer, FamilySearch 2013-present
 * Social Media Manager, FamilySearch.org
 * FamilySearch Wiki Development, FamilySearch.org
 * Product Manager, FamilySearch.org
 * Extraction Supervisor, FamilySearch.org
 * User Specialist, FamilySearch.org
 * Product Support, FamilySearch.org
 * US/Canada Reference Consultant, Family History Library
 * Civil War Research Supervisor, Brigham Young University, College of Economics in conjunction with the Center for Population Economics, University of Chicago's "Early Indicators of Later Work Levels, Disease and Death" project under the direction of Robert Fogel.

Associations

 * International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers
 * The Curtis/s Family Society
 * George and Rebecca Hartley Family Organization
 * The National Genealogical Society
 * NEHGS - American Ancestors
 * New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
 * Montana State Genealogical Society
 * Crazy Mountain, Sweet Grass, Montana Museum Society

Presentations

 * 2014 Riverton: Family Photos: Keep Me, Protect Me, Share Me
 * 2014 Timpanogos Storytelling Festival: Finding Your Long-Lost Family Stories
 * 2014 NGS: Social Media Tips from the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
 * 2014 FGS: FamilySearch Wiki Keys to Success 2008-2014
 * 2013 RootsTech: FamilySearch Facebook Pages
 * 2013 Streeter Family Society Reunion: Introducing FamilySearch
 * 2013 RootsTech - FamilySearch Research Communities on Facebook
 * 2012 Ogden Family History Conference: FamilySearch Research Communities on Facebook and FamilySearch Research Forums
 * 2012 Riverton FamilySearch Library - FamilySearch Research Communities on Facebook
 * 2012 Riverton FamilySearch Library - Reproducing the Antique Family Photo Album
 * 2012 Ogden: FamilySearch Wiki
 * 2012 BYU: FamilySearch Wiki
 * 2011 Logan: FamilySearch Wiki
 * 2011 BYU
 * 2011 RootsTech - Workshop on FamilySearch Community Tools
 * 2010 Riverton FamilySearch Library
 * 2010 British Institute: FamilySearch Wiki
 * 2010 BYU Family History Conference
 * 2009 Family History Expos, Salt Lake City, Utah
 * 2009 Family History Expos: Salt Lake City, Utah - "Heirlooms out of Memories"
 * 2009 BYU Family History Conference - "Heirlooms out of Memories"
 * 2008 BYU Family History Conference - New Ways to Publish a Personal or Family History
 * 2007 Family History Expo, St. George, Utah

Publications

 * A Dream Fulfilled, (Murray, Utah:Cherish Bound, Inc., 2005, 51 pgs).
 * Benjamin Kingman Curtis: History of Service in the Civil War (Civil War Volunteer, Michigan 5th Cavalry, Company B, (Sandy, Utah: self-published, 2000, 23 pgs).
 * "Blogging Your Ancestor Can Help in the Search: Benjamin Kingman Curtis," Curtis/s Chronicle: The Newsletter of The Curtis/s Family Society, Vol 32, No 4, Dec 2008, p7).
 * George and Rebecca Hartley: A history of their family and their ancestry, (Lehi, Utah: Cherish Bound, Inc., 2007, 422 pgs.) This publication includes a family history of George and Rebecca Hartley, their son Andrew and his wife Hannah Wadsworth, and their eight grandchildren. In addition, the ancestry of George and Andrew Hartley, Rebecca Richards, and Hannah Wadsworth, including the collateral relationships of cousins, aunts, and uncles. There are 307 photographs and 119 images of family artifacts included in the history. Restoration work was completed on all images by the author.
 * The Curtis Family Album, (Sandy, Utah: MyPublisher.com, 2010, 100 pgs) This is a full reproduction of the Curtis family antique photograph album that originally belonged to Mary Lavantia Curtis 1871-1958, daughter of Benjamin Kingman Curtis and Sarah Lavantia Card.
 * Jacie Lee Kemp, our little bundle of joy, (Murray, Utah: Cherish Bound, Inc., 2004, 55 pgs).
 * Love in the 50's, (Lehi, Utah: Cherish Bound, Inc., 2008, 25 pgs).
 * Mommy and Me: a photographic history, (Sandy, Utah: MyPublisher.com, 2009, 100 pgs).
 * My Sister, Juliane Johansen Raleigh, (Lehi, Utah: Cherish Bound, Inc., 2005, 35 pgs).
 * Samantha Mitchell: All Star Karate 2001-2005, (Lehi, Utah: Cherish Bound, Inc., 2007, 69 pgs).
 * Savannah Elaine Jensen: My Blessing Day, (Provo, Utah: Heritage Makers, 21 pgs).
 * Steve and Crystal, 16 August 2007, (Sandy, Utah: Mac.com, 2007, 27 pgs).
 * Steve and Crystal: Our Engagement Story, (Sandy, Utah: Mac.com, 2008, 100 pgs).
 * "The History and the Future of the FamilySearch Research Wiki," Crossroads, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah Genealogical Association, March 2010, p. 167-170).
 * The Two of Us, (Lehi, Utah: Cherish Bound, Inc., 2007, 25 pgs).
 * Through the Years: holiday memories, (Murray, Utah: Cherish Bound, Inc., 2008, 25 pgs).
 * Tina the Turtle and other stories by Logan Ballard, (Provo, Utah:Heritage Makers, 2008, 25 pgs).
 * "Benjamin Kingman Curtis: His Civil War Service and His Family," (Sandy, Utah: LuLu.com, 2011)

My Sandbox Pages

 * User:JensenFA/Sandbox
 * User:JensenFA/Mayflower
 * User:JensenFA/New Ways to Publish a Personal or Family History
 * User:JensenFA/Wikipatterns
 * User:JensenFA/Policies and Procedures
 * User:JensenFA/Learning Wikicode
 * User:JensenFA/Publications