User:Julegodtel7

Education & Credentials
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 * BA, Brigham Young University: Family History–Genealogy and German Studies, with minors in both Editing and Scandinavian Studies
 * Accredited Genealogist&#174; through the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen &#8482; ) for the following regions:
 * Germany Northwest
 * Sweden
 * Denmark
 * Austria

Employment & Service

 * German and Scandinavian Research Specialist for the FamilySearch Library (formerly the Family History Library) (Salt Lake City, UT), March 2019–current
 * Transcription and translation assistant for Germanology Unlocked (formerly called SK Translations, German-English Genealogy Translations), January 2021–current
 * Associate Records Analyst for the German Immigrants in American Church Records (GIACR) project, May 2017–August 2018, October 2019–current
 * Level 2/3 International Chair, ICAPGen Testing Committee, January 2022–current
 * Commissioner, ICAPGen, March 2022–current
 * Freelance genealogist and translator, March 2017–current
 * Co-founder of DecipherInk, language learning for genealogists, 2023–current
 * Earlier positions listed in Linkedin profile

Future Presentations

 * Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) 2024 (Virtual) (online), January 2024

Past Presentations

 * Eastside Genealogical Society of Bellevue, WA (EGS), German Interest Group (EGS-GIG) (online), October 2023
 * Utah Genealogical Association’s (UGA) Summit of Excellence (online), September 2023
 * Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) (classes live in-person and online, and recorded), August 2023
 * International German Genealogy Conference (IGGC) first pre-conference Librarians Day (Genealogy Center, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN; class live in-person and recorded), June 2023
 * International German Genealogy Conference (IGGC) (recorded classes and Fort Wayne, IN), June 2023
 * Genealogical Forum of Oregon (GFO) Open House (online), March 2023
 * FamilySearch Library Russian Empire Seminar (online), October 2022
 * Sacramento German Genealogy Society (SGGS) (online), September 2022
 * National Genealogical Society On-Demand (NGS) (recorded class), May 2022
 * RootsTech (recorded classes in Danish), March 2022
 * FamilySearch Library Dutch Day (online), November 2021
 * FamilySearch Library Czechia Research Seminar (online), November 2021
 * Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) (online), August 2021
 * International German Genealogy Conference (recorded classes), July 2021
 * FamilySearch Family History and Genealogy Expo for IGHR (Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research) (online), July 2021
 * San Diego Genealogical Society German Interest Group (SDGS GIG) (online), April 2021
 * RootsTech (recorded classes), February 2021
 * FamilySearch Library German Handwriting Seminar (online), October 2020
 * Sacramento German Genealogy Society (SGGS) Virtual Fall Seminar (online), October 2020
 * FamilySearch Library German Paleography Seminar (online), October 2019
 * International German Genealogy Conference (IGGC) (Sacramento, CA), June 2019
 * Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) (Fort Wayne, IN), August 2018
 * International German Genealogy Conference (IGGC) (Minneapolis, MN), July 2017

Classes & Webinars

 * Catholic Church Records on Matricula-Online* [IGGC, July 2021]
 * Church Records on Matricula-Online and Archion* [FEEFHS, August 2021]
 * Communicating with Archives in Europe* [IGGP Librarians' Day, June 2023]
 * Danish Church and Census Records: Using Dansk Demografisk Database (ddd.dda.dk) and Arkivalieronline to Find Your Ancestors* [FGS, August 2018]
 * Deciphering German-Language Church Records* [FEEFHS, August 2023]
 * Deep Dive into the Württemberg Shortcut: Familienregister* [IGGC, June 2023]
 * EWZ Records [FS Library Russian Empire Seminar, October 2022]
 * Family History Research in the Territories of Modern Austria Since 1500 [(co-presenter) IGGC, June 2019]
 * FamilySearch Online Help [IGHR Family History and Genealogy Expo, July 2021]
 * Finding Ancestral Homelands Using Your Surname [(co-presenter) RootsTech, February 2021]
 * Finding German Records Online: An Overview of Helpful Websites* [SGGS, September 2022]
 * Finding Records Online for Germans in Alsace‐Lorraine* [IGGC, July 2021]
 * German Handwriting: Civil Records [FS Library German Handwriting Seminar, October 2020]
 * German Paleography Seminar: Introduction; The Alphabet; Paleography Websites; Key Words; Key Abbreviations; Process of Deciphering Records; Practice Reading A German Church Record; Practice Reading A German Civil Record; Spelling Variations, Names, and Places; Practice Reading Using FamilySearch Community [FS Library German Paleography Seminar, October 2019]
 * Getting the Most out of FamilySearch's Family Tree [SLIG 2024 Virtual, as part of Course 1: Behind the Scenes at FamilySearch: Technology and Features, January 2024]
 * How to Find Your German Ancestor’s Hometown* [NGS On-Demand, May 2022]
 * Locating Czechia Church Records* [FEEFHS, August 2023]
 * Locating Latvian Records Using Raduraksti [FS Library Russian Empire Seminar, October 2022]
 * Mecklenburg Censuses [FS Library, June 2018]
 * My Ancestor’s Hometown Doesn’t Exist! And How to Solve This* [IGGC, June 2023]
 * Netherlands Censuses and Population Registers [FS Library Dutch Day, November 2021]
 * Overcoming Translated Given Names* [FEEFHS, August 2023]
 * Poznan Marriage Project [FS Library, November 2019]
 * Schleswig-Holstein Censuses [FS Library, July 2019]
 * Schleswig‐Holstein Germans: Finding, Searching, and Browsing Online Census Records* [IGGC, July 2021]
 * Stamps & Notes in German Civil Records* [IGGC, June 2023]
 * The ABCs of the Old German Script* [GFO Open House, March 2023; EGS GIG, October 2023]
 * The GenTeam Gazetteer: A Shortcut to Church Records (in Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, and Slovenia)* [FEEFHS, August 2023]
 * Using Online Czech Records: Brno Moravian Provincial Archives Online [FS Library Czechia Research Seminar, November 2021]
 * Who Is Guillaume, and Where Is Wilhelm? Overcoming Translated Given Names* [SDGS GIG, April 2021]
 * Württemberg Family Books [FS Library, May 2019; SGGS Virtual Fall Seminar, October 2020]

In Danish:
 * Find mennesker i FamilySearch slægtstræet [RootsTech, March 2022]
 * Kirkebøger og folketællinger på Danish Family Search [RootsTech, February 2021]
 * Kirkebøger på Arkivalieronline [RootsTech, February 2021]
 * Opret en FamilySearch konto [RootsTech, March 2022]
 * Personlig vejledning med slægtsforskning [RootsTech, March 2022]
 * Redigér et navn i FamilySearch slægtstræet [RootsTech, March 2022]
 * Tilføj et navn til FamilySearch [RootsTech, March 2022]
 * Tilføj kilder fra andre websider [RootsTech, March 2022]
 * Tilføj kilder fra FamilySearch Kataloget [RootsTech, March 2022]
 * Tilføj kilder fra FamilySearch personssider [RootsTech, March 2022]
 * Tilføj kilder fra FamilySearch søgeresultater [RootsTech, March 2022]

In German:
 * MeyersGaz kennenlernen [RootsTech, February 2021]

Genealogical Publications
Author
 * Champenois, Charlotte N. "Hedwig? Jadwiga?: Overcoming First Name Translations in German Research." Germanology Unlocked. 18 October 2023. https://germanologyunlocked.com/premiumslownikimion/ (requires premium access).

Co-Author
 * Champenois, Charlotte Noelle, and Roger P. Minert. "An In-depth Look at Matricula-Online: An Invaluable Tool for Genealogical Research of Catholics in Germanic Europe." Der Blumenbaum 38, no. 3 (March, April, May, June 2021): 127–134, 139–140.
 * Minert, Roger P., and Charlotte Noelle Champenois. Austrian Family History Research: Sources and Methodologies. Orting: Family Roots Publishing, June 2019.
 * Crandell, Jill N., and Charlotte N. Champenois. "The Immigrant Ancestors Project: Gathering and Indexing 900,000 Names." Genealogy 2, no. 4:51. https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy2040051

Research Collaborator


 * German Immigrants in American Church Records, volume 37: Kentucky (Excluding Louisville City) [Protestant & Catholic]. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, January 2022.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records, volume 36: Louisville, Kentucky Protestant III. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, October 2021.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records, volume 35: Louisville, Kentucky Protestant II. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, October 2021.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records, volume 34: Louisville, Kentucky Protestant I. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, June 2021.
 * German Immigrants In American Church Records, volume 33: Cincinnati Ohio Protestant II. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, November 2020.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records, volume 31: Southern Ohio Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, October 2020.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records, volume 30: West Central Ohio Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, July 2020.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records, volume 29: Dayton Ohio Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, July 2020.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records, volume 28: Northeast Ohio Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, December 2019.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records, volume 26: Northwest Ohio Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, 2019.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records, volume 25: Missouri (St. Louis VI). Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, 2018.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records, volume 24: Missouri (St. Louis V). Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, 2018.

Memberships

 * Sacramento German Genealogy Society (SGGS)
 * National Genealogical Society (NGS)

Languages

 * Danish: native speaker
 * German: speak, read, write
 * Latin, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, French: genealogical reading ability

FamilySearch Class Handouts & "How to" Guides

 * FamilySearch Left-Side/Right-Side Images - [[Media:1-FS_Left-Side_Right-Side_Images-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-FS_Left-Side_Right-Side_Images-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-FS_Lef-Side_Right-Side_Images-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * [[Media:Alsace-Lorraine,_Converting_French_Republican_Calendar_Dates_-_instruction.pdf|Alsace-Lorraine: Converting French Republican Calendar Dates]]
 * [[Media:Alsace-Lorraine,_Department_Archive_Records_Online_-_instructions.pdf|Alsace-Lorraine: Department Archive Records Online]]
 * [[Media:Alsace-Lorraine,_Translating_German_and_French_Names_-_instruction.pdf|Alsace-Lorraine: Translating German and French Names and Place Names]]
 * Alsace-Lorraine [[Media:Alsace-Lorraine_-_activity.pdf|Activity]] and [[Media:Alsace-Lorraine_-_answer_key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * [[Media:Schleswig-Holstein_Censuses,_July_2019_-_instruction.pdf|Schleswig-Holstein Censuses]]
 * [[Media:Mecklenburg_Censuses_-_instruction.pdf|Mecklenburg Censuses]]
 * Family Books in Württemberg - [[Media:Family_Books_in_Württemberg_-_instruction_handout.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:Family_Books_in_Württemberg_-_activity_handout.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:Family Books in Württemberg - answer key.pdf|Answer Key]]

FamilySearch Learning Center Videos

 * German Paleography Seminar: Introduction
 * German Paleography Seminar: The Alphabet
 * German Paleography Seminar: Paleography Websites
 * German Paleography Seminar: Key Words
 * German Paleography Seminar: Key Abbreviations
 * German Paleography Seminar: Process of Deciphering Records
 * German Paleography Seminar: Practice Reading A German Church Record
 * German Paleography Seminar: Practice Reading A German Civil Record
 * German Paleography Seminar: Spelling Variations, Names, and Places
 * German Paleography Seminar: Practice Reading Using FamilySearch Community
 * Family Books in Württemberg: Introduction
 * Family Books in Württemberg: History, Creation, and Layout
 * Family Books in Württemberg: Information in the Records
 * Family Books in Württemberg: Locating a Specific Person
 * Schleswig-Holstein Censuses: Introduction
 * Schleswig-Holstein Censuses: Border Changes, Counties, and Census Years
 * Schleswig-Holstein Censuses: Availability, Indexing Status, and Navigating Censuses on Websites
 * Schleswig-Holstein Censuses: Locating a Specific Person

FamilySearch Wiki Pages

 * Schleswig-Holstein parish pages project [ongoing]
 * Einwandererzentralstelle (EWZ) Records [created October 2022]