User:Darris

Who is Darris Williams
I began tracing my family history in 1983 while stationed in England with the United States Air Force. During my three years in England I visited various archives in England and Wales.

After finishing my time with Uncle Sam I began studies at Brigham Young University eventually finishing a degree in Family and Community History. I started work at the Family History Library in 1991 as a British Reference Consultant where I was fortunate to work with Bert Rawlins, Paul Smart and others. The opportunity to attend a course in Welsh family history at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth under the direction of John and Sheila Rowlands helped mold my passion for Welsh family history.

I took the accreditation test for England administered by ICAPGen and after a few years of recovery took the Wales accreditation test passing it also.

In 2004 I transferred from the Family History Library to Worldwide Support where we provide support to familiy historians throughout the world. Our effort to develop wiki.familysearch.org started as a tool for providing better and more efficient research support.

There have been research projects for clients in my past, lectures and writing about Welsh. My current focus is on sharing research expertise and mentoring rather than doing research for individuals.

= Credentials =

England, AG

Wales, AG

= Publications =


 * Monumental inscriptions, Baran Welsh Independent Chapel, Llangyfelach
 * Monumental inscriptions, Capel y Gwrhyd, Llangiwg, Glamorgan
 * Monumental inscriptions, Saron Independent Chapel, Rhydyfro, Glamorgan

Material for the Genuki website and wiki.familysearch.org

= Organizations =

ICAPGen

Guild of One-Name Studies

Society of Genealogists

Glamorgan Family History Society

Family and Community Historical Research Society

= Lectures Presented =

BYU Genealogy and Family History Conference 2005


 * Surnames in Genealogy: Problems &amp; Solutions


 * Intermediate British Research

ISBGFH 2005

ISBGFH 2006

ISBGFH 2007

UGA Institute 2008