User:CamilleAndrus

Education and Credentials

 * Accredited Genealogist® credential through ICAPGen for research in the following testing areas:
 * Austria
 * Czechia
 * Germany
 * Germany East
 * Germany South
 * Poland
 * GC, Northern State University: Germans from Russia Studies
 * BA, Brigham Young University: Family History–Genealogy, minor in German
 * AS, Brigham Young University–Idaho: General Studies
 * Russian 101-202, University of Utah

Employment and Service

 * Research Consultant at the FamilySearch Library, 2018-current
 * Commissioner, The International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen), 2020-current
 * Second Vice President, Intermountain Chapter, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 2021-2022
 * Board member, Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS), 2017-2022

Memberships

 * American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR), Intermountain Chapter
 * International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen)

Languages

 * Genealogical reading ability in the following languages: Armenian, Czech, German, Latin, Polish, Russian

Presenter at the following Conferences and Seminars
Upcoming Presentations:

Past Presentations:
 * RootsTech (virtual): 2-4 March 2023
 * FamilySearch Library Hungarian Seminar (virtual): 5 October 2022
 * FamilySearch Library Czech Archives Seminar (virtual): 3 November 2021
 * Heritage Education Commission Family History Workshop (virtual): 18 September 2021
 * Foundation for East European Family History Studies Conference (virtual): 11-13 August 2021
 * International German Genealogy Conference (virtual): July 2021
 * RootsTech Connect (virtual): February 2021
 * National Genealogical Society Family History Conference (virtual): 15 July 2020
 * Spring into Family History: Green Bay, WI, March 2020
 * FamilySearch Library European Conference (virtual): Salt Lake City, Utah, 21-25 October 2019
 * Foundation for East European Family History Studies Conference: Salt Lake City, UT, August 2019
 * Foundation for East European Family History Studies Conference: Salt Lake City, UT, August 2018
 * American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Intermountain Chapter: Sandy, UT, April 2018
 * Green Bay Stake FamilySearch Center: Green Bay, WI, December 2017
 * Ogden FamilySearch Center 2017 Conference: Ogden, Utah, 9 September, 2017
 * Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree: Burbank, CA, 10 June 2017
 * Utah Genealogical Association South Davis Family History Fair: Woods Cross, UT, April 2017
 * Sacramento German Genealogical Society: Sacramento, CA, May 2013

Classes and Lectures

 * 1877 (Dvorzsák) and 1913 Kingdom of Hungary Gazetteers
 * Using Online Czech Records: Prague Regional Archives
 * Strategies for Avoiding Common Research Blunders
 * Pomeranian Perks: Resources for Research in Pomerania
 * Essential Resources for Research in East and West Prussia
 * Finding Ancestors through DNA
 * An Overview of Metrical books and Tax lists for Armenia
 * Accessing Records for Armenia using the FamilySearch Catalog
 * Methodology: An Introduction
 * Lost Shoebox: German & Polish Online Records
 * A City by Any Other Name: Armenia and Jurisdictional Changes
 * Home, Home in the Caucasus
 * Introduction to Armenian Paleography
 * Genealogical records for Armenians in the Caucasus
 * Introduction to Polish Paleography
 * FamilySearch Genealogy Research Communities
 * Genetic Genealogy: An Introduction
 * Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents
 * Languages in German Genealogical Documents
 * Locating German Home Towns, Recording German Place Names, and How to Use Reverse Alphabetical Indexes
 * An Introduction to accessing Austrian and German church records on Matricula online

FamilySearch class handouts and "how to" guides

 * [[Media:1-1877_Gazetteer_for_the_Kingdom_of_Poland-Instruction.pdf|1877 Gazetteer for the Kingdom of Poland]]
 * [[Media:1-Kingdom of Hungary Gazetteer - 1877 Dvorzsák - Instruction.pdf|Kingdom of Hungary Gazetteer: 1877 Dvorzsák]]
 * [[Media:1-Kingdom_of_Hungary_Gazetteer_-_1913_-_Instruction.pdf|Kingdom of Hungary Gazetteer: 1913]]
 * [[Media:1-Metryki.GenBaza.pl_-_Instruction.pdf|Metryki.GenBaza.pl]]
 * [[Media:Polish Paleography Seminar FHL 2019.pdf|Polish Paleography Seminar Handout]]
 * [[Media:1-Prague_Regional_Archives_Online-Instruction.pdf|Prague Regional Archives Online]]
 * [[Media:1- Germany - Civil Registration Births-Instruction D Jones Dec 2018 JMR.pdf|Reading German civil birth records]]
 * [[Media:1-Germany - Civil Registration Marriages-Instruction D Jones Dec 2018 JMR.pdf|Reading German civil marriage records]]
 * [[Media:1- Germany - Civil Registration Deaths-Instruction D Jones Dec 2018 JMR.pdf|Reading German civil death records]]
 * [[Media:1-Westpreussen.de-Instruction.pdf|Westpreussen.de]]

FamilySearch Learning Center classes

 * Kingdom of Hungary Gazetteer: 1913
 * Kingdom of Hungary Gazetteer: 1877 Dvorzsák
 * Using Online Czech Records: Prague Regional Archives
 * Essential Websites for Research in East and West Prussia
 * Pomeranian Perks: Resources for the former province of Pomerania
 * An Overview of Metrical books and Tax lists for Armenia
 * Accessing Records for Armenia using the FamilySearch Catalog
 * Methodology: An Introduction

FamilySearch wiki pages

 * Armenia Archives and Libraries
 * Armenia Church Records
 * Armenia Emigration and Immigration
 * Armenia For Further Reading
 * Armenia Gazetteers
 * Armenia Handwriting
 * Armenia Jurisdictions
 * Armenia Maps
 * Armenia Military Records
 * Armenia Newspapers
 * Armenia Online Genealogy Records
 * Armenian Genealogical Word List


 * Austro-Hungarian Empire Gazetteers


 * Ėrivan Gubernia, Russian Empire Genealogy
 * Ėrivan Gubernia Gazetteers
 * Ėrivan Gubernia Military Records
 * Ėrivan Gubernia Religious Records
 * Ėrivan Gubernia Taxation


 * Kars Oblast Gazetteers
 * Tiflis Gubernia Gazetteers


 * Azerbaijan Gazetteers
 * Elisavetpol' Gubernia Taxation


 * Georgia (country) Gazetteers

Publications
Blog post
 * “3 Free German Genealogy Websites: Maps of Germany and Poland,” 15 April 2017, www.lisalouisecooke.com.

Compiler
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records Volume 17: Michigan Detroit Part 2. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2015.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records Volume 16: Michigan Detroit Part 1. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2014.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records Volume 14: Illinois St. Clair County Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2013.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records Volume 13: Illinois South Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2013.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records Volume 12: Illinois Central Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2012.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records Volume 11: Illinois Cook County Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2012.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records Volume 10: Illinois North Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2011.

Archival Research Experience
Austria Diocesan Archives Graz-Seckau (Graz, Austria) Heraldisch-Genealogische Gesellschaft “Adler” (Vienna, Austria) Kriegsarchiv [War Archives] (Vienna, Austria) Pfarramt Alservorstadt (Vienna, Austria) Pfarramt Altmannsdorf (Vienna, Austria) Pfarramt Alt-Ottakring (Vienna, Austria) Pfarramt Altsimmering (Vienna, Austria) Pfarramt Bisamberg (Bisamberg, Austria) Pfarramt Döbling (Vienna, Austria) Pfarramt Dornbach (Vienna, Austria) Pfarramt Maria Hietzing (Vienna, Austria) Pfarramt Meidling (Vienna, Austria) Pfarramt Neuottakring (Vienna, Austria) Pfarramt St. Brigitta (Vienna, Austria) Pfarramt St. Joseph zu Margarethen (Vienna, Austria) Pfarramt St. Karl Borromaeus (Vienna, Austria) Pfarramt Währing (Vienna, Austria) Wiener Stadt- und Landesarchiv [Vienna City and Provincial Archives] (Vienna, Austria) Czechia Plzeň Regional Archives (Pilsen, Czechia) United States FamilySearch Library (Salt Lake City, Utah) Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) UW-Green Bay Archives and Area Research Center (Green Bay, Wisconsin) UW-Milwaukee Archives and Area Research Center (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Waukesha County Courthouse (Waukesha, Wisconsin)