User:MageeAnka

[[Image:HaslamA.JPG|152x188px|HaslamA.JPG]] Anka Magee, AG®
I was born and raised in Moss and Askim, Østfold, Norway. Speak and read Norwegian fluently; read and translate Swedish and Danish fluently.

Presently a Nordic Research Consultant at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

Professional researcher 2002-Present

Education

 * Bachelor of Science (Psychology), 1997; (Brigham Young University)

Credentials

 * Accredited in Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish through International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogist, ICAPGen®

Experience

 * Instructor, Brigham Young University 2002-2008
 * Classes taught :
 * BYU: Hist 400R Scandinavian Family History
 * Hist 408R Scandinavian Family History
 * Hist 425 Scandinavian Languages: Writing and Documents

Presenter at the following Conferences and Libraries

 * Salt Lake Institute
 * NGS Conference
 * ICAPGen conferences at BYU
 * Highland Utah Stakes Family History Fair
 * Riverton Family History Library
 * South Davis Family History Fair
 * South Jordan Family History Expo

Field research

 * Norway: cemeteries, archives, and libraries
 * Denmark: archives and libraries
 * British Isles: cemeteries, archives, and libraries
 * Germany: cemeteries and archives
 * USA: cemeteries and libraries

FHL Classes

 * Norwegian and Danish Introductory
 * Norwegian and Danish Advanced
 * Norwegian and Danish Probates
 * Norwegian Online Research
 * Norwegian Emigration; the experience
 * Norwegian Migration and Immigration
 * Norwegian Printed Sources
 * Norwegian Genealogical Collections

Published
Published in “Runar Slekthistorisk Tidsskrift for Østfold”

Researcher / genealogist for the following book;
Legacy of Sacrifice, Missionaries to Scandinavia

Translations

 * "Anders Frederick Ahlander: Mission Journal Oct 1899-Nov 1901", (2005)
 * Various issues of the "Nyhetsbrev" (The Norwegian FamilySearch.org Newsletter from English to Norwegian)