User:Haileyjanettewentz

Employment and Service

 * Slavic Research Consultant at the FamilySearch Library (2023-present)
 * Ladino Language Specialist at Brigham Young University (2023)
 * Script Tutorial Website Student Assistant (Russian) at Brigham Young University (2022-2023)
 * Slavic Research Specialist Intern at the FamilySearch Library (2022)
 * Latin America/Southern Europe Research Consultant Intern at the FamilySearch Library (2021-2022)
 * Intro to Family History Teaching Assistant at Brigham Young University (2021)
 * Spanish/Portuguese Regional Family History Teaching Assistant at Brigham Young University (2021)

Education

 * Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah, Utah, United States) - expected graduation December 2023
 * Family History - Genealogy (BA)
 * Linguistics (minor)
 * Spanish Language certificate
 * FamilySearch Library (Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States)
 * Spanish Advanced Training (October-December 2021)
 * Italian Advanced Training (January-February 2022)
 * Portuguese Advanced Training (March-April 2022)
 * Latin Handwriting Class (February-May 2022)
 * Russian Poland Beginner Training (July-August 2022)
 * Russian Empire personal tutoring (January-October 2022)

Specialized Coursework

 * Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah, Utah, United States)
 * Regional and Thematic Family History: Hispanic-Luso Research (HIST 206R), Brigham Young University, Winter 2021
 * Regional and Thematic Family History: Russian Empire Research (HIST 206R), Brigham Young University, Winter 2022
 * Colonial North American Family History (HIST 282), Brigham Young University, Winter 2023
 * Slavic Family History (HIST 287), Brigham Young University, Winter 2023
 * Romance Languages Paleography (HIST 353), Brigham Young University, Winter 2023
 * Slavic Languages Paleography (HIST 354), Brigham Young University, Fall 2022
 * Genetic Genealogy (HIST 388), Brigham Young University, Fall 2022
 * Latin Paleography (HIST 420), Brigham Young University, Winter 2022
 * Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) Conference 2022
 * Russian Track:
 * Reading Records in Russian (workshop)
 * Update on Filming Records in Ukraine (class)
 * Beyond Vital Records (class)
 * Finding Records on FamilySearch and Other Websites for Former Russian Empire and USSR (class)
 * Russian Research Methodology (class)
 * Germans from Russia (class)
 * International Association of Germans from Lithuania (class)
 * Jewish Track
 * Foundation of Hebrew for Beginners (workshop)
 * Unpacking Jewish Gravestones (class)
 * Illegitimacy in the Jewish Communities of Galicia (class)
 * How to Find Your Jewish Ancestors (class)
 * Introduction to Jewish Genealogy (class)
 * From JewishGen to FamilySearch: Finding Images of Indexed Records (class)
 * Polish Track:
 * Reading Polish Records (class)
 * Researching Polish Civil Registration (class)
 * Miscellaneous:
 * Reclaim the Records

Credentials
Hailey has plans to complete accreditations for the following areas through the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen™):
 * Peru (passed level 1; will be taking level 2 and 3 exams in June 2023)
 * Russia (research in progress)

Languages

 * Spanish ("advanced high" proficiency rating in speaking, reading, and writing)
 * Russian ("intermediate low" proficiency rating in speaking, reading and writing)
 * Italian (able to read genealogical documents)
 * Portuguese (able to read genealogical documents)
 * Latin (able to read genealogical documents)
 * Hebrew (able to read headstones and some genealogical documents)
 * Ladino (able to read documents in Rashi script)

Upcoming presentations:

 * Santa Cruz Jewish Genealogy Society, 21 May 2023
 * Russian Handwriting Workshop, FEEFHS Conference, 1 August 2023
 * Russian Metrical Books Class, FEEFHS Conference, August 2023 (exact date TBD)

Past presentations:

 * Genealogical Forum of Oregon, Virtual Open House, 13 March 2023
 * RootsTech 2023 BYU Booth Presentation, 3 March 2023
 * FamilySearch Webinar (Russian Empire Webinar Series), 19 October 2022
 * FamilySearch Webinar (Russian Empire Webinar Series), 17 October 2022
 * FamilySearch Webinar, 12 October 2022
 * FamilySearch Webinar, 5 September 2022
 * Genealogical Forum of Oregon, GenTalks Series, 20 August 2022
 * FamilySearch Webinar, 16 August 2022
 * FamilySearch Webinar, 2 August 2022
 * FamilySearch Webinar, 26 July 2022
 * FamilySearch Webinar (Spanish), 14 July 2022
 * FamilySearch Webinar, 5 July 2022
 * FamilySearch Webinar, 22 June 2022
 * FamilySearch Webinar, 15 June 2022
 * FamilySearch Webinar, 2 May 2022
 * FamilySearch Webinar (Spanish), 14 April 2022
 * FamilySearch Webinar, 5 April 2022
 * Genealogical Forum of Oregon, Virtual Open House, 30 March 2022
 * History's Calling: Where Will it Take You? Lecture Series, Brigham Young University, 17 March 2022
 * FamilySearch Webinar, 15 March 2022
 * FamilySearch Webinar, 9 March 2022
 * Utah Genealogical Association, South Davis Chapter, 16 February 2022
 * FamilySearch Webinar, 11 January 2022

Classes and Lectures

 * BYU Script Tutorials
 * Revision Lists and Census Records: Tracing Jewish Families in the Former Russian Empire
 * Germans from Russia: Tools, Tips and Tricks
 * Locating Lithuanian Records Using E-Paveldas
 * Historical Images
 * Using FamilySearch Images
 * Using the FamilySearch Family Tree App: Android
 * FamilySearch Family Tree: Adding Memories
 * La Investigación genealógica en Sudamérica Norte
 * FamilySearch Help and Resources
 * How to Index on FamilySearch
 * FamilySearch Family Tree: Overview and Navigation
 * Using the FamilySearch Catalog
 * FamilySearch Family Tree: Sources - Record Hints and Attaching Sources
 * Parientes del Caribe: buscando sus antepasados en las islas del mar
 * En la Capilla: Navigating Hispanic Church Records
 * FamilySearch Family Tree: Adding New Individuals
 * Research Process: The Ins and Outs
 * Taking Advantage of the FamilySearch Wiki
 * Merging Duplicate Individuals in FamilySearch Family Tree

FamilySearch Learning Center video courses and other recorded webinars

 * History's Calling: Where Will It Take You?
 * Parientes del Caribe: buscando sus antepasados en las islas del mar
 * Buscando sus antepasados en Cuba
 * Buscando sus antepasados en Puerto Rico
 * Buscando sus antepasados en la República Dominicana
 * La investigación genealógica en Sudamérica Norte (Coming Soon)
 * La investigación genealógica en Bolivia (Coming Soon)
 * La investigación genealógica en Colombia (Coming Soon)
 * La investigación genealógica en Ecuador (Coming Soon)
 * La investigación genealógica en Perú (Coming Soon)
 * La investigación genealógica en Venezuela (Coming Soon)

Publications

 * "En La Capilla: Navigating Hispanic Church Records," Bulletin of the Genealogical Forum of Oregon 72, no. 1

FamilySearch Wiki articles

 * Expedientes Matrimoniales de Granada, España
 * Granada, Spain Pre-Marriage Investigation Files
 * Lithuania "How To" Guides:
 * Reading Lithuanian and Belarusian Roman Catholic Birth Records Written in Russian (Activity)
 * Reading Lithuanian and Belarusian Roman Catholic Death Records Written in Russian (Activity)

Archives researched in

 * Utah State Archive, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (2022)

Memberships

 * American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR), Intermountain Chapter
 * Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)
 * Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research (SHHAR)
 * Utah Genealogical Society (UGA), South Davis Chapter

Conferences attended

 * RootsTech (2021, virtual)
 * RootsTech (2022, virtual)
 * Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) Conference (2022, virtual)
 * RootsTech (2023, Salt Lake City, Utah)
 * National Genealogical Society (NGS) Conference (upcoming, 31 May-3 June 2023, Richmond, Virginia)
 * Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) Conference (1-4 August 2023, Salt Lake City, Utah)