User:AndersonJuliaAnn



=Julia A. Anderson, MA, AG®=

Education
Master of Arts in History with an Education emphasis; Grand Canyon University, September 2021.

Bachelor of Arts in History with a Family History emphasis and University Honors, Cum Laude; Brigham Young University, December 1993.

Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) Courses Taken:


 * Research in the South
 * Beyond the Library: Researching in Original Resource Repositories
 * Swing through the South
 * Virginia from the Colonial Period to the Civil War
 * Digging Deeper: Pre-1837 English Research
 * African American Research
 * Corpus Juris: Advanced Legal Concepts in Genealogy
 * Project Management Essentials in Genealogy Research
 * In-depth African American Research
 * Fundamentals of Forensic Genealogy
 * Researching New York: Resources and Strategies
 * Advanced Land Tools: Maps
 * Introduction to Genetic Genealogy
 * Project Management Essentials in Genealogy Research
 * In-depth African American Research
 * Fundamentals of Forensic Genealogy
 * Researching New York: Resources and Strategies
 * Advanced Land Tools: Maps
 * Introduction to Genetic Genealogy
 * Researching New York: Resources and Strategies
 * Advanced Land Tools: Maps
 * Introduction to Genetic Genealogy

Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) Courses Taken:


 * Researching African American Ancestors: Courthouse Records

Employment and Service
Full-time U.S./Canada Research Specialist at the FamilySearch Library, August 2021-present.

Intern at the FamilySearch Library, December 2020-August 2021.

Adjunct Faculty at Salt Lake Community College, August 2017-present.

Owner and Managing Member at Anderson Genealogical Research, LLC, January 2020-present.

President, The Baden Powell Legacy Foundation, April 2019-present.

Executive Board Member, Utah Genealogical Association, April 2017-present. Currently 1st Vice President.

Test Digitization Committee Member, International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen), 2020-2022.

Contract Researcher, Legacy Tree Genealogists, 2016-2021.

Contract Researcher, Ancestry Pro-Genealogists, 2015-2017.

Intern for BYU at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C., April-August 1992.

Credentials
Accredited Genealogist®, United States Gulf South Region - renewed December 2021.

Online Teaching Credential, Salt Lake Community College, 2021.

Memberships
Utah Genealogical Association (UGA)

International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen)

Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)

National Genealogical Society (NGS)

Association of Genealogy Educators and Schools (AGES)

Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society

Phi Alpha Theta, National History Honor Society

Golden Key National Honor Society

New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYGBS)

Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS)

Louisiana Historical Association (LHA)

East Texas Genealogical Society (ETGS)

Georgia Genealogical Society (GGS)

Upcoming Presentations:
Maximize Your Research Time (Genealogical Forum of Oregon - March 2023)

Starting on the Right Foot: Salt Lake Community College's One-Year, Online Genealogy Certificate Program (Utah Genealogical Association Pro-Talk Series - April 2023)

Eureka! Records and Resources of the Forty-niners and the California Gold Rush (Villages Genealogical Society - May 2023)

A New Look at FamilySearch (Alabama Genealogical Society Fall Seminar - August 2023)

Alabama Research: A Beginner's Guide and Case Study (Alabama Genealogical Society Fall Seminar - August 2023)

Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy 2024 (Virtual) - Course 11 - Beyond the Brick Wall: Strategies for Pre-1850 U.S. Research (Utah Genealogical Association - January 2024, Course Coordinator)

Past Presentations:
Deep South Research: A Case Study (Utah Genealogical Association Multi-Chapter Event)

Maximize Your Research Time (Utah Genealogical Association, Texas State Genealogical Society Conference)

African American Records and Strategies: Post-1865 (FamilySearch)

Exploring Resources in FamilySearch (Pecan Plantation Genealogy Group)

Overview of FamilySearch.org (FamilySearch)

Military Pension Files (1776-1916): A Gold Mine for Family History Research (FamilySearch)

Sharpening the Saw: Keeping Your Professional Edge with Continuing Education (Utah Genealogical Association Pro-Talk Series)

Measuring the Masses: Exploring Post-1850 U.S. Federal Census Records (FamilySearch, Utah Genealogical Association)

Deep South Research: A Beginner's Guide and Case Study (East Texas Genealogical Society, Texas State Genealogical Society Conference)

Eureka! Records and Resources of the Forty-niners and the California Gold Rush (National Genealogical Society)

Dying to Get In: Digging Up U.S. Cemetery Records (FamilySearch, Utah Genealogical Association)

Avoiding the Rabbit Hole: How to Stay Focused in Family History Research (Utah Genealogical Association Summit of Excellence Conference)

Extra! Extra! The Scoop on U.S. Newspaper Research (FamilySearch, Utah Genealogical Association)

A New Look at FamilySearch and Online Records (Utah Genealogical Association Multi-Chapter Event)

A New Look at FamilySearch Historical Images (FamilySearch)

Getting Started with African American Research (FamilySearch RootsTech; Tacoma, Washington African American Family History Event)

Success Strategies for African American Research (FamilySearch RootsTech)

Helpful African American Genealogy Websites (FamilySearch RootsTech)

African American Resources on FamilySearch (FamilySearch RootsTech; Tacoma, Washington African American Family History Event)

African American Research Strategies: Post-1865 (FamilySearch RootsTech)

Start Organized, Stay Organized: Laying the Groundwork for a Successful U.S. Research Project (FamilySearch RootsTech)

FamilySearch Learning Center video courses and other Recorded Webinars
African American Records and Strategies: Post-1865 (Learning Center)

Military Pension Files: A Gold Mine for Family History Research (Learning Center)

Measuring the Masses: Exploring Post-1850 U.S. Federal Census Records (Learning Center)

Sharpening the Saw: Keeping Your Professional Edge with Continuing Education (Utah Genealogical Association Pro-Talk Series)

Publications
"A Mighty Woman in Zion: The Roles of Mary Jane Dilworth Hammond as an LDS Missionary Wife in Nineteenth-century Hawaii." The Thetean (Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, Spring 1994).

Archives Researched in:
National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.

Library of Congress; Washington, D.C.

J. Willard Marriott Law Library, University of Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah

Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah

Duchesne County Recorder's Office; Duchesne, Utah

Utah State Historical Society; Salt Lake City, Utah

The Church History Library; Salt Lake City, Utah

FamilySearch Library; Salt Lake City, Utah