User:TannerBlairTolman

Tanner Blair Tolman, AG®
Tanner Blair Tolman is accredited through the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen) for research in the Denmark Region. He has a deep passion for both Nordic and DNA research and works full-time a research consultant at the FamilySearch Library. Tanner also serves as the 2nd Vice President of the Utah Genealogical Association and as a co-administrator on the Tolman, Yeomans, and Merritt Y-DNA surname projects. He enjoys family history, Palpatine, bacon burgers, and Venusaur, but most of all he enjoys playing with his wife and three small children.

Publications

 * 22 June 2023: DNA Painter: Reconstructing Grammy's DNA

Experience

 * FamilySearch: Research Specialist (05/2018-Present)
 * PriceGenealogy: Nordic/United States Researcher/DNA (11/2012-12/2018)

Education

 * January 2022: Operation Jumpstart: Beyond the Basics of Military Research (SLIG)
 * February-March 2021: The Path to Accreditation and Certification (SLIG Academy). This course has helped me to explain evidence better and create more professional citations. I use this information to help guests create better citations in the library and I explain to them why a hyperlink alone is not sufficient.
 * January 2021: Meeting Standards Using DNA Evidence and DNA Dreamers (SLIG). This class was about how to meet the BCG’s standards using DNA and presented several advanced topics such as how to solve brick walls back in the 1840’s.
 * September-November 2020: Swedish & Finnish Research (SLIG Virtual). This strengthened my research in Sweden and Finland.


 * Brigham Young University: B.A. Family History and Genealogy (2013-2017)

Credentials

 * ICAPGen: Accredited for research in Denmark (4/2018-Present)

Languages

 * Danish: Read, Write, Speak (B-2 level fluency)
 * Swedish: Read
 * Norwegian: Read