User:DSGurtler

Education

 * Brigham Young University, B.A. Family History (2009)
 * Accredited genealogist for the U. S. Mid-south region, Spain, Mexico, Chile, and Portugal.

Experience

 * Internship at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (2007)
 * Family History Field Study in the Archives of Spain (2009)
 * Genealogist for BYU TV’s “Generations Project”
 * Worked as a case manager at Ancestry ProGenealogists
 * Volunteer at Family History Centers in New Mexico and Chile
 * Chairman of the Orem Multi-Stake Family History Fair, 2011
 * Organizing committee for Conferencia Iberoamericana de Genealogía 2013
 * Archives trip to Lisbon October 2019 (National archive, military archive, naval archive)
 * SLIG 2020 Advanced Hispanic Research Course coordinator with Dr. George Ryskamp, JD AG

Conferences Attended

 * FGS 2014, 2015, 2020
 * NGS 2010, 2011, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
 * RootsTech 2010-2022
 * RootsTech London 2019
 * BYU Family History and Genealogy Conference (Multiple years)
 * Genealogical Society of Hispanic America 2017 National Conference (Keynote speaker)
 * SLIG 2018 Portuguese Research Course
 * SLIG 2017, 2020 Guest lecturer in John Philip Colletta's Immigration Course
 * SLIG 2020 Advanced Hispanic Research Co-course coordinator

Classes Taught

 * Beginning Research in Latin America FGS February 2015
 * Crossing Fronteras: Resources for Hispanic Immigration FGS February 2015
 * Taller de genealogia hispana FGS August 2014
 * “Registros Diocesanos” Hispanic Research Series, Family History Library, October 2011
 * “Is PAF All I Really Need” Orem Multi-Stake Family History Fair, 2011 and at the Utah Valley PAF User’s Group, 2011
 * “Ye Olde Handwriting” Orem Multi-Stake Family History Fair, 2011
 * “Hey Grandpa, Tell Me A Story” Orem Multi-Stake Family History Fair, 2010
 * “Como Empezar Mi Historia Familiar” Orem Multi-Stake Family History Fair, 2010
 * Crossing the Frontera
 * “I Found My Abuela in Mexico, Now What?"
 * ¡Mi papá también es mi abuelo!
 * Recursos en línea para México
 * ¿No hay Otros Registros?
 * Online Resources for Mexico
 * Encontrando a nuestros primos
 * ¿Qué harías tú?
 * Getting Started in Mexico
 * Los libros de la vida
 * Búsquedas Eficaces RootsTech en Español 2017
 * "Through The Eyes of the Parish Priest" RootsTech 2018
 * Getting Started with Portuguese Research BYU Family History and Genealogy Conference 2018
 * Intro to Research in Brazil BYU Family History and Genealogy Conference 2018
 * Various Hispanic research beginner and methodology classes taught at conferences and in the Family History Library in Spanish and English.

 Find more classes taught by Debbie Gurtler here. 

Research Interests

 * Hispanic Genealogy
 * Spanish Notarial Records
 * Southern U. S. especially tax lists, probate and deeds
 * Portuguese Research
 * Research in Latin America
 * French Research, including Quebec
 * DNA research to solve brick walls

Languages

 * Spanish – I can speak, read, and write
 * Italian, French, Portuguese, Catalan, and Latin – I can read some of each

Online Activity

 * Hispanic Genealogy Research Community on Facebook
 * @genealogynerd Follow me on Instagram and Twitter
 * Southern Family History Blog about genealogy research in the Southern United States
 * LinkedIn