User:CamilleAndrus

Education and Credentials

 * Accredited Genealogist® credential through ICAPGen for research in the following testing areas: Germany, Germany South, Germany East, and Poland
 * BA, Brigham Young University: Family History–Genealogy, minor in German
 * Russian 101-202, University of Utah

Employment and Service

 * German, Polish, and Armenian Research Consultant at the Family History Library, 2018-current
 * Commissioner, The International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen), 2020-current
 * Vice President, Intermountain Chapter, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 2021-current
 * Board member, Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS), 2017-2022

Memberships

 * American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR), Intermountain Chapter
 * International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen)
 * National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)
 * Polish Genealogical Society of America (PGSA)

Languages

 * Genealogical reading ability in the following languages: Armenian, Czech, German, Latin, Polish, Russian

Presenter at the following Conferences and Seminars
Upcoming Presentations:

Past Presentations:
 * Family History Library Czech Archives Seminar (virtual): 3 November 2021
 * Heritage Education Commission Family History Workshop (virtual): 18 September 2021
 * Foundation for East European Family History Studies Conference (virtual): 11-13 August 2021
 * International German Genealogy Conference (virtual): July 2021
 * RootsTech Connect (virtual): February 2021
 * National Genealogical Society Family History Conference (virtual): 15 July 2020
 * Spring into Family History: Green Bay, WI, March 2020
 * Family History Library European Conference (virtual): Salt Lake City, Utah, 21-25 October 2019
 * Foundation for East European Family History Studies Conference: Salt Lake City, UT, August 2019
 * Foundation for East European Family History Studies Conference: Salt Lake City, UT, August 2018
 * American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Intermountain Chapter: Sandy, UT, April 2018
 * Green Bay Stake Family History Center: Green Bay, WI, December 2017
 * Ogden Family History Center 2017 Conference: Ogden, Utah, 9 September, 2017
 * Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree: Burbank, CA, 10 June 2017
 * Utah Genealogical Association South Davis Family History Fair: Woods Cross, UT, April 2017
 * Sacramento German Genealogical Society: Sacramento, CA, May 2013

Classes and Lectures

 * Using Online Czech Records: Prague Regional Archives
 * Strategies for Avoiding Common Research Blunders
 * Pomeranian Perks: Resources for Research in Pomerania
 * Essential Resources for Research in East and West Prussia
 * Finding Ancestors through DNA
 * An Overview of Metrical books and Tax lists for Armenia
 * Accessing Records for Armenia using the FamilySearch Catalog
 * Methodology: An Introduction
 * Lost Shoebox: German & Polish Online Records
 * A City by Any Other Name: Armenia and Jurisdictional Changes
 * Home, Home in the Caucasus
 * Introduction to Armenian Paleography
 * Genealogical records for Armenians in the Caucasus
 * Introduction to Polish Paleography
 * FamilySearch Genealogy Research Communities
 * Genetic Genealogy: An Introduction
 * Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents
 * Languages in German Genealogical Documents
 * Locating German Home Towns, Recording German Place Names, and How to Use Reverse Alphabetical Indexes
 * An Introduction to accessing Austrian and German church records on Matricula online

FamilySearch class handouts and "how to" guides

 * [[Media:1-Prague_Regional_Archives_Online-Instruction.pdf|Prague Regional Archives Online]]
 * [[Media:1-Westpreussen.de-Instruction.pdf|Westpreussen.de]]
 * [[Media:1-Metryki.GenBaza.pl_-_Instruction.pdf|Metryki.GenBaza.pl]]
 * [[Media:1-1877_Gazetteer_for_the_Kingdom_of_Poland-Instruction.pdf|1877 Gazetteer for the Kingdom of Poland]]
 * [[Media:Polish Paleography Seminar FHL 2019.pdf| Polish Paleography Seminar Handout]]
 * [[Media:1- Germany - Civil Registration Births-Instruction D Jones Dec 2018 JMR.pdf|Reading German civil birth records]]
 * [[Media:1-Germany - Civil Registration Marriages-Instruction D Jones Dec 2018 JMR.pdf|Reading German civil marriage records]]
 * [[Media:1- Germany - Civil Registration Deaths-Instruction D Jones Dec 2018 JMR.pdf|Reading German civil death records]]

FamilySearch Learning Center classes

 * Using Online Czech Records: Prague Regional Archives
 * Methodology: An Introduction
 * An Overview of Metrical books and Tax lists for Armenia
 * Accessing Records for Armenia using the FamilySearch Catalog

FamilySearch wiki pages

 * Armenia Archives and Libraries
 * Armenia Church Records
 * Armenia Emigration and Immigration
 * Armenia For Further Reading
 * Armenia Gazetteers
 * Armenia Handwriting
 * Armenia Jurisdictions
 * Armenia Maps
 * Armenia Military Records
 * Armenia Newspapers
 * Armenia Online Genealogy Records
 * Armenian Genealogical Word List


 * Ėrivan Gubernia, Russian Empire Genealogy
 * Ėrivan Gubernia Gazetteers
 * Ėrivan Gubernia Military Records
 * Ėrivan Gubernia Religious Records
 * Ėrivan Gubernia Taxation


 * Azerbaijan Gazetteers
 * Elisavetpol' Gubernia Taxation


 * Georgia (country) Gazetteers

FamilySearch Communities (Research Groups)

 * Austro-Hungarian Empire
 * Germany Genealogy Research
 * Poland Genealogy Research
 * Russian Empire Genealogy Research

Publications
Compiler
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records Volume 17: Michigan Detroit Part 2. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2015.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records Volume 16: Michigan Detroit Part 1. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2014.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records Volume 14: Illinois St. Clair County Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2013.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records Volume 13: Illinois South Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2013.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records Volume 12: Illinois Central Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2012.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records Volume 11: Illinois Cook County Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2012.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records Volume 10: Illinois North Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2011.

Archival Research Experience
Austria Diocesan Archives Graz-Seckau (Graz, Austria) Kriegsarchiv [War Archives] (Vienna, Austria) Wiener Stadt- und Landesarchiv [Vienna City and Provincial Archives] (Vienna, Austria)

Czechia Plzeň Regional Archives (Pilsen, Czechia)

United States Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah) Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) UW-Green Bay Archives and Area Research Center (Green Bay, Wisconsin) UW-Milwaukee Archives and Area Research Center (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Waukesha County Courthouse (Waukesha, Wisconsin)