User:Lynrasmussen

=Lynette "Lyn" Rasmussen= Lyn Rasmussen has enjoyed family history her entire life. Growing up in the Los Angeles area it was special time with Grandparents that influenced her interest in genealogy. Her grandfather, a great story teller, shared tales of his childhood in Eastern Arizona as the son of a rancher and deputy sheriff. The stories became “alive” when Lyn married a native Arizonian and moved there. This afforded her the opportunity to research her ancestors in archives and courthouses. She discovered land ownership, cattle brands, even trial records and prison time. Grandpa had not embellished the family stories!

Lyn and husband Bryce have four children and ten grandchildren. In her spare time (which is at a premium!) she enjoys reading, sewing, flower gardening and hiking the beautiful Wasatch Mountains that surround her home in Midway.

Education
BA Brigham Young University: Family History-Genealogy

SLIG - New England

IGHR - African American Series

IGHR - Southern States

Gen-Fed 2019

Employment and Service
U.S. and Canada Research Specialist at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah

Lyn's research specialties include the Southern States region with emphasis in African American and Native American ancestry. She is an expert in Latter-day Saint research and supervises the Family History Library Special Collections.

Credentials
CG

Memberships
Utah Genealogy Society

National Genealogy Society

African American Historical and Genealogical Society - Utah Chapter

General Society of Mayflower Descendants - Utah Chapter

Daughters of the American Revolution -Salt Lake Valley Chapter

Past Presentations
AAHGS 2021 Virtual Conference - Discovering African American Records on FamilySearch

NGS 2020 - Native American Workshop

AAHGS 2020 Conference - African American Records on FamilySearch

United States Research Seminar: Family History Library 2016-2020

Classes and Lectures
African American Colored Troops and Buffalo Soldiers

State and Territorial Census

FamilySearch Tips and Tricks

Online Research Strategies

African American Beginning Research Series - Post 1865

Gulf South States

Mid South States

Early United States Census 1790-1840

and more!