User:MorrisGF

Geoffrey Fröberg Morris, AG®
Geoffrey Fröberg Morris was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. After serving a two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Stockholm Sweden Mission, Geoff graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Utah. Geoff began family history research as a teen when he was mentored by his mother (a native of Sweden) who was accredited in Swedish research. He accepted full time employment at the Family History Library in 2000 as a member of the Nordic research team. Among his work assignments, Geoff has engaged in many archival visits in Sweden and Denmark. He has authored hundreds of pages to the Family Search Wiki, and presents at conferences routinely. Geoff enjoys spending time with his Norwegian-American wife, and their children.

Education

 * BA University of Utah: Philosophy major, minor in Swedish
 * AA Salt Lake Community College

Employment and Service

 * Nordic Research Specialist at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City
 * Editor of Swedish American Genealogist (2019-2020)
 * Founder of Swedish Genealogy Guide, LLC (2014)
 * Course Coordinator Swedish Track for Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) (2012)
 * Board Commissioner, International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogist (2010-2011)
 * Director of Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (2008-2009)
 * Assistant Director of Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (2006-2007)

Credentials

 * Accredited Genealogist through ICAPGen for the following regions:

Sweden    Denmark

Memberships

 * The International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen)
 * StorStockholms Genealogiska Förening
 * Datorhjälp i släktforskningen

Upcoming Presentations:

 * 2021

Past Presentations:

 * Family History Library Nordic Day, Salt Lake City (Family History Library), May 2021
 * Genealogy Session Online, Arlington Heights Group, Swedish American Museum, Chicago, March 2021
 * Family History Library Nordic Day, Salt Lake City (Family History Library), January 2021
 * Family History Library Nordic Day, Salt Lake City (Family History Library), September 2020
 * Nordic Countries Research Seminar, Salt Lake City (Family History Library), 2019
 * Swedish American Genealogist Workshop, Salt Lake City (Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center), 2019
 * Fall Conference, Minneapolis (Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota), 2019
 * Scandinavian Power Hour, Salt Lake City (RootsTech), 2019
 * All-day Swedish Research Seminar, Denver (Swedish Genealogical Society of Colorado), 2018
 * Swedish American Genealogist Workshop, Salt Lake City (Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center), 2018
 * National Genealogical Society, Grand Rapids (NGS and FamilySearch), 2018
 * Swedish Genealogy Workshop, Lindsborg (Old Mill Museum, McPherson County, Kansas), 2017
 * Swedish American Genealogist Workshop, Salt Lake City (Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center), 2017
 * Norse Fest, Salt Lake City (Natural History Museum of Utah), 2017
 * Nordic Conference, Salt Lake City, (Family History Library), 2017
 * Sweden and Finland Course, Salt Lake City (Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy), 2017
 * All-day Swedish Research Seminar, Denver (Swedish Genealogical Society of Colorado), 2016
 * Nordic Conference, Salt Lake City, (Family History Library), 2016
 * Swedish American Genealogist Workshop, Salt Lake City (Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center), 2016
 * Fall Conference (Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota), 2015
 * Swedish American Genealogist Workshop, Salt Lake City (Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center), 2015
 * Swedish Genealogy Workshop, Lindsborg (Old Mill Museum, McPherson County, Kansas), 2015
 * All-day Swedish Research Seminar, Denver (Swedish Genealogical Society of Colorado), 2014
 * Swedish Research Course, Salt Lake City (Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy), 2012
 * Släktforskardagarna, Gävle (FamilySearch for the Federation of Genealogical Societies in Sweden), 2012
 * Swedish Genealogical Workshop, Springfield (NGS and FamilySearch), 2011
 * Swedish Genealogical Workshop, Salt Lake City (NGS and FamilySearch), 2010
 * Tools, Resources, and Trends for Scandinavian Research on the Internet, Salt Lake City, (BYU Computerized Genealogy Conference), 2010
 * ICAPGen Annual Fall Conference, Provo (International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists), 2010

FamilySearch Learning Center video courses and other Recorded Webinars

 * Resources on FamilySearch.org for German Research and Getting Help:
 * The Research Wiki
 * The Learning Center

Publications

 * "A Practical Guide to Swedish Church Records for Genealogy and Family History." Swedish Genealogy Guide, LLC (October 2020)

FamilySearch Wiki Articles

 * Sweden Orphanages
 * Historical Maps of Sweden
 * History of Swedish Counties

Languages

 * Swedish: Read, Write, Speak
 * Danish: Read
 * Norwegian: Read

Website

 * GFrobergMorris Homepage
 * The Swedish Genealogy Guide