User:Dggard

About Me
My interest in family history came when I was young. My first 2-1/2 minute talk in Senior Sunday School was about a pioneer ancestor, Parley Parker Pratt, Jr. I took two 2-cr4edit classes in Genealogy at BYU. I helped my aunt Dorothy Topham, who was serving as the president of the Pratt Family Association, by creating Hollerith cards from her 3x5 card file of about 1500 names and addresses of association members and then printed address labels to simplify the mailing of the newsletters. I have taught genealogy classes for Sunday School. The Howard County (Maryland) Genealogical Society elected me President and I served for 3 years, publishing their newsletter as well. I was called as Assistant Family History Center Director in Columbia, Maryland where I served for 3 years. I also taught genealogy classes at Howard Community College.

Things to Remember

 * To suggest a new standardized place name (like a cemetery) go to https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/
 * One of my African-American ancestors is Thomas Norris Jr. M9SV-K2X