User:Elliealiese

=Ellie Vance=

Education

 * BA Brigham Young University: Family History and Genealogy/Russian

Experience

 * German/Slavic Research Specialist

Credentials
Ellie is in the process of obtaining an AG from iCAPGen in Russian genealogical research.

Memberships

 * American Historical Society of Germans from Russia
 * BYU Family History Club

Presenter at the Following Conferences and Seminars
Upcoming Presentations


 * Germans from Russia Lecture Series: Family History Library: Salt Lake City, Utah, 18 February 2020 (click here to join the webinar)
 * Roots Tech: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, 28 February 2020 (click here to join the webinar)


 * Foundation for East European Family History Studies: Salt Lake City, Utah, August 2020

Past Presentations


 * Germans from Russia Lecture Series: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 2019-Current


 * Family History Library German/Slavic Paleography Seminar: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 2019


 * Family Roots Conference: St. George, Utah, September 2019


 * BYU Family History and Genealogy Conference: Provo, Utah, August 2019


 * American Historical Society of Germans from Russia: Lincoln, Nebraska, July 2019


 * Phi Alpha Theta Conference: St. George Utah, April 2019

Classes and Lectures

FamilySearch Germans from Russia Lecture Series:


 * An Overview
 * Locating the Town with Websites and Gazetteers
 * Revision List Records
 * Online Resources for Volga Germans
 * Published Works and Indexes for Black Sea Germans
 * Locating Church Records

FamilySearch Russian Paleography Seminar: Reading Russian Documents:


 * The Russian Alphabet
 * Deciphering the Handwriting and Understanding the Grammar

Conference Classes


 * Introduction to German Genealogy Using Meyers Gazetteer and FamilySearch
 * Utilizing American Church Records in your Research
 * Painting a Picture of your Ancestor's Life

Publications

 * The Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918: A Defining Characteristic in the Life and History of the American Family: The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing: Vol. 48: Iss. 1, Article 4.