User:KitzmillerJM

Education

 * B.S.: Major:Geology, Minor: German from Western Michigan University (1976)
 * M.S.: Stratigraphy &amp; Sedimentation from Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (1981)
 * Programming: University of California, Sacramento (1985)
 * Statistics: Utah State University (Graduate Level Course)
 * Petroleum Geologist School: Phillips Petroleum Co., Bartlesville, OK (1981)
 * Languages: German (5 years minor); Latin (2 years); Russian, Hungarian; self-taught French, Polish

Credentials

 * AG® Accredited Genealogist for England and Scotand
 * CGRS:Certified Genealogical Record Search-England-2001 (discontinued)
 * FRSAI: Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (discontinued)
 * FSA: Fellow of Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
 * FSG: Electred Fellow of the Society of Genealogies (England) in 1993
 * Heraldist: Heraldry Society of Canada [1st &amp; 2nd level certificates]
 * Heraldist: Heraldry Society of London (England) [1st &amp; 2nd level certificates]
 * Who's Who in Genealogy and Hearldry: 1990
 * Teaching Credential: California Community College System, Earth Sciences (1985)

Experience

 * Project Manager, Content Strategy [FamilySearch.org] (2010)
 * Medievalist, Family Reconstitution Group (2009-)
 * Owner, Kitzmiller Genealogical Services (est. 1988) &amp; FamilyTapestry.com (2009)
 * Professional Genealogist and Heraldist
 * Genealogy Instructor, Lecturer, and Author (2005-present) in a variety of locations
 * Research &amp; Business Director, Price &amp; Associates, Incorporated
 * Geological Consultant
 * Senior User System Specialist, Family History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Chairman, Lines of Business Committee, Family History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Product Manager, Ancestral File®, Family History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Operations Manager, Ancestral File®, Family History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Operations Manager, Medieval Families Group, Family History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Product Manager, Medieval Families Group, Family History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Product Manager, Pedigree Resource File®, Family History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Product Manager, Authority Systems, Family History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Operations Manager, Authority Systems, Family History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Supervisor, Authority Systems Group, Family History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Department Representative, Family History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Systems User Specialist, Family History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Product Consultant, Medieval Families Unit, Family History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Senior Correspondence Specialist, FamilySearch Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Correspondence Specialist, FamilySearch Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Professional Genealogist
 * International Lecturer for FGS, NGS and various overseas conferences
 * Volunteer European and British Reference Consultant, FamilySearch Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Stake Extraction Director, Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints: Aurora, Colorado
 * Assistant Branch Librarian, Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints: Denver FSC
 * Research Consultant for Burke's Perrage, London, England: Universal Genealogy, SLC., Utah: United Ancestries, SLC, Utah
 * Research Director for Richard W. Price and Associates, Salt Lake City, Utah
 * Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG); Course director 2009 Scottish Track; Instructor various years

Associations

 * State Genealogist, Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)
 * Advisory Board/Council Member for Native American Peoples Historical Foundation (Advisory Bd)
 * O.T.I.O., a Lakota Sioux family history society (appointed to Advisory Council)
 * Co-Founder of NATIVE RECORDS PRESERVATION, preserve Native American records and culture; worked with many tribal groups in U.S. and Canada
 * President/Founder of MANUSCRIPT PUBLISHING FOUNDATION, a promoter of quality genealogical manuscripts and publications. (See publications)
 * President/Founder of KITZMILLER FAMILY ASSOCIATION, a one-name society interested in this rare Austrian surname. Provide descendants access to current research information.
 * Chairman/Co-Founder of BRITISH HERITAGE FORUM [Lecture group], presented genealogical seminars in Canada.
 * Co-founder of PHOTO-GEN COPYISTS, a professional copying service for genealogists.
 * Society of Genealogists (England)


 * Association of Professional Genealogists
 * Utah Genealogical Association
 * National Society of Genealogists
 * Society for Army Historical Research (England)
 * Military History Society of Ireland
 * Victorian Military {History} Society
 * South African Military History Society
 * New South Wales Military Historical Society
 * Heraldry Society of Canada
 * Heraldry Society of Scotland
 * Heraldry Society of London
 * Heraldry Society of Ireland
 * Heraldry Society of Utah
 * East Yorkshire Family History Society
 * American Association of Petroleum Geologists
 * Geological Society of America
 * The International Society of British Genealogy and Family History ICAPGen - International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists; Commissioner; currently member of the Testing Committee

Publications

 * “Introduction to Medieval Genealogy” in Family Chronicles, Ottawa, Canada. Sep/Oct 2003
 * “Medieval Genealogy” in Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records. Ancestry, Inc. 1998 (20 pp) with Glade Nelson {he did bibliographic study}.
 * Record Linkage as a Genealogical Tool in Genealogica &amp; Heraldica, University of Ottawa Press, 1996 (23rd Annual meeting of the Academy of International Genealogy and Heraldry)
 * A Brief Introduction to Medieval Genealogy, John M. Kitzmiller, II. Salt Lake City: 1996.
 * Spring City, Utah Geologic Appraisal for Subsurface Water Depths 1994.
 * "British Military Ancestry, Part I" in Utah Genealogical Journal, Volume 20, Number 4, 1992. "British Military Ancestry, Part II" in Utah Genealogical Journal, Volume 21, Number 1, 1993.
 * "British Military Ancestry, Part III" in Utah Genealogical Journal, Volume 21, Number 2, 1993
 * “British Military in Ireland, Part I in The Septs (Irish Genealogical Society of Minnesota), 2010
 * “British Military in Ireland, Part II in The Septs (Irish Genealogical Society of Minnesota), 2010
 * Appraisal Report of Mineral Tract {Surface &amp; Subsurface} for US Army Corps of Engineers, San Juan County, Utah, December 1992 (5 volumes), by John M. Kitzmiller, II and Michael R. Kitzmiller (Land value appraiser).
 * Scottish County Record Series - Volume 1: Shetland, 1990.
 * Scottish County Record Series - Volume 2: Orkney, 1990.
 * Scottish County Record Series - Volume 3: Caithness, 1989.
 * Scottish County Record Series - Volume 4: Sutherland, 1989.
 * "Scottish Probates" in GRINZ Yearbook, 1989, New Zealand.
 * "Scottish Resources at the LDS FamilySearch Centres" in GRINZ Yearbook, 1989, New Zealand.
 * In Search of "The Forlorn Hope": A Comprehensive Guide to the Location of British Regiments (1640-WWI), 3 Volumes [1800 pp] 1988.
 * From the Danube to the Susquehanna: 350 Years of the Kitzmiller Family, Volume I [520 pp] 1985. Volume II [500 pp]1987.
 * Geology of the Joes Valley Reservoir Quadrangle, Sanpete and Emery Counties, Utah, Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey, Special Studies, July 1982.
 * Geology of the Joes Valley Reservoir Quadrangle, Sanpete and Emery Counties, Utah in Brigham Young University Thesis Studies, April 1981.
 * Die Kitzmüller Vorvätern, a quarterly newsletter. (1980-1986)

Online Presence

 * Blog http://familytapestries.blogspot.com/
 * Facebook
 * Linkedin  www.linkedin.com/profile/view
 * GenealogyWise www.genealogywise.com/profile/JohnMKitzmillerII