User:DespainMA

=  Marci A. Despain,  B.A.®, CGSM  =

Marci has been involved in family history since 1999 and has been a professinal researcher since 2000. She has always loved reading about history and more especially the lives of her ancestors. While attending Brigham Young University, she decided to major in Family History with an emphasis in the British Isles. In 2003 she conducted an internship for her Purnell ancestors in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England and then in 2004 started working at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City where she is currently a British Research Consultant.

Education

 * Bachelor of Arts in Family History (British Isles), Brigham Young University, 2005
 * Minor in Marriage, Family, and Human Development, Brigham Young University, 2005

Credentials

 * Certified Genealogist, CGSM

Experience
Brigham Young University


 * Family History Internship in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, 2003
 * Family History Teacher's & Research Assistant, 2000-2004

Family History Library


 * British Research Consultant, 2008-present
 * Information Commons Reference Consultant, 2006-2008
 * Library Attendant, 2004

Professional Genealogy Research


 * Conducting private client research since 2000

Research Trips


 * Idaho, 2005-present
 * Utah, 2000-present
 * England, 2009
 * Canada, 2007
 * England &amp; Scotland, 2003

Professional Activities

 * Genealogy Roundtable Vice-Chair, Utah Library Association, 2009-2010
 * Lecturer at BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy, 2009
 * Lecturer at BYU Computerized Family History and Genealogy Conference, 2008
 * Teaching monthly patron classes at the Family History Library, 2004-present

Genealogical Organization Memberships

 * National Genealogical Society, 2009-present
 * Wiltshire Family History Society, 2009-present
 * Utah Library Association, 2009-present
 * Utah Genealogical Association, 2008-present
 * Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, 2008-present
 * International Society for British Genealogy and Family History (ISBGFH), 2008
 * Association of Professional Genealogists, 2003

Current Projects

 * Pursuing Accreditation with ICAPGen® in England Research
 * Writing Purnell family histories for publication