Russ received an Honors BA in French from the University of Utah in 1987 and studied for a semester in Lisieux, France. He grew up in the Salt Lake City area in Utah and has a Masters of Library and Information Science from Brigham Young University.
He is an Accredited Genealogist researcher in Midwestern States. Russ served as president of the Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) and in other UGA leadership positions. During that time, he served as exhibit coordinator for the GENTech Conference.
In 1993, he attended his first NGS Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. That conference was a wonderful experience which he has repeated many times over the past 17 years! He has enjoyed serving as the Local Host Chair for this Family History Conference and looks forward to the great events that they have planned.
Russ has worked at the Family History Library since 1985 as a reference manager, a database specialist, and a reference secretary. He has worked on many databases for the FamilySearch.org website, taught classes on record sources, software products, and research methodology at local, state, and national conferences. Currently, he is a Collection Management Specialist for FamilySearch.
As a librarian, he participates on the RUSA Local History Committee and the Genealogy Committee of ALA (American Library Association). He serves as Secretary to the Genealogy and Local History Section of IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions). He has lectured at and arranged many large conferences for libraries and genealogy.
He is an Accredited Genealogist researcher in Midwestern States. Russ served as president of the Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) and in other UGA leadership positions. During that time, he served as exhibit coordinator for the GENTech Conference.
In 1993, he attended his first NGS Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. That conference was a wonderful experience which he has repeated many times over the past 17 years! He has enjoyed serving as the Local Host Chair for this Family History Conference and looks forward to the great events that they have planned.
Russ has worked at the Family History Library since 1985 as a reference manager, a database specialist, and a reference secretary. He has worked on many databases for the FamilySearch.org website, taught classes on record sources, software products, and research methodology at local, state, and national conferences. Currently, he is a Collection Management Specialist for FamilySearch.
As a librarian, he participates on the RUSA Local History Committee and the Genealogy Committee of ALA (American Library Association). He serves as Secretary to the Genealogy and Local History Section of IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions). He has lectured at and arranged many large conferences for libraries and genealogy.
NGS Class: Saturday, 1 May, 2010 on the "West" track at 9:30 a.m.
Utah Territorial Records
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