Bloggers of Honor
Our Bloggers of Honor are hand-selected to bring the best of every Family History Expo to you! They are chosen for their experience in the industry, insight about innovative family history-related products and services, and their passion for the search.
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Our 'Blogger of Honor' team includes:
Donna M. Brown: Blog, Twitter
Arlene H. Eakle: Blog, Twitter
Gena Philibert Ortega: Blog, WVR Blog, Twitter, and WVR Twitter.
Jean Wilcox Hibben: Blog
Lisa Alzo: Blog, Twitter
Lisa Louise Cooke: Blog, Twitter
Leland K. Meitzler: Blog, Twitter
Thomas MacEntee: Blog, Twitter
James Tanner: Blog, Twitter
DearMYRTLE: Blog, Twitter
Mark Tucker: Blog, Twitter
Anna Bartkowski: Blog, Twitter
Amy Coffin: Blog, Twitter
Joan Miller: Blog, Twitter
Blogger of Honor Bios:
Donna M. Brown, Public Relations and Marketing Director, Family History Expos, & Blogger
Donna has more than 25 years experience in public relations, marketing, journalism and professional publishing. She is a freelance writer in the west desert of sunny Southern Utah and contributes to the Family History Expos Genealogy Blog and can be followed on Twitter @PR_FHExpos.
Arlene H. Eakle, Speaker, Exhibitor-The Genealogical Institure, & Blogger
President and founder of The Genealogical Institute, Inc., Dr. Eakle is a professional genealogist with more than 30 years’ experience in research, consulting, lecturing, and writing. An expert in tracing families from New York, Southern U.S., British Isles, Switzerland, and parts of Germany, she claims a 96% success rate. Arlene's blogs include Arlene H. Eakle's Genealogy Blog, Tennessee Genealogy, Virginia Genealogy, Kentucky Genealogy and can be followed on Twitter @arleneeakle.
Gena Philibert Ortega, Exhibitor-FamilyLink & Blogger
Genealogy Community Communications Director for FamilyLink, Editor for the WorldVitalRecords newsletter, and Manager of GenealogyWise. Gena has written over 100 articles in the GenWeekly newsletter, contributes to her blog, Gena's Genealogy, and has authored Putting the Pieces Together and Cemeteries of the Eastern Sierra. She is Vice-President of the Southern California Chapter of APG and a Regional Director of the California State Genealogical Alliance. Gena blogs at Gena's Genealogy and World Vital Records. Gena can be followed on Twitter @genaortega and @WVRNewsletter.
Jean Wilcox Hibben, Speaker, Exhibitor-Circlemending, & Blogger
Jean Wilcox Hibben of Riverside County, California, is a Board-Certified genealogist, with a doctorate in folklore and MA in speech communication. President of the Corona Genealogical Society and the Southern Calif. Chapter of the Assoc. of Professional Genealogists, Jean is a national speaker, staff trainer for the Corona, Calif. Family History Center, and secretary of the Genealogical Speakers Guild. Jean's blog is Circlemending: Where music and ancestry meet.
Lisa Alzo, Speaker & Blogger
Lisa Alzo grew up in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, and currently resides in Ithaca, New York. Lisa is the author of seven books and numerous magazine articles. She teaches classes for GenClass.com and the National Institute for Genealogical Studies. Lisa has presented at numerous national and international conferences, genealogical, and historical societies.. Read Lisa's blog at The Accidental Genealogist and she can be followed on Twitter @lisaalzo.
Lisa Louise Cooke, Speaker, Exhibitor-Genealogy Gems Podcast, & Blogger
Lisa Louise Cooke is the host of the Genealogy Gems Podcast and the Family History: Genealogy Made Easy podcast, audio and video genealogy shows, and The Family Tree Magazine Podcast. She is the author of Genealogy Gems: Ultimate Research Strategies, and has been featured in Ancestry and Family Tree Magazines. You will find Lisa blogging at Genealogy Gems News and can be followed on Twitter @LisaCooke.
Leland K. Meitzler, Speaker, Exhibitor-Family Roots Publishing & Blogger
Leland K. Meitzler - Founder of Heritage Quest in 1985, Managing Editor of "Heritage Quest Magazine" until 2006, & Managing Editor of "Everton's Genealogical Helper 2006-2009." Leland writes a daily blog at GenealogyBlog.com and runs Family Roots Publishing Co. He is a popular tour conductor and entertaining lecturer, having given over 2,000 genealogical lectures. You will find Leland blogging at the GenealogyBlog and can be followed on Twitter @Lmeitzler.
Thomas MacEntee, Speaker & Blogger
Thomas is a genealogist specializing in the use of technology and social media to improve genealogical research and as a means of interacting with others in the family history community. He writes and lectures on the many ways blogs, Facebook and Twitter can be leveraged to add new dimensions to the genealogy experience. Thomas created and manages Geneabloggers and can be followed on Twitter @geneabloggers.
James Tanner, Blogger
James has more than thirty years' experience in law, computers and over twenty years experience as a research genealogist. He also has degrees in Spanish and Linguistics. In addition to his law practice, he owned and helped operate a graphic design business for over 25 years. James writes the Genealogy's Star Blog and can be followed on Twitter @Genealogysstar.
DearMYRTLE, Speaker & Blogger
DearMYRTLE is The nom de plume of Pat Richley-Erickson, author of DearMYRTLE’s Joy of Genealogy (2006), The Everything Online Genealogy Book (2000). 1st Vice President of Utah Genealogical Association and coordinator for The Union of Genealogy Groups in Second Life. She writes DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Blog and the Teach Genealogy Blog. She can be followed on Twitter @DearMYRTLE.
Mark Tucker, Speaker & Blogger
Mark is software architect by day and a family historian on as many nights and weekends as possible. He graduated from BYU and has been developing software professionally for 14 years. He is a member of NGS and the author of the ThinkGenealogy Blog and can be followed on Twitter @marktucker.
Anna Dalhaimer Bartkowski, Blogger
Anna is the author of Maggie Visits Grandpa, and the newly released Maggie Visits Argentina. Editor for, A Man Called Andreas, Thirty Years in the Desert, and the quarterly magazine publication of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Journal. She is past President of the Arizona Sun Chapter and member of many writer's and genealogical societies. Anna writes the Value Meals on the Volga Blog. and can be followed on Twitter @annabartkowski.
Amy Coffin, Blogger
Amy draws on her library experience to provide genealogical research and writing services to others. She is the author of Jump Start Your Genealogy Blog: 52 Ideas, 52 Weeks and 25 Great Topics for Genealogical Society Blogs. Amy writes the We Tree Blog and can be followed on Twitter @ACoffin.
Joan Miller, Blogger
Joan is a retired lab manager with more than thirty years in medical research. A published author with scientific, genealogy and photo journalism credits, she loves to travel and in her spare time volunteers extensively with Toastmasters International. A mother of two grown children, one grand-dog and cat, Joan and her husband live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She enjoys sharing genealogy research and resources at Luxegen Genealogy and Family History and can be followed on Twitter @luxegen.
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