INTRODUCING THURSDAY’S KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AT ROOTSTECH
Keynote presentations at RootsTech are not like any other genealogy conference, and attendees rarely hit the snooze button on their alarms for a few more minutes of shut eye skipping opening events. Rather they arrive in droves to vie for the best seats to hear some of the best in the genealogy community. As an Official Blogger for RootsTech, I’m please to share news with you before it’s made public officially: Here’s who you can look forward to hearing on Thursday morning (Mar. 21) as keynote speakers at RootsTech 2013:
DENNIS C. BRIMHALL
Dennis Brimhall is currently the President and CEO of FamilySearch International. FamilySearch International is a worldwide organization helping individuals find, preserve, catalogue, and search genealogical information. FamilySearch International is sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A native of Provo, Utah, Mr. Brimhall earned an undergraduate degree in zoology from Brigham Young University in 1972 and a master’s degree in management from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 1974.
SYD LIEBERMAN
Syd is a nationally acclaimed storyteller, an author, and an award-winning teacher. Many of his best-loved stories deal with growing up in Chicago and raising a family in Evanston, Illinois. Syd is also known for his original buy medication online australia historical pieces. He has received commissions to write stories for some of America’s leading institutions and agencies, including the Smithsonian; Historic Philadelphia, Inc.; NASA; and the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. Syd was one of six tellers featured on the television special The Call of Story. He has also performed numerous times at the Timpanogos and National storytelling festivals.
D. JOSHUA TAYLOR
D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS is the Business Development Manager – North America for brightsolid online publishing, the creator of findmypast.com. A nationally known and recognized professional genealogist, lecturer, genealogical author, and researcher, Taylor is the current president of the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and the former Director of Education at the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
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