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=  Raymon L. Naisbitt   =

Raymon Naisbitt grew up in a family history minded home and spent much time roaming cemeteries and learning about his ancestors and the lives they lived. He loves doing family history research which has included research trips to California, England, Wales and Sweden and has opened the door to relatives not previously known. He has been employed at the Family History Library for nine years and has worked as an instructor, trainer, and consultant. He is excited to be a member of the British Isles team and has long range goals of oneday becoming accredited in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to help facilitate his love of learning for these areas.

Education

 * Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of Utah, 2005
 * Minors in History and International Studies from the University of Utah

FamilySearch

 * Family History Library, Conservation Lab Clerk 2001-2006
 * Family History Library, Information Commons Reference Consultant 2006-2009
 * Family History Library, British Isles Research Consultant 2009-present

Research Trips

 * Utah (on going)
 * Cardiganshire, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, &amp; Glamorganshire, Wales 2010
 * Worcestershire, Birmingham, &amp; London, England 2010
 * Eskilstuna, Sweden 2008
 * Alameda, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Mateo Counties California 2008
 * Yorkshire &amp; Westmorland England 2000

Languages
A lover of history, geography and languages, Raymon speaks, reads, and writes Italian fluently, and is learning to read records of genealogical value in French, Latin, Swedish, and ultimately hopes to learn Welsh.

Lectures

 * Utah Genealogical Association, Virtual Chapter June 2011
 * Riverton FamilySearch Library, Riverton, Utah April 2011
 * Family History Expo, Duluth, Georgia November 2010
 * Riverton FamilySearch Library, Riverton, Utah October 2010
 * Family History Expo, Loveland, Colorado June 2010
 * BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy, Provo Utah, 2008
 * Instructor at the Family History Libary, Salt Lake City Utah 2006-present

Conferences attended &amp; skillbuilding

 * ICAPGen Family History Conference Salt Lake City, Utah October 2010
 * National Genealogical Society Family History Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah April 2010
 * RootsTech, Salt Lake City, Utah February 2010
 * Board for Certification of Genealogists Skillbuilding series Salt Lake City, Utah October 2009
 * Board for Certification of Genealogists Skillbuilding series Salt Lake City, Utah February 2009
 * Advanced Irish Methodology, Salt Lake City, Utah August 2009
 * Advanced Genealogical Methods, Salt Lake City, Utah Feburary 2009
 * BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy, Provo, Utah July 200
 * BYU Computerized Family History and Genealogy Conference, Provo, Utah March 2007
 * National Genealgical Society Family History Conference, Richmond, Virginia May 2007

Genealogical Organizations

 * National Genealogical Society

Current Projects

 * Pursuing Certification credentials with the Board for Certified Genealogists®
 * Pursuing Accreditation with ICAPGen® in England Research