User:Charlottenoellechampenois1

Education & Credentials

 * BA, Brigham Young University: Family History–Genealogy and German Studies, with minors in both Editing and Scandinavian Studies

Employment & Service

 * German and Scandinavian Research Specialist at the Family History Library (in Salt Lake City, UT)

Upcoming Presentations:

 * San Diego Genealogical Society German Interest Group (online), April 2021
 * International German Genealogy Conference (recorded classes), July 2021

Past Presentations:

 * RootsTech (recorded classes), February 2021
 * Family History Library German Handwriting Seminar (online), October 2020
 * Sacramento German Genealogy Society Virtual Fall Seminar (online), October 2020
 * Family History Library German Paleography Seminar (online), October 2019
 * International German Genealogy Conference (Sacramento, CA), June 2019
 * Federation of Genealogical Societies (Fort Wayne, IN), August 2018
 * International German Genealogy Conference (Minneapolis, MN), July 2017

Classes & Webinars

 * Who Is Guillaume, and Where Is Wilhelm? Overcoming Translated Given Names
 * Finding Records Online for Germans in Alsace-Lorraine
 * Kirkebøger og folketællinger på Danish Family Search
 * Kirkebøger på Arkivalieronline
 * MeyersGaz kennenlernen
 * German Paleography Seminar (Old German Script Alphabet; Reading German Civil Records)
 * Poznan Marriage Project
 * Alsace-Lorraine Research
 * Schleswig‐Holstein Germans: Finding, Searching, and Browsing Online Census Records
 * Schleswig-Holstein Censuses
 * Family History Research in the Territories of Modern Austria Since 1500
 * Mecklenburg Censuses
 * Württemberg Family Books
 * Danish Church and Census Records: Using Dansk Demografisk Database (ddd.dda.dk) and Arkivalieronline to Find Your Ancestors

Genealogical Publications
Co-Author
 * Champenois, Charlotte Noelle, and Roger P. Minert. "An In-depth Look at Matricula-Online: An Invaluable Tool for Genealogical Research of Catholics in Germanic Europe." Der Blumenbaum 38, no. 3 (March, April, May, June 2021): 127–134, 139–140. (In press.)
 * Austrian Family History Research: Sources and Methodologies. Roger P. Minert and Charlotte Noelle Champenois. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, 2019.
 * "The Immigrant Ancestors Project: Gathering and Indexing 900,000 Names." Jill N. Crandell and Charlotte N. Champenois. MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute). Special Issue "Genealogy and Immigration" 2018, 2, 51. https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy2040051

Research Collaborator


 * German Immigrants In American Church Records, volume 33: Cincinnati Ohio Protestant II. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, November 2020.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records, volume 31: Southern Ohio Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, October 2020.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records, volume 30: West Central Ohio Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, July 2020.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records, volume 29: Dayton Ohio Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, July 2020.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records, volume 28: Northeast Ohio Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, December 2019.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records, volume 26: Northwest Ohio Protestant. Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, 2019.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records, volume 25: Missouri (St. Louis VI). Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, 2018.
 * German Immigrants in American Church Records, volume 24: Missouri (St. Louis V). Ed. Roger P. Minert. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing, 2018.

Languages

 * Danish: native speaker
 * German: speak, read, and write
 * Latin, Swedish, Norwegian: genealogical reading ability

FamilySearch Class Handouts & "How to" Guides

 * FamilySearch Left-Side/Right-Side Images - [[Media:1-FS_Left-Side_Right-Side_Images-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-FS_Left-Side_Right-Side_Images-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-FS_Lef-Side_Right-Side_Images-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * [[Media:Alsace-Lorraine,_Converting_French_Republican_Calendar_Dates_-_instruction.pdf|Alsace-Lorraine: Converting French Republican Calendar Dates]]
 * [[Media:Alsace-Lorraine,_Department_Archive_Records_Online_-_instructions.pdf|Alsace-Lorraine: Department Archive Records Online]]
 * [[Media:Alsace-Lorraine,_Translating_German_and_French_Names_-_instruction.pdf|Alsace-Lorraine: Translating German and French Names and Place Names]]
 * Alsace-Lorraine [[Media:Alsace-Lorraine_-_activity.pdf|Activity]] and [[Media:Alsace-Lorraine_-_answer_key.pdf|Answer Key]]
 * [[Media:Schleswig-Holstein_Censuses,_July_2019_-_instruction.pdf|Schleswig-Holstein Censuses]]
 * [[Media:Mecklenburg_Censuses_-_instruction.pdf|Mecklenburg Censuses]]
 * Family Books in Württemberg - [[Media:Family_Books_in_Württemberg_-_instruction_handout.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:Family_Books_in_Württemberg_-_activity_handout.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:Family Books in Württemberg - answer key.pdf|Answer Key]]

FamilySearch Learning Center Videos

 * German Paleography Seminar: Introduction
 * German Paleography Seminar: The Alphabet
 * German Paleography Seminar: Paleography Websites
 * German Paleography Seminar: Key Words
 * German Paleography Seminar: Key Abbreviations
 * German Paleography Seminar: Process of Deciphering Records
 * German Paleography Seminar: Practice Reading A German Church Record
 * German Paleography Seminar: Practice Reading A German Civil Record
 * German Paleography Seminar: Spelling Variations, Names, and Places
 * German Paleography Seminar: Practice Reading Using FamilySearch Community
 * Family Books in Württemberg: Introduction
 * Family Books in Württemberg: History, Creation, and Layout
 * Family Books in Württemberg: Information in the Records
 * Family Books in Württemberg: Locating a Specific Person
 * Schleswig-Holstein Censuses: Introduction
 * Schleswig-Holstein Censuses: Border Changes, Counties, and Census Years
 * Schleswig-Holstein Censuses: Availability, Indexing Status, and Navigating Censuses on Websites
 * Schleswig-Holstein Censuses: Locating a Specific Person