User:JensenFA

My Wiki Work
The following links are related to my current work in the wiki:


 * FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Support with the following pages being rolled into this project:


 * User:JensenFA/Policies and Procedures
 * Learning Wikicode
 * Tracking development of policies and procedures
 * Build FamilySearch Wiki:Policies/Noticeboard
 * Policies. Met with Don and Chris. We met and decided that the first step is to write use cases.


 * Others:


 * User:JensenFA/Sandbox
 * User:JensenFA/Ancestors
 * User:JensenFA/Archived discussions
 * User:JensenFA/Mayflower
 * User:JensenFA/New Ways to Publish a Personal or Family History
 * The Technology page

Pages of interest to me:


 * Social Networking Technology Resources for Genealogical Societies

My Education

 * MPA, Brigham Young University, April 2000
 * BA in History, Brigham Young University, April 1992, Phi Kappi Phi and Honor Society
 * AA in Genealogy, Brigham Young University, August 1990, academic scholarship

Family History Department 1992-present

 * Genealogical Community Services, FamilySearch Wiki manager
 * Family History Library, US/Canada consultant
 * Research Support consultant, Worldwide Support Division
 * Product Manager, Member Needs Division
 * User Specialist, Technology Division (Ancestral File, UDE, Extraction Admin System, FamilySearch)
 * FamilySearch Center, coach trainer and facility supervisor
 * Extraction Data Distribution supervisor
 * FamilySearch Support Help Desk

BYU Department of Economics, 1992-1993

 * Civil War and U.S. Census research for National economic study
 * 1910 Census research supervisor
 * 1850, 1860, and 1900 Civil War veteran census research
 * Historical research on location at the National Archives, Washington, D.C.

The classes I've taught

 * 2011 RootsTech - Workshop on Keys to Success: Using the FamilySearch Wiki
 * 2010 Riverton FamilySearch Library - Keys to Success: Using the FamilySearch Wiki in November
 * 2010 British Institute - Keys to Success: Using the FamilySearch Wiki
 * 2010 BYU Family History Conference - Keys to Success: Using the FamilySearch Wiki in April
 * 2009 Family History Expos: Salt Lake City, Utah - "Heirlooms out of Memories"
 * 2009 Family History Expos: Salt Lake City, Utah - "FamilySearch Research Wiki"
 * 2009 BYU Family History Conference - "Heirlooms out of Memories"
 * 2008 BYU Family History Conference - New Ways to Publish a Personal or Family History
 * 2007 Family History Expo, St. George, Utah - FamilySearch Research Wiki

The Blogs I created

 * Benjamin Kingman Curtis, 2006-present
 * Chauncey Walker West, 2008-present
 * Heart of Story, 2008-present
 * And several others ...

The World of Blogging

 * See Networked Blogs' list on Facebook of the top 50 genealogy blogs

Family histories I've published

 * A Dream Fulfilled, (Murray, Utah:Cherish Bound, Inc., 2005, 51 pgs).
 * Benjamin Kingman Curtis: History of Service in the Civil War (Civil War Volunteer, Michigan 5th Cavalry, Company B, (Sandy, Utah: self-published, 2000, 23 pgs).
 * "Blogging Your Ancestor Can Help in the Search: Benjamin Kingman Curtis," Curtis/s Chronicle: The Newsletter of The Curtis/s Family Society, Vol 32, No 4, Dec 2008, p7).
 * George and Rebecca Hartley: A history of their family and their ancestry, (Lehi, Utah: Cherish Bound, Inc., 2007, 422 pgs.) This publication includes a family history of George and Rebecca Hartley, their son Andrew and his wife Hannah Wadsworth, and their eight grandchildren. In addition, the ancestry of George and Andrew Hartley, Rebecca Richards, and Hannah Wadsworth, including the collateral relationships of cousins, aunts, and uncles. There are 307 photographs and 119 images of family artifacts included in the history. Restoration work was completed on all images by the author.
 * The Curtis Family Album, (Sandy, Utah: MyPublisher.com, 2010, 100 pgs) This is a full reproduction of the Curtis family antique photograph album that originally belonged to Mary Lavantia Curtis 1871-1958, daughter of Benjamin Kingman Curtis and Sarah Lavantia Card.
 * Jacie Lee Kemp, our little bundle of joy, (Murray, Utah: Cherish Bound, Inc., 2004, 55 pgs).
 * Love in the 50's, (Lehi, Utah: Cherish Bound, Inc., 2008, 25 pgs).
 * Mommy and Me: a photographic history, (Sandy, Utah: MyPublisher.com, 2009, 100 pgs).
 * My Sister, Juliane Johansen Raleigh, (Lehi, Utah: Cherish Bound, Inc., 2005, 35 pgs).
 * Samantha Mitchell: All Star Karate 2001-2005, (Lehi, Utah: Cherish Bound, Inc., 2007, 69 pgs).
 * Savannah Elaine Jensen: My Blessing Day, (Provo, Utah: Heritage Makers, 21 pgs).
 * Steve and Crystal, 16 August 2007, (Sandy, Utah: Mac.com, 2007, 27 pgs).
 * Steve and Crystal: Our Engagement Story, (Sandy, Utah: Mac.com, 2008, 100 pgs).
 * "The History and the Future of the FamilySearch Research Wiki," Crossroads, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah Genealogical Association, March 2010, p. 167-170).
 * The Two of Us, (Lehi, Utah: Cherish Bound, Inc., 2007, 25 pgs).
 * Through the Years: holiday memories, (Murray, Utah: Cherish Bound, Inc., 2008, 25 pgs).
 * Tina the Turtle and other stories by Logan Ballard, (Provo, Utah:Heritage Makers, 2008, 25 pgs).

The associations I belong to

 * International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1988-present.
 * The Curtis/s Family Society, 1989-present.
 * The National Genealogical Society, Arlington, Va.

FamilySearch Community Tools

 * FamilySearch.org|FamilySearch.org
 * FamilySearch Blog]
 * FamilySearch Facebook Page
 * FamilySearch News Twitter Feed
 * FamilySearch Wiki (English)
 * FamilySearch Wiki Facebook Page
 * FamilySearch Forums
 * FamilySearch Indexing
 * FamilySearch Research Courses
 * Getting started with family history