User:DespainMA

  Marci A. Despain,  BA, CG, AG

Marci has been involved in family history since 1999 and has been a professional researcher since 2000.  She has always loved reading about history and more especially the lives of her ancestors. While attending Brigham Young University, she decided to major in Family History with an emphasis in the British Isles. In 2003 she conducted an internship in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England and then in 2004 started working at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City where she is currently a British Research Consultant.

Genealogy Credentials

• Certified Genealogist, CG^SM with the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG)
  
• Accredited Genealogist, AG^® (England) with the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen)
  

Education & Experience

Brigham Young University

• Bachelor of Arts in Family History (British Isles), 2005
• Minor in Marriage, Family, and Human Development, 2005
• Family History Internship in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, 2003
• Family History Teacher's & Research Assistant, 2000-2004

Family History Library

• British Research Consultant, 2008-present
• Information Commons Reference Consultant, 2006-2008
• Information & Training Services Assistant, 2005
• Library Attendant, 2004

Professional Genealogy Research

• Conducting private client research since 2000

Research Trips

• England & Ireland 2012
• Illinois & Missouri 2010
  
• Auckland, New Zealand 2010
  
• England 2009
  
• Alberta, Canada 2007
  
• Idaho 2005-present
• Utah 2000-present
  
• England & Scotland 2003

Publications

• "Which Isaac Purnell was Esau's Father? Unraveling Relationships in Wiltshire" National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ) June 2011, v. 99, no. 2
• Shem Bevin Purnell and His Ancestors of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England: A First Generation Latter-day Saint and One of the First Pioneers of Franklin, Idaho (A fully source documented family history which includes 4 generations)
  
• Photographic Memoirs of Shem Bevin Purnell and His Ancestors of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England (A compaion photo book to the above compiled family history)
  

Professional Activities

Leadership

• Genealogy Roundtable Chair, Utah Library Association (ULA), Sandy, Utah, 2011-2012
  
• Genealogy Roundtable Vice-Chair, Utah Library Association (ULA), Sandy, Utah, 2010-2011
  

Lectures

• Utah Library Association (ULA), Salt Lake City, Utah, May 2012
• Family History Expo, Loveland, Colorado, June 2011
• Utah Library Association (ULA), Layton, Utah, May 2011
  
• Family History Expo, Pleasanton, California, October 2010
  
• Utah Library Association (ULA) Fall Workshop, Brigham City, Utah, September 2010
  
• Riverton FamilySearch Library, Riverton, Utah, August 2010
  
• Family History Expo, Kansas City, Missouri, July 2010
  
• New Zealand Society of Genealogists Hibiscus Coast Branch's Family History Bonanza, Catholic Church Hall, Orewa, July 2010
• Auckland City Library, Auckland, New Zealand, July 2010
  
• New Zealand Family History Fair, Hamilton, July 2010
  
• Utah Library Association (ULA) Fall Workshop, Fillmore, Utah, 2009
• BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy, Provo, Utah, 2009
• BYU Computerized Family History and Genealogy Conference, Provo, Utah, 2008
• Teaching monthly patron classes at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2004-2013

Conferences Attended

• RootsTech, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2013
• Utah Library Association (ULA), Salt Lake City, Utah, May 2012
• Who Do You Think You Are Live, London, England, February 2012
• RootsTech, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 2012
• Utah Library Association (ULA), Layton, Utah, May 2011
• RootsTech, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 2011
• New Zealand Family History Fair, Hamilton, July 2010
  
• Utah Library Association (ULA), St. George, Utah, May 2010
• National Genealogical Society (NGS), Salt Lake City, Utah, April 2010
• Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008 & 2009
• BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy, Provo, Utah, 2009
• BYU Computerized Family History and Genealogy Conference, Provo, Utah, 2008
• Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS), Boston, Massachusetts, 2006
• Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS), Salt Lake City, Utah, 2005
• ICAPGen Professional Conference at BYU, Provo, Utah, 2003
• BYU Computerized Genealogy Conference, Provo, Utah, 2002
  

Genealogical Organization Memberships

• Society of Genealogists, 2011-2013
• National Genealogical Society, 2009-2013
• Wiltshire Family History Society, 2009-2013
• Utah Library Association, 2009-2012
• Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, 2008-2009
• Utah Genealogical Association, 2008-2009
• International Society for British Genealogy and Family History (ISBGFH), 2008
• Association of Professional Genealogists, 2003