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Michael Jefferey Hall
hallmj@familysearch.org
Deputy Chief Genealogical Officer 292 West 630 South
FamilySearch.org Orem, Utah, USA
JSMB 5 East 84058
50 East North Temple Street (801) 224-6562
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
84150
(801) 240-1881
(801) 718-3290 (Cell)
Education:
Academic Education:
1983-1985 Attended classes for Master of Science, Anthropology
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
1981-1983 Bachelor of Science, Anthropology
Brigham Young University, Provo Utah
Genealogical Education:
June 2014 Writing & Publishing for Genealogists (Thomas W. Jones), Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research (IGHR), Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
Oct 2013 Irish Research (David E. Rencher), British Institute, International Society for British Genealogy and Family History (ISBGFH), Radisson Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah
Sep 2013 Nottinghamshire Family History (Dominic Johnson), Society of Genealogists (SOG), London, England
June 2013 Advance Methodology and Evidence Analysis (Elizabeth Shown Mills), Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research (IGHR), Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
Oct 2012 From Simple to Complex: Applying Genealogy’s Standard of Proof to Your Work (Thomas W. Jones), British Institute, ISBGFH, Radisson Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah
June 2012 Advanced Library Research: Law Libraries & Government Documents (Ann Carter Fleming), IGHR, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
July 2011 National Institute of Genealogical Research (NIGR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, District of Columbia (DC)
June 2011 Intermediate Genealogy & Historical Studies (Lloyd de Witt Brockstruck), IGHR, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
Major Genealogical Conferences:
• Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conferences
2014 San Antonio, Texas
2102 Birmingham, Alabama
2011 Springfield, Illinois
2010 Knoxville, Tennessee
2009 Little Rock, Arkansas (Vendor Chair)
2008 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2007 Fort Wayne, Indiana
2006 Boston, Massachusetts
2005 Salt Lake City, Utah (Vendor Chair)
2004 Austin, Texas
2003 Orlando, Florida
2002 Ontario, California
2000 Salt Lake City, Utah
1990 Salt Lake City, Utah
• National Genealogical Society (NGS) Conferences
2014 Richmond, Virginia
2013 Las Vegas, Nevada
2012 Cincinnati, Ohio
2011 Charleston, South Carolina
2010 Salt Lake City, Utah
2009 Raleigh, North Carolina
2008 Kansas City, Missouri
2007 Richmond, Virginia
2006 Chicago, Illinois
2005 Nashville, Tennessee
2004 Sacramento, California
2003 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2002 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2001 Portland, Oregon
• International Genealogical Conferences:
2014 Who Do You Think You Are (WDYTYA), Olympia, London, England
2013 65th Deutsche Genealogentag, Heidelberg, Germany
2013 Exodus: Movement of the People; Migration To, From & Within the British Isles, Hinckley Island Hotel, Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
2013 WDYTYA, Olympia, London, England
2012 XXX International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences, Maastricht, Netherlands
2012 WDYTYA, Olympia, London, England
2011 7th International Colloquium of Genealogy, Bologna, Italy
2011 WDYTYA, Olympia, London, England
2010 XXIX International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences, Stuttgart, Germany
2010 WDYTYA, Olympia, London, England
2009 WDYTYA, Olympia, London, England
2008 WDYTYA, Olympia, London, England
2008 Scottish Association of Family History Societies (SAFHS), Motherwell, Scotland
Major Library Conferences:
• American Library Association (ALA) Conferences
2014 Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada
2014 Midwinter Meetings, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2013 Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois
2013 Midwinter Meetings, Seattle, Washington
2012 Annual Conference, Anaheim, California
2012 Midwinter Meetings, Dallas, Texas
2011 Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana
2011 Midwinter Meetings, San Diego, California
2010 Annual Conference, Washington, DC
2010 Midwinter Meetings, Boston, Massachusetts
2009 Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois
2009 Midwinter Meetings, Denver, Colorado
2008 Annual Conference, Anaheim, California
2008 Midwinter Meetings, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress
2013 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, Singapore
2012 78th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, Helsinki, Finland
2011 77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2010 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, Gothenburg, Sweden
Teaching Experience:
Major Genealogical Lectures:
2014 FGS Conference, San Antonio, TX
2014 NIGR, Washington, DC
2014 Association of Portuguese Genealogists, Lisbon, Portugal
2014 IFLA International Newspapers Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
2014 Research Trip, NGS, Salt Lake City, UT
2014 ALA, Librarians Day, Philadelphia, PA
2013 ICS Partner Summit, Salt Lake City, UT
2013 Chapman Historic Preservation Society, Chapman, KS
2013 65th Deutsche Genealogentag, Heidelberg, Germany
2013 National Institute of Genealogical Research (NIGR), Washington, DC
2014 Online Computer Library Catalog (OCLC), Dublin, OH
2013 NGS Librarians Day, Las Vegas, NV
2013 Norfolk Virginia Area Family History Conference, Norfolk, VA
2013 New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC), Manchester, New Hampshire
2012 NEHGS, Boston, MA
2012 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
2012 Eugene Oregon Area Family History Conference, Eugene, OR
2012 Houston Texas Area Family History Conference, Houston, TX
2012 Conference on Family History & Genealogy, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
2011 7th International Colloquium of Genealogy, Bologna, Italy
2011 Dallas Texas Area Family History Conference, Dallas, TX
2011 Librarians Day, NGS Conference, Charleston, SC
2011 Librarians Day FGS Conference, Springfield, IL
Professional Experience:
2009 – Present Deputy Chief Genealogical Officer, FamilySearch.org
2012 – Present Course Co-Director NIGR, Washington, DC
2012 – Present Chair, ALA Genealogy Committee
2013 – Present Chair, IFLA Genealogy and Local History Committee
2011 – 2013 Chair, ALA Genealogy Pre-Conference Committee
2009 – 2012 FGS Director
Major Professional Genealogical Memberships and Activities:
2000 – Present National Genealogical Society
2000 – Present Federation of Genealogical Societies
2000 – Present New England Historic Genealogical Society
2008 – Present New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
2008 – Present American Library Association
2010 – Present International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
2008 – Present Society of Genealogists
Publications:
Michael J. Hall, “The Phoenix that is Washington D.C.”, Federation of Genealogical Societies, Preserve the Pensions, 25 June 2014 http://www.preservethepensions.org/blog/2014/06/
Michael J. Hall, “Summer of Decision 1814”, Federation of Genealogical Societies, Preserve the Pensions, 12 June 2014 http://www.preservethepensions.org/blog/2014/06/
Michael J. Hall, “Victory at the Thames – War of 1812”, Federation of Genealogical Societies, Preserve the Pensions, 3 October 2013 (http://www.preservethepensions.org/blog/category/war1812/
Michael J. Hall, “Battle of Lake Erie: We Have Met The Enemy and They Are Ours”, Federation of Genealogical Societies, Preserve the Pensions, 6 September 2013 (http://www.preservethepensions.org/blog/category/war1812/
Michael J. Hall, “Native Americans in the War of 1812”, Federation of Genealogical Societies, Preserve the Pensions, 15 April 2013 (http://www.preservethepensions.org/blog/tag/war-of-1812-history/page/2/
Hall, Michael J. (2010). Using a Wiki to Preserve a Society’s Knowledge Base. FGS Forum, 22(2), 27-30.
Nielson, Asa S., Hall, Michael J. (1985). An Archaeological Survey of Utah Forest Highway 10 in Sevier and Wayne Counties, Central Utah: Technical series Brigham Young University, Museum of Peoples and Cultures, no. 85-72. Provo, Utah: Cultural Management Services, Department of Anthropology, BYU.
Janetski, Joel C.; Hall, Michael J.; Maxfield, E. Blair (1983). An Archaeological and Geological assessment of Antelope Cave NA5507, Mahove County, Northwestern Arizona: Technical series Brigham Young University, Museum of Peoples and Cultures, no. 83-73. Provo, Utah: Cultural Management Services, Department of Anthropology, BYU.
Hall, Michael J. (1983). A Reassessment of American Fork Cave (42UT135), Utah County, Utah: Technical series Brigham Young University, Museum of Peoples and Cultures, no. 83-51. Provo, Utah: Cultural Management Services, Department of Anthropology, BYU.
Hall, Michael J. ; Janetski, Joel C. (1983). Archaeological Test Excavations at 42Md822: a Dune Site On the Lower Sevier River: Technical series Brigham Young University, Museum of Peoples and Cultures, no. 83-6. Provo, Utah: Cultural Management Services, Department of Anthropology, BYU.
Research Facilities Used Regularly:
United States Facilities Used On-Site:
• Family History Library (FHL), Salt Lake City, Utah
• LDS Church Library, Salt Lake City, Utah
• National Archives, Washington, DC (Archives I and II)
• National Archives, San Francisco, CA
• Library of Congress, Washington, DC
• Daughters of the American Revolution Library, Washington, DC
• Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
• New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), Boston, Massachusetts
• Midwest Genealogy Center – Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
• Clayton Library, Center for Genealogical Research, Houston, Texas
• Brigham Young University Library, Provo, Utah
• Fall River, Massachusetts Public Library, Fall River, MA
• Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA
• Onondaga County Public Library, Syracuse, NY
• Taunton Public Library, Taunton, MA
• York County Archives, York, PA
• Lancaster County’s Historical Society & President James Buchanan’s Wheatland Library, Lancaster, PA
• Ferreira Mendes Portuguese-American Archives, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
• Lucille Stewart Beeson Law Library, Samford University, Birmingham, AL
• Samford University Library, Samford University, Birmingham, AL
• Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham, AL
• Dallas Public Library, Dallas, TX
• Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL
• Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) Library Collection at the Alamo Research Center, San Antonio, TX
• Fairmont Public Library, Fairmont, WV
• Junction City Public Library, Junction City, KS
• County Court House, Fairmont, WV
• Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Kansas State Archives, Topeka, KS
International Facilities Used On-Site
• The National Archives (TNA), Kew, Richmond, England
• Public Records Office Northern Ireland (PRONI), Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Linen Hall Library, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• The Mellon Centre for Migration Studies, Omagh, Northern Ireland
• University of Nottingham, Manuscripts and Special Collections, Kings Meadow Campus, Nottingham, England
• Nottinghamshire Archives, Nottingham, England
• National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
• The British Library, London, England
• Tombo (National Archives of Portugal), Lisbon, Portugal
• National Library of Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal
• Ajuda Library, Lisbon, Portugal
Languages:
• I have no proficiency speaking or writing in any non-English language. I can read basic Portuguese pertaining to genealogical material; which is necessary for conducting Azorean research. (I am half Portuguese from the Azores Island of Portugal). I use standard Portuguese translation keys for the terms most commonly found in historical documents.
References:
Jay Jordan
Retired President and CEO of Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
Jay.jordan@oclc.org
David E. Rencher
Chief Genealogical Officer, Family Search
Salt Lake City, Utah
derencher@familysearch.org
McKelden Smith
President New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
msmith@nygbs.org
Dirk Weissleder
President Federation of German Genealogical Societies
Dirk.weissleder@dagv.org