GEORGE R. RYSKAMP, J.D., A.G., Associate Professor of History at Brigham Young University has over nearly 40 years of experience working in archives all over the world, and is the author of numerous books and articles on Hispanic research and a regular lecturer at national and international conferences.
He specializes in Spanish language research, evidential analysis and United States probate and legal systems. Nearly every year for fifteen years he has taken groups of students to Spain, France and/or Italy to learn firsthand how to research in archives.
His presentations are:
Circumstantial Evidence Adventures on Research Roads of Continental Europe
Wills: Universal Concepts and Their Application to Family History Research
Baerbel K. Johnson, A.G. ® works for FamilySearch as International Research Consultant. She holds degrees in Family and Local History Studies and Sociology from BYU, and has more than twenty years of extensive experience in European family history research with emphasis on Germany.
She has published a number of journal articles, contributed material for several books, and lectured at various conferences. Her personal interest is in “putting flesh on the genealogical skeleton” by placing each individual within a proper social and historical context.
A member of ICAPGen, NGS, the German Professional Genealogists Associations, and the German Society for Computer Genealogy.