Tag Archives: Methodology

RayDean Hill

  Named after her two grandfathers, RayDean Hill has enjoyed seventeen years of family history experience, including researching, Indexing, writing, and lecturing.  A graduate of Brigham Young University, she earned her BGS degree with an emphasis in Family History.

She served as an Assistant Director and Director of a four-stake Family History Center.  RayDean is the Recording Secretary for the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists,SM and is an Accredited Genealogist® professional, specializing in English research.

RayDean and her husband, Jon, have six children.  Those children decided their Mom’s epitaph should read, “Mom loved dead people.  Now she is one.”

Presentation: Preparing for English Accreditation

  • This class helps those who are considering taking and/or preparing for the England Accreditation Exam. Key topics include record types to know, research methodologies and strategies, helpful reference materials and tips for test day.

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Apryl Cox

   Apryl Cox, BA, MBA, AG®, is a professional researcher and lecturer who has been researching and teaching family history for more than 20 years.  She is an Accredited Genealogist® in England research through the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists, internationally recognized as ICAPGen.   She is also a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists.Apryl conducts client research and consultation; teaches family history courses at Brigham Young University; and lectures at national, state and local conferences.  She is currently writing curriculum for a two-year online applied associate degree in family history for BYU-Idaho.She serves as an ICAPGen commissioner and as the co-chair of the ICAPGen Testing Committee.  Her geographic areas of expertise include England and the United States. Subjects of particular interest for her include methodology, evidence analysis, probate research, and lesser-used records of England – topics on which she frequently lectures.

For this conference Apryl will be presenting:

  • Level 1-Application
  • Incorporating Evidence Analysis in a Research Report
  • Levels II & III-Written Exam and Oral Review with samples