Charting for Success: A Research Guide

This Research Guide is designed to help you learn about charts and how to experience successful genealogical research. You will be introduced to timelines, family group records, pedigree charts, extract tools, photographs, maps, and more. Success in identifying your ancestors comes when proven paths are followed. Let our experts lead you to the answers for your research questions. Associated in-depth instructional video presentations are available from the Family History Expos website. Join our professionals for one-on-one research assistance online or in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Holly T. Hansen: President and Founder of Family History Expos, Inc. A lifelong resident of Croydon, Utah, Holly is a family history educator with more than 15 years’ experience. Although she sponsors elaborate events, she also enjoys helping people one on one as they learn how to make technology work for them. Author, lecturer, editor, and publisher, Holly devotes time every day to education. Arlene H. Eakle, PhD: President and founder of The Genealogical Institute, Inc., Dr. Eakle is a professional genealogist with more than 30 years’ experience in research, consulting, lecturing, and writing. An expert in tracing families from New York, Southern U.S., British Isles, Switzerland, and parts of Germany, she claims a 96% success rate. James L. Tanner: James is a retired attorney and business owner with over 35 years of genealogical research experience. He taught classes at the Mesa FamilySearch Library for 10 years and currently teaches at the BYU FamilySearch Library, trains all missionaries on the floor, and is the author of "The Guide to FamilySearch Online." Ruth Ellen Maness, AG: More than 35 years’ experience in Germanic and Scandinavian records; Co-author, Passport to Paradise: The Copenhagen "Mormon" Passenger Lists, Legacy of Sacrifice; Lecturer at national, regional, and local conferences; field trip experience in Scandinavia and Europe, South Africa, and Eastern/Southern/Mid-Western United States.