D. Joshua Taylor
Family History and Genealogy
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Fantastic Speaking style, fresh informative, and fun!
Fox Valley Genealogy Conference
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D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS is the Business Development Manager North America for brightsolid online publishing, the creator of findmypast.com, and a nationally known and recognized genealogical author, lecturer, and researcher. A frequent speaker at genealogical societies, libraries, and other organizations, his previous speaking engagements include GENTECH, the Federation of Genealogical Societies Annual Conferences, the National Genealogical Society Annual Conference, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, and RootsTech. He has authored articles in American Ancestors, UGA Crossroads, FGS Forum, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, and New England Ancestors, and was a columnist for Digital Genealogist.
Active in the genealogical community, Joshua is the current Vice President of Administration for the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS), where he also serves as chairman of the Conference Planning Committee and co-chair of the FGS/ISGS 2011 National Conference. He previously served as chairman of the Bylaws and Outreach committees as well as Parliamentarian for FGS. Joshua is former Director of Education and Programs at the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Joshua is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including RootsTechs Distinguished Presenter Award, the Federation of Genealogical Societies Award of Merit, and the Rubincam Youth Award from the National Genealogical Society. He holds an MLS (Archival Management) and an MA (History) from Simmons College and has been a featured genealogist on NBCs Who Do You Think You Are? with Sarah Jessica Parker, Ashley Judd, Reba McEntire, and Rob Lowe.
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Fantastic Speaking style, fresh informative, and fun!
Fox Valley Genealogy Conference
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Joshua always provides timely and informative content related to the field of genealogy and is an engaging, upbeat speaker. His lecture on PDFs at RootsTech was easy enough for the novice genealogist to follow and advanced enough to provide new insight even for seasoned professionals. Every time I attend a conference where he is speaking, I look forward to another smart and useful discussion.
RootsTech conference via live streaming video and Family History Day (Boston, MA - October 2010)
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You were lively, engaging and held everyone's attention the entire lecture. You know your materials and are an excellent speaker!
AGS - 2010
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Josh has a great rapport with his audiences. He engages them and makes them feel welcome. His content is clearly well-prepared but flexible. He meshes both current technology and tried and true genealogical research methods in a way that audiences can gain insight to both.
Ohio Genealogical Society Conference, March 2011
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