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Genealogy Activities

“Icelandic Heritage Festival” a.k.a. “August the Deuce” in Mountain, ND
(Volunteer 2004 - present)

RAOGK (Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness) for Pembina County, ND
(Volunteer 2004 – present)

·“Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival” - Genealogy Resource Room in Moorhead, MN
(Volunteer 2005, 2006, 2008 - present)

US GenWeb County Coordinator for Pembina County, North Dakota
(Volunteer 2008 – present)

US GenWeb: do lookups in historical publications, take photos of tombstones, cemeteries, farmsteads, schools, churches, etc for PembinaCounty (Volunteer 2008 - present)

“Heritage Education Commission” Board Member (Volunteer 2008 – present)

Administrator for Surname Board, “Furstenau” on RootsWeb Message Boards

Administrator for Surname Board, “Olafson” on RootsWeb Message Boards

Genealogy Custom Website and Facebook Design and Maintenance

·ThingvallaLutheranChurch – Icelandic Church Memorial
(volunteer 2003 – present) www.thingvalla.org

“Icelandic Heritage Festival” a.k.a “August the Deuce in Mountain, ND.”
(volunteer 2005 – present) www.august2nd.com
On Facebook as “Deuce of August”

US GenWeb Pembina County, North Dakota – design and maintain website
(volunteer 2008 – present) http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ndpembin/pembina.htm

Personal Website for genealogy http://www.rootstotrees.com

Design and maintain Facebook page for “Icelandic Klub of Fargo-Moorhead.”

Design and maintain Facebook page for “Family History Workshop.”

Genealogy Speaking

Gestsson/Sigurdsson/Krakksson Family Reunion regarding Icelandic Heritage and Genealogy 2007

Annual 2nd of August Icelandic Heritage Celebration 2009 speech on “Cousins Across the Ocean” project

Special Projects

Researched and developed five large storyboards at the Thingvalla Lutheran Church Memorial site. The panels use English and Icelandic text, data, and photos to tell the story of the Icelandic immigrants to the area. Schools, church, community, and history are included in the storyboards. www.thingvalla.org

Assisted the Thingvalla Church Memorial committee in fundraising, designing the layout, and choosing the sculptor for bronze replica Christus statue

Ongoing research for the Icelandic Churches and Cemeteries of Northeast North Dakota.

 Personal Genealogy Publications

·“Roots to Trees - Hungary and France” – A 330 page, hardbound volume concerning husband’s maternal ancestors and all living relatives. (Published 2004)

“Roots to Trees - Scotland and Norway” - A 250 page, hardbound volume concerning my maternal ancestors and all living relatives (Published 2005)

“Roots to Trees - Germany” is a book that is in progress concerning my husband’s paternal ancestors and all living relatives

“Roots to Trees - Iceland” is a book that is in progress concerning my paternal ancestors and all living relatives

Written several newsletters and news articles regarding genealogy

“Cousins Across the Ocean” – a magazine article for the Icelandic Genealogical Society. Ran in the 2008 winter edition of their quarterly magazine.

 Specific Genealogy Research

84 page family history for Rock Messerschmidt (gift when he married my sister)
(Volunteer 2007)

100 page family history book for Sigurdur Isfeld for his 89^th birthday (Volunteer 2008)

105 pages of documents for Barry Schmiess ancestors with Pedigree and charts (Volunteer 2008)

Genealogy research for many people on a smaller scale (2004 – present)

Genealogy Memberships and Organizations

Thingvalla Cemetery Association

ICA - Icelandic Communities Association

FM Icelandic Klub - on Facebook as “Icelandic Klub of Fargo Moorhead.”

Northeast North Dakota Heritage Association

NDPCHS – ND Pembina County Historical Society

Heritage Education Commission

State Historical Society of North Dakota

NDSGS - North Dakota State Genealogical Society

Ox Cart Trails Historical Society

Various online message boards

Various magazine subscriptions

 Education

·        1980                      Registered Nurse Diploma, St. Luke’s School of Nursing, Fargo,ND

·        2003-present        Self-taught computer and genealogy skills

·        2005                      German Genealogy Class – through OurFamily.com

·        2005                      Family History Workshop

·        2006                      Family History Workshop

2007                     Family History Workshop

2008                     Family History Workshop

2009                     Family History Workshop

2009                     Genealogy Trip to Iceland and to Salt Lake City