Currently accepting clients for...

• Family History Research
• Speaking / Presenting
• Writing /Publishing

Allyson is a genealogy speaker, writer, and consultant.  She finished her AG in the Southwest Region in 2024.  She completed Gen Proof in 2023, ProGen 53 in 2022, and a Genealogy Certificate from SLCC in 2019. She graduated from Idaho State University in 2001. She volunteers with UGA as a board member as the Education Committee chair. She enjoys pictures and writing and shares tips on https://rememberingrelatives.weebly.com/. She lives in SLC with her husband and girls.
 

Publications/Media
“Wyoming Girl: Mary Theodora Wedemeyer’s Childhood” for Crossroad (Fall 2024)
“Ten Years of Fibro” for Bateman Horne support group self-published (Sept 2023) https://rememberingrelatives.weebly.com/memoir.html/
A View from Here a book of poems by six moms published May 2023 Amazon
“Salt Lake Institute for Genealogy Scholarships” for Crossroads (winter 2023)
“Digging for Death Records” self-published (2022)

When Pictures Talk
given at RootsTech
https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/session/when-pictures-talk​

Lectures
Allyson speaks and holds workshops on photographs, methodology, and writing. A list of her presentations are located at https://rememberingrelatives.weebly.com/presentations.html
Schedule 2025
Idaho Genealogical Society- January "Add a Snapshot to your Research"
SLIG instructor- January "Digital Photographing/Scanning"
Utah Genealogical Society- February "A Last Name for Mary Ann"
Clark County Nevada Genealogical Society- February "A Last Name for Mary Ann- Finding maiden names for women"
RootsTech- March "I Spy- Photo Discovery Workshop"
Polk County, Florida History Center and Genealogical Library "Sharing Your Family with Your Family"
Wisconsin State Genealogical Society- April "Clutter to Clean
Nebraska State Genealogical Conference- April "A Last Name for Mary Ann"
North San Diego County Genealogical Society Programs- September "Solving Your Picture Problems"
Utah Genealogical Society- September "Solving Your Picture Problems"

Research Time Periods

• 21st Century
• 20th Century
• 19th Century

Languages
Spanish

Honorifics/Credentials
Accredited Genealogist in Southwest
Bachelors in Secondary Education

Certificates
Accredited Genealogist 2024
GenProof 2023
ProGen 53 2022
SLCC Genealogy Research and Writing Certificate 2019

Affiliations
Utah Genealogical Association
National Genealogical Society
Association of Professional Genealogists