| Daniel M. Schlyter |
| Daniel M. Schlyter is a Collection Management Specialist for the Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, responsible for Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. Previously, he worked 18 years assisting researchers with Eastern European, German, and Jewish genealogical problems. An accredited genealogist for Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, he served on the Polish Genealogical Society of America board from 1984 to 1999 and now serves on the board of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies. He has authored several genealogical books, numerous articles as well as Family History Library instructional aids. |
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| Presentations: |
| • | Locating Places in Poland: Gazetteers, Maps, and other Sources |
| | This lecture discusses the value and availability of Gazetteers, Maps, and the Internet to locate your ancestral town in Poland; also the effect of Polish, German, Latin, Russian, and Ukrainian orthography and grammar on the names of localities. |
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| • | Vital Records and other Resources in the three partitions of Poland |
| | A description of the keeping of vital records in each of the 3 partitions of Poland; Austria, Russia and Prussia. What information is included, the languages used, and comparative usage for genealogical research. |
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| • | Sources and Procedures for Genealogical Research in the Czech Republic |
| | This lecture discusses the essentials in Czech genealogical research: understanding the Czech Republic, its historical background, and the types of records available for genealogical research. |
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| • | Changes in Eastern Europe and Family History Library Microfilming |
| | This lecture discusses Eastern European border changes and covers the history of what, when, and how the Family History Library has acquired the records in its collection including current acquisitions. |
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