Kory L. Meyerink

Vice-President of Marketing and Sales at ProGenealogists, Inc.
Adjunct Professor of History
Office: 455 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, UT
Phone number: (801) 466-1888, cell (801) 699-6270
Website: http://www.progenealogists.com/kory.htm

Schooling

Associate of Science-Family and Local History, Brigham Young University
Bachelor of Science-Psychology, Brigham Young University
Master of Library and Information Science, Brigham Young University

Areas of Specialty

United States
Canada
Germanic
Netherlands
Immigrant Origins
Professional Genealogy
Research Methodology

Accreditation

German (ICAPGen)
U.S. Midwest (ICAPGen)
U.S. Mid-Atlantic (ICAPGen)
U.S. New England (ICAPGen)

Languages

German (read, write, speak)
Dutch (read)
Latin (read)

Published Materials

Books

Editor and primary author, Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records. Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry, 1998.
Doing Genealogy: Foundations for Successful Research, Provo, UT: Family History Unlimited, 1993. A four hour audio tape presentation and accompanying workbook.
The Sprinkel Family in America. Salt Lake City: the Author, 1986. The Hofley Descendants in America. Salt Lake City: the Author, 1988.

CD-ROMs

Genealogical Publications: A List of 50,000 Sources from the Library of Congress. Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry, 1997. American Genealogical Gazetteer, with Douglas McKay. Provo, Utah: Infobases, 1996.

Chapters

"Tracing Immigrant Origins," "Business and Employment Records," "Genealogical Tools and Indexes" chapters, and Appendix C, "The Family History Library and Its Centers" in The Source, 2nd ed. Loretto Szucs and Sandra Luebking, Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1997.
"Eastern Europe," "Western Europe," and "Southern Europe" chapters in The Library: A Guide to the Major Collections of the LDS Family History Library, ed. Johni Cerny and Wendy Elliott. Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry, 1988.
Genealogical Accounts: "The Descendants of William Plaskett" The Genealogist, v. 11, no. 1 (Spring 1997), p. 84-104.
"Spencer and Stedman Family Record" Genealogical Journal, v. 32, no. 1-3 (2004), p.35-43, 77-87, +

Columns

"Immigration Sources and Strategies" in each issue of Heritage Quest, beginning with Nov./Dec. 1999 issue, continuing to the present.
"Tracing Immigrant Origins" on-line lessons, Family Tree Maker Online (web site) beginning April 1998, appearing every three weeks through 1999.
Numerous articles in various genealogical magazines and journals.

Family History Courses Taught

Rel C 261 - Introduction to Family History (Genealogy)
Rel C 293R - United States and Canada Family History
History 401 - U.S.–New England Family History Research
History 402 - U.S.–Eastern States Family History Research
History 403 - U.S.–Midwest Family History Research
History 404 - U.S.–Southern States Family History Research
History 482 - Professional Paths and Credentials in Family History

Special Projects

Identifying known origins of Pennsylvania German Pioneers
Identifying the first 1,000 people to join the LDS Church