Kip Sperry
Professor of Family History (Department of Church History and Doctrine)
Office: 270C JSB
Phone number: (801) 422-5030
Websites:
Schooling
- AS in American Family History, Brigham Young University
- BS in American Family History, Brigham Young University
- Master of Library and Information Science, Brigham Young University
Areas of Specialty
- American family history with emphasis in New England, Eastern and Midwestern states
- Western Reserve in Northeastern Ohio
- LDS Sources
- England
- Scotland
- Isle of Man
- British Immigration to America
- Kirtland, Ohio
- Nauvoo, Illinois
- American and English Paleography
Accreditation
Published Materials
Books
- A Guide to Mormon Family History Sources
- Kirtland, Ohio: A Guide to Family History and Historical Sources
- Genealogical Research in Ohio
- Reading Early American Handwriting
- Abbreviations and Acronyms: A Guide for Family Historians
- For other books, see http://www.kipsperry.com/.
Articles
Chapters
- “Oral Genealogies in the Pacific Islands”
- “Religion and Ethnicity in the Western Reserve”
- “Nauvoo and Hancock County, Illinois”
- “From Kirtland to Computers: The Growth of Family History Record Keeping”
- “Published Indexes”
Family History Courses Taught
- Rel C 261 - Introduction to Family History (Genealogy)
- Rel C 293R - LDS Family History Sources
- Rel C 293R - US and Canada Family History Sources
Special Projects