Family History Conference Speakers
2026 Family History Conference Featured Speakers
John Dougan
John Dougan is the Missouri State Archivist and the Records Services Director for the Records and Archives Division of the Office of the Secretary of State. His leadership has led to the development of the award-winning Missouri State Archives and Missouri Digital Heritage websites, numerous innovations in the State Imaging Lab and State Records Center, growth of the onsite and online volunteer program, and ongoing work with a pilot electronic records archives. He is an advocate for free online access to genealogical records. He is currently a board member for the National Genealogical Society.
Christina Miller
Christina Miller is the Reference Services Director at the Missouri State Archives, where she has assisted researchers for more than ten years. Christina holds a Masters of Archival Studies from the University of British Columbia School of Library, Archival and Information Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in history from Truman State University. She is a Certified Archivist.
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Andrew Hahn
Andrew Hahn is a seventh generation St. Louisan who has been passionate about history and maps since he was a child. As a student at St. Louis University, he interned at the Cupples House, where he was bitten by the old house bug. Since 2003, he has worked as director of the Campbell House Museum, an 1851 townhouse in downtown St. Louis. He is the author of two books on local history and maps— Mapping St. Louis published in 2024 and Mapping Missouri to be published in the fall of 2026.
Ilene Murray
Ilene Murray has been a genealogy researcher for more than forty years. A retired English and computer teacher, she has been publications director for the St. Louis Genealogical Society since 2000. She co-leads the society’s annual research trip to Salt Lake City and is a co-leader of the society’s Jewish Special Interest Group. She lectures, teaches genealogy and computer classes, and writes and edits for genealogical publications. Ilene also serves on the society’s technology and social media teams by working on the website, the society’s Facebook pages, and the weekly blog, StLGS News Flash.
Carol Whitton
Carol Whitton is an author and lecturer on German research, U.S. migration, and other genealogical topics. She serves as projects director for StLGS, and she is the co- leader of the society’s German Special Interest Group. Carol is a graduate of the Germanic Family History Research class at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, the National Institute for Genealogical Research, and the Virginia Institute for Genealogical Research.
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