I am a native Californian and the son of "immigrants" from Iowa. In 1983 I received a doctorate in History from the University of Illinois, Urbana, where I also studied Library Science as a minor. Until February 2003 I was a history teacher specializing in the American Civil War. Since February 2010 I have been a consultant at the Fresno West Stake Family History Center.

I am a native Californian and the son of "immigrants" from Iowa. In 1983 I received a doctorate in History from the University of Illinois, Urbana, where I also studied Library Science as a minor. Until February 2003 I was a history teacher specializing in the American Civil War. Since February 2010 I have been a consultant at the Fresno West Stake Family History Center.