Conference Speaker: Kahlile B. Mehr, MA, MLS
Kahlile Mehr was born in Logan, Utah and grew up in Southern California.
He earned a B.A. in Russian, an M.L.S. in Library Science, and an M.A. in Family and Local History, all from Brigham Young University.
Kahlile began his employment with the Family History Library in 1980 as a Cataloger and advanced in his career as Senior Cataloger, Cataloging Supervisor, and Collection Developing Specialist, Manager of Member Research Guidance, and is currently Manager of Slavic Collection Management and Cataloging.
His responsibilities in these positions at the FHL involved catologing British and German records, reviewing the work of catalogers of European and British records, directing the work of catologers and technicians responsible for European, Asian, and Latin American records, and developing the collections for Eastern Europe, Spain, Portugal, and the Pacific.
He has personally visited the archives in Eastern Europe many times.
Kahlile has also served as an Adjunct Instructor for the BYU Independent Study Program and Family History Conference from 1994-1998. He has presented papers at the Federation of East European Family History Societies, the Federation of Genealogical Societies, the American Library Association, the Society of American Arachivists, the Mormon History Association, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, and the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies.
He has authored numerous articles and other publications, including:
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Allen, James B., Jessie L. Embry, and Kahlile B. Mehr. 1995. Hearts turned to the fathers: a history of the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1894-1994. BYU Studies monographs. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, Brigham Young University.
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“Chernivtsi Vital Records,” East European Genealogical Society (Fall 2006):5-13.“Bulgarian Genealogical Profile,” FEEFHS Journal 14 (2006):60-65.
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“Moldova Genealogical Profile,” FEEFHS Journal 13 (2005):60-65.
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“Genealogical Research and Records in Ukraine,” FEEFHS Journal 12 (2004):6-13.
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“Estonian Genealogical Research,” FEEFHS Journal 10 (2002): 41-43.
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“Family History Library,” in International Dictionary of Library Histories (Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001): 1:318-319.
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“Latvian Record Sources,” FEEFHS Journal 8 (2000): 63-68.
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“Lithuanian Genealogy,” FEEFHS Journal 7:3-4 (Fall/Winter 1999): 115-119.
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“Russian Genealogy Primer,” Genealogical Helper 53:5 (Sept-Oct 1999): 50-54.
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“Macedonia Genealogy,” FEEFHS Quarterly 7:1-2 (Spring/Summer 1999): 50-52.
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“Latvian Revision Lists Index and Listing,” FEEFHS Quarterly 6:1-4 (1998): 50-71.
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“Yugoslavian Genealogical Sources,” FEEFHS Quarterly 6:1-4 (1998): 72-73.
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“Russian Archival and Historical Terminology,” Avotaynu 12:3 (Fall 1996): 35-37.
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“German-Russian Genealogical Records,” Genealogical Journal, 22:1 (1994): 1-8.
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“Genealogical Sources and Filming Activities in Eastern Europe,” Genealogical Journal, 21:3-4 (1993): 126-134.
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“International Activities and Services of the Genealogical Society of Utah,” Archivum, 37 (1992): 148-157.
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“Name Extraction Program,” in The Encyclopedia of Mormonism, v. 3 (New York: Macmillan, 1992): 979-980.
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“Russian Censuses,” Genealogical Journal 8:2 (June 1979): 82-90.
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“Genealogical Sources in Soviet Archives,” Genealogical Journal 7:2 (June 1978): 65-76.
The United Polish Genealogical Societies Conference will be held Friday, April 18 through Monday, April 21, 2008 at the Best Western Salt Lake Plaza Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. The tentative schedule has been posted. The final schedule will be posted when available. Registration is now open online and by mail.
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