{"title":"Kip Sperry","description":"\u003cp\u003eKIP SPERRY is Professor Emeritus of Family History in the Department of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, where he taught American and LDS genealogical research methods and sources for over twenty-five years. His books include \u003cem\u003eKirtland, Ohio: A Guide to Family History and Historical Sources\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGenealogical Research in Ohio\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eReading Early American Handwriting\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSperry received the 2014 Harvey B. and Susan Easton Black Outstanding Publication Award and the 2003 Richard Lloyd Anderson Research Award from BYU. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists, Fellow of the National Genealogical Society, and Fellow of the Utah Genealogical Association, as well as an Accredited Genealogist, Certified Genealogist, and Certified Genealogical Lecturer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKip lives in Provo, Utah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKip Sperry’s books are published by Ancestry.com, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-guide-to-mormon-family-history-sources","title":"A Guide to Mormon Family History Sources","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNever before has the wide array of Mormon family history sources been gathered into one comprehensive and easy-to-use guide. In A Guide to Mormon Family History Sources, author, professor, and lecturer Kip Sperry explains electronic databases, websites, microfilm collections, indexed, and more, all relating to the Latter-day Saint family history. Whether you are taking your first step into your Latter-day Saint ancestry, your fiftieth, or your five-hundredth, A Guide to Mormon Family History Sources will lead you to something new.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1593313012\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781593313012\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Kip Sperry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42319857549528,"sku":"9781593313012","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781593313012_FChigh_mockup_v2_1641238170_00983d4d-c3d3-40b5-a14d-9f2f13e6e5bb.jpg?v=1790982675"},{"product_id":"abbreviations-acronyms-guide-for-family-historians-second-edition","title":"Abbreviations \u0026 Acronyms: Guide for Family Historians, Second Edition","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLists of abbreviations and acronyms, along with alphabetic symbols, initials, contractions, and shortenings of words listed alphabetically as found in genealogical and historical sources. Many listings include brief explanation of abbreviation and acronym. This work is an ideal reference source for genealogists, historians, reference librarians, and others who work with abbreviations or acronyms.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1593310269\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781593310264\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Kip Sperry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42320151806168,"sku":"9781593310264","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/AbbreviationsAcronyms_mockup_v2_1661980397_cf01c244-21c6-4be9-8ca8-5d7a369af3fc.jpg?v=1790982643"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-kip-sperry.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}