Jimmy B. Parker Scholarship Recipient
The Utah Genealogical Association is pleased to announce that
Emily Alley is the recipient of the Jimmy B. Parker Scholarship award for SLIG
2022. This scholarship is awarded to the applicant who successfully
demonstrates the spirit of service and giving back to the genealogical community
as exemplified by Jimmy B. Parker. She will be attending SLIG Academy Course 2:
You’re Invited: Public Speaking from Concept to Delivery. Congratulations
Emily!
Emily Alley is a genealogist, author, and lecturer of US, British, and Irish genealogy. She received her BA in Family History from BYU and her MA in English Local History from the University of Leicester (with distinction), researching military widows of the English Civil War. She was the host of the BYUtv show Questions and Ancestors and has worked for Ancestry, FamilySearch, NEHGS, and Price Genealogy. She currently conducts private client research and teaches the British and Irish online genealogy classes for BYU-Idaho. In addition to family history, she enjoys gardening and traveling with her 12-year old son.
