Monthly Meeting, January 26 @ 3:30 p.m.
Guest Speaker — Marilyn Simleness on FamilySearch.org

BIO. Marilyn has been interested in family history since her youth. She started doing genealogical research in 1980 as a hobbyist. In 2014 she began in-depth training in genealogical research practices, graduating from such programs as Boston University, ProGen, Gen-Fed, and five certificate programs with the National Institute of Genealogical Studies. She has also attended many local, regional, and national conferences and institutes. 

She currently serves as a Temple & Family History Consultant for the Sun City West Ward and the Surprise North Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and as Chapter Regent for the White Tank Mountains chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Marilyn served on the West Valley Genealogical Society board from January 2021 to July 2023. 

Besides continuing to research her own family, she gives genealogy lectures, teaches classes in genealogical methods and sources, helps individuals discover their ancestry, and enjoys every moment. After her family, Genealogy and Education are the next two great passions of her life.