Roger P. Minert received his doctoral degree from The Ohio State University in German language history and second language acquisition theory. He taught German language and history for ten years, and then became a professional family history researcher. Accredited by the Family History Library for research in Germany and Austria, he has more than 33,000 hours in research experience. In August 2003 he became a professor of family history at Brigham Young University. The author of more than 75 books and articles, he is currently directing the research project “German Immigrants in American Church Records.” He recently published In Harm’s Way and Under the Gun--two volumes of history on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany and Austria during World War II.

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