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Paul Milner, FUGA, MDiv

Paul Milner, FUGA, MDiv

Paul Milner, a native of northern England, is a professional genealogist and internationally known lecturer with 30 years’ experience, specializing in British Isles research.
Here’s the backstory about Paul:
Paul was raised on the West Coast of northern England. A mining engineer with a degree from the Cambourne School of Mines in Cornwall, England, he came to the U.S. in 1975 to get his graduate degree at the University of Wisconsin. He has been in the U.S. ever since, and in 2008 he became a dual citizen of both countries. In the intervening years, Paul received two graduate degrees and traveled widely throughout the world.
Paul has been designing genealogy workshops, writing books,  and lecturing for over 35 years. He holds an advanced degree in Theology and is particularly knowledgeable about the church and its role in record keeping. As a genealogist he speaks on a variety of topics relating to research in the British Isles, migration to North America and research methodology.
He is the 2018 recipient of the Utah Genealogical Society Fellow Award.
He is currently the book review editor of the British Interest Group of Wisconsin and Illinois Newsletter (BIGWILL) and is the former book review editor of the FGS FORUM.
Paul is a past board member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Federation of Genealogical Societies, the Genealogical Speakers Guild, and the British Interest Group of Wisconsin and Illinois.

Webinars by Paul (26)

English DNA Matches: Tools for quickly building modern trees
Play video01:10:06
Finding Your British WWI Soldier – Dead or Alive
Play video01:11:56
Finding Your British WWI Soldier – Dead or Alive
English Occupation, Apprenticeship and Guild Records
Play video01:25:28
Welsh Emigration to North America
Play video01:07:23
Welsh Emigration to North America
Tips and Tools for Navigating the English Probate System
Play video01:25:12
Tips and Tools for Navigating the English Probate System
Lloyd’s of London: its history and its records for shipping
Play video01:30:29
Understanding and Using Scottish Kirk Session Records
Play video01:26:50
Understanding and Using Scottish Kirk Session Records
Irish Emigration to North America: Before, during and after Famine
Play video01:33:11
Exploring the new 1921 UK Census
Play video01:32:27
Exploring the new 1921 UK Census
Effective Use of England’s National Archives Website
Play video01:31:27
Tracing Your Pre-WWI British Soldier
Play video00:49:22
Tracing Your War of 1812 British Soldier
Play video01:30:57
Tracing Your War of 1812 British Soldier
Finding Your 19th Century Ancestors in England
Play video01:25:24
Finding Your 19th Century Ancestors in England
Finding Your 18th Century Ancestors in England
Play video00:57:18
Finding Your 18th Century Ancestors in England
Sources for Landed and Titled People in England and Wales
Play video01:27:59
Sources for Landed and Titled People in England and Wales
Effective Use of GENUKI: England’s Largest Free Genealogy website
Play video01:24:46
Buried Treasures: What's in the English Parish Chest
Play video01:20:56
Buried Treasures: What's in the English Parish Chest
England's Quarter Sessions Records
Play video01:03:49
England's Quarter Sessions Records
Finding Your 17th Century Ancestors in England
Play video01:08:14
Finding Your 17th Century Ancestors in England
Making Sense of the English Census
Play video01:15:18
Making Sense of the English Census