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Ewell, Barry J.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1957-

Biographical History

Barry J. Ewell is a renowned genealogist.

Barry J. Ewell graduated from Brigham Young Universtiy with a bacehlor's degree in communications in 1981. He worked for software companies such as Rational Software, 3M, and IBM, and came to work in the genealogy field. Ewell is the founder of genealogical websites such as MyGenShare.com, genealogybybarry.com, and barrysblog.mygenshare.com. He is a published author, and also continues to do research and presesntations as well as mentor other genealogists. He lectures at BYU Education Week. Ewell is married, with children and grandchildren.

Citation:
barrysblog.mygenshare.com, Nov. 2, 2015 (Barry J. Ewell; founder of MyGenShare.com; writer; presenter; researcher; mentor of genealogists; worked for IBM, 3M, and Rational Software; founder genealogybybarry.com; founder barrysblog.mygenshare.com)

genealogybybarry.com, Nov. 2, 2015 (Barry J. Ewell; married with children and grandchildren)

College of Fine Arts and Communications wiki, Nov. 2, 2015 (Barry J. Ewell; grduated from NYU in 1981 with a bacehlor's degree in communications; lectures at BYU Education Week)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Feb. 18, 2016 (Barry Jones Ewell; b. 1957; resident of Utah)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Barry J. Ewell papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232592201]
Identifier: MSS 8524
Content Description

Materials contains thirteen CD's compiled by Ewell reflecting the completion of his review of the BYU microfilm collection. The discs contain images, newspaper articles, correspondence, birth certificates and other information related to his family's history. The data dates from 1840 to 2004. The CD's were created in January 2006.

Dates: 2006 January
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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