FEEFHS Journal Volume 11, 2003 FEEFHS Journal Who, What and Why is FEEFHS? The Federation of East European Family History Societies Editor: Thomas K. Edlund.
[email protected] (FEEFHS) was founded in June 1992 by a small dedicated group Editorial Assistant: Morris Filby of American and Canadian genealogists with diverse ethnic, reli- Line Editor: Irmgard Hein Ellingson gious, and national backgrounds. By the end of that year, eleven societies had accepted its concept as founding members. Each year FEEFHS Executive Council since then FEEFHS has grown in size. FEEFHS nows represents 2003-2004 FEEFHS officers: nearly two hundred organizations as members from twenty-four President: Dave Obee.
[email protected] states, five Canadian provinces, and fourteen countries. It contin- 1st Vice-president: Kahlile Mehr, 412 South 400 West, Centerville, ues to grow. UT.
[email protected] About half of these are genealogy societies, others are multi- 2nd Vice-president: Marsha Gustad, 19415 Tara Drive purpose societies, surname associations, book or periodical pub- Brookfield, WI. 53045-4807.
[email protected] lishers, archives, libraries, family history centers, on-line services, 3rd Vice-president: Brian Lenius.
[email protected] institutions, e-mail genealogy list-servers, heraldry societies, and Treasurer: Miriam Hall-Hansen.
[email protected] other ethnic, religious, and national groups. FEEFHS includes or- Secretary: Mila Ranovic-Snapp.
[email protected] ganizations representing all East or Central European groups that have existing genealogy societies in North America and a growing Other members of the FEEFHS Executive Council: group of worldwide organizations and individual members, from Founding Past President: Charles M. Hall, P.O.