Utah Teenage Genealogist Winds up on History Channel

ABC 4 (Utah) has an article/story, Utah teen’s love for genealogy earns him time on History Channel, about a fifteen year old working on his Eagle Scout project that involves genealogy research and cemetery preservation. As a result of this, sometime in the next year on an unnamed show on the History Channel, his project will be feature. Pretty cool, and good exposure for genealogy.

Excerpt from the story:

Fifteen-year-old Brad Jencks of South Jordan was honored with a “Top High School Volunteer for the State of Utah” in the 2006 Prudential Spirit of the Community Awards Program. His work is also slated to be featured on the History Channel within the next year.

“It’s more of a hobby for me. I enjoy doing family history,” Brad Jencks told ABC4 News. “Our family’s really into family history and it’s just a tender part of my heart.”

Jencks’ work began two years ago when he approached the Jordan School District with his 100-hour Eagle Scout service project proposal. The district inherited the Bingham Cemetery when Bingham was disincorporated. Jencks wanted to compile a complete and accurate database for families like his with ancestors buried in the cemetery.

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