Development Director, The Family History Guide Association

Bob Taylor

Bob Taylor has been actively doing family history for over 25 years. He has combined his passion for genealogy with his background in instructional design to produce an industry-leading learning resource for family history - The Family History Guide website.

Bob earned his BA degree from Brigham Young University and MA degree from California State University, Los Angeles, both in Music Education. A career change led him to instructional design and technical writing, where he has worked for large technology corporations such as Intel and Western Digital. At Intel University, he redesigned key training courses for employees and managers worldwide, as well as teaching management courses in the western U.S. He has authored many online and written learning systems, helping others accelerate learning in technology, music, and family history.

Bob has been a featured presenter six times at the RootsTech Conference in Salt Lake City, as well as the WikiTree International Symposium for 2022. Bob has presented at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Riverton FamilySearch Library, and the BYU Family History Conference. He has also presented to genealogical societies in over 20 U.S. states and in Canada. He is the primary developer for The Family History Guide website - https://www.thefhguide.com