Jonathan Claymore McCollum, PhD

Jonathan McCollum is the Content Strategy Manager and expert in Middle East records at FamilySearch. He holds a Ph.D. in Middle East History from the University of California, Los Angeles, in addition to his BA and MA in History from Brigham Young University. Jonathan is also a Turkish language specialist. Formerly a professor at BYU, specializing in Middle East and eastern Mediterranean history, Jonathan has been awarded several fellowships for research in the region. He has lived and worked in various countries in the Middle East.

Inggeris Sessions


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This session language is Inggeris
Video duration is 1:00:37
Session was published in 2026

The Ottoman Collaborative : A Panel

Chedi Hachana, Dr. Stephen Randall Filios , Dr. Sibel Karakoc, Dr. Kent Schull, Jonathan Claymore McCollum, Dr. Richard Wittmann

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This session language is Inggeris
Video duration is 54:28
Session was published in 2026

Giving Voice to Silent Scripts: Indexing Records in Dead Languages

Jonathan Claymore McCollum

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This session language is Inggeris
Video duration is 31:34
Session was published in 2023

Find Online Records of Your Palestinian Christian Ancestors

Jonathan Claymore McCollum

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This session language is Inggeris
Video duration is 34:01
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This session language is Inggeris
Video duration is 47:18
Session was published in 2022

The Ottoman Population (Nüfus) Registers for Family History

Jonathan Claymore McCollum

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This session language is Inggeris
Video duration is 23:59
Session was published in 2021

An Introduction to Middle East Family History

Jonathan Claymore McCollum

Other Languages


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This session language is Arab
Video duration is 1:00:37
Session was published in 2026

التعاون العثماني: لجنة

Chedi Hachana, Dr. Stephen Randall Filios , Dr. Sibel Karakoc, Dr. Kent Schull, Jonathan Claymore McCollum, Dr. Richard Wittmann

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This session language is Arab
Video duration is 54:33
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This session language is Arab
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This session language is Sepanyol
Video duration is 1:00:37
Session was published in 2026

The Ottoman Collaborative: una mesa redonda

Chedi Hachana, Dr. Stephen Randall Filios , Dr. Sibel Karakoc, Dr. Kent Schull, Jonathan Claymore McCollum, Dr. Richard Wittmann

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This session language is Sepanyol
Video duration is 54:33
Session was published in 2026

Dar voz a guiones silenciosos: la indexación de registros en lenguas muertas

Jonathan Claymore McCollum

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This session language is Perancis
Video duration is 1:00:37
Session was published in 2026

La collaboration ottomane : panel d’intervenants

Chedi Hachana, Dr. Stephen Randall Filios , Dr. Sibel Karakoc, Dr. Kent Schull, Jonathan Claymore McCollum, Dr. Richard Wittmann