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Alan is President of the Williamson County (TX) Genealogical Society and also leads their DNA Special Interest group. He has helped several of his cousins find birth parents. He actively uses Ancestry, FamilySearch, MyHeritage, 23andMe, FTDNA, Geneanet, and Archion.de He has tested with all five major DNA companies. The Georgetown Texas Family History Center Director, Alan has been an active genealogist for over 50 years. Alan?s genealogy interests for the past several years have shifted from ancestors to their descendants, i.e., cousins. He is related to four Mayflower passengers, 15 signers of the Constitution, and to 35 US presidents. Alan is also trained in graveyard restoration and works with the Cemetery Restoration Volunteers in Williamson County. For six months in 2019, he and his wife captured images at the Texas state archives for FamilySearch. A graduate of Brigham Young University with a Masters of Mechanical Engineering, Alan is retired from working at power plants where he was responsible for document control and procedure processes at the fourth largest utility in US.