least likely to give birthplace records of German immigrants, and naturalization records gave birthplaces only ten percent of the time. Minert's Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents: Analyzing German, Latin, and French in Vital Records Written in Germany is often recommended as a reference for deciphering German vital records. Conference presentations Minert has presented at various genealogy conferences. In 2008 he presented to the National Genealogical Society about status in Germany 1500–1800 from a research perspective. In 2011, he presented on finding German ancestors to the Sacramento German Genealogy Society. He was also a featured speaker in 2013 and 2015. Minert presented on pre-1871 German census records at the 2016 RootsTech conference. He also presented at the International Germanic Genealogy Conference in 2017, which described him as a "well-known international person" in genealogy. Awards In 2010, Minert's book In Harm's Way: East German Latter-day Saints in World War II won the Geraldine McBride Woodward Award from the Mormon History Association for best international book. The book was published by the Religious Studies Center at BYU and is available online. In a review for Contemporary Church History Quarterly, John S. Conway described In Harm's Way: East German Latter-day Saints in World War II as highly detailed, explaining that Minert interviewed 500 surviving church members from this time period for the book. Conway wrote that the book is "church history from the pew upwards, but is outstanding as an example of meticulous record-keeping." Selected works Articles/chapters History books Family history guides References External links Roger P. Minert papers, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University 1952 births Living people Brigham Young University alumni Ohio State University alumni Ohio Wesleyan University faculty American genealogists Brigham Young University faculty Harold B. Lee Library-related 21st century articles