Welcome to Brent Bunker, TFHGA Content Specialist

The Family History Guide Association is excited to announce a new member of its Management Team. Brent Bunker, who resides in Newport, Oregon, has joined the team as a Content Specialist for the website. Those of you who have used Practice Exercises on the site may have seen Brent’s name, as he has contributed over 100 exercises for countries around the world. He also assisted many of the visitors to The Family History Guide’s booth at RootsTech 2024.

Below is a brief bio for Brent to help you get to know him better. It’s also available on our Association page.


Brent Bunker has been active in doing genealogy for the past 50 years. He has been a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist for the past 39 years and is living in Newport Oregon. Brent has served as a volunteer in the Newport Oregon FamilySearch Center, and he has travelled to Scotland, New England and Switzerland researching his family history. He writes a weekly newsletter for Family History Consultants giving training and inspiration. He is the father of 8 children and 29 grandchildren.

Bob Taylor

2 Responses

  1. Welcome Brent!
    I remember seeing you at RootsTech. Thank you for all you do.
    Is there a way to get the Newsletter; or is it specifically for your FamilySearch Center? If it is, I’d still like to see one. I’ve thought about starting one for the Grand Junction FamilySearch Center.