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William G. Hartley


William George Hartley (born 1942) is an American historian and author. He has written many books primarily on family history research, histories of specific families and 19th-century Latter-day Saint history.

Hartley graduated from Arroyo High School in San Lorenzo, California in 1960. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in the Eastern States Mission and the Cumorah Mission from 1962 to 1964.

Hartley received both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Brigham Young University (BYU). He did course work towards a Ph.D. at Washington State University.

Hartley is a member of the LDS Church, for which he has served as a member of a stake high council, a Sunday school teacher and a counselor in an elders quorum presidency. He also served for a time as bishop of the Sandy 37th Ward.

Hartley and his wife, the former Linda Perry, are the parents of six children.

In 1972 Hartley began working at the Church History Department and served for a time as a director of the James H. Moyle oral history project.

In 1980, Hartley transferred to the newly created Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History at BYU and was appointed associate professor of history. He has also served as director of the Family History and Genealogy Research Center at BYU. Besides having taught courses at both BYU and its Salt Lake Center, Hartley has also taught at the LDS Institute of Religion located adjacent to the University of Utah.


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