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The Portal is a great place to search for content to enhance your genealogy research. Our content includes images, yearbooks, prison records, and military enlistment records, just to name a few. Learn how you can search our site to find your ancestors. You will also learn how to use the many features of the site. 

Dave Colamaria is the Digital Historian and Archivist for the Montana History Portal of the State Library. He has a wealth of experience in both the history and data fields. He spent over a decade working for and partnered with the U.S. Navy's official history command, as a Photo Archivist and Digital Historian. He has experience working with physical collections, as well as building and maintaining online content management systems and websites for history organizations. He has a Master's Degree in History from George Mason University, as well as certification through the Western Archives Institute. He is a co-author of the book "The War in Cebu" which examines the Japanese invasion and subsequent liberation of the Philippine island of Cebu during World War II. The other focus of Dave's career has been data analysis, including work for the Montana Highway Patrol, Montana Department of Transportation, and a number of private sector companies.  

Jennifer Birnel has a Master of Education degree, a BS in Middle Grades Education, and BA in Organizational Communications. She taught middle school language arts and social studies for 12 years. She was hired by the State Library in 2011 as a technology trainer. In 2013 she became the Montana History Portal Director for the Montana State Library.

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