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Joan Miller (Luxegen Genealogy)

Luxegen was created in 2001 to provide a web presence for Joan Miller’s genealogy research. The Luxegen blog (luxegen.ca) was added in 2008 to give voice to a passion for genealogy and family history.

Researching KERR in Canada, Ireland and Scotland. IRVINE in Canada and Ireland; MILLER in New Brunswick, HENDERSON in Canada and Ireland; WILSON in Scotland; AUMACK in USA, Canada and Europe; MOSS, HARTSELL and PUTERBAUGH in USA.  The complete list is located here.

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About the author:
Joan Miller is a retired lab manager with more than thirty years spent in medical research. She inherited the genealogy gene from her maternal grandmother Isabel Irvine who was a family historian and great story teller.  Her grandfather Bill Irvine kept a diary for 60 years!  It was inevitable that one of the grandchildren would be interested in pursing their genealogy roots and that is Joan.   Her interest goes back to around 1990.   This mother of two loves to travel, enjoys photography, and  in her spare time (when not tracking long lost relatives) volunteers extensively with Toastmasters International, a program that teaches effective communication and leadership. Joan and her husband Reg live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Memberships and Affiliations

Genealogy Publications: (my list so I can remember!)
  • AFHS Genealogy Blog by Joan Miller.  Chinook Volume 30, Number 4. Summer July 2010.
  • Minnie Moss, Mother of Meeting Lake and Verna Aumack by B. Joan Miller and Yvonne Aumack. Women Pioneers of Saskatchewan Book 2 in press 2010.
  • Guest contribution. “Joan Miller Passionate Genealogist.” Obituarieshelp.org March 23, 2010
  • Isabel (Woodland) Irvine:  Women Pioneers of Saskatchewan by B. Joan Miller and Robert F. Irvine.  Chinook Volume 30, Number 3.  April 2010.
  • Book Review and Interview:  Women Pioneers of Saskatchewan by Joan Miller.  Chinook volume 30, Number 2.  January 2010.
  • Blogger of Honor.  Second Annual Arizona Family History Expo, Mesa January 22,23, 2009.
  • Article contribution “Isabel Irvine”.  Women Pioneers of Saskatchewan.  Authors:  B Joan Miller, Robert Irvine. 2009. Saskatchewan Genealogical Society.  Editor Celeste D. Rider.
  • “Family History Portals“.  Blog post used with permission in Alberta Family Histories Society Award Winning Publication Chinook volume 29, Number 4.  Summer, July 2009.

Recent Presentations:(related to genealogy or youth)

  • August 2010 – A Cousin Once Removed – Wit Pleasure Advanced Toastmasters, Calgary, AB
  • January 2010 -A Cousin a Day Keeps the Boredom Away (Genealogy) – Bedstone Olympic Toastmasters, Calgary, Alberta
  • October – November 2009.  Youth Leadership Coordinator (Communication and Leadership) – Calgary Public Library,  Thorncliff Branch 8 weeks. Ages – 12 to 16 years

Recent Genealogy Conferences and Seminars Attended:

  • June 11-13, 2010 Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree, Burbank, California
  • May 10, 2010 – Dr. Colleen Fitzpatrick – Forensic Genealogy, CSI Meets Roots; A Different Kind of DNA Talk; The Hand in the Snow and the Crash of Northwest Flight 4422.
  • May 3, 2010 – Sherry Irvine – Plan and Analysis
  • January 2010 – Mesa Family History Expos, Mesa Arizona
  • October 2008 – Dr. Colin Chapman – researching in England. Part 1, Part 2

Selected Photo and Article credits:

  • Prairie Horizon Newsletters – District 42 Alberta and Saskatchewan Toastmasters 2007/08
  • Connections Newsletters – District 42 Division C Toastmasters 2008
  • Saskatchewan Film Board 2006 (photography)

Selected scientific publications:

  • Heit B, Robbins SM, Downey CM, Guan Z, Colarusso P, Miller BJ, Jirik FR, Kubes P. PTEN functions to ‘prioritize’ chemotactic cues and prevent ‘distraction’ in migrating neutrophils. Nat Immunol. 2008 Jul;9(7):743-52. Epub 2008 Jun 8.
  • Cummings KJ, Kalf D, Moore S, Miller BJ, Jirik FR, Wilson RJ. Superoxide dismutase-1 influences the timing and post-hypoxic stability of neonatal breathing. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2008;605:133-8.
  • Weljie AM, Dowlatabadi R, Miller BJ, Vogel HJ, Jirik FR.An inflammatory arthritis-associated metabolite biomarker pattern revealed by 1H NMR spectroscopy. J Proteome Res. 2007 Sep;6(9):3456-64. Epub 2007 Aug 15.

Interests also include: Experiential Learning, marketing,genealogy and history books, Electronic gadgets

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