Sad news – my friend, Connie Bradbury, passed away on the 20th of August. During the “Heritage Quest” years, Connie and I worked together on Alaska-oriented genealogy projects. She will be missed. Following is an excerpt from her obituary in the St. George News.
Dec. 1, 1939 – Aug. 20, 2021
Constance (Connie) Joan Bradbury, 81, was born in Hysham, Montana on Dec. 1, 1939, to Edith Harper and RJ Malcolm. Connie passed away on Aug. 20, 2021 in St. George, Utah, due to complications from a stroke, with her loving and devoted husband, Jim, right by her side.
Connie was raised in Big Timber, Montana, and attended, and graduated from, Big Timber High School. Later she went on to study Business Administration at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and Genealogy at Brigham Young University….
Connie worked at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, in Public Relations. Later she went on to work at Doyon Native Corporation until she retired to pursue her true passion: Genealogy.
A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Connie spent countless hours volunteering at the Fairbanks Family History Center helping the community research their ancestry, as well as, teaching many genealogy research classes all over the country. Connie absolutely loved the friends she made working at the Fairbanks Family History Center. Connie co-authored a 2-volume index resource entitled the Alaska People Index….