Baugh was born and raised in Logan, Utah. He completed a master's degree at BYU in history in 1986 with an emphasis in western American and Mormon history. He became a full-time faculty member in Religious Education at BYU after completing his PhD in American history. In addition to his professorship, he also serves as a co-director of research for the Religious Studies Center at Brigham Young University.

LDS

LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

1957

Logan, Utah

Virginia Roanoke Mission (1976-1978)

BS from Utah State University (1981), MA in history (1986) and PhD in American history (1996) from Brigham Young University

Instructor at Bountiful Viewmont Seminary, taught in the Department of Religious Education, director of the LDS Institute of Religion, faculty member in Religious Education at BYU, Author

Mormon History Association, the Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, the John Whitmer Historical Association (served as president from 2006 to 2007)

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Author

English