Ronald O. Barney is the former executive director of the Mormon History Association. He worked for thirty-three years as an archivist and historian before retiring from the LDS Church History Department in 2011. He was associate editor of the Joseph Smith Papers and executive producer of the Joseph Smith Papers television series. His books on Mormon history have won several awards. He lives in North Salt Lake, Utah, with his wife, Marilyn. They have three children and several grandchildren.
Ron Barney
LDS
LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
1949
History degrees from Weber State and Utah State universities
Senior archivist and historian in the LDS Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, editor, author, executive director of the Mormon History Association, executive producer of the Joseph Smith Papers television series