Rick Sayre, CG^®, CGL^SM, FUGA, is a long-time genealogical researcher and instructor. He coordinated and taught courses in advanced methodology, land, military, and beginning research at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) from 2003–2017. Rick co-coordinates advanced land courses with Pam Sayre and legal courses with Judy Russell at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) and the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP). He is also an instructor at the Genealogical Institute on Federal Records and regularly lectures at national conferences and seminars across the country.

Rick’s areas of expertise include the records of the National Archives, Irish research, land records, government documents, federal land law, military records, and urban research.