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Heather has been researching her family history for over 25 years. She worked as a federal program auditor where she developed her research and analytical skills. Using that experience, she researches our ancestors' financial footprints across the United States. She has traced her own family through Missouri, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, Kentucky, and Canada. 

She also researches the history of currency in the United States and how it affected our ancestors. As a result, she has a strong interest in researching the colonial times.

She currently serves as the president for the Johnson County Genealogical Society & Library. She is also a member of the National Genealogy Society and the Association of Professional Genealogists.

She holds a master's degree in Accounting and Finance and a Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies: American Records from the International Institute of Genealogical Studies.

Geographic Specialities
Kansas
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania

Publications/Media
Articles for the Johnson County (Kansas) Genealogist

• "Fifty Years and Counting" - December 2022
• Genealogy Resource Spotlight: "The 1950 Housing Schedule: Is All Lost?" Part 2 - June 2022
• Genealogy Resource Spotlight: "The 1950 Housing Schedule: Is All Lost?" Part 1 - March 2022
• Genealogy Resource Spotlight: "Society Publications" - December 2021
• Genealogy Resource Spotlight: "Tax Records and the Amazing Stories They Can Reveal" - September 2021
• Genealogy Resource Spotlight: "Researching Social Security Records" - June 2021
• Genealogy Resource Spotlight: "Kansas Land Record" - March 2021
• Genealogy Resource Spotlight: "Newspapers" - December 2020
• Genealogy Resource Spotlight: "Repositories for Missouri Research" - March 2020
• Genealogy Resource Spotlight: "Nearby Repositories for Kansas Research" - December 2019
• Genealogy Resource Spotlight: "Digging Deeper into Census Records, Part 2" - September 2019
• Genealogy Resource Spotlight: "Digging Deeper into Census Records, Part 1" - June 2019

Lectures
Current Lectures

• Research Road Trip: A Genealogist's Guide to Repository Success
• The WPA: The Best Kept Secret in Genealogy
• Uncovering Your Ancestors’ Lives: The Rewards of Digging into Tax Records 
• US Tax Records: Using Land and Personal Property Tax Records to Trace Your Ancestors
• More to come...

Previous Lectures

• Clue into Your Ancestor's Financial Wealth
• 1950 Census: The Wait is Over 
• From Tobacco to Bitcoin: A History of US Currency

Repositories

• National Archives of Kansas City
• Midwest Genealogy Center
• State Historical Society of Missouri
• Kansas State Historical Society
• Missouri State Archives
• Spencer Library at University of Kansas
• Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
• Kansas City (Missouri) Public Library
• Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
• State Historical Society of Missouri
• Wyandotte County (Kansas) Historical Museum
• Various courthouses in and around the Kansas City area
• Willing to travel as needed in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas
• Other travel is on a case-by-case basis

Research Time Periods

• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century

Languages
English

Honorifics/Credentials
Professional Learning Certificates in Genealogical Studies (PLCGS): American

Certificates
Professional Learning Certificates in Genealogical Studies (PLCGS): American

Affiliations
Johnson County Genealogical Society and Library, Inc. (President)

Degrees

• Northwest Missouri State University (Accounting)
• Keller Graduate School of Management (Master's in Accounting and Finance)