Karen Stanbary CG® CGG®
Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG®, CGG ®, BCG Trustee and Vice President, is an author and national lecturer focusing on topics related to using genetic evidence correlated with documentary evidence to solve genealogical brick walls. A Chicago local, she holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Chicago and has completed advanced graduate study in Social Anthropology at the Colegio de Michoacán, Mexico. Her genealogical practice specializes in Midwestern U.S., Chicago, and Mexican research as well as complex problem-solving, unknown parentage, and DNA analysis. She is a coordinator and faculty member at IGHR, and SLIG. She received the NGSQ Award for Excellence for two complex evidence case studies incorporating traditional documentary research and autosomal DNA analysis in the June 2016 and June 2023 issues of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly. She published “Drowning in DNA? The Genealogical Proof Standard Tosses a Lifeline” in Debbie Parker Wayne’s book Advanced Genetic Genealogy: Techniques and Case Studies. She holds the credentials Certified Genealogist and Certified Genetic Genealogist from the Board for Certification of Genealogists where she serves as a Trustee and Vice-President and chairs the DNA Committee.
Services
Trustee, Board for Certification of Genealogists
Chair, DNA Committee, BCG
Geographic Specialties
Midwest, Chicago, Mexico, Puerto Rico
Genetic Genealogy, Advanced Genetic Genealogy, DNA and the Genealogical Proof Standard, Proving Your Pedigree, DNA: A Power Tool in the Genealogist's Tool Box, A DNA Testing Plan, Chromosome Mapping, Creative Flash Non-Fiction, Incorporating Genetic Evidence into Written Proof Arguments
Cook County Archives,Cook County Recorder of Deeds,NARA, Great Lakes,Newberry Library
English, Spanish
CG® CGG
National Genealogical Society
MA (Clinical Social Work)