Dr. Kathie Ross
- Other Speciality
- Family History Research
- Methodology & Resources
- Available for in-person events
- Available for virtual events
- Handwriting / Palaeography
Kathie Ross, PhD, thoroughly enjoys transcribing old documents, especially those from the 17th and 18th centuries. She has experience in transcribing English, Old Scots and Basic Medieval Latin. Kathie loves the challenge of matching the right family to the heraldic achievement.
Dr. Ross has completed the Post-Graduate Diploma of Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies through the University of Strathclyde. Kathie is an experienced presenter and instructor with more than two decades of presenting to adults. Her most recent genealogical seminars have been on Irish genealogy, palaeography and heraldry.
Through her own family’s research Kathie has experience in several countries including Canada, USA, England, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Norway and Sweden. She leads special interest groups in Irish, Scandinavian and Palaeography.
Canada - British Columbia
Sweden
Norway
Scotland
England
Ireland
Canada and United States - general
Heraldry
Introduction to using heraldry in genealogy
Early modern palaeography (what does that say?)
Palaeography 101
Introduction to Scandinavian genealogy
Swedish genealogy : a case study using ArkivDigital
Several Irish SIG presentations on Church Records, Civil Records, Land Records, Deeds, and others
Alice, the story of a missionary's wife beyond the frontier
- 20th Century
- 19th Century
- 18th Century
- 17th Century
English
PG Certificate in Research
British Columbia Genealogical Society,
Victoria Genealogical Society,
Friends of the British Columbia Museum,
Ulster Historical Foundation Guild Member,
Society of Genealogists
United Empire Loyalists
PhD
M.Ed. (Distance)
Post-Graduate Diploma Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies