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Kathleen discovered she had a talent for DNA and locating records and family members. She became a Forensic Genealogist, specializing in Unknown Parentage, and Oil & Gas Mineral Rights, Probate and Heir Research.

She is currently the Arizona DAR Volunteer Genealogists' Committee Co-Chair. Kathleen is also on the board of the Forensic Genealogy SIG for the Association of Professional Genealogists.

In 2023, Kathleen graduated from the Boston University Genealogical Principles Course. She has attended a number of Institutes (advanced & specialized courses in genealogy) since 2019. She has conducted on-site research at libraries, archives, and cemeteries across the US. She has also organized and archived several genealogical collections.

Previously, Kathleen has been a board member for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and the Pima County Genealogy Society. She was the Editor of the Pima County Genealogy Society's newsletter, and their DNA-SIG co-coordinator, leading the "Genetic Genealogy in Practice" study group for two years.

​SPECIALTIES:

• Interesting Presentations about Genetic Genealogy, Methodology, and Research
• Genetic Genealogy - Unknown Parentage
• Coaching Beginning & Intermediate Genealogists and Family Historians 
• Look-ups at Arizona Archives and Newspapers
• Organizing and Archiving Family Research

Kathleen was Arizona's first female Certified Sommelier in 1996. She was a sommelier and wine buyer at a variety of upscale restaurants, including Anthony's in the Catalinas - a Wine Spectator "Grand Award" winner for many years.
 

Geographic Specialities
New England, Nova Scotia, Quebec

Testimonials
     Despite having a great adoptive family, I always wanted to find my birth family. Kathleen quickly located my mother in the Channel Islands, my brother in New Zealand, and two sisters in England and Jersey.
     We all met in England, and my family welcomed me warmly. We spent two joyful weeks together in St Brelade, Jersey, where my parents had run a beach business. We shared meals, laughter, and even took a ferry to France. Kathleen also connected me with a cousin in Australia.
     Coincidentally, my birth father was named Robert, the same name my adoptive family gave me. I discovered my parents were acrobats, which explained my love for running. My mother, Dawn, still plays badminton regularly. We now chat often on WhatsApp and plan more visits worldwide.
     I am deeply grateful to Kathleen for reuniting us. This gift is beyond anything I ever imagined.
             - Robert A Cook...Proud to be a British American!

Additional specialities or search keywords
Forensic Research, Circus History Research

Publications/Media
Genealogical Research of the William Hobson family for "The Greatest Tent-Maker on Earth" by Brian Hollifield. (Bandwagon: The Journal of the Circus Historical Society, Vol. 68, No. 2, 2024, p.6-27.)

Lectures
2024-2026 - DAR Arizona Volunteer Genealogists (more than a dozen!)
2024 - DAR Arizona  Lineage Club (several topics)
2023 - "How to Start a Successful Forensic Genealogy Business" - NERGC
2018-2020 - "Genetic Genealogy in Practice" Study Group Coordinator - Pima County Genealogy Society

Previous Presentation Titles:
*Digging Deeper in Find A Grave
*Introduction to Quaker Research
*Introduction to French Canadian Research
*Introduction to Genetic Genealogy
*DNA 101 
*All About Ancestry.com DNA, Parts I & II
*Y-DNA & Mitochondrial DNA
*DAR "How to..." Series
*DNA Ethics and Privacy
*Those Unreliable Records!
*Little-known Massachusetts Catholic Records

Research Time Periods

• 21st Century
• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century

Certificates
2023 - Boston University Genealogical Principles Course

Affiliations
*Daughters of the American Revolution  (Arizona Volunteer Genealogists Co-Chair) 
*Association of Professional Genealogists (Forensics SIG board member)
*National Genealogical Society
*New England Historical Genealogical Society
*Pima County Genealogy Society 

Degrees
BA - University of Arizona (Journalism)