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Court Records Research without the Law Degree

Join us for a FREE, virtual program on May 16th at 2:30 p.m. ET!

Court records are an underutilized genealogical resource. Join Kate Townsend and discover how to explore courthouses (no law degree required) to find records involving your ancestors. Presented by Kate Townsend. Kate Townsend is an experienced researcher, investigator, and genealogist who turned her passion for family history into a business: Family History Investigations.

Kate completed Boston University's Certificate in Genealogical Research in May 2020. Since then, she has completed continuing education at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) and the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP). She is a graduate of ProGen 58. Although Kate has been working on her own family history since she was sixteen, her interest in investigating and researching on a professional level was piqued when she served as an Archives Technician at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) while completing her undergraduate studies. She worked as a resource for amateur and professional genealogical researchers, alike, assisting them in conducting database and archives records research.