Katie Rebecca Garner Genealogy
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About Me
I was introduced to genealogy through volunteering with FamilySearch as a young missionary in 2014. I took my newfound love of family history to college and earned an Associate degree of Applied Science in Family History Research from BYU-Idaho in 2018. I continue my education through Heritage Genealogical College, SLIG, Roots Tech, and self-directed study.
I write genealogy articles for multiple companies, including Price Genealogy, GenealogyBank, Family Tree Magazine, and the MyHeritage Wiki. In my creative writing pursuits, I write genealogy ghost stories.
I married my wonderful husband in 2024. We live together in Orem, Utah. After I put away my genealogy projects for the day, I spoil my husband with my cooking. We like to watch movies and anime together, during which I will either be knitting or crocheting. Otherwise, I’ll bury my nose in a book.
About Me
I was introduced to genealogy through volunteering with FamilySearch as a young missionary in 2014. I took my newfound love of family history to college and earned an Associate degree of Applied Science in Family History Research from BYU-Idaho in 2018. I continue my education through Heritage Genealogical College, SLIG, Roots Tech, and self-directed study.
I write genealogy articles for multiple companies, including Price Genealogy, GenealogyBank, Family Tree Magazine, and the MyHeritage Wiki. In my creative writing pursuits, I write genealogy ghost stories.
I married my wonderful husband in 2024. We live together in Orem, Utah. After I put away my genealogy projects for the day, I spoil my husband with my cooking. We like to watch movies and anime together, during which I will either be knitting or crocheting. Otherwise, I’ll bury my nose in a book.
Genealogy Blogs
For Valentine’s Day, Find Your Ancestor’s Love Story
This blog is also posted on GenealogyBank. Many couples celebrate their love on Valentine’s Day, while single people look for some other love to celebrate. Whether you’re single or coupled,...
A 4-Generation Love Story for Valentine’s Day
This blog is also posted on GenealogyBank, Valentine's Day approaches, and everyone is making plans to celebrate love. Valentine’s Day is also a perfect time to celebrate the love that brought us...
Marriage Records
This blog is also posted by Price Genealogy. Love is in the air with the celebration of Valentine’s day. Couples celebrate their love while single people eagerly await the post-Valentine’s day...
Genealogy Tip: DNA Inheritance Explained
This article is also published by GenealogyBank. When you take a DNA test and view your matches, you might wonder how everyone is related to you. Many databases will indicate the amount of DNA you...
Genealogy Tips: Researching Your Immigrant Ancestors
This blog is also posted on GenealogyBank. Aside from what remains of the indigenous population, the U.S. is peopled with immigrants and descendants of immigrants. Some immigrant ancestors are as...
Naturalization Research in the United States
This article is also posted with Price Genealogy. Family stories may have been passed down about an immigrant ancestor. Or the immigrant ancestor is discovered after tracing the family back several...
New Year’s Resolutions
This article is also published on Price Genealogy. It’s a new year. Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet? Are they merely a wish likely to be forgotten? Or do you have a plan in place to...
Our Ancestors’ Christmas Happenings
This blog is also posted on GenealogyBank. In modern days, friends and family follow each other on social media, where they post about their lives. In this way, people can keep tabs on each other...
Christmas Celebrations – Some Other Opinions
This blog is also published with GenealogyBank. Some of our Christmas traditions have ancient pagan origins. The pagan winter celebrations included reveling, wild partying, and illegal activities....
Our Ancestors, Religion, and Christmas
This blog is also published on GenealogyBank. Religious people of our day emphasize keeping Christ in Christmas. With holiday parties, gift shopping, baking, and charity donations to keep up with,...
Christmas Traditions
This blog is also posted on Price Genealogy. This Christmas season, many of us are practicing traditions we have known since childhood. Some of these traditions may have been what our parents and...
Colonial Christmas
This blog is also posted on Price Genealogy. This Christmas season, many of us celebrate with traditions passed down from our parents and grandparents. Some of us have made new traditions to...
Mayflower Pilgrims
This blog was also published by Price Genealogy. Four hundred years ago, the Mayflower landed in Plymouth harbor and the Pilgrims began to establish a colony in their new home. The replica...
Thanksgiving Traditions: My Great-Great-Grandmother’s Mashed Potatoes
This article is also posted on GenealogyBank. As we make our Thanksgiving plans, we each have certain foods we can’t imagine Thanksgiving without. Thanksgiving turkey is a classic. Each family has...
My World War I Ancestors
This blog is also posted on Price Genealogy. Known as the Great War prior to WWII, WWI raged for a few years before the U.S. entered the conflict. This war only occurred a few decades before WWII,...
Newspapers in Research
This article is also posted on Price Genealogy. Newspapers are the ancestors of Facebook. Our ancestors used newspapers to keep up with the world around them, much like we use social media today....
Death Records
This article is also posted by Price Genealogy. A good genealogist will use various record types in researching their ancestors, and this includes records created around a person’s death. What could...
Genealogy Tip: Finding & Using Probate Records
This article is also posted on GenealogyBank. When a person dies, their possessions and property go to their relatives. The probate process is the legal proceedings through which this is...
Genealogy Tip for Halloween: Cemetery Research
This blog is also posted on GenealogyBank. Cemeteries are one of the many spooky things associated with Halloween, to the pleasure of genealogists. For family historians, a cemetery is a source of...
U.S. History Research in Different Time Periods
Different periods of U.S. history present various challenges. Pre-1850 The first U.S. census to name every household member, not just the head, was 1850. Most places did not have civil registration...
Genealogy Tip: Death Certificates
This blog is also posted by GenealogyBank Death certificates hold a wealth of information for family historians, and should be one of the key documents in a genealogist’s search. Photo: Eddie August...
Organizing Genealogy: avoiding a mess
Having an organizational system for your genealogy helps prevent it from becoming a mess of information. There are different ways to organize things; each person has one way or another that works...
Genealogy Tips: U.S. Census Records, 1790-1840 (Part I)
This blog was also posted on GenealogyBank. When the United States was created, the founding fathers decided it was necessary to make a count of the population every decade. The first census was...
Researching a Random Execution Case
I have been transcribing a record from a 1787 murder case. I needed to see such a record for creative writing research. I searched for a newspaper clipping about an execution that took place in...
Newspaper Research Backs Up Old Family Story
This article was also published by GenealogyBank. A good researcher will combine evidence from multiple sources to get a picture of what life was like for their ancestors. One such resource is an...
When in Research Fun?
I’ve been verifying the lineage on a few of my ancestral lines. I’m going through the Garner line for a lineage application to First Families of Pennsylvania. I’m going through the Herr line to...
German Influences in the United States Part 2
This blog is also posted on Price Genealogy. If you have German American ancestors, understanding the practices discussed in the last blog will help you know what to expect when researching them....
Married How Many Times???
One of the more interesting projects I embarked on this week was that of Mary J Wakeman-Saunders-Powers-Gordfrey-Gray-Lindley-Crowther-LePage. Yes, that is eight married names and sadly, no maiden...
German Influences in the United States – Part One
This blog was also published with Price Genealogy. Many Americans have German roots somewhere in their family tree. Until recently, German Americans largely stuck to their own communities in the New...
Making the Most of Your Genealogy Research Time
This article was also posted on Family Tree Magazine. Both experienced genealogists and casual hobbyists want to know as much as possible about their ancestors. While there are many discoveries to...
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