Katherine R. Willson of Dexter, Michigan, discovered her passion for genealogy at just eight years old as a Junior Girl Scout and has been researching ever since. Today, she is a dynamic and engaging presenter at regional, national, and international events, and has held leadership roles in local, national, and professional genealogical organizations.

Katherine serves as a course coordinator and instructor for the National Genealogical Society’s Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. She is also a full-time professional researcher, specializing in Michigan’s pre-statehood settlers, Midwestern families who migrated west during the 18th and 19th centuries, and European immigrants arriving in America in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Her website, SocialMediaGenealogy.com, offers free resources for family historians, including genealogy forms, interviewing questions for capturing oral histories, and extensive curated catalogs of genealogy and history Facebook groups, YouTube channels, and podcasts