Family History Teacher, Writer, and Technologist

Kathryn Grant

After years on the sidelines, Kathryn started her family history and discovered a new passion. Her specialty is mentoring new family historians and helping them find success--and maybe even avoid some of the mistakes she's made.


Kathryn teaches online classes for the BYU Library Family History Center. In addition, she’s a regular contributor to the FamilySearch blog.



For her day job, Kathryn works as an instructional designer and technical writer with a focus on usability and process improvement. Her current work assignment includes developing training used on mobile devices. Besides family history, she loves uplifting music, thought-provoking books, and real maple syrup.