Owner of GenTracer
Kathy Kirkpatrick, B.A.Combining a background in history and genealogical research, Kathy Kirkpatrick offers clients professional genealogical research services and publications. She earned her B.A. in History from Humboldt State University at Arcata, California. Ms. Kirkpatrick is a past president of the Salt Lake Chapter (now part of the Utah Chapter) of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Currently, she serves as the Secretary and Past President of the Utah Jewish Historical Society.
Kathy wrote "The Descendants of Timothy Meeker" (1987-1991, a six volume series), more recently, she wrote "American Prisoner of War Camps in Montana and Wyoming" in 2019 and "American Prisoner of War Camps in Colorado" in 2020.
Kathy's 50 years of research experience includes 35 years of professional research for many clients and genealogists from beginning through advanced levels. Her research takes her on-site to Italy, Sicily, Greece, the United Kingdom, and France as well as close to home in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Kathy obtained access to the Vatican Secret Archives for her military research in 2015, and continues that research today.
Kathy's speaking experience dates back to 1993 with "Revolutionary War as Global Conflict". More recently, in 2025 she presented "The Hidden Jewish Heritage of a Catholic Italian-American Family" at the National Genealogical Society; "Occupation: Currier" for the Society of Genealogists; "Polish Military During WWII" and "Displaced Persons during WWII, 1939 - 1969" for the Foundation for East European Family History Studies; "20th Century CWGC Cemeteries and Burials" for Legacy Webinars. In 2026 she presented "Italian POWs in the US During WWII" and "Ferramonti Concentration Camp" for Italian Interest Group, Eastside Genealogical Society, Bellevue, WA; "Documenting DNA trails revealed by autosomal DNA, Y-DNA, and MtDNA" for Oklahoma Genealogical Society. See https://gentracer.com/timeline.html for more books, talks, and interviews.
