Karen was born and raised in Alhambra, California. Her ancestors were pioneers
of that city. She first became interested in genealogy when her
fifth-grade class was asked to prepare reports on their family history.
She brought in books on local history to share with the class.
Karen has B.A. degree from the California State University at Long Beach and
a J.D. degree from UCLA. Following a career as a family law and business
litigation attorney, she became a professional genealogist. Karen
found her formal training in legal research to be directly applicable
to family history research. She spent several years as a
supervisor at the Los Angeles Family History Center — where she also
taught courses and gave lectures on Canadian genealogy research.
Karen was the President and General Counsel of Adventures In Ancestry, Inc. She is a past president of P.E.O. Chapter XC, a member of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce, and a graduate of the Leadership Auburn 2007 program. Her other interests include cooking, vegetable gardening, reading novels, ocean and river cruising, and collecting owls.
Karen's family history currently covers 2,746 individuals and is supported by over 884
source documents. Her main ancestral lines are OLSON, STAHELI, NOBLE, DETWILLER,
MILLER, JORGENSEN, BEACH, BALDWIN, HANSEN,and PETTIT. (Click
here for more information about Karen's family history.) She also developed the
504-person John F. Kennedy family history that was
included with A&D.
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