“I first made contact with Kathryn in June of last year when I decided to find out more about my maternal grandmother’s family. After several months I had hit a brick wall. All I had were family stories and a few names which had been passed down through the generations. None of my family from that generation were still alive to help or ask. I was really stuck, not knowing where to look…..then I met Kathryn! Kathryn was quick to grasp what was being asked, and had an instinctive understanding about where to look, how to read between the lines, and to approach challenges from different perspectives. She then patiently guided me in the right direction. Within a very short time she had found everything I needed. A considerable amount of information, dates and documents, that I had been struggling to find for months!”
— Justine F, Winchester, England
“I met Kathryn through a Jewish Genealogy Facebook page where she agreed to mentor me while researching my husband's family from Eastern Europe. His father's family history has been difficult to research since he was a Holocaust survivor and so many records were destroyed. Kathryn was quickly able to source several documents, photos, and stories that we had never seen before. Her work, insight, and expertise is helping me to unravel the family mystery and connect the dots.”
— Julie B, Minneapolis, USA
“My grandparents never spoke about the Shoah at all to us. When my mother was diagnosed with cancer, she shared a little bit of information with me that she knew about my grandfather. I shared some of it with Kathryn and, in no time at all, Kathryn had a solid lead on a book that my second cousin wrote. I had been trying to get this book for two years. Finally, on the last day of Chanukah, Kathryn emailed me a link to this treasure. When I read the book to my mother and aunt, so many tears of happiness and wonder fell from my mother's eyes. Kathryn linked an entire family branch to my tree that included my 4 x great grandmother, along with the names of my grandfather's two sisters and brother that perished in the Shoah together. My mother, Esther, and I cried when finding that my mother was not only named after her grandmother, Esther, but she was also named after her great grandfather’s sister, Esther. Before my mother passed away, at the end of 2021, I was able to finish reading our cousin's book to her and made her happy knowing that her father came from a big family and her name, Esther Hanna, was three times a namesake. Forever, I am grateful for Kathryn. She will be among the righteous for the hard work she does helping people discover their family roots.”
— Paulette T, San Francisco, USA
“The research Kathryn did was very much appreciated - I learned a lot! Kathryn's assistance was very helpful. She was quickly able to figure things out and took the initiative to help me find documents related to my family. I'm at a place in my life where I can not afford the ongoing subscription to ancestry sites, so Kathryn was able to help me find the things I needed quickly when I was unsure where to look or what was available.”