Background
McCarthy, Lynn Cowan was born on March 18, 1940 in Panama City, Panama. Daughter of John Linus and Rose (Cowan) McCarthy.
McCarthy, Lynn Cowan was born on March 18, 1940 in Panama City, Panama. Daughter of John Linus and Rose (Cowan) McCarthy.
Bachelor, Mary Washington College, 1961. Master of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1969.
Public assistant social worker, Social Svc. Bureau, Norfolk, Virginia, 1961-1962; graduate resident advisor, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1962-1963; head resident, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1963-1964; child welfare worker, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Lexington, 1964-1967; assistant training specialist, Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources, Frankfort, 1969-1971; training administrator, Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources, Frankfort, 1971-1974; child protective services consultant, Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources, Frankfort, 1974-1981; employer services supervisor, Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources, Frankfort, 1981-1983; grants and contracts administrator, Commonwealth of Kentucky Department Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, 1983-1994; genealogical researcher, Frankfort, since 1994. Secretary, Executive Board Friends of Kentucky Public Archives, Frankfort, 1994.
Volunteer Habitat for Humanity, Inc., Kentucky, 1997-2000. Member National Association of Social Workers, National Genealogical Society, Kentucky History Society, Kentucky Genealogical Society, Virginia Genealogical Society, North Carolina Genealogical Society, Friends of Kentucky Public Archives, Kentucky Public Retirees, Academy Certified Social Workers, Association Professional Geneaologists, Kentucky Network Professional Genealogists (co-founder 1999).