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Definition of Genealogy~

Question: What is genealogy, exactly? What tools or materials do genealogists use? Do genealogists specialize?

Answer: Genealogy is the study of families in genetic and historical context. Within that framework, it is the study of the people who compose a family and the relationships among them. 

At the individual level, it is biography, because we must reconstruct each individual life in order to separate each person’s identity from that of others bearing the same name. 

Beyond this, many researchers also find that genealogy is a study of communities because kinship networks have long been the threads that create the fabric of each community’s social life, politics, and economy.

Good genealogists use every resource and tool available, emphasizing original records created by informants with firsthand information. Genealogists have long studied economics, geography, law, politics, religion, and society in order to properly interpret records, identify individuals and relationships correctly, and place their families in historical context. The modern field of genetics has added another valuable tool to their intellectual toolbox.

Serious genealogists do specialize, as do all professional and scholarly fields, because no one can be an authority in all aspects of any subject. Some genealogists specialize in an ethnic group, some in a geographic region, and some in a particular type of resource such as military or immigration records. 

Some specialize in work with the legal system, others in medical research. The advent of genetics has created yet another specialty: genealogists whose expertise lies in the interpretation of DNA results and its application to genealogical research problems.

~From The BCG Genealogical Standards
House of History, LLC ©
Deborah Hvizdos
houseofhistoryllc@gmail.com

Professional genealogist specializing in researching:
➢ American family histories
➢ American family histories with European lineages
➢ Corporate Timelines
➢ Proof of lineage applications

Services & Fees: 
House of History, LLC's services and fees agreement are currently posted on the Services page. Please contact us if you are ready to start solving your "Family History A Mystery" today!


MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS:

Daughters of the American Colonists
Colonial Dames of the 17th Century
USD 1812
Pennsylvania Historical Society
New England Genealogical & Historical Society
New York Genealogical & Biographical Society
Museum of the American Revolution, Founding Member
Civil War Trust
National Archives
Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society
Monmouth County Genealogical Society
Colonial Williamsburg Supporter
Mount Vernon Supporter
Clemson University Supporter
The Nathanael Greene Homestead Association 
Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society
Shrewsbury Historical Society
Matawan Historical Society
NYPL
NJ State Archives and Library


ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

NJDAR                                                                                                                               
Public Relations and Media Chair, 2010-2013

NJDAR                                                                                                    
VIS Chair (Volunteer Information Specialist), 2013-ongoing

NJSSAR                                                                                                                                                     
Certificate of Appreciation, 2013

NJSSAR                                                                                                                                                     
Certificate of Appreciation, 2013

NJSSAR                                                                                                                                                           
Medal of Appreciation, 2014

SHF (Swan Historical Foundation)
Trustee, 2017 and Vice Chair, 2020

NJSSAR
Martha Washington Award & Medal, 2017

NJSSAR                                                                                                                                           
Bronze Good Citizenship Medal, 2017

NJSSAR                                                                                                                               
State President’s Award for Excellence, 2017

NJDAR                                                                                         
Founders Committee, Isaac Watson House, Public Relations, 2017

NSDAR                                                                                                                      
Outstanding Service VIS State Chair, 2014 & 2016

NJDAR                                                                                           
Shrewsbury Towne-Monmouth Chapter, Vice Regent, 2016-2019

NJDAR                                                          
Outstanding Service VIS Chair, Shrewsbury Towne-Monmouth Chapter, 2012-2017

NJDAR                                               
Conservation Committee Certificate of Recognition for Good Stewardship Practices, 2017

NSDAR                                        
Lineage Research Committee Outstanding Service Online Lineage Research Assistance, 2017

NJDAR                                                                      
Shining Star Award Saving and Reconstruction of the NJDAR Website, 2018

NSDAR                                                                                                                                                 
Member of the Heritage Club, 2018

NJSSAR                                                                                                                                           
The Daughters of Liberty Medal, 2019

NJDAR                                                                                                                                                                
State Historian, 2019-2022

NJDAR
DAR Historic Preservation Award and Medal presented to Mayor Donald W. Burden, 2020

NJDAR                       
DAR Bronze Commemorative Marker - Honoring Revolutionary Solder Private Oliver Cromwell, 2022

NJDAR                        
NSDAR America 250 Revolutionary War Patriots Marker - Battle of Assunpink at Mill Hill Park, 2022

NJDAR
DAR Historic Preservation Medal presented to Roger S. Williams, 2022

NSDAR                                                                                                                                     
Received the Women in American History Medal, 2022

NSDAR                                                                                                                  
National Vice Chair - VIS Administrator, 2022-2025

NSDAR                                                   
Specialty Research, Committee African American Research Team Member, 2022-2025

NSCDXVIIC                                                                                                                                                    
Public Relations Chair, 2022


EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

NSDAR, Washington D.C.                          
Certificate of Completion DAR GEP I & II, Members Course, New Horizons, & Committee Leaders

Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA                                                   
Certificate of Completion, Foundations of Genealogy I & II

Museum of the American Revolution
"Collecting the Revolutionary War" Conference 2022

South Carolina State Library 
​“African American Genealogy Webinar: Genealogy Research Strategies and Sources in Upstate South Carolina” 

American Ancestors/NEHGS - Webinar
“Researching Enslaved Ancestors”

New Jersey State Library                                                          
Certificate of Completion, "Researching Your Pre-May 1848 New Jersey Ancestors" and African American Cemeteries in New Jersey

New Jersey Crossroads of the Revolution, New Jersey Historical Commission and Morven Museum, Princeton, NJ   
Professional Development Conference, Sharing Untold Stories 

Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ                                                                                                        
Certificate in Non-Profit Management

San Jacinto Junior College, Houston, TX                                                                                                                         
Business Law and Management

Alvin Community College, Alvin, TX                                                                                                                                               
Fashion Merchandising 

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