Holly Marie Howard, PMP

Holly Marie Howard is a seasoned researcher with over 30 years of experience. Specialties include Pennsylvania German research, DNA/Genetic Genealogy, and lineage society applications. Most recently, her research was featured on the NBC TV series, "Who Do You Think You Are?"

Holly is a certified Project Management Professional with a double major in English and Communications from Susquehanna University. Holly has blended years of experience in the information technology field, including database and project management, with her passion for genealogical research. A seventh generation Pennsylvania German, Holly has over 30 years of research experience with a focus on the middle Atlantic region. Her sister’s desire to join the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) was the impetus for developing expertise in lineage society work.

A Texas resident, Holly has expanded her interest to the home state of her husband and has performed extensive research in the Lone Star state. Prior to starting her personalized research firm, Family History Guides, she was a genealogist with Ancestry ProGenealogists and a textile collection manager for Quilts, Inc., which provided opportunities to research antique quilts and learn the stories of their makers. Holly currently serves as a volunteer genealogist for the Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution at the state level.

Certificate in American Genealogical Studies, National Genealogical Society; ProGen 38 Alumna; Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP);  Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research (IGHR); Forensic Genealogy Institute; Genealogy Research Institute (DAR), DAR  Genealogical Education Program

Geographic Specialties

PA, TX, Mid-Atlantic, South