About
cathy...
Cathy Hong is a professional genealogist with more than two decades of experience. She jokes that genealogy research suits her ADD and OCD, but it’s true: building a solid, foundational tree requires equal parts curiosity and intuition, and a singular focus on accuracy and confirmatory evidence.
She focuses on the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions in the US, as well as the United Kingdom and Italy. She has worked on projects for clients whose families lived in, or emigrated from Italy, Canada, the United Kingdom, Greece, Slovakia, Poland, and Germany.
Cathy also specializes in genetic genealogy, with a solid rate of success in identifying biological family members, and helping clients break through genealogy brick walls using DNA test results.
Her undergraduate degree was in marketing management and her graduate degree was in Business Administration; much of her curriculum vitae comprises research and analysis, experience and skills which she brings into her genealogy work.
She is a member of the Genealogists.com, a professional trade organization, and is in the process of becoming accredited through ICAP GEN.
TESTIMONIALS
“I emailed my family last night telling them of your discoveries and forwarding the three docs. Their reactions were priceless!” — Bessie Krivak, Reston, VA
“The letter you found attesting that the Deputy Circuit Clerk knew my grandfather's paternity was amazing, particularly as it confirmed all the details in my grandfather’s letter when he was in Greece in 1917. I really enjoyed our collaboration and appreciate your dedication to helping us learn more about this family mystery.” — Greg Gunn, Brooklyn, NY
"You're amazing. We are marveling at your abilities. " — Andrew Hessel, Sonoma, CA
"No one knew, UNTIL NOW [because of your research on our family], that my great-grandfather lived the rest of his 60? years in America when his wife and family thought he had drowned crossing the Atlantic! Wow! He was a right bastard!" — Aly Brown, living in California, doing research in Belfast, Ireland
"This is the very first hand knowledge and evidence I have of losing a relative to the Holocaust. I'm deeply moved. Thank you. " — Lori Nafshun, Santa Monica, CA
"More than once, the date or place data that I needed came from the beautiful book you did for me. My cousin was so inspired by the family information you gathered that he and his wife took a trip to Croatia and went to all the places mentioned in the book. Thank you, again." — Ronald Bowen, Roanoke, VA
"I love how human my great-uncle is now. People don't get erased -- their stories get to keep being told, not just if they have children. What a gift you are giving his memory!” — Meredith Rilley, New Fairfield, CT
Partners
We have the great fortune to work and to be affiliated with talented and dedicated members of the genealogy community. From time to time, we encounter projects that requires a particular set of skills or knowledge base we don’t have; but luckily, we know the person who does.
We also work with creative and aesthetically driven designers and artists who help us to create, craft, and assemble everything from bespoke genealogy books to one-of-a-kind artifacts and heirloom gifts.
