LOCAL ADVISORY BOARD

Alice Pierotti – Branch Manager of Emily Jones Public Library

Scott Rhines – Town Clerk of Como, Mississippi

Dr. Forester Ruhl – Family Practice and Vice Mayor of Como, MS

EXTERNAL ADVISORY BOARD OF THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF GENEALOGY

Documentary Sciences

Prof. Dr. Noel Cox, FRHisS – (New Zealand-Barrister, High Court of New Zealand;  Recipient, Advanced Examination Certificate of the Heraldry Society and Visiting Fellow, Faculty of Law, Australian National University.

Rafal Heydel-Mankoo, B.A (Hons), LL.B., M.A.  is the co-Editor of the critically-acclaimed Burke’s Peerage: World Orders of Knighthood & Merit and of the Almanach de Polska the definitive English-language guide to the Polish Aristocracy. He is Canada’s premier royal commentator and broadcaster and he also appears regularly on British television and radio to discuss royalty and protocol. He lectures extensively in the UK, Canada and USA on matters pertaining to heraldry, royalty, chivalry and nobility and he has advised various governments on honours policy. Mr. Heydel-Mankoo is a Commissioner for the International Commission of the Orders of Chivalry, a Council Member of the Royal Stuart Society, a Committee Member of the Polish Order of Malta Volunteers, a Trustee of the Canadian Royal Heritage Trust, a former Director of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada and a former branch chairman of the Monarchist League of Canada. He is a member of the Heraldry Society (England) and of the White Lion Society.

Prof. William Kauat, Ph.D. – Asst. Professor of History, United States Army Command and General Staff College (United States). Heraldic scholar.

Prof. Stephen P. Kerr, Esq., B.A.A., J.D, L.L.M, M.A.T., (United States) – Special International Legal Counsel, Imperial House of Habsburg- Lorraine and Dr. Otto Von Hapsburg. Kerr has written extensively on heraldry and documentary sciences.

Genealogy

Larry Kilpatrick - Officer, Los Bexarenos Genealogical Society

Prof. Anatole Alex Klyosvo, Ph.D., D.Sc. – noted chemist ,  received his M.Sc. from Moscow State University and was former professor of the Carbohydrate Research Laboratory at the USSR Academy of Sciences and professor of Biochemistry at Harvard Medical School. (He is recipient of the USSR National Prize in Science, 1984; USSR Science and Technology Gold Medal, 1988 and Jewish Association of Cohanim Latin America Gold Medal, 2009. Membership includes: American Chemical Society and the World Academy of Art and Science. He is president of the Russian Academy of DNA Genealogy.

Jane Tunesi of Liongam B.A. (hons.), M.St., MCLIP, Dip.Gen. - Chartered Librarian with over 25 years experience in genealogy;  former  Assistant Librarian, The College of Arms in England and attended St. Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge.

Heraldry

Prof. Dr. Szabolcs de Vajay (1921-2010) – “He was extraordinary ambassador of Hungary near UNESCO; Hungarian heraldist and  genealogist, honorary president of the Commission for Awards and Medals (constituted by him) of C.I.G.H.; honorary vice-president of C.I.G.H.; honorary counsellor of International Academy of Heraldry; honorary member of International Academy of Genealogy; Fellow of International Commission for Orders of Chivalry and honorary president of the Hungarian Heraldic Society.”

Fr. Lawrence Ober, SJ – Instructor of Advanced and Honors Courses. St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH )

V. Shaun Redmond, CD, B.Soc.Sc. is a military antiquarian and avid heraldist.  Redmond is keenly interested and active in Métis genealogy and Aboriginal heraldry; while maintaining close ties with heraldic practices of his paternal Irish homeland.  Lawfully armigerous his Achievements are matriculated with the Chief Herald of Ireland; affirmed and granted by the Court of the Lord Lyon of Scotland; and registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority.  Redmond is a past president of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada, a Commissioner of the International Commission on Orders of Chivalry and a Life fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Marcel C. van Rossum, OMBB is Deputy Director of the South African Bureau of Heraldry
He is also deeply involved in South African Genealogical research and has worked in National Archives of South Africa for some years. He is currently serving on the National Archives of South Africa Management Team. The Bureau of Heraldry is housed in the National Archives.

Heraldic Art

Neil Bromley (SHA) – Commissions have included Illuminated Addresses to celebrate the Freedom of the City of London to His Royal Highness the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, as well as an illuminated address to celebrate the 100th birthday of H.M. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, for the City of London. Other honorary addresses include scrolls for Chancellor Helmut Kohl and for the Queen of Denmark when they were given Honorary Freedom of the City of London, and Aldermasonic scrolls for the Lord Mayor of London, Exeter City Council, City of Plymouth, and several Worshipful Companies within the City of London.

Laurent Granier – Born in 1966, he holds a Maîtrise d’Histoire et de Lettres Modernes from the Université de Grenoble, working as a professional heraldic artist since 1995. Official painter for the Vlaamse Heraldische Raad (Flemish Heraldic Council), part of the Flemish government since January 2006.

Michael Y. Medvedev – State Councellor, Member of the Heraldry Council to the President of Russia
Chairman, the Guild of Heraldic Artists [Russia], SHA.

The American School of Genealogy, Heraldry and Documentary Sciences (ASGHDS) is an Institutional Member of the London College of Teachers. The ASGHDS, a branch of the School of Genealogy, Heraldry and Documentary Sciences of Bologna, Italy (click) is a recently incorporated distance learning school situated in Como, Mississippi at the Taylor House (click).  It has been established as a corporation governed by a seven member Governing Board as specified in its Charter and 501 C (3) internal revenue code.  NOTE OTHER AFFILIATIONS

MISSION STATEMENT

The founding Mission of the American Branch of the School of Genealogy, Heraldry, and Documentary Sciences is to provide the opportunity for genealogists, family historians, archivists, librarians and teachers and other professionals to develop further and higher level knowledge and skills in the foundational structures of genealogical research and underlying theoretical anthropological kinship foundations in genealogy, history of heraldry, chivalry, ethnic culture, family, and in anthropological studies. The School’s purpose is also to provide an array of certificates, diplomas and postgraduate diplomas relating to how pedagogy (the art, science, or profession of teaching) both practical and theory, relates to a better understanding of the aforementioned disciplines. The underlying commitment of the founders is to provide an opportunity for the study of genealogy at a higher level of skills intended for increasing career opportunities in government, business, education and legal enterprises.  It is understood that such will be a time consuming process as the field of professional genealogy has yet to secure the agreed upon professional standards which are necessary in any career profession.

HISTORY

In 2009, the President of the American College of Genealogy, Heraldry and Documentary Sciences and the Chancellor of the American College  were keenly aware that the American genealogists would appreciate developing skills and understandings in European history and heraldry, chivalry, and documentary sciences, teaching and scientific application. Thus, the Chancellor, Dr. Pier Felice degli Uberti, and the President of the American branch, Dr. Carl Edwin Lindgren, discussed the building of   this American branch of the School. Dr. LaWanna Lease Blount  worked with the President to develop its foundational curriculum and the school was born. A committed faculty has been formed to usher in this unique program in the United States. All faculty members possess accredited degrees (e.g. master degrees or doctorates) in history, pedagogic, curriculum and instruction, law and the social sciences (documentary sciences) as well as an extensive practical and theoretical background in genealogy, chivalry and heraldry.

CONTACTS:

President -  Dr. Carl Edwin  Lindgren- lindgren.carl@gmail.com

Vice President- Dr. LaWanna Lease Blount – llblount2@yahoo.com

Bursar- Mr. Guye Pennington- GuyePennington@yahoo.com

Chair of Heraldic – Mr. John James Tunesi of Liongam - beaconenquiries@googlemail.com

Chair of Genealogical and Paleographic  Studies-  Dr. Bruce Durie  -asg@brucedurie.co.uk

Equal Opportunity Officer -  Mr. Antonio Cardona - TonyCardona920@hotmail.com

Director of Legal Affairs – Chair of Advisory Committee – Vacant

The School is accepting admissions.

Applicants to the post graduate program should complete a baccalaureate  degree from a DETC, regionally or internationally accredited school/college and have several years experience in a career field. They should also have several years of experience working in the genealogical field. Certain exceptions may be made regarding career qualifications. All course transfer of credits must be from an accredited or a approved by the host government and will undergo evaluation by the master’s degree evaluation review committee. Applicants are expected to be proficient in the English language skills. A second language English applicant should submit records of TOEFL examination with scores of 550 minimums. Potential students must have a GED or High School Certificate to enroll in the Certificate program. Students are expected to have access to a computer, email and the Internet and genealogical databases for their completion of the program. Students must send the Vice President or Registrar an official copy of their transcripts and an indepth CV or Biographical Sketch.

Accreditation

CLICK to go to Accredited Certificate Course – Basics in the Applied Study of Genealogy

The American School of Genealogy employment and student enrollment practices do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Such discrimination is illegal based on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 42 U.S.C. §2000e-2.

The Mississippi Commission on Community Colleges and Proprietary College Registration (CPSR) has exempted the American School of Genealogy, Heraldry and Documentary Sciences from formal registration with them under the provisions of its legal codes – 75-60-5—(c) (j).

Dr. Blount,

At present, with your program being delivered to students via only online, you are not required to register. This may change in the future, but online schools in Mississippi are not required to register. If the rule changes, I will contact you about registering. – Kim

Kim Verneuille, MAED, (ABD)
Director of Proprietary Schools & College Registration
Mississippi Community College Board
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211
phone: 601-432-6185
fax: 601-432-6363

Other Associations:

The American School of Genealogy, Heraldry and Documentary Sciences is a branch of the SCHOOL OF GENEALOGY, HERALDRY, AND DOCUMENTARY SCIENCES linked to the Escuela de Genealogía Heráldica y Nobiliaria of the Instituto Salazar y Castro of Madrid and credited to The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies of Canterbury.

The school was founded December 3rd 1995 and is located in Bologna (Italy), via C. Battisti n° 3 – 40123.

The aim of the school is to teach with serious scientifically intents the main elements of genealogy and family history, heraldry and documentary sciences and to offer to the students of these disciplines a place where to learn and confront their knowledge.

In addition, the founder and international President, Professor Dr. Pier Felice degli Uberti is member of the Board of The International Academy of Genealogy, the Italian representative of the Confédération Internationale de Généalogie et d’Héraldique, and secretary general of the Istituto Araldico Genealogico Italiano (Italian Heraldic and Genealogical Institute); past member of the Scientific Committee of the Italian Office of the Ministry of Beni Culturali ed Ambientali for the 23rd International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences. Dr.Pier Felice degli Uberti is also director of Nobiltà, the only scientific Italian review about genealogy and heraldry and author of numerous historical, heraldic and genealogical publications.