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Associates In Action – Darcie Hind Posz, CG®
Congratulations to Darcie Hind Posz, CG® on her latest published book. Recast: Vital Events Publishe [...]
Associates In Action – February 2019
The Board for Certification of Genealogists congratulates the following associates on their successf [...]
Genealogy Standards Second Edition Available
The groundbreaking second edition of Genealogy Standards is now available for purchase at Amazon.com [...]
FREE BCG WEBINAR “The Five-Story Fall: Correlating Indirect and Direct Evidence to Extend the Pedigree,” by Debbie Mieszala, CG®
Johanna (Daly) Mahoney plunged to her death in 1883, taking her parents’ and siblings’ identities al [...]
