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Skillbuilding: Proof Arguments
Subscribe to OnBoard. Laura A. Murphy DeGrazia, CG, FGBS, “Skillbuilding: Proof Arguments,” OnBoard 15 (January 2009): 1--3. Just as mathematicians construct proofs to convince others of the truth of mathematical statements, genealogists assemble proof...Skillbuilding: Using the Compilations of Others
Subscribe to OnBoard here. Linda Woodward Geiger, CG, CGL, “Using the Compilations of Others,” OnBoard 7 (September 2001): 20--21. A compilation is the composition of a set of data, generally collected from several sources. The compilation may take...Of DNA Evidence and Successful Application Tips
President's Corner by Elissa Scalise Powell, CG®, CGL℠ as printed in the September 2014 issue of OnBoard (v. 20, no. 3): 19. New Tools, New Techniques, Same Standards This summer has seen much attention to the art and science of using genetic evidence...Skillbuilding: Grains of Salt: Analyzing Sources, Information, and Evidence
Subscribe to OnBoard. Alice Hoyt Veen, CG "Grains of Salt: Analyzing Sources, Information, and Evidence," OnBoard 28 (May 2022): 11–13. Genealogists seek answers to questions of identity and kinship, and about major life events. Successful research...Home
... to foster public confidence in genealogy as a respected branch of history by promoting an attainable, uniform standard of competence and ethics among genealogical practitioners, and by publicly recognizing persons who meet that standard... Purpose...BCG Congratulates Newly Elected Trustees
It is with great pleasure that BCG announces the results of the annual election of BCG trustees. Every year five trustees are elected for a three-year term, making fifteen board members, including five on the Executive Committee. The recently-elected...BCG Education Fund: Kathy Gunter Sullivan Retires from Board
After eight years of volunteer service, Kathy Gunter Sullivan, CG, of Charlotte, North Carolina, has retired from the BCG Education Fund board of trustees. From 2007 through 2014, Kathy was the Education Fund secretary and streamlined its...Board for Certification of Genealogists Welcomes Five Trustees—Two New and Three Re-Elected
Returning for another three-year term as trustees of the Board for Certification of Genealogists are: Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, CG, of Chicago, Illinois. Board-certified since 1999, she has served as BCG Treasurer from 2010 to 2014, and President from...Board for Certification of Genealogists names first recipients of the Donn Devine award
The BCG Application Guide five times between 2011 and 2017, and rubrics numerous times to improve clarity, and wrote OnBoard articles explaining BCG’s evaluation system and standards for continuing education. Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D., CG®, CGL℠, FASG,...BCG FREE WEBINAR “A Convincing Argument or a Convoluted Mess,” by Barbara Vines Little
BCG offers Free Webinar on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 8 pm EST As any trial lawyer (or critical reader) will tell you presentation is an important part of any evidence argument. Thus an argument that includes proper grammar, is tightly written, and...Board for Certification of Genealogists Announces Election Results
The Board for Certification of Genealogists welcomes two returning and four new trustees: Returning trustees: Allen R. Peterson, AG®, CG®, of Texas. Board-certified in 2007, Allen is co-editor of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ) and a...The Board for Certification of Genealogists Welcomes 2023–2024 New and Returning Trustees
The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) congratulates one newly elected and four returning trustees for their election to terms beginning in October 2023. The BCG board is composed of fifteen (15) trustees. All hold the Certified Genealogist®...Linda Woodward Geiger, CG® Emeritus
Linda Woodward Geiger, CG® Emeritus, passed away on 24 September 2024. Linda first earned the CGRS credential in 1994 and the CGL in 1998. In 2001 and 2002, she was editor of OnBoard and she was BCG treasurer from 2003 to 2006. Many who were...- 1
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