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BCG to Host Joy Reisinger Lecture Series: Five Free Lectures on Friday, 20 October 2023

20 October 2023 starting at 9:30 a.m. MDT (11:30 a.m. Eastern, 4:30 pm GMT) [caption id="attachment_20503" align="alignright" width="177"] Joy Reisinger[/caption] The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) will host five live webinars, free and...

BCG OFFERS FREE WEBINAR: “No, no, Nanette! What negative evidence is . . . and isn’t” by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL

“No, no, Nanette! What negative evidence is . . . and isn’t” by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL Tuesday, 20 December, 8 p.m. Eastern Negative evidence is the hardest type of evidence to understand or use in genealogical research. By definition, a “type of...

BCG OFFERS FREE WEBINAR: “Weaving DNA Test Results into a Proof Argument” by Karen Stanbary, CG

This lecture will illustrate how to integrate each element of the Genealogical Proof Standard in a proof argument that relies heavily on autosomal DNA test results to answer a relationship research question. The examples are drawn from “Rafael Arriaga,...

BCG Offers Free Webinar: "Research in Federal Records: Some Assembly Required" by Malissa Ruffner, JD, CG

Federal records offer genealogical gold with both direct references to our ancestors and rich contextual background information. But it can be daunting to explore record groups that are not readily available online. The wide array of tools includes...

BCG Offers Free Webinar: “Better Together: Making Your Case with Documents and DNA”

The genealogical proof standard requires reasonably exhaustive research in solving ancestral-identity problems. DNA evidence is now often part of that research. Even the best DNA evidence must be combined with some traditional research. This webinar...

BCG FREE WEBINAR “Marriages Here, There, and Nowhere: Finding Gretna Greens and Borders,” by J. Mark Lowe, CG®, FUGA

BCG Offers Free Webinar Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at 8 p.m. Eastern Many couples chose to marry in a location away from their home. Often there were reasons why it was a more convenient location to tie the knot. Sometimes, this decision was based on...

FREE BCG-SPONSORED WEBINARS REISINGER MEMORIAL LECTURE SERIES

8 October 2020 starting at 12:00 noon Eastern Time Joy Reisinger BCG will present three webinars free to the public on Thursday, 8 October 2020, at noon, 1:15 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Eastern time as this year’s Reisinger Memorial Lecture Series. The...

Reminder! Register for BCG's Joy Reisinger Lecture Series: Six Free Lectures on Friday, 7 October 2022

Joy Reisinger The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) will host six webinars live and free to the public as this year’s Reisinger Memorial Lecture Series on 7 October 2022. The hour-long webinars begin at 9:30 a.m. MDT (11:30 a.m. EDT and...

Free BCG Webinar: F. Warren Bittner, CG, on Complex Evidence

The Board for Certification of Genealogists proudly announces the next in its series of webinars. F. Warren Bittner, CG On Tuesday, 24 February, F. Warren Bittner, CG, will present “Complex Evidence: What it Is, How it Works, Why it Matters.” The...

Free BCG Webinar: Fonkert on Merging and Separating Identities

Tuesday, 15 March 2016 at 8:00 p.m. EDT, J. H. (Jay) Fonkert, CG, will present “Genealogical Fingerprints: Merging and Separating Identities in Family History Research." A recording of this webinar is available for a small fee from Vimeo. J. H. (Jay)...

BCG Offers Free Webinar: "The Law and the Reasonably Exhaustive (Re)Search" by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL - Tuesday, 19 December, 8:00 p.m. Eastern

There's a difference between searching and researching, and understanding how the law impacts records and research is critical to the reasonably exhaustive research needed to meet the Genealogical Proof Standard. Learn how the law impacts records––and...

BCG Offers Free Webinar: "Finding Thomas' Father: an 18th Century Prince William County Virginia Case Study" by Pam Stone Eagleson, CG

Thomas Stone left few records when he died in 1791 in Prince William County Virginia. No document or reference names his parentage. Finding Thomas's father took thirty years. Using indirect evidence and helped by technological advances, Thomas's father...

BCG Offers Free Webinar: Scribner on Maps

Every ancestor, at every moment, occupied a specific, physical location. Maps decode and amplify the significance of those locations by providing context and background information. This heavily illustrated lecture shows examples of the map types...

BCG Offers Free Webinar “GPS: Finding Your Way Through Tough Research Problems” by James Ison, AG®

Life is good when records with direct evidence exists. Typically that doesn't last long. At some point, one finds only bits and pieces of indirect or conflicting evidence and progress often comes to a screeching halt. This class examines a case study...

BCG Webinar “Proving Identity and Kinship Using the GPS: Finding a Freedman's Family” by Nancy A. Peters, CG®, CGL℠

Facing identity and kinship problems? Confused by multiple, same-named men? Learn how applying the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) resolved similar challenges in the search for a freedman's family. A case example traces a South Carolina family of...

BCG to host Joy Reisinger Lecture Series: Six FREE Webinars on 6 September 2019

[caption id="attachment_20503" align="alignright" width="177"] Joy Reisinger[/caption]The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) will host six free webinars live from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 6 September 2019. Six...

FREE BCG-SPONSORED WEBINARS REISINGER MEMORIAL LECTURE SERIES

8 October 2021 starting at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time Joy Reisinger The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) will host six webinars live and free to the public as this year’s Reisinger Memorial Lecture Series on 8 October 2021. The hour-long...

BCG Reisinger Memorial Series Releases Lecture Details

20 October 2023 starting at 9:30 a.m. MDT (11:30 a.m. Eastern, 4:30 pm GMT) Joy Reisinger The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) will host five live webinars, free and available to the public, as this year’s Reisinger Memorial Lecture Series...

Reminder! Register for BCG's Reisinger Lecture Series: Five Free Lectures on Friday, 20 October 2023

20 October 2023 starting at 9:30 a.m. MDT (11:30 a.m. Eastern, 4:30 pm GMT) ] Joy Reisinger The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) will host five live webinars, free and available to the public, as this year’s Reisinger Memorial Lecture...

November's BCG Webinar: Probate!

The Board for Certification of Genealogists proudly announces the next in its series of webinars. Michael Hait, CG On Monday, November 17, Michael Hait, CG, will present “'Of Sound Mind and Body’: Using Probate Records in Your Research.” Created as...

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