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Darcie Hind Posz, CG, wins ASG Scholar Award
BCG associate Darcie Hind Posz is “over the moon” on winning the 2015 American Society of Genealogists (ASG) Scholar Award. She has reason to be. The ASG is a prestigious group of leading published...
BCG Education Fund Announces New Trustee
[caption id="attachment_3218" align="alignright" width="202"] Trish Hackett Nicola, CG[/caption]The trustees of the BCG Education Fund announce that Patricia "Trish" Hackett Nicola, CG, of Seattle,...
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 Edu...
Patti Hobbs, CG, New BCG Education Fund Trustee
One of our new BCG associates has recently joined the Board of Trustees of the BCG Education Fund. This non-profit charitable trust furthers BCG’s standards-based education goals. It funds lectures...
BCG’s Newest Certified Genealogical Lecturer
David Ouimette is a busy man. As head of FamilySearch’s Content Strategy Team, he travels the globe analyzing and evaluating records of genealogical interest and determining where they fall in term...
In Memoriam: Merrill Hill Mosher of Coos Bay, Oregon
Merrill Hill Mosher, 2005Image courtesy of The Coos Bay (Oregon) Worldby Mary McCampbell Bell, Certified Genealogist EmeritusOn 2 February 2015, our friend and colleague, Merrill Hill Mo...
National Institute on Genealogical Research Announces New Director
Malissa Ruffner, JD, MLS, CGBCG is co-sponsor of the National Institute on Genealogical Research (NIGR), a week-long course held each July in Washington, D.C. It focuses on the holdings of the Nati...
Patricia O’Brien Shawker, CG (1956-2015)
Patricia E. Shawker, CG, FMGS(Photo printed with permission)
by Malissa Ruffner, JD, MLS, CGThe genealogical community is mourning the loss of Patricia O’Brien Shawker, CG, FMGS, who died on Janua...