Thoughts on Olympics and Certification
As president of BCG I run into a lot of people who question why they should become board-certified, and then during the process, h [...]
RPAC Report, January 2014
Courtesy of Microsoft Office. By Barbara Mathews, CG® BCG's Representative to the Records Preservation and Access Committee [...]
Class of 2013: Melinda Daffin Henningfield
Melinda Daffin Henningfield, CG Among those earning the credential of Certified GenealogistSM in 2013 is Melinda Daffin Henningf [...]
New Year, New Standards Manual
Happy New Year from BCG! Below is a copy of the President’s Column in the January 2014 issue of OnBoard written by Elissa Scalise [...]
RPAC 2013 Year-End Report: SSDI Recent-Death Redactions Begin in 90 Days
By Barbara Mathews, CG® BCG's Representative to the Records Access and Preservation Committee A Look at the Year 2013 This yea [...]
New Board-Certified Genealogist: Darcie M. Hind Posz, Washington, D.C.
Darcie M. Hind Posz, CG Darcie M. Hind Posz of Washington, D.C. has earned the credential of Certified GenealogistSM. The newest [...]
Genealogy Standards Updated in New Manual
In honor of its fiftieth anniversary, the Board for Certification of Genealogists® (“BCG”) has issued Genealogy Standards, a manua [...]
Former BCG Vice President Joy Reisinger, RIP
Free of copyright, posted on Pixabay.com by Karla31 of Mörlenbach, Germany. Guest post by the Rev. Dr. David McDonald, CGSM It i [...]
New York Times Taking Questions on Genealogy
The New York Times announced today (Oct. 30) that they will gather genealogical questions that will be answered next Wednesday, No [...]
Early Bird Registration Ends October 31st for SLIG 2014 – Course 5 – Credentialing: Accreditation, Certification, or Both?
Last weekend in Salt Lake City we kicked-off celebrations of the 50th anniversaries of two credentials, those administered by the [...]
Report from Day 2 of the 50th Anniversary Lectures
Sometimes you can't prove parentage by citing a single document to a line on a pedigree chart. Copyright © 2013 Warren Bit [...]
Report on Day 1 of the 50th Anniversary Lectures
Copyright © 2013, Cathi Becker Wiest Desmarais, used with permission. The 50th Anniversary Lectures take place yesterday and tod [...]