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BCG FREE WEBINAR: “Metes & Bounds Land Plats Solve Genealogical Problems” by Jerry Smith, CG®

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This session provides a brief overview of metes and bounds land descriptions seen in deeds, mortgages, patents, grants, and other land documents. The land descriptions are an essential part of land...

BCG FREE WEBINAR: “The Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS): A Review” by Shannon Green, CG®

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How do you know when you have genealogical proof? You apply the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) to your completed research. The GPS is how genealogists test conclusions - whether it is your resea...

Board for Certification of Genealogists Sponsors 2024 Webinars.

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Registration for the Board for Certification of Genealogists’ twelve monthly webinars in 2024 is now live at our partner website Legacy Family Tree Webinars, BCG Upcoming Webinars (https://familytr...

BCG FREE WEBINAR: “Finding Sophia’s Family: A Case of Fratricide and Forgotten Identity” by Nancy Peters, CG®, CGL℠

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A quarrel between brothers turns into tragedy. The murdered man’s young widow and children leave their rural home for city life, never returning. Former family connections are forgotten in time. Th...

BCG FREE WEBINAR “Why Standards Are For Everyone” by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG®, CGL℠, FASG

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Adherence to standards is imperative for anyone who endeavors to reach credible genealogical conclusions. The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) publishes the field’s only comprehensive ...

BCG FREE WEBINAR “Steamer Kate Explosion: Correlating Indirect Evidence to Identify and Correct an Error” by C. Ann Staley, CG®, CGL℠

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BCG offers free webinar on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 8:00 p.m. EDTWhat happens when the indirect evidence of a death occurring and a probate record do not agree? The research begins in earnest! Th...

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

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20 October 2023 starting at 9:30 a.m. MDT (11:30 a.m. Eastern, 4:30 pm GMT)] Joy ReisingerThe Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) will host five live webinars, free and available to the p...

BCG FREE WEBINAR “Follow the Trail of Records and DNA from Ireland to Oregon (1810–1860)” by Karen Stanbary, CG®

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BCG offers free webinar on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 8:00 p.m. EDTA deep dive into the records narrates a family’s journey. Advanced methodology and DNA reconstruct the forgotten family.BCG’s ne...