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Welcome, Malissa Ruffner

| New Associates
 Malissa Ruffner, CG Computer programmer. Lawyer. Educator. Reference librarian. And, now, Board-certified genealogist.Clearly, Malissa Ruffner is, in her own words, “not shy about career shi...

What Does CGL Mean?

| Certification
The BCG credential Certified Genealogical Lecturer (CGL) designates a Board-certified genealogist who has earned additional certification in teaching. Eighteen people currently hold this credential...

Introducing BCG's New President, Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, CG

| BCG News
Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, CG                   President, Board for Certification of Genealogists In the mid-1990s my father asked, “Why did your gr...

Welcome Alice Hoyt Veen, CG

| New Associates
Alice Hoyt Veen, CG An Iowa native and the sixth generation of her family to call Iowa home, Alice Hoyt Veen has become the second Iowan Board-certified genealogist of the 21st century.A graduat...

November's BCG Webinar: Probate!

| Webinars
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...

Please Welcome John D. Beatty, CG

| New Associates
John Beatty, CG, in the stacks of the Allen County Public Library. Photograph by Dawne Slater-Putt, CG. Used with permission. This post was contributed by Dawne Slater-Putt, CG:    &...

BCG helps explain Chicago's poorest burials

| Associate News
The Chicago Tribune yesterday turned to Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, a Board-certified genealogist and newly-elected President of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, for help in explaining the ...

How One New Associate Prepared for Certification

| Certification
"Take the process seriously. It’s harder than it looks and takes investment in ongoing genealogical learning, whether you possess a degree or more in another field or not."When interviewed for a Sp...