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BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013: Pam Eagleson on "Grandma's Treasure Chest: Investigating and Evaluating Family Artifacts"
Please welcome guest blogger Nancy Peters, CGSM Pam Eagleson is an "Attic Archeologist." She knows how to unearth genealogical gems from ordinary family objects. Most family historians realize the ...
Eric Hedrick Receives 2013 Donald Mosher Memorial Award for Virginia Research
Announcement from the BCG Education Fund:Eric Hedrick is the winner of the 2013 Donald Mosher Memorial Award for his digital publication Historical Documents from Augusta County, Virginia: Judgment...
BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013: Barbara Vines Little on "Understanding What They Wrote: Tricks and Tips for Deciphering the Unintelligible in Documents"
Please welcome guest blogger Judy Kellar Fox, CGSM.
Wearing her trademark hat, Barbara Vines Little speaks Virginia, and she knows early records. She knows them well enough to be wary of ign...
BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013: Ronald Hill on "Interpreting the Symbols and Abbreviations in Seventeenth Century English and American Documents"
Please welcome guest blogger Judy Kellar Fox, CGSM.Ronald A. Hill is the gentleman behind the distinctive full white moustache. He brought decades of experience reading and interpreting old Englis...
BCG Skillbuilding at NGS 2013: Thomas Jones on "Debunking Misleading Records"
Please welcome guest blogger Judy Kellar Fox, CGSMThe buzz in Las Vegas is about Thomas W. Jones’ Mastering Genealogical Proof (Arlington, Va.: National Genealogical Society, 2013), just released a...
NGS 2013: On-the-Clock Attendees at Putting Skills to Work
We caught seven people on-the-clock at the BCG Education Fund's Putting Skills to Work preconference workshop yesterday in Las Vegas. The hardworking students were Tim Charmoli, Douglas Dunks, Tina...
BCG Education Fund Workshop: Putting Historical Context and Migration into Your Family History
Yesterday saw the successful completion of another full-day, preconference workshop sponsored by the BCG Education Fund. The Putting Skills to Work event focuses on sound genealogical methodology. ...
Why Certify? Listen to What Rice, Fonkert, and Henderson Have to Say
Many people with decades of experience in genealogy waiver about applying for certification. The application process is daunting as we consider how many skills are required. Often we need to buff u...