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RIP George Ely Russell, Jr.

| Associate News
We are sad to relate that George Ely Russell, Jr., passed away 9 January 2013 at his home in Maryland. In 1967 George became the 52nd person to earn the credential Certified GenealogistSM...

IGHR Registration Opens Tuesday

| Announcements
BCG has had a long-standing relationship with the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) held for one week in June each year at Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama. As a co-spons...

Welcome from the BCG Treasurer

| BCG News
By Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, CG®Welcome to BCG’s blog! I serve as treasurer of BCG, probably because in a previous life I worked as a banker and a financial planning analyst. As a nascent genealogist...

Welcome from E. C. Member at Large

| BCG News
By Stefani Evans, CG®Welcome to the BCG blog! I am Stefani Evans, a BCG trustee and member at large of the executive committee. I first sought BCG certification because I wanted to know whether my ...

Why Become Certified? Reasons Vary

| Certification
"Why become certified?" is a question every person who has learned about BCG has asked. To help answer this, several Board-certified genealogists were asked at the 2012 FGS conference in Birmingham...

Welcome from the Secretary

| BCG News
By Dawne Slater-Putt, CG®Greetings! I would like to take my turn to welcome you to BCG's newly-established blog. My name is Dawne Slater-Putt, CG, and I currently serve as the Board’s recording...

Change to Fees

| BCG News
At the May 2012 board meeting BCG's trustees voted to change the preliminary application fee to $75 as of January 1, 2013, and the final application fee to $300.It is also BCG's policy to not chang...

Welcome from the V. P.

| BCG News
By Michael S. Ramage, J.D., CG®My name is Michael S. Ramage, J.D., Certified GenealogistSM. I am a full-time, professional genealogist located in the Philadelphia suburbs. I engage in gen...