Name Changes and the Law
Names weren’t changed at Ellis Island, but in courts, legislatures and elsewhere both formally and officially — and on the fly. As [...]
Associates In Action – January 2022
The Board for Certification of Genealogists congratulates the following associates on their successful credential renewal: Karen A [...]
BCG FREE WEBINAR, “From the 18th to the 21st: The Records of Prohibition,” by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG®, CGL℠
BCG offers free webinar on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 8:00 p.m. (EST) The 18th amendment took effect in January 1920 and ushered [...]
FREE BCG-SPONSORED WEBINARS REISINGER MEMORIAL LECTURE SERIES
8 October 2020 starting at 12:00 noon Eastern Time Joy Reisinger BCG will present three webinars free to the public on Thursday, [...]
Methodology and Skillbuilding Sessions Announced – 2020 FGS Virtual Family History Conference
2020 FGS Virtual Family History Conference – “Blazing Trails in the Heart of America” The Federation of Genealogical Societies has [...]
Webinar—From the 18th to the 21st: The Records of Prohibition
The 18th amendment took effect in January 1920 and ushered in more than a decade of Prohibition until repealed by the 21st [...]
Board for Certification of Genealogists Announces 2020 Free Webinars
The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) has announced the following free 2020 webinars through Legacy Family Tree Webina [...]
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Proposed Fee Increases
From LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG®, CGL℠ President, Board for Certification of Genealogists The U.S. Citizenship and Immig [...]
BCG to host Joy Reisinger Lecture Series: Six FREE Webinars on 6 September 2019
Joy Reisinger The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) will host six free webinars live from the Family History Library [...]
BCG Trustees Elect Officers, Welcome New Trustees, Thank Departing Trustees
The trustees of the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) met in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 21 October 2018. Elected as offi [...]
Board for Certification of Genealogists Election Results
The Board for Certification of Genealogists welcomes two returning and three new trustees elected to three-year terms: Returning t [...]
BCG Associates Honored by NGS
A number of BCG Associates were honored by the National Genealogical Society (NGS) at the annual banquet held on 4 May during the [...]