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Diverse Communities: Researching Spiritualist Ancestors

| Education
Researching Spiritualist AncestorsBy Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, MFA, CG®Think only genealogists talk to the dead? Not so. Some ancestors did, too. Perhaps you’ve heard stories that a family member, ...

BCG OFFERS FREE WEBINAR: “Weaving DNA Test Results into a Proof Argument” by Karen Stanbary, CG

| Webinars
This lecture will illustrate how to integrate each element of the Genealogical Proof Standard in a proof argument that relies heavily on autosomal DNA test results to answer a relationship research...

Certified Genealogist®—What Does it Mean?

| Certification
BCG has received official registration of “Certified Genealogist” as a certification mark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This is great news, but what does it mean, and ...

BCG Free Webinar: Little on Context in Record Analysis

| Webinars
Tuesday, 16 February 2016, at 8:00 p.m. EST, Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FVGS, will present “The Importance of Context in Record Analysis.”A recording of this webinar is available for a small f...

Ramage "Reliability" Video Recording Released

| Webinars
Michael Ramage, JD, CG, "Reliability: The Keystone of Genealogical Reasoning, with Judicial Comparisons," BCG's December 2015 webinar, is now available on demand from Vimeo.com, here. It is accessi...

Ten-Minute Methodology: How to Ask Good Research Questions

| Ten-Minute Methodology
SpringBoard is pleased to present a guest post by Harold Henderson, CG , a Trustee of the Board for Certification of Genealogists.By Harold Henderson, CG®Genealogists are often confused. It co...

Ten-Minute Methodology: Documentation and the Research Report

| Ten-Minute Methodology
Some genealogists have been confused about whether to include source citations in research report introductions and summaries. SpringBoard is pleased to offer clarification of this question by...

Researching African American Families that Came out of Slavery

| Methodology
SpringBoard is pleased to present the first in an occasional series of posts about diverse communities. Aimed at intermediate to advanced researchers, the posts will offer tips to those who are new...