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Thoughts on Olympics and Certification

| Certification
As president of BCG I run into a lot of people who question why they should become board-certified, and then during the process, how to be successful. This reminds me of watching the Olympics, wher...

RPAC Report, January 2014

| Legislative Alerts
[caption id="attachment_381" align="aligncenter" width="199"] Courtesy of Microsoft Office.[/caption]By Barbara Mathews, CG®BCG's Representative to the Records Preservation and Access Committee...

Class of 2013: Melinda Daffin Henningfield

| New Associates
 Melinda Daffin Henningfield, CG Among those earning the credential of Certified GenealogistSM in 2013 is Melinda Daffin Henningfield of Oregon, a retired nurse practitioner, who holds a B.A....

New Year, New Standards Manual

| BCG News
Happy New Year from BCG! Below is a copy of the President’s Column in the January 2014 issue of OnBoard written by Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL, President, Board for Certifica...

RPAC 2013 Year-End Report: SSDI Recent-Death Redactions Begin in 90 Days

| Legislative Alerts
By Barbara Mathews, CG®BCG's Representative to the Records Access and Preservation CommitteeA Look at the Year 2013This year had its highs and lows in the fight to preserve records and to ensur...

New Board-Certified Genealogist: Darcie M. Hind Posz, Washington, D.C.

| New Associates
Darcie M. Hind Posz, CG Darcie M. Hind Posz of Washington, D.C. has earned the credential of Certified GenealogistSM. The newest member of the Class of 2013, Darcie has been a professional genea...

Genealogy Standards Updated in New Manual

| BCG News
In honor of its fiftieth anniversary, the Board for Certification of Genealogists® (“BCG”) has issued Genealogy Standards, a manual for best practices in research and assembly of accurate family hi...

Former BCG Vice President Joy Reisinger, RIP

| Associate News
Guest post by the Rev. Dr. David McDonald, CGSMIt is my sad duty to report that Joy Reisinger, Certified Genealogist Emeritus, died early Tuesday morning, 10 December 2013, in her hometown of Spart...