Board for Certification of Genealogists
- Board for Certification of Genealogists
The Board for Certification of Genealogists is a certifying body for genealogists founded in 1964 by Fellows of the American Society of Genealogists, the genealogical field's academic honorary society. The Board licenses associates under two categories: Certified Genealogist℠ and Certified Genealogical Lecturer℠. Associates' licenses are granted for a five-year period, at which time they may be renewed upon application to the Board, and that application's evaluation in a peer-review process.
Associates holding certification work in a variety of fields. They have been recognized as experts in matters of inheritance and probate; some work to assist in reuniting families separated through adoption. Others prepare applications for lineage societies; still others work to prove Native American genealogies.
Board-certified associates provide significant leadership in the effort to raise standards for research, writing and reporting in the genealogical field. Elizabeth Shown Mills, author of "Evidence!" has been a Certified Genealogist℠ for more than 30 years. Other leading authors and lecturers who have earned credentials under the Board's authority include the late Walter Lee Sheppard, FASG, CG; John Frederick Dorman, FASG, CG, longtime editor and publisher of "The Virginia Genealogist"; and Thomas Jones, Ph.D., CG, editor of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
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* [http://www.bcgcertification.org The Board for Certification of Genealogists]
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