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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 31 Dec 2020 CONTACT: Board for Certification of Genealogists®, PO Box 14291, Washington, DC 20044 EMAIL: office@BCGCertification.org Board for Certification of Genealogists to Sponsor Free Webinars Registration for the Board for Certification of Genealogists’ twelve monthly webinars in 2021 is now live at our partner website Legacy […]
Board for Certification of Genealogists African American Scholarship Deadline: 8 September 2020 In an event to “increase the number of under-represented communities in the ranks of Certified Genealogists®, in line with BCG’s mission,” the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) announced in June that it would award scholarships to up to three African American students to […]
Registration for the UGA Fall Conference, Summit of Excellence is now open. The Summit will be held on Friday and Saturday, September 11-12, 2020 following the virtual format introduced last year. Participants may register for DNA Day, the Summit, or both, with discounts available for UGA members. The theme “Paths of Discovery” guides the focus of all presentations. The conference […]
Our hearts went out to the National Genealogical Society, APG, IGHR, GRIP, and many other organizations that have had to face the Coronavirus pandemic head-on and make vital changes in very little time over the past few months. We applaud the flexibility of presenters, faculty members, and organizations in their efforts to adapt rapidly to […]
The SLIG Academy for Professionals will be held in a virtual format in 2021. Following the successful pattern already established with our fall virtual courses, each course will meet each week, beginning mid-February and ending in April. The following courses will be offered: 1. Writing and Documenting for Peer Review with Karen Mauer Jones, CG, FGBS, FUGA. […]
Tuesday, 21 January 2020 Photos by Irene V. Rossman Wednesday, 22 January 2020 Photos by Irene V. Rossman
Sunday, 19 January 2020 Photos by Irene V. Rossman Academy Registration Part 1 and Networking Social Monday, 20 January 2020 Photos by Irene V. Rossman Academy Registration Part 2 and Welcome Breakfast and Commemorative Event
SLIG Photographer Available for Group Photos Attention SLIG & Academy Attendees! The official SLIG photographer will be available Sunday after the reception and Monday after the plenary session to take photos of individual groups if they would like. During Academy week, the SLIG photographer will be available after the Wednesday social. If you are in […]
The Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) strongly opposes the proposed fee increase for the Genealogy Program under the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as reported in the Federal Register on November 14, 2019. The current proposal is to increase the search fee from $65 to $240 and then the cost of a paper file from […]