Bcgcertification.org Website Review

. to foster public confidence in genealogy as a respected branch of history by promoting an attainable, uniform standard of competence and. ethics among genealogical practitioners, and by publicly recognizing persons who meet that standard. incorporated in 1964, bcg is an independent, not-for-profit certifying body that is nationally and internationally recognized. bcg promotes promotes ethics and standards through skillbuilding lectures at national conferences, through seminars, and through webinars. certification results from evaluation of work samples in a portfolio submission. for each certification category, bcg requires different materials. applicants are evaluated on standards for docu*enting, standards for researching, and standards for writing. three to four evaluators independently as*ess each application. certification says a practitioner has met the rigorous standards for knowledge and. free bcg webinar “visualizing information for genealogists,” by margaret r. fortier, cg®. bcg webinar “proving identity and kinship using the gps: finding a freedman’s family” by nancy a. peters, cg®, cgl℠. webinar—the five-story fall: correlating indirect and direct evidence to extend the pedigree. © copyright 2007–2019 board for certification of genealogists®. all rights reserved. the words certified genealogist and designation cg are registered certification marks with the united states patent and trademark office, and the designations certified genealogical lecturer and cgl are service marks of bcg, used under license by certificants after periodic competency evaluations (and only during the current five-year period for which they are certified). we use cookies on this website to ensure that the site will work properly on your web browser together with improving the site’s performance. if you click yes, i agree, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. yes, i agreeprivacy policy