[Genealib] Certified/Professional Genealogist

[Meehan, Barbara]

Actually, the trustees of the Board for Certification voted to change
the categories last fall. There are now only two categories:  CG (SM)
and CGL (SM).

This is the wording on their website (the SM should be in superscript):

"The Board for Certification of Genealogists(r) certifies its associates
in one research category and one teaching categories that reflect the
kinds of work common in the field. The category names and their related
short forms (initials) are service marks owned by the Board and used by
certified associates under license. The research category is:

CGSM Certified GenealogistSM 

The teaching category (which requires the primary research
certification) is:

CGLSM Certified Genealogical LecturerSM 

Certified Genealogist associates' work extends to broadly based
genealogical projects whose goal is finding the evidence, assembling the
proof, and compiling a coherent historical account of the identities and
relationships of all the descendants of a particular ancestor or
ancestral couple.

Certified Genealogical Lecturer associates deliver oral presentations
that address genealogical subjects (sources, methods, and standards)."


Barbara Meehan, CG
Supervisor, Acquisitions
Tulsa City-County Library
(918) 596-9103
bmeehan at tulsalibrary.org

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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 09:52:54 -0500
From: "Trevia W Beverly" <treviawbeverly at houston.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [Genealib] Certified/Professional Genealogist
To: "Librarians Serving Genealogists" <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
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CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
These are not 'membership' societies, but recognized certifying bodies.
No one says you must be certified or accredited to be known as a
'professional' genealogist. Be sure you know the charges - as well as
the re-certifying procedures and costs.
Board for Certification of Genealogists:

 http://www.bcgcertification.org/   An independent organization not
affiliated with, or part of, any group. Go to the BCG website and take
the self-test & read some great articles.  

$50 Application Packet - 

Categories:

CG - Certified Genealogist

CGRS - Certified Genealogical Records Specialist

CLS - Certified Lineage Specialist

CGL - Certified Genealogical Lecturer

CGI - Certified Genealogical Instructor

<snip>
   Trevia Wooster Beverly
   Houston, Texas
treviawbeverly at houston.rr.com 
   Member, Association of Professional Genealogists
   Member, Genealogical Speakers Guild
   Associate Coordinator & Program Chairman, Angelina College Genealogy
Conference   http://www.angelina.edu/genealogy.htm

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Toni Raptis 
  To: Librarians Serving Genealogists 
  Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 9:12 AM
  Subject: [Genealib] Certified/Professional Genealogist


  Hello,
  I am looking for a program in the United States that prepares a person
to become a professional genealogist.
  I know about the National Institute for Genealogical Studies in
Canada.  
  Thanks,
  Toni Raptis
  Patchogue-Medford Library
  54-60 E. Main Street
  Patchogue, New York 11772


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