From our friends at the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) and Legacy Family Tree Webinars ….
Top genealogists Pamela Boyer Sayre, Elizabeth Shown Mills, Ann Staley, Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, David McDonald, and Judy Russell will present six one-hour lectures held at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City Friday, 7 October 2016 between 9 AM and 5 PM mountain U.S. time. The lectures are free and open to the public (registration is not required), sponsored by the Board for Certification of Genealogists. Most will also be broadcast online (free registration is required, see below). The board is an independent certifying body and author of the updated 2014 Genealogy Standards.
Times, topics, and speakers:
9:00 AM - "Enough is Enough. Or Is It?" Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG, CGL
10:15 AM - "FAN + GPS + DNA: The Problem-Solver's Great Trifecta." Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
11:30 AM - "Black Sheep Ancestors and Their Records." Ann Staley, CG, CGL
1:30 PM - "Bringing Life to Our Ancestors: Manuscript Collections." Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, CG
2:45 PM - "Document Transcription & Analysis: A Workshop." David McDonald, CG
4:00 PM - "When Worlds Collide: Resolving Conflicting Evidence." Judy G. Russell, CG, CGL
“Whether you stop in for the lectures or join online, you will learn more about how to apply good methodology to your family research,” said President Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, CG. “The Board for Certification of Genealogists strives to foster public confidence in genealogy by promoting an attainable, uniform standard of competence and ethics. Educating all family historians of every level is part of this mission.”
For questions or more information contact [email protected].
Register for the Online Broadcasts
Five of the six classes will be broadcast online by BCG's webinar partner, Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
Visit www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com/BCG to sign up individually (free), orclick here to sign up for multiple classes at once.
These will be some quality educational programs from leaders in our field that you will NOT want to miss!
Whether attending in person or online, which talks can’t you wait to listen to?
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