BCG Education Fund
The BCG Education Fund, a tax-exempt charitable trust,
was created in October 2002 to promote the educational
aims of the Board for Certification of Genealogists by
distributing grants to qualifying individuals and organizations
or for projects that serve BCG's overall mission to the
genealogical community.
The Education Fund operates under section 5.01(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to the Fund are
tax-deductible.
Helen F. M. Leary Distinguished Lecture Series
Hands-on Workshops at National Genealogical Conferences
Donald Mosher Memorial Award for Virginia Research
Application Information for the
2009 Mosher Award
Scholarships to National Genealogical Institutes and Conferences
Contact Us at the BCG Education Fund
Helen F. M. Leary Distinguished Lecture Series
In October 2006, as part of its
mission to foster genealogical education, the BCG Education
Fund established the Helen F. M. Leary Distinguished Lecture
Series.
The series is named in honor of
Helen F. M. Leary, Certified Genealogist (Emeritus), Fellow
of the American Society of Genealogists, former BCG president
and long-time trustee who is known for her richly informative
and entertaining lectures on methodology and regional subjects.
Among her other contributions to genealogical education,
Helen developed and coordinated the Professional Genealogy
Track at Samford University Institute of Genealogy and
Historical Research, was editor and contributing author
of North Carolina Research, and wrote several chapters
for Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers,
Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians including the chapter
about lecturing. Her many scholarly publications include
the seminal National Genealogical Society Quarterly study "Sally
Hemming's Children: A Genealogical Analysis of the Evidence." Throughout
her career Helen has worked to promote the educational aims of BCG, goals shared
with the BCG Education Fund. Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, CGL,
presented the first Helen F. M. Leary Distinguished Lecture
at the 2007 National Genealogical Society Conference in
the States at Richmond, Virginia.
At NGS Raleigh in May 2009, Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG,
CGL, FASG, FNGS, FUGA, will address the question, “Okay,
I ‘Got
the Neighbors’ ― Now what Do I Do With Them?” Everyone
says “Get the neighbors!” But just “getting
the neighbors” solves nothing. What specific information
do you need to get? And how do you use that to solve identities
and kinships?
Saturday, 10 May 2009, 11 AM
When FGS convenes in Little Rock in September 2009, David
E. Rencher, AG, CG, FIGRS, FUGA, will discuss “Proven
Research Strategies that Transcend Geo-Political Boundaries.” Helen
Leary has spent her lifetime teaching sound research strategies.
See why and how they work regardless of the area in which
they are applied. Understand why North Carolina Research
set the benchmark for all works on genealogical methodology.
Lectures
that focus on other aspects of genealogical education are
under consideration for future conferences.
2009 BCG Events
Hands-on Workshops at National Conferences
These extended sessions allow participants time to put
theory into practice by working with documents and applying
current research standards.
Next Workshop: National
Genealogical Society’s Conference in the States
2009
Scheduled for Tuesday, 12 May, 2009 at Raleigh is another
full-day hands-on workshop sponsored by the BCG Education
Fund. Sessions will focus on the process of writing and
compiling a family history. Attendees will actually write
at least one generation of a family history using a fictitious
family to illustrate the process of writing their own history.
They will learn about preparing the compilation by using
good format and style, complete indexing exercises, and
discuss the important front matter of a book. Each session
will include lecture time to review pertinent standards,
hands-on-practice, and exercise review. Instructors are
Kay Haviland Freilich, CG, CGL, and Ann Carter Fleming,
CG, CGL, FNGS.
Those interested in attending the workshop are urged to
register early. It has filled prior to the cut-off date
for early registration in past years. Also, conference
registration is not required to register for the workshop.
Previous Projects
Daylong Preconference at NGS 2007 in Richmond: Putting
Skills to Work: Abstracts and Arguing. Mary McCampbell
Bell, CG, will lead the document work on abstracting. Marty
Hiatt, CG, will instruct on writing proof summaries.
Daylong Preconference at NGS 2006 in Chicago: Putting Skills
to Work: Research Planning and Report Writing, with Paula
Stuart-Warren, CG, and Kay Haviland Freilich, CG, CGL,
on planning research; Marty Hiatt, CG, on writing reports;
and Barbara Mathews, CG, on writing genealogical narratives.
Three-Hour Sessions at NGS 2005
in Nashville: Christine Rose, CG, CGL, "More
Abstracting Records for Accuracy and Success" on probate records.
Three-Hour Sessions at NGS 2004
in Pittsburgh: Mary McCampbell Bell, CG, "Abstracting
Records for Accuracy and Success" on land records.
Three-Hour Sessions at
FGS 2004 in Austin: Christine Rose, CG, CGL, "More
Abstracting Records for Accuracy and Success" on probate
records.
2009 BCG Events
Donald Mosher Memorial Award for Colonial Virginia Research
Merrill Mosher, CG, of Coos Bay,
Oregon established the Donald Mosher Memorial Award in
2001 in memory of her husband of thirty-two years. The
competitive award is given to a researcher submitting a
Virginia family genealogy, a research paper on a Virginia
immigrant, or an outline and plan for making previously
unpublished Virginia records available. The Board for Certification
of Genealogists Education Fund, a charitable trust that
supports genealogical education, administers the award.
Also a focus of the BCG Education Fund is the Donald Mosher
Award for Virginia research. Entries may deal with a colonial
family, immigrant origins, or a records publication plan.
They must be submitted by February 20 of the contest year.
Beverly Rice, CG, is now chairing the Mosher Award Committee.
Questions about the Mosher Award
may be directed to MosherAward@bcgcertification.org.
2006 Award Winner: James Lively of England, for his study
identifying the 16th and 17th century English origins of
the Underwood family of Virginia.
2005 Award Winner: James W. Petty, CG, AG, of Salt Lake
City, Utah, for his work extracting headrights from Virginia
county records.
2002 Award Winner: Selena Mayes DuLac, for publishing a
book of on Henrico County, Virginia, land patent abstracts
with plat maps.
Application
for the 2009 Donald Mosher Award
Scholarships to National Genealogical Institutes and Conferences
In previous years, the BCG Education
Fund sponsored scholarships to national conferences and
institutes. These scholarships helped eight attendees
defray the costs of attending these 2002 and 2003 conferences
and institutes:
- National Institute of Genealogical Research
- Institute for Genealogy and Historical Research
- National Genealogy Society Conference
- Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference
Contact Us at the BCG Education Fund
BCG Education Fund
P.O. Box 14291
Washington, D.C. 20044
The five volunteer trustees of the BCG Ed Fund are:
Mary
McCampbell Bell, CG, Secretary and Treasurer
Kay
Haviland Freilich, CG, CGL, Conference Coordinator
Marty Hiatt, CG
Barbara Jean Mathews, CG
Kathy
Gunter Sullivan, CG
Counsel for the BCG Education Fund is Donn Devine, JD,
CG, CGL.
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