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Associates In Action – June 2019
The Board for Certification of Genealogists congratulates the following associates on their successf [...]
FREE BCG WEBINAR, “Lesser Used Records for Research in the Netherlands,” by Yvette Hoitink, CG®
Tuesday, 16 July 2019, at 2 p.m., U.S. Eastern Daylight Time. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A DIFFERENT T [...]
Associates In Action – May 2019
The Board for Certification of Genealogists congratulates the following associates on their successf [...]
BCG Offers Free Webinar, “Using Another Library Source: The Government Document Section,” by Patricia Walls Stamm, CG, CGL
As family historians go through the library to their local genealogy department, many quickly bypass [...]
