Benefits

1. APG Quarterly
   • APG Quarterly, a journal for those interested in professionalism:
   • Articles on communicating with clients, preparing lineage society applications, training research assistants, business record keeping, and home office tax concerns
   • Articles in associated fields (preparing lecture slides, teaching family history to children, preparing manuscripts for printing)
   • APGQ sample articles
   • APGQ Writer's Guidelines
   • APGQ Advertising Rates
   • APG Article Index 1979-2005
   • APG Members Only Area
2. APG Directory of Members
   • Directory, an online publication, available worldwide to members, libraries, societies, and consumers, with:
   • members' biographies, services, research and geographic specialties
   • various search criteria to assist readers in finding researchers
3. Activities at National Conferences
   • Conferences
   • APG-sponsored lectures on professional ethics, client billing, business software, vital records access, and other timely topics
   • Roundtable discussions for members, like time management, advertising, taxes, certification/accreditation
   • Luncheons and receptions where members meet and network with colleagues
4. Discount on Books
   • 15% Discount on book purchases through the Members Only Area
5. Educational Brochures
   • Why Hire a Professional Genealogist?
   • Becoming a Professional Genealogist
   • How to Form a Chapter
   • Guidelines for the Use of Credentials & Postnominals in Professional Genealogy
6. Professional Review
   • for clients and members through confidential review.
   • Resolving differences. If you have a question or complaint, tell the professional first. Misunderstandings can occur on either side but can usually be resolved quickly. In the unlikely event a difficulty between you and your genealogist is not resolved, notify the organization or person who referred the professional to you and tell your genealogist you have done so. The Association of Professional Genealogists offers a confidential mediation service for both clients and professionals when the professional is an APG member. Please see Professional Review Procedures.
   • The Board for Certification of Genealogists, BCG, will serve as an arbiter when a certified professional is involved.

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