1OCTOBER 2003
Contact: Kathleen W. Hinckley, CGRS, Executive Director,
Association of Professional Genealogists
Phone 303-422-9371, fax 303-456-8825, e-mail admin@apgen.org
Prepared by: Richard F. Robinson, CGRS, APG Information Officer,
E-mail dickrobinson@legacyscribe.com
(NOTE TO EDITORS: In this national media release
commemorating Family History Month, October 2003, you will find local events
and people mentioned from the following localities:
Professional Genealogists Help Americans
Find Their Roots During Family History Month
During Family
History Month in October, a number of some 80 million Americans
searching for their ancestors will find special events to help them with their research. But one
small group is always working behind the scenes to make sure genealogists make
the right connections.
For nearly 25 years, the
Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) has promoted high genealogical
standards, education and professional development. President Sherry Irvine, CGRS,
FSA Scot, of
APG supports its members
through education projects, networking, publications and online resources.
Demand for reliable client service and practical guidance has increased,
spurred recently by the explosion of genealogical information on the Internet.
As the world’s leading professional organization of genealogists and related professionals, APG and its members provide sound genealogical information to millions of hobbyists virtually everywhere. Working either as individuals or part of a network of 21 chapters, the association’s members provide genealogical expertise through client research services (NOTE TO EDITORS: see sidebar), publications, lectures and conferences. They also volunteer at numerous family history and historical activities and work for access and preservation of records in communities across the nation.
During the celebration of
Family History Month, APG members will participate in a number of special
programs. For example, they will give free one-to-one consultations to family
history researchers at family history fairs in
APG members are also leaders
in providing authoritative genealogical information in books, magazines, and
journals. They include standard genealogy reference books, such as The
Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy, edited
by Loretto D. Szucs of Lockport, Illinois and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, FUGA,
of
Sen. Orrin R. Hatch
(R-Utah), who annually designates the month of October as Family History Month,
has cited a book written by an APG member (In Search of Our Ancestors by
Megan Smolenyak of Williamsburg, Virginia) for helping identify through family
history research numerous members of a family threatened by a rare illness,
which saved their lives through early diagnosis and treatment.
Some of the top popular genealogy magazines and books are
directed by APG members, including Szucs at Ancestry Magazine, Leland K.
Meitzler of
Many of America’s most popular genealogical lecturers are APG members, including Mills; Helen F.M. Leary, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS, of Cary, North Carolina; and John Philip Colletta, Ph.D. of Washington, D.C.
The Association of Professional Genealogists (http://www.apgen.org), established in 1979 and based near Denver, Colorado, is made up of professional genealogists, professional researchers, librarians, writers, editors, instructors, booksellers, publishers and others in all populated continents.
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1 OCTOBER 2003
Contact: Kathleen W. Hinckley, CGRS, Executive Director,
Association of Professional Genealogists
Phone 303-422-9371, fax 303-456-8825, e-mail admin@apgen.org
Prepared by: Richard F. Robinson, CGRS, APG Information Officer,
E-mail dickrobinson@legacyscribe.com
(NOTE TO EDITORS: This is a sidebar to the main release headed “Professional Genealogists Help Americans Find Their Roots During Family History Month” in commemoration of Family History Month, October 2003).
New Guide Published to Finding
Family
History Professionals
During Family History Month
in October, APG will distribute its latest Directory of Professional
Genealogists, a valuable 200-page plus guide to finding and hiring
professionals around the world.
The Directory of Professional
Genealogists 2004-2005 commemorates APG’s 25th anniversary in
2004, and displays its anniversary logo on the cover. It contains biographies
of more than 1,400 members throughout the U.S. Canada and 20 other countries,
listed alphabetically and indexed by geographic locations and specialties and
research specialties and related services. Editor of the directory is Anne Lemmon of Salt Lake City, UT.
Complimentary copies of the
directory, published biennially in the fall, will be sent to
key
Anyone may purchase the
membership directory through the publications section of APG’s Web site for $20
plus shipping.
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