Additional Resources

Professional Genealogical Organizations

Association of Professional Genealogists, APG
P.O. Box 350998, Westminster, CO 80035-0998, tel. 303-422-9371, fax 303-456-8825
www.apgen.org
admin@apgen.org
Roster: A directory of professional genealogists is availble in an on-line directory on the website.
The Association of Professional Genealogists is an organization promoting genealogy as a profession and encouraging professionalism in genealogy. APG members conduct research or serve in related fields - librarians and archivists, writers and editors, consultants and indexers, instructors and lecturers, booksellers and publishers, computer specialists and geneticists.
Screening process: No testing. Members must adhere to the Association of Professional Genealogists' Code.

Board for Certification of Genealogists, BCG^®
P.O. Box 14291, Washington, D.C. 20044
www.bcgcertification.org
office@bcgcertification.org
Roster: On-line Roster on website.
Screening process: Tests and certifies researchers in the U.S., Canada, and abroad and pledges a Code of Ethics and Conduct. Classes of certification: Certified Genealogist (CG), Certified Genealogical Instructor (CGI), Certified Genealogical Lecturer (CGL). Genealogists certified by the BCG must renew certification every five years.

Federation of Genealogical Societies, FGS
P.0. Box 200940, Austin, TX 78720-0940
tel. 512-336-2731, fax 512-336-2732
www.fgs.org
fgs-office@fgs.org

Genealogical Speakers Guild, GSG
PO Box 38314, Olmsted Falls, OH 44138-0314
http://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org/
webmaster@genealogicalspeakersguild.org

NGS GENTECH
3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22204-4304
tel 703-525-0050 or 800-473-0060, fax 703-525-0052
http://ngsgenealogy.org/ngsgentech/gentechhome.cfm

International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen)
P.O. Box 970204, Orem, UT 84097-0204
www.icapgen.org
information@icapgen.org
Roster: On-line Roster on website.
Screening Process: Tests for Accredited Genealogist (AG) in specialized areas. Genealogists must sign a commitment to a Genealogist's Code of Ethics and are accredited by the ICapGen renew accreditation every five years.

National Genealogical Society, NGS
www.ngsgenealogy.org
3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22204-4304
tel. 800-473-0060 (toll free in USA) or 703-525-0050, fax 703-525-0052
ngs@ngsgenealogy.org
Genealogical Standards

New England Historic Genealogical Society, NEHGS
101 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116
tel. 617-536-5740, fax 617-536-7307
www.newenglandancestors.org
nehgs@nehgs.org

International Genealogical Organizations

Australia

Australasian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents, AAGRA
P.O. Box 268, Oakleigh, Victoria 3166, Australia
www.aagra.asn.au
info@aagra.asn.au
On-line Directory on website.
Screening process: Tests and certifies in Australian and New Zealand records. Members subscribe to a Code of Ethics. Classes of Certification: Record Agent and Genealogist.

Society of Australian Genealogists
Richmond Villa, 120 Kent Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
www.sag.org.au
info@sag.org.au
On-line List of Diplomates on website.
Screening process: Formal course and examination, resulting in a Diploma in Family Historical Studies (Dip. F.H.S.).

Canada

Bureau Qubcois D'Attestation de Comptence en Gnalogie, Fdration Qubcoise des Socits de Gnalogie
Case postale 9454, Sainte-Foy, QC G1V 4B8, Canada
www.federationgenealogie.qc.ca
federationgenealogie@sympatico.ca

Genealogical Institute of the Maritimes/Institut gnalogique des provinces Maritimes
P.O. Box 3142, Halifax South Postal Station, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3H5, Canada
nsgna.ednet.ns.ca/gim
kemckay@ns.sympatico.ca
On-line Roster on website.
Screening Process: Tests and certifies for specialized research areas in Canada such as provinces, resource centers, or special groups like Loyalists. Classes of Certification: Certified Genealogist (Canada) [CG(C)] and Genealogical Record Searcher (Canada) [GRS(C)].

England

Association of Genealogists and Record Agents, AGRA
Association of Genealogists and Record Agents
29 Badgers Close, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 5RU, United Kingdom
www.agra.org.uk
Roster: send 5 International Reply Coupons. On-line List of Members on website.
Screening process: Listing in roster given only to those deemed competent by long experience, as recommended by their peers.
"Employing a professional researcher: a practical guide", published by The Society of Genealogists, a charity to promote, encourage and foster the study, science and knowledge of genealogy.

France

Chambre de Gnalogistes Professionnels
Chemin de Cares, 34230 Belarga, France
www.cgpro.org
cgpro@wanadoo.fr
On-line Annuaire (Directory) on website in several languages.
Screening process: Members ascribe to Le Code de Dontologie (deontology).

Chambre Syndicale des Gnalogistes et Hraldistes de France
231, rue Saint-Honor, 75001, Paris, France
www.csghf.org
csghf.genealogistes@wanadoo.com
On-line Annuaire (Directory) on website in French and English.

Ireland

Association of Professional Genealogists in Ireland
c/o The Honorable Secretary, 30 Harlech Crescent, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, Ireland.
www.apgi.ie/i
On-line Roster on website.
Screening process: Membership is based on independent assessment and experience.

New Zealand

Genealogical Research Institute of New Zealand (GRINZ)
This organization ceased to exist at the end of 2001.

Scotland

Association of Scottish Genealogists and Researchers in Archives
35 Pittville Street, Edinburgh EH15 2BX, Scotland, U.K.
www.asgra.co.uk
On-line List of Professional Researchers on website.
Screening process: Code of practice.

The Scottish Genealogy Society
15 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2JL, Scotland
http://www.scotsgenealogy.com
The Society can supply a list of members who are professional searchers, but any commission of this kind must be carried out independently of the Society.

Reference Materials

The Board for Certification of Genealogists. The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual. Orem, UT: Ancestry Publishing, 2000.

Greenwood, Val D. The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy. 3rd ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000.

Merriman, Brenda Dougall. Genealogy in Ontario: Searching the Records. 3rd ed. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1996.

Meyerink, Kory L., ed. Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1998.

Mills, Elizabeth Shown. Evidence! Citation and Analysis for the Family Historian. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.

Mills, Elizabeth Shown. Evidence Explained - Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007.

Mills, Elizabeth Shown, ed. Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001.

Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, eds. The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy. Rev. ed. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Inc., 1997.

Institutes/Universities

Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602

International Society for British Genealogy and Family History
PO Box 350459
Westminster, CO 80035-0459
[Institute held in October each year in Salt Lake City, Utah.]

National Institute for Genealogical Studies
30 Wellington Street East, Suite 2002, Toronto, ON M5E 1S3, Canada

National Institute on Genealogical Research
P.O. Box 14274, Washington, DC 20044-4274.

Regional In-depth Genealogical Studies Alliance, Inc.
P.O. Box 1273, Jasper, Georgia 30143

Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy
P.O. Box 1144, Salt Lake City, UT 84110.

Samford University Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research
800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL 35229.

University of Washington Genealogy and Family History Certificate Program

Conference Lecture Tapes

Jamb-Inc.
P.O. Box 2885, St. Louis, MO 63111, 1-800-809-9284

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