The Board for Certification of Genealogists wishes to send an invitation to all to attend a special lecture series in honor of the 50th Anniversary of BCG.
Everyone is welcome to attend these lectures held in the auditorium of the Church History Museum (located next to the Family History Library).
Pre-registration is suggested by emailing FHLClassReg@ldschurch.org or calling 801-240-4950.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
- 10:45 a.m. to noon: BCG Certification Seminar with Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL and F. Warren Bittner, CG
- 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.: It Takes a Human: Genealogists and Writing by Jeanne L. Bloom, CG
- 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.: Should You Believe Your Eyes?: Sizing Up Sources and Information by Laura Murphy DeGrazia, CG, FGBS.
- 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.: Write While You Research: Let the Joy of Research Infect Your Writing by Barbara Mathews, CG.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
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7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. “Kinship Determination” with Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D., CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS, FUGA
Friday, October 11, 2013
- 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.: Complex Evidence: What it is, How it works, Why it Matters by F. Warren Bittner, CG.
- 10:45 a.m. to noon: Proof Arguments: For the Next Generation by F. Warren Bittner, CG.
- 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.: Reach for the Power Tools: Record Transcription & Analysis by Rev. David McDonald, CG.
- 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.: Bringing Josias Home: Using Circumstantial Evidence to Build a Family by Judy G. Russell, J.D., CG, CGL.
- 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.: Baker’s Dozen Steps to Research Reports by Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL.
Also open to the entire genealogical community, an all-you-can-eat buffet banquet will be held on Saturday, October 12, at 7 p.m. (social hour at 6 p.m.) at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City ($40 per person). This celebration of 50 years of genealogical standards is co-sponsored by the American Society of Genealogists, Board for Certification of Genealogists, and FamilySearch. Judy Russell, JD, CG, CGL, (aka “The Legal Genealogist”) will be the banquet speaker and promises to have us laughing and reflecting over the 50-year history of our field with the following topic: We’ve Come A Long Way, Baby” — Standards for the 21st Century
From no formal standards to the Genealogical Proof Standard, the field of genealogy has come a long way in establishing criteria by which excellence can be measured. And we face a long and perhaps even more daunting road ahead as we consider the 21st century challenges posed by technology, DNA and more.
To reserve your banquet seat, please make checks out to “ASG” for $40 per person and sent to the ASG treasurer, Myrtle Hyde, FASG, 3628 Iowa Avenue, Ogden, UT 84403 by October 7.
Parking will be free for those who drive courtesy of FamilySearch. For more information see: http://blog.bcgcertification.org/
