> If you have access to the publications of the National Genealogical > Society, check out the Quarterly, Volume 79, Number 1, March, 1991. On > page 5, Helen F. M. Leary has written an article, "Certification of > Genealogists: A Consumers Report". Ms. Leary outlines the certification > requirements and the categories. > > One can check the NGS on-line site and read about the courses offered and > the fees attached thereto. Also the above cited issue of the quarterly > may be available for purchase through their on-line site. > > The address for the Board for Certification of Genealogists is P.O. Box > 5816, Falmouth,VA 22403-5815. Ms. Leary served as president at the time of > writing the above referenced article. > > I am not sure but the Family History Center may also offer courses of > study in preparation for the testing and certification. > > The BGC will take legal action against persons using designations > fraudulently. > One must retest every five years to ensure skills are updated and their > work is of quality in order to maintain their certification. > > The BGC does not offer courses but is an independent accrediting > organization. > > Tree Mother > > > > > "She is insane, of course. The family history has become a mania for her." > Hercule Poirot > > http://www.FrontPorchRockerNews.blogspot.com > > "Truth and reason are eternal. They have prevailed. And they will > eternally prevail; however, in times and places they may be overborne > for a while by violence, military, civil, or ecclesiastical." > --Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson, 1810 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Reed" <DaveReed@midmaine.com> > To: <american-revolution@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 7:25 AM > Subject: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] DAR and research > > >>I have to ask...what is a "Certified Genealogist"? And how does one >>become >> one, and what does it mean? >> >> -David >> >> >> >> >> >> -----snip----- >> I don't understand how anyone can claim to be teaching genealogy and not >> have their own family documents at hand. If one is a certified >> genealogist >> one must have documented at least 5 generations of a family line. >> [Me >] >> Tree Mother >> She lives a long way from Mississippi. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "She is insane, of course. The family history has become a mania for >> her." >> Hercule Poirot >> >> http://www.FrontPorchRockerNews.blogspot.com >> >> "Truth and reason are eternal. They have prevailed. And they will >> eternally >> prevail; however, in times and places they may be overborne for a while >> by >> violence, military, civil, or ecclesiastical." >> --Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson, 1810 >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "qvarizona" <qvarizona@yahoo.com> >> To: <american-revolution@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 7:41 AM >> Subject: Re: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] DAR >> >> >>> Terri, >>> >>> I had sent a query to DAR re. a RWV, and with the response, was info >>> about joining DAR. I think I just clicked on a link and then filled out >>> some online form. Here's part of the email I got back: >>> >>> Your information is being added to our database. The State Membership >>> Chairman in your state is also being contacted. She will notify a local >>> chapter, who will contact you. Chapters meet once a month, September >>> thru >>> May, so please allow up to two months for chapter contact. >>> >>> Your reference number is: xxxxxxx >>> >>> Thank you for your interest, >>> Membership Information Department, NSDAR >>> ProspectiveMembers@dar.org >>> >>> Within a very short time, I got an email from the DAR State Membership >>> Chairperson for Arizona, who sent a lovely letter explaining it was her >>> job to answer any questions and to find me a DAR chapter. A few days >>> later, I was contacted by a woman from the Chapter closest to me. Her >>> job, >> >>> she said, was to sent me the membership application and answers all my >>> questions. NOTE: She does NOT do my research for me, but does clarify >>> what is needed, e.g. I had hoped my dad's birth certificate naming and >>> signed by his mother would suffice for her "birth" record, but was told >>> no. I should try to find her certificate and her marriage certificate. >>> >>> I have still not joined, nor made up my mind if I want to. As far as I >>> know, one can join with or without a completed/accepted application. >>> In >>> my own case, the problems are not with my RWV ancestor --I have more >>> than >>> enough documentation to show his involvement in the Revolution, and an >>> undisputable paper trail connecting him to my grandmother-- but trying >>> to >>> decide if I want to spend the time and $$$ to get all the more recent >>> marriage, birth, death, etc. copies I need to send for. . . .Alas, so >>> many ancestors, so many genealogy projects --I'm do volunteer research, >>> teach genealogy, continue to do my own research etc.-- and what does DAR >>> "acceptance" of my ancestor and me really mean? That someone approves >>> my >>> research? >>> >>> Documentation required by DAR are --for BOTH the direct line and >>> spouse-- >> >>> state certificates of birth, marriage and death as far back as they were >>> available in the appropriate state, census, obituaries, wills, land >>> records - just to name a few. Family genealogy books are only accepted >>> if >>> it is well documented AND if the book is at the DAR Library in DC (you >>> can >> >>> check their on-line catalogue at www.dar.org). >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> Joanne >>> >>> >>> Terri <taire@webtv.net> wrote: >>> >>> Joanne - >>> >>> I'm VERY interested in your email about DAR Chapters supplying someone >>> to help a person. How does one go about checking into this? >>> >>> Thank You and Keep Well all -- Terri >>> >>> List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: >>> Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> We have archives! Search for your AMERICAN-REVOLUTION information >>> here..... >>> >> http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AMERICAN-REVOLUT >> ION >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most >>> helpful site http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------- >>> Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! 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