Hello Folks, I have a quick question. I have plans to try and get a genealogy related job at a historical society but would still like to practice my professional genealogy skills. I am curious if posting a volunteer genealogical website on the APG directory is fair to other genealogists within the area? I want to be respectful to my fellow genealogists and will do what is best for the genealogical community. Thanks, David

David -- I think we've all practiced our skills doing free research or lookups for friends, family, or neighbors. Perhaps a less obtrusive way to the same goal would be to monitor queries and requests for help in the counties or ethnic groups you plan to specialize in, and offer your services individually to them in response. If you are really uncertain about your skills, it might be better to work up a report on one of your own ancestors and share it with fellow genealogists for their comments. Everyone sets their own rates; some rationales for how to set them are in the appropriate chapter of Professional Genealogy (edited by Elizabeth Shown Mills and available in any good genealogy collection), and in APG president Billie Fogarty's presentation at last week's Professional Management Conference held in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I don't know of any rule against advertising free services in the APG directory, but that may not be necessary and it would probably generate a number of jokes, as you might imagine. Others may have other opinions or corrections to the above -- good luck! Harold Harold Henderson, Certified Genealogist ® midwestroots.net Genealogical writing and editing Current research: Boren 1750-1840 PA, Flint/Gedney 1800-1950 IL/MO, Thrall 1792-1934 VT/OH/IL On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 3:42 PM, David Joyce <djoyce42@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Folks, > > I have a quick question. I have plans to try and get a genealogy related > job at a historical society but would still like to practice my > professional genealogy skills. I am curious if posting a volunteer > genealogical website on the APG directory is fair to other genealogists > within the area? I want to be respectful to my fellow genealogists and will > do what is best for the genealogical community. > > > Thanks, > David > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Understood :}. I temporary owned a business and the liability of owning a business concerned me. Plus the passion of genealogy began to diminish due to the business responsibilities. So it's not the level of my skills per say, I just want to find a way to practice it while I work on the historical society plan. On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 5:18 PM, Harold Henderson <librarytraveler@gmail.com > wrote: > David -- > > I think we've all practiced our skills doing free research or lookups for > friends, family, or neighbors. Perhaps a less obtrusive way to the same > goal would be to monitor queries and requests for help in the counties or > ethnic groups you plan to specialize in, and offer your services > individually to them in response. If you are really uncertain about your > skills, it might be better to work up a report on one of your own ancestors > and share it with fellow genealogists for their comments. > > Everyone sets their own rates; some rationales for how to set them are in > the appropriate chapter of Professional Genealogy (edited by Elizabeth > Shown Mills and available in any good genealogy collection), and in APG > president Billie Fogarty's presentation at last week's Professional > Management Conference held in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I don't know of any rule > against advertising free services in the APG directory, but that may not be > necessary and it would probably generate a number of jokes, as you might > imagine. > > Others may have other opinions or corrections to the above -- good luck! > > Harold > > Harold Henderson, Certified Genealogist ® midwestroots.net > Genealogical writing and editing > Current research: Boren 1750-1840 PA, > Flint/Gedney 1800-1950 IL/MO, Thrall 1792-1934 VT/OH/IL > > > On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 3:42 PM, David Joyce <djoyce42@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello Folks, >> >> I have a quick question. I have plans to try and get a genealogy related >> job at a historical society but would still like to practice my >> professional genealogy skills. I am curious if posting a volunteer >> genealogical website on the APG directory is fair to other genealogists >> within the area? I want to be respectful to my fellow genealogists and >> will >> do what is best for the genealogical community. >> >> >> Thanks, >> David >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >