FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 March 2015 BCG OFFERS FREE WEBINAR “Elementary, My Dear Watson! Solving Your Genealogy Puzzles with Clues You Already Have” What can a genealogist do when key direct evidence is missing or inadequate? The Board for Certification of Genealogists will present a webinar on this question free to the public at 8pm EDT 17 March 2015. James M. Baker, CG, will offer step-by-step approaches for using inferential and analytic thinking to solve these challenging genealogy problems – including the use of naming patterns, birth/marriage witness data, inheritance data, sibling research, timelines, and family migrations. The board is an independent certifying body and author of the updated 2014 *Genealogy Standards*. Mr. Baker, an active genealogist for the past 15 years, completed the requirements to become a board-certified genealogist in 2011. He specializes in German, Midwest U.S., and early American research. He was an officer of the Sacramento German Genealogy Society (SGGS) and has contributed numerous articles to its quarterly, *Der Blumenbaum*. He also has written articles for the *National Genealogical Society (NGS) Magazine* and the *NGS Quarterly*. He is a member of NGS and SGGS. For the past ten years, he has volunteered at the Sacramento FamilySearch Library. In 2014, he presented ten different webinars at the library which were webcast to other libraries throughout northern California; he also presented a recent webinar for the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree community. He has given more than 100 genealogy presentations during the past three years at local, regional, and national events. Mr. Baker earned a PhD in sociology and social psychology from the University of Utah. He is retired from an aerospace and business management career in which he consulted for many large companies, including AT&T, Boeing, Cessna, Fiat, General Electric, Honeywell, Lockheed-Martin, Magnavox, Raytheon, and Unisys. He has been an adjunct professor of sociology at UCLA and USC. His most fun job was being the "piano-man" at Shakey's Pizza. “We are pleased to offer this informative webinar,” said President Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, CG. “The Board for Certification of Genealogists strives to foster public confidence in genealogy by promoting an attainable, uniform standard of competence and ethics. Educating all family historians is part of this mission.” There is no charge, but space is limited. Please register for James M. Baker, CG, "Elementary, My Dear Watson! Solving Your Genealogy Puzzles with Clues You Already Have," on Mar 17, 2015 8:00 PM EDT (7 CDT, 6 MDT, 5 PDT) at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2391757013757559042 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. For more information contact: Nicki Birch, CG, [email protected] CG, Certified Genealogist, CGL, and Certified Genealogical Lecturer are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations. The board name is a trademark registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office. Harold Henderson, CG midwestroots.net *Finding Ancestors in Fort Wayne: The Genealogist's Unofficial One-Stop Guide to the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center * http://www.midwestroots.net/ <http://www.midwestroots.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ACPLGC-April-2013.pdf> Certified Genealogist (SM) No. 1029 Certified Genealogist and CG are proprietary service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists® used by the Board to identify its program of genealogical competency evaluation and used under license by the Board’s associates.