FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13 April 2015 BCG OFFERS FREE WEBINAR “Certified or Certifiable? Why a Genealogist Would Go Through All that Trouble” Becoming board-certified is a great deal of work. There is no guarantee that the applicant will attain that goal on the first (or even second) attempt. So why do genealogists seek certification? What are the benefits of becoming board-certified? What does it mean to do genealogical work to a higher standard? How can your efforts reap rewards (personal and financial)? The Board for Certification of Genealogists will present a webinar on this subject free to the public at 8pm EDT 21 April 2015. Jean Wilcox Hibben, Ph.D, M.A., CG, will offer some answers to these questions, plus suggestions for how to prepare *before* “starting the clock.” *Seating is limited* for this free webinar. *Please register early and sign in early* to avoid the disappointment of finding all the seats already taken. *Registration by itself does not guarantee a seat, it only assures access to the link to sign in.* Ms. Hibben has been involved in family research for over 35 years. She is the Director of the Corona Family History Center and a director of the Association of Professional Genealogists. She served as lead researcher on the PBS television program *Genealogy Roadshow *in 2013. Jean is also on the boards of the Genealogical Speakers Guild, the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors, the California State Genealogical Alliance, and the Corona Genealogical Society. She maintains a website at www.circlemending.org, and has been known to call square dances and play the guitar. A native of the Chicago suburbs and retired college professor, she writes frequently for various genealogy publications and is known nationally for her informative and entertaining presentations. The board is an independent certifying body and author of the updated 2014 *Genealogy Standards*. “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 *seating space is limited. *Please register for Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD, MA, CG, "Certified or Certifiable? Why a Genealogist Would Go Through All that Trouble" on April 21, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT (7 PM CDT, 6 PM MDT, 5 PM PDT) at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1789799687151712001 For more information contact Michael Hait, 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.