I would think that the word that this practice is outdated has not reached all corners of the globe. -- Elissa Elissa Scalise Powell, CG , CGL www.PowellGenealogy.com www.GRIPitt.org 28 June-3 July 2015 and 19-24 July 2015 in Pittsburgh, PA 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. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bryna O'Sullivan via Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 9:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SPAM-Med] [TGF] capitalization of surnames Hi all, I'm posing this question mostly out of curiosity. I'm reviewing course work for an advanced genealogy program, and the instructor insists that surnames be capitalized - a practice I have not seen done recently and had been told was outdated. Is the course work simply outdated or is it a regionalism? The course is based outside of the United States. -Bryna O'Sullivan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message