At 09:51 AM 2/19/2000 -0800, you wrote: >I contacted a WV researcher a couple of weeks ago, after finding her ad >in the Heritage Quest Magazine (Nov/Dec 99). What a find! Her rates Just a disclaimer that neither the Pendleton list nor rootsweb.com is endorsing this or any other researcher. Professional researchers who are certified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists and those Accredited by the L.D.S. Church have passed rigorous testing and examination of their knowledge and abilities. These genealogists sign a Code of Ethics, as do the members of the Association of Professional Genealogists (a society open to every one of every ability). All three offer arbitration committees should you ever feel you did not receive what you paid a professional to obtain. There are many excellent genealogical researchers who are neither Certified nor Accredited. However, you have no protection or recourse if the one you pay is incompetent. Nedra Nedra Dickman Brill, Certified Genealogist brillnd@pacifier.com Historian, Henckel Family National Association Coordinator Pendleton County, WV, wvpendle-l@rootsweb.com CG is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license after periodic evaluations by the Board.