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How to become a Genealogist

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Karen

Karen Report 30 Sep 2011 11:00

Can any one help how do you become a Genealogist ? Can you do a course online like The Open University? I work from home running my own business, but I,m so interested in this that I would like to train and get the proper qualifications
Thanks :-)

Maddie

Maddie Report 30 Sep 2011 11:18

does this help

Board for Certification of Genealogists ® - How to Become Certified
www.bcgcertification.org/certification/index.html - Block all www.bcgcertification.org results
Find a Genealogist · Search · BCG Education Fund · About BCG · Contact Us · Become Certified · Certification FAQs · Genealogy's Standards · BCG Publications ...

GypsyJoe

GypsyJoe Report 30 Sep 2011 11:42

ohh this is helpful thankyou

Gypsyjoe

Researching:
Hall, Davis, Foley, Bailey, Ellis, Shillcock, Sommerville, Hay, Tait,

Karen

Karen Report 30 Sep 2011 12:00

Sorry didnt realize there was a dupicate thread did I ask this question ages ago sorry

Karen

Karen Report 30 Sep 2011 12:09

This link that is given is American and seems to have no link to the Uk any ideas

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 30 Sep 2011 12:57

The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies offer courses that lead to recognised qualifications...

http://www.ihgs.ac.uk/

I am working my way, slowly, through the correspondence course which isn't cheap but in my opinion worth every penny.

There are a few people on here who are doing the same...But probably not as slowly as me!

Chris

Researching:
Avatar...My darling Dad. 1931-2019 'Take nothing on its looks, take everything on evidence. There is no better rule' Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. 'A brickwall is a problem that you haven't solved yet' Dave Annal http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/brick-walls-and-lost-ancestors/