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Transitioning from Family Researcher to Professional Genealogist

Elizabeth Shown Mills' 10-point blueprint that would provide solid grounding and enhanced skills for any genealogist who is making or considering the transition from "family researcher" to "professional." (extracted from post to Transitional-Genealogists-Forum list, 19 Dec 2007: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM/2007-12/1198123606 TOTALLY FREE: 1. http://www.bcgcertification.org Read all the "Skillbuilding" articles, study all the work samples, and do the "Test Your Skills" module at the Board for Certification of Genealogists website. BASE-LEVEL STUDY: 2. Greenwood, Val D. Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy . 3d ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001. Amazon: $29.95 or used from $14.95. Read Greenwood from cover to cover--several times or until you feel you have well learned its content. For three decades, this has been the leading textbook for genealogical study, and Greenwood has ke