I’ve decided to work on being a CG (Certified Genealogist), and I figured that I’d blog about it here. Two big steps before I start on building my packet for the BCG is to complete the course that the NGS offers the Home Course Study CD. I will also be attending the 2010 NGS Family History Conference in April (as well as teaching a class on Ancestry.com Search for Ancestry.com of course!).

So my first lesson, I’ve been working on a while. It has two parts, a family tree and then a documented family group sheet. The one thing I’ve learned quickly since I’ve started this is that I am doing a horrible job of documenting my sources! But I’ve got my copy of Evidence Explained by the ever wonder Elizabeth Shown Mills next to me, and I have a feeling over the next few months, I’m going to be a bit better at this! Oh, and if you at are all serious about this hobby, you must own this book by her. It’s not a book you sit down and read cover to cover, but it is an amazing reference. And if you every get a chance to go to one of the genealogy conferences that she is at, you must attend one of her classes. She’s amazing.