The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 929.1 EAN: 9780916489922 ISBN: 0916489922 Label: Ancestry.com Manufacturer: Ancestry.com Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 190 Publication Date: 2000-08-01 Publisher: Ancestry.com Studio: Ancestry.com
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Editorial Reviews: Family historians depend upon thousands of people unknown to them. They exchange research with others; copy information from books and databases; and write libraries, societies, and government offices. At times they even hire professionals to do legwork in distant areas and trust strangers to solve important problems. But how can a researcher be assured that he or she is producing or receiving reliable results? This official manual from the Board of Certification for Genealogists provides a standard by which all genealogists can pattern their work.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: BGS Guidebook Comment: Great price and fast shipping on this reference manual that is the bible of genealogy. Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent Resource Guide Comment: As usuall these manuals are great for a resource guide. A valuable addition to my library. Customer Rating: Summary: The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual Comment: This book should be read and on the library shelf of every "non professional" genealogist. I can't recommend it highly enough, especially for anyone who is the least bit interested in genealogy. It helps to turn a "myth" into a "fact". Customer Rating: Summary: Pseudonyms, Pseudonyms, Pseudonyms Comment: The book is a great source of information. It could be a "must have" for any genealogist, amateur or professional. The extensive use of pseudonyms detracts from the importance of the sample documentation given. I could barely get through reading the numerous sample documents or reports from Traditional Storey to Ima Goodresearcher! I would recommend using real names and not ficticious ones in the next edition. Customer Rating: Summary: Absolutely essential for any genealogist! Comment: If you're serious about the research you do on your family's history -- if you're not satisfied with merely collecting names, if you expect to see proof for statements made by other researchers, if you want those who come after you to be able to pick up where you've left off -- then this review can be boiled down a simple statement: Read this book. Buy it, consult it regularly, learn its principles. Since 1964, the BCG has developed and promulgated reliable methods for genealogical research, standards for proof, and a code of ethics for genealogists. This Manual is designed to clarify, codify, and present these standards in an easily accessible form. The first section presents standards for genealogical proof, data collection, and evaluation of evidence, the second lays out standards for genealogical instructors, lecturers, and authors, and the third discusses continuing genealogical education. These are followed by seven lengthy appendices that give examples of lineage compilations and the proof summaries that should accompany them, the most widely accepted formats for lineage publication, and researcher client reports -- which are a very useful tool even if you're only doing research for yourself. There certainly are thousands of books out there begging genealogists to buy them, but the "essential" bookshelf for American researchers is really rather small: _The Source,_ Greenwood's _Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy,_ Everton's _Handybook,_ perhaps _Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives,_ and a few others. The _Manual_ should be on that shelf. More Reviews