So Whats Been Happening

Since my last blog, a lot has changed.....

As part of my Continued Professional Development, I decided I was going to take a ProGen course, a self-study program, enhanced by peer review, of assignments based on chapters from Professional Genealogy: Preparation, Practice & Standards, edited by Elizabeth Shown Mills. ProGen Study Groups are organized to support both professional and aspiring genealogists who want to build upon their existing research methods and skills, as well as gain an understanding of business practices, ethics, and opportunities in the field of genealogy. So, in September 2021, I started the 15-month course, completing it in December 2022.

In 2022, I became an Associate member of AGRA (Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives) and working towards full membership.

And in late 2022 I was approached by the American PBS TV show ‘Finding Your Roots’ to research for one of their shows, this is done blindly and you do not know the celebrity until the show is about to be aired, I only found out 2 days before the show aired on the 23^rd of January 2024 that I had been researching for Sammy Hager, also known as the Red Rocker, lead guitarist for Van Halen.

I joined the Census Detectives in 2023. They are a small troupe of family historians from the Society of Genealogists who have travelled to various family history fairs and conferences in England and Wales over the last twenty years, showing people how to best use the internet for their research. 

As detailed in the April 2024 edition of Family Tree Magazine, I became the vice chair of the board of the Society of Genealogists in December 2023.

With so much happening, it will be interesting to see whats next.