ICAPGen Conference

I attended the ICAPGen Conference this week and found a couple of classes that made it worth my time and money. I enjoyed Lynn Turner's class on "Writing an Excellent Report". It is always hard to decide what style to use in your writing, but I have found that if the report isn't professional looking than I have wasted my time doing the research.
I also enjoyed the class my Karen Clifford on "Entering the Speaker Circuit". I feel like I am getting to that point where I should be teaching genealogy classes, not just attending them. I was able to get some really good ideas on how to get started.
I also talked with Karen Clifford who is an important team member for the Accreditation process at the FHL. She said that it was just a rumor that things had been put on hold. She said they had just reviewed a list of people that have submitted their projects and they are getting ready to set them up for the test. I sure hope I was on that list.
My History 434 class is drawing to an end. I am so glad I took this class. I would never have had this blog up and running and now I also have my website. I have learned alot this semester and hope that with this new found information, I will be able to get my genealogy business up and running via the internet.

BYU Graduates and Accreditation from the FHL

Okay, I need to vent. I have had my research project in to the accreditation board for some time, hoping to take the accreditation test at the FHL. I have heard they have put the latest batch of submissions on hold. I really think that creates a problem for those who now have their degree, but would like to get credentialed so that they can further their careers. I really feel that BYU and the Accreditation board needs to work together to insure that once a person has graduated from BYU with a degree in Family History, they will have the opportunity to take the accreditation test in a timely manner. When I graduated from nursing school, I got to take the state boards within a couple of months. This would seem to be more responsible. BYU's family history program pushes accreditation over certification, but it is disappointing to not be able to do so, because they have slowed down the process.

What do some of you others out there feel about this issue?

Disasters Website - How it relates to Genealogy

I was excited to find this website. http://www.gendisasters.com/. What a great way to tie in events to our genealogical research. It will help to answer questions about why we can't find certain records, why so many of our ancestors moved on to another place, or it may just answer the question we all have, "what was going on in my ancestors lives?".