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procedures, as well as the sources in your area of work. The
judges7 remarks and recommendations should assist you in
advancing your skills. Success means that every five years you
are required to renew pour certification by submitting evidence
of current activities and improvement of any previous
weaknesses.
International Commission for the Accreditation of
Professional Genealogists
P.O. Box 970204
Orem, UT 84097-0204
www.icapgen.org/
In 1964 the Family History Department of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) set up a program
for professional accreditation, when it could no longer
accommodate heavy demands for research requests in its
own collections at the Family History Library (FHL) in
Salt Lake City. In the year 2000, the accreditation program
was transferred to "ICapGen" which continues the same
basic format of examination. Its sole category is Accredited
Genealogist (AG) whose strength usually lies foremost in
access to either the FHL or to a branch Family History
Center, with additional knowledge of localized sources.
Examinations are conhcted only in Salt Luke Cip. The program
tests applicants for many geographic world localities;
"Canada" has been subdivided into French or English
expertise. There are other specialty areas for testing, such
as a particular ethnic or immigrant group. It is possible to
become accredited in more than one specialty. The biggest
requirements on the application form are evidence of no
fewer than 1,000 hours of research work and a four-
generation pedigree chart involving pre-1875 records. After
mahng application, the examination consists of a number
of written tests that could take up to ten hours, followed