In Black and White: Cross-Cultural Genealogy

BCG Kinship Determination Project Last week I revealed the start of a new phase in my genealogical endeavors...BCG Certification. This is a one year project whereby I assemble seven parts of a portfolio, and submit it to be judged for professional credentials. My deadline for submission is  May 30, 2014. I suppose some or even most people might prepare each section of the portfolio consecutively:  Genealogist's Code Background Resume BCG Supplied Document Work Applicant Supplied Document Work Research Report Prepared for a Client Case Study: Conflicting or Indirect Evidence Kinship-Determination Project. However, the combination of management multi-tasking skills and ADHD make for the perfect solution of thinking and planning for all seven categories at once , while making strides on the one part of the process I believe to be most demanding and time consuming...the kinship-determination project. Tip #1: Organize, organize, organize Since I've been c

I've been silent for a couple months, but not still. So much has happened since the Family History Writing Challenge this past February! I had continued to work on my family history memoir for most of April and into the first part of May. Then, suddenly, I hit an emotional road block.... Writers need to keep on reading Available at Amazon.com During that time I read Joyce Carol Oates', We Were the Mulvaneys . At the start of the book, I had just subscribed to Suzanne Windsor Freeman's blog, write it sideways: Writing advice from a fresh perspective , and received her free Resource Wrap-Up,  Read Better, Write Better Novel Study Workbook for Aspiring Novelists.  I printed out the template: but since most of my reading time is during lunch breaks at work, I found it difficult to follow through with the workbook pages. I did , however, keep in mind some of the elements Suzanne encourages writers/readers to think about as they read. The book details the affect