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 President’s Welcome

Greetings to all Arizona genealogists:

The Arizona Council of Professional Genealogists (AzCPG) was created to fill a need in our community to have a forum where we can communicate with each other and exchange ideas. The organization is for genealogists, family historians, teachers, writers, indexers, archivists, librarians, lecturers, computer specialists, geneticists, newsletter editors, and all others working in the fields of family history.

You do not have to be a “professional” genealogist, someone who makes a living in genealogy, to join our organization. We welcome anyone who is interesting in learning how to do good genealogical research using the standard of ethics established by the Association of Professional Genealogists http://apgen.org/ethics/index.html.

We will discuss, among other things, how to start a business, how to create a website for your genealogy business or your family research, how to promote a genealogy business, and how to interact with clients. This includes non-paying clients or work we do for friends and family. It also includes volunteer work we do for libraries and historical societies, for example, indexing cemetery records, obituaries, land records, etc. In other words, this organization will be for those who wish to exchange ideas on how we might conduct our selves in a professional way as we work in the many fields of family history.

We have a message board on Yahoo Groups called AzCPG. To contribute to this message board you need to be a member of our organization. Our goal is to use the message board to exchange ideas. Membership is $5 a year. If you are interested in joining our group, please contact our membership secretary, Janna Larson at Janna@GenealogyOne-on-One.com. We plan to have a face-to-face meeting at least once a year. In the future, we hope to have an annual seminar to which the public will be invited.

The objectives of AzCPG are:

·        To promote professional standards in genealogical research, writing, and speaking

·        To promote the education of the membership and the public

·        To promote awareness of professional genealogical services

·        To promote improved access and preservation of records used in genealogical and local history research

·        To promote awareness of activities and/or laws, which may affect genealogical and local history research, including pending legislation in Arizona and elsewhere

·        To provide support for those engaged in genealogical pursuits as a business

·        To enable those interested in any aspect of professional genealogy to network together.

Daniela Moneta, CG, Phoenix, Arizona