Association of Professional Genealogists

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The Association of Professional Genealogists is an organization that promotes professional and business ethics in the field of genealogical research. Organized in 1979, its offices are in Colorado (as of December, 2008).

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Membership is open to any person or institution willing to support the organization's objectives and code of ethics. Members include family historians, professional researchers, librarians, archivists, writers, editors, consultants, indexers, instructors, lecturers, columnists, booksellers, publishers, computer specialists, and geneticists.

The goals of the organization are:

The Association publishes a regular magazine, APG Quarterly, with four or five feature articles in each issue. [1] :723–4

A bi-annual Directory is issued, listing the registered genealogists together with short biographies. [1] :44

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  1. 1 2 Meyerink, Kory L[eland], ed. (1998). Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records. Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry. ISBN   978-0-916489-70-0. OCLC   38206986 . Retrieved 16 July 2012.