Genealogy Standards & Guidelines » Societies & Groups

Association of Genealogists and Record Agents

Professional researchers available in the United Kingdom. Membership of AGRA is limited to those who have demonstrated a high level of competence and expertise. A Code of Practice and a Complaints Procedure are in place.

Association of Professional Genealogists

Denver, Colorado.

Board for Certification of Genealogists

Washington, D.C.

ISFHWE International Society of Family History Writers and Editors

ISFHWE's primary goal is to encourage excellence in writing and editorial standards in genealogical publishing. This embraces all media, including newspapers, magazines, newsletters, professional journals, books (including compiled family histories), online columns, society and personal Web sites, Web logs (blogs), and broadcast journalism of all sorts.

The American Society of Genealogists

Founded in 1940 as the scholastic honorary society of the field. Its membership is limited to 50 Fellows (FASGs) elected for life. The ASG publishes The Genealogist, a major scholarly journal in the field.