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• Adventures in Genealogy Education: Elizabeth Shown Mills Ten-point Study Blueprint

  Elizabeth Shown Mills wrote: "What I have to offer is a 10-point blueprint that would provide solid grounding and enhanced skills for any genealogist who is making or considering the transition from 'family researcher' to 'professional'."

• Are You Ready to Become a Professional? (APG)

  From the Association of Professional Genealogists web site.

• Becoming a Professional Playlist - Just Genealogy - Craig R. Scott, CG, FUGA (YouTube)

• Genealogy.com - How to Become a Professional Genealogist

  By Kathleen Hinckley, CGRS.

• How to Start Personal Histories and Genealogy Journalism Businesses: Genealogy Course Template, Syllabus, Writing & Marketing Guide

  A book by Anne Hart.

• Join the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)

• Legacy Tree Genealogists - How to Get Hired as a Professional Genealogist

• National Genealogical Society - Becoming a Professional Genealogist

• Pharos Tutors - Professional Genealogist - Become One, Become a Better One

  Online course from Pharos Tutors.

• Planting the Seeds - Genealogy as a profession

  Blog by Michael Hait.

• Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians

  A book by Elizabeth S. Mills.

• ProResearchers Mailing List (RootsWeb, archived on Archive-It)

• Thinking About Becoming a Professional Genealogist? | Ancestry (YouTube)

  By Crista Cowan