Mid-Atlantic Chapter Association of Professional Genealogists

04/23/2025

We are so excited to accept this award! We love providing a network for our Mid-Atlantic colleagues to establish connections, build business skills, and broaden their careers! Here's to another great year!

APG is pleased to announce the 2024 Chapter/Special Interest Group Excellence Award has been presented to the Mid-Atlantic Chapter! The chapter is being recognized for a number of strong achievements in 2024, including: broadening the reach of the chapter to better represent the geographic region; growing chapter membership by 39%; expanding education programs; and much more. Details at https://www.apgen.org/news_manager.php?page=40162

07/20/2023

The June 2023 issue of APG Quarterly is now available! Our most recent issue is full of valuable gems shared by our contributors, including:

• From Unknown Parentage to Military Repatriation: The Many Subspecialties of Forensic Genealogy by Jenny Rizzo Irwin, CG
• APG Members Report Variety of Educational Experiences in 2022 by Amanda E. Perrine, MSLIS; Angela Packer McGhie, CG; Jenifer Kahn Bakkala; and Shannon Wood Byers
• Varied Genealogical Citations in Publications: A Multitude of Styles by Pam Pracser Anderson, CG
• Two Goals Buddies Still Accountable a Decade Later: Lessons Learned by Catherine Becker Wiest Desmarais, CG, and Amy E. K. Arner, CG
• Digital Filing for Professional Genealogists by Cyndi Ingle
• Calm Minds, Humane Goals, and Second Brains: More Helpful Books by Drew Smith, MS, MA
• Develop Your Business Skills with the SBA and Online Courses by Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA

The June 2023 APGQ is available to members on the APG website apgen.org via Publications > APGQ Archive. You must be logged in to view this content.

07/18/2023

Last call for our Zoom Event on Wednesday at 8pm. "What Every Genealogist Should Know About Social Media!" Check it out on Eventbrite!

05/10/2023

FREE members-only event next week! APG members can join their genealogy colleagues on 10 May 2023 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern for the Career Idea Exchange, an online networking and discussion event. We will have breakout rooms for attendees to exchange ideas, share knowledge, and make new connections. Closed captioning is available. This is a great opportunity to tap into the wealth of experience that our membership has to offer!

Rooms will focus on the following topics:
• Client Management
• Doing Business Internationally
• Education
• Genealogical Careers
• Getting the Most Out of Conferences
• Mentoring
• Marketing
• Time Management
• Transitioning to a Genealogy Career
• Volunteerism

Members can sign up using the registration link sent by email on 3 May. This event is open to APG MEMBERS ONLY.

04/26/2023

Do you know a young genealogist with a bright future? Encourage them to apply for the APG Young Professional Scholarship! The scholarship is awarded to students or young professionals between the ages of 18 and 35 who have a significant interest in genealogy and a strong interest in developing a professional career in the field.

Applications for the 2023 Scholarship are due by 1 June 2023. For eligibility, judging criteria, and a link to the application, visit https://www.apgen.org/cpages/awards-young-professional-scholarship.

The scholarship winner will receive a complimentary registration for the APG Professional Management Conference (PMC) and reimbursement of up to $500 for hotel and travel expenses when attending the PMC in person. The 2023 APG PMC will be held 19-21 October 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and virtually on Whova.

04/25/2023

APG Members-- Need a lunch time break to chat and socialize with your fellow genealogists? GPAC-APG offers a lunch time zoom drop-in style lunch time chat on Wednesdays from 12:00-1:00 on Wednesdays. Feel free to email us and we can send you the link! Looking forward to chatting with you! apgphiladelphia@gmail.com :)

04/17/2023

Looks like another great article available in the Q!

Incorporating social history into genealogical research can help expand the stories of ancestors. In the latest issue of APG Quarterly, author Gena Philibert-Ortega looks at ways to use social history to understand records, visualize the past, and use historical publications. She also provides a helpful list of free websites and finding aids for social history sources.

Members can read this article and the rest of the March 2023 issue of APGQ by logging in at apgen.org and going to Publications> APGQ Archive.

03/31/2023

What chances have you taken this week with your research or business skills? Tell us about it!

03/29/2023

Members! Reminder tomorrow at noon is our weekly, open house style networking Zoom chat. We'd love to see you, even if you can just pop in and say hi!
Links will be in your inbox tomorrow morning! 😃

03/26/2023

A fabulous time was had by all yesterday! From the great food at the Commonwealth Kitchen to the wonderful tour at the LancasterHistory center, our members thoroughly enjoyed their time together and the opportunity to take a deep dive into the almost 300 year historical records available at the LancasterHistory center.
Thank you to our hosts and to our members for making it such a great event! We love our members! They are always willing to learn more to promote genealogy and their small businesses!