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Fakes, Frauds and Fabrications: A Genealogist's Guide to Deception
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Nathan Shepherd
vpprograms@fxgs.org
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About this event
As shocking and disturbing as it might be to consider, not every genealogist is ethical. Some have sought to defraud or mislead clients. Others have padded their own family history. This presentation brings into the light a number of historic genealogical rogues and their misdeeds. It also provides guidance for recognizing fakes, frauds, and fabrications that you might encounter in your genealogical work.
Bio: Gary Ball-Kilbourne, PhD, CG ® , CGL SM , is a genealogical researcher, teacher, writer, and editor. He is a trustee and the secretary of the Board for Certification of Genealogists and serves as the editor of BCG’s publication, OnBoard. Gary has published articles in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, the Maryland Genealogical Society Journal, and other publications. He is on the faculty for the genealogical courses offered online by Boston University, and has taught at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh. His research interests range from his location in the Northern Plains, to colonial Connecticut, Maryland, and New Sweden, to the District of Columbia and Baltimore, and to England, Germany, and Hungary. He holds a Ph.D. in religion and ethics from Vanderbilt University. Gary lives in Fargo, North Dakota, with his wife and a feisty chihuahua.