Keeper of the Past Genealogy

I’m thrilled to share that after a long and winding journey, I am now an   Accredited Genealogist ®  in the New England region !  I officially became an AG ®  on Tuesday, 10 June 2025. I want to shout it from the rooftops! Looking back on the path that led me here, it took much longer than I initially anticipated, mostly due to other projects and responsibilities, not the ICAPGen process itself. I’m sharing my experience in hopes of encouraging others to persevere and not give up on their accreditation journey. My serious commitment to genealogy began in 2017, thanks to my wonderful great-aunt Barbara, who encouraged me to go back to school for something I loved. I enrolled in the 15-week   Boston University Certificate Program in Genealogical Research , which ran from 17 January to 1 May 2017. It was intense! While they estimated 15 hours of work per week, I found it closer to 40. I graduated with OL23 in May 2017. Just two weeks after completing that course, I...