Stan, As I am English I am not familiar with either The Board for the Certification of Genealogists and the International Commission of Accredited Professional Genealogists, and as it happens have never looked at Google Sites either.
However, even Ellen's description of the rules for the two societies leads me to believe that her conclusion about banning professional genealogists from publishing on the web is incorrect. I would suggest that what it means is one cannot publish work done for client's without obtaining a signed release. I should not think that they are prohibited from publishing their research into their own family, indeed, I know some do. I have had my family site on the web for around 6 years without any problems. Naturally, I exclude details for living persons, although I do include the names for my own family, and those of related families after obtaining their consent, if this is withheld I mark them as "Private". If someone provides a tree for distant relatives, I would generally set those who may be living as "invisible". I have found my website to be an excellent resource for gaining new relatives - including one who was adopted at birth - and would recommend publishing. If you have no luck in getting a response re: Google Sites please let me know off-list and I will be happy to take a look at it for you. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 6:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Google Sites & Legacy Stan, just some food for thought. I'm sorry that I cannot answer your specific question. However, I forget if I read it in "Professional Genealogy" or where it was. Although many people are into putting their research online, it is not something that everyone does nor is it considered professional. The Board for the Certification of Genealogists and the International Commission of Accredited Professional Genealogists do not permit their certified or accredited genealogists to publish work in this manner. Every person whose information is published should technically sign a release for that purpose before publishing if you want to seek genealogical credentials. Just in case you are looking into getting genealogical credentials, you might want to get a copy of "Professional Genealogy." I just got it for Christmas and I have been looking into this for quite some time since I believe that family information should be guarded a good bit more than most people do. The BCG also has articles on their website www.bcgcertification.org and ICAPGen has training videos on their site www.icapgen.org. Maybe you would like to review those for another viewpoint. Some people I have encountered people who believe that online publishing is expected and encouraged by all.. For those of us who do not publish online for a myriad of reasons, I thought I would interject this. God bless, Ellen ----- Original Message ----- From: "s megraw" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 7, 2011 4:26:47 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Google Sites & Legacy Is there anyone who has used Google Sites to post Legacy web pages, or could comment on the feasibility of doing so? From the last Legacy webinar, "Google for Genealogists", I learned of this resource and it sounds like a good way to collaborate and share with family members. All I'm thinking about at this stage is uploading the htm (and associated) files created by Legacy.. Thanks Stan Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
