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Genealogy Organizations and Acronyms

APG Association of Professional Genealogists
A benefit of dealing with an APG member is that the APG has a code of ethics with a complaint review procedure.
For more details, see the website at http://apgen.org

AGRA Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives

FASG Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists
FNGS Fellow of the National Genealogical Society
FUGA Fellow of the Utah Genealogical Society

FSA Scot Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
FRSAI Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
FSG, Fellow of the Society of Genealogists
FHG Fellow in Heraldry and Genealogy
FHS Fellow of the Heraldry Society

FAAS Fellow of the American Antiquarian Society
FAS Fellow of the Augustan Society
FGSP Fellow of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
FIGRS Fellow of the Irish Genealogical Research Society
FRHistS Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
FSA Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
FSAA Fellow of the Society of American Archivists
GRS Certified Genealogical Record Searcher
LHG Licentiate in Heraldry and Genealogy
RG Registered Genealogist

BCG Board for Certification of Genealogists
ICAPGen International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists

Earned Credentials
AG Accredited Genealogist
CG Certified Genealogist
CGRS Certified Genealogical Records Specialist
CLS Certified Lineage Specialist
CALS Certified American Lineage Specialist
CGL Certified Genealogical Lecturer
CGI Certified Genealogical Instructor