| u ever considered hiring an Irish genealogist? It | | | | The Association for Professional Genealogists in |
| can be a very good idea. Sometimes, you just | | | | Ireland has some stringent admissions standards |
| need to go right to the source in your Irish | | | | for its members, so you know you’ll be |
| genealogy research to get what you need. But | | | | getting high quality work if you hire an Irish |
| what do you do if you can’t make a trip | | | | genealogist through this organization. To be |
| to the Emerald Isle yourself? Hiring a researcher in | | | | admitted to APGI, a prospective applicant must |
| Ireland to dig around in the archives for you can | | | | have been practicing genealogy full time for at |
| be your ticket to Irish genealogical success! | | | | least a year (or part-time for at least two years), |
| But, how do you find a good, reputable Irish | | | | have no outside full-time job other than |
| genealogist? Fortunately, this part is easy. You can | | | | genealogy, and must live in Ireland and work |
| contact the Association of Professional | | | | mainly with Irish records. Applicants must also |
| Genealogists in Ireland for a start. This | | | | submit a sample of work done for a client, |
| organization is made up of professional genealogy | | | | including copies of all documents obtained, a |
| researchers who reside in Ireland and can conduct | | | | thorough research report, and a statement of |
| research for you in the field. The | | | | permission from the client for the applicant to use |
| association (also known as APGI) was founded in | | | | the work for application purposes. |
| 1986 as a regulating body to maintain and protect | | | | If you’ve exhausted all stateside and online |
| high standards of research among genealogists in | | | | resources for finding your Irish ancestors and |
| Ireland, and to protect the interests of clients of | | | | need more research done in Ireland to get the |
| those researchers. If you’re looking for an | | | | information you need about your family, then |
| Irish genealogist of high ethical standards, | | | | hiring an Irish genealogist from the Association of |
| outstanding skills, and impeccable references, this | | | | Professional Genealogists in Ireland is something |
| is the place to find one. | | | | you should consider. |