Chief genealogical officer

Chief genealogical officer, or CGO is an individual who maintains the genealogical integrity of an organization.

## Notable CGO

* Dr. Edward MacLysaght, who was named chief genealogical officer in the 1940s as part of the Irish Heraldic Authority.
* David Rencher, AG, CG, was named CGO of FamilySearch on May 10, 2009. The purpose of his appointment was to ensure genealogical soundness of products and services offered by FamilySearch.[1]
* Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak held a similar position at Ancestry.com as the Chief Family Historian.

## References

1. ↑ "David E. Rencher Named FamilySearch Chief Genealogical Officer". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720091322/http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2009/05/david-e-rencher-named-familysearch-chief-genealogical-officer.html. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

* "History of the Office of the Chief Herald". http://www.nli.ie/en/history-of-the-office-of-the-chief-herald.aspx.
* http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=4648
* http://blog.dearmyrtle.com/2009/05/david-e-rencher-named-familysearch-cgo.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20100605235617/http://www.mormontimes.com/article/13457/Obituaries-can-help-to-round-out-the-genealogical-story
* http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=966+Meagan+named+chief+family+historian&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

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