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Catudal Genealogy - Ethics and Genealogy, Part 1

Catudal Genealogy - Ethics in Genealogy

Ethics in Genealogy

By Rhonda R. McClure

Ethics in Genealogy

From Simcoe County OGS.

Ethics in Publishing Family Histories

By Steve Danko.

ETHICS-IN-GENEALOGY Mailing List (Archived on RootsWeb)

FamilySearch Blog - Dealing with Ethical Dilemmas in an Online World

By Lynn Broderick

Genealogist Code of Ethics

From the Savannah Area Genealogical Association.

Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc. - Code of Ethics

Genealogy.com - Twigs & Trees with Rhonda: Give Back My Ancestors

By Rhonda R. McClure.

Genetic Genealogy Standards

A group of individuals, including genealogists, genetic genealogists, and scientists, have been working for the past year to develop a draft of genetic genealogy standards. The document is intended to provide ethical and usage standards for the genealogical community to follow when purchasing, recommending, sharing, or writing about the results of DNA testing for ancestry.

IAJGS Ethics for Jewish Genealogists

Ethics code of International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies.

Minding Your Manners In Family History: Rules of the Road for All Genealogists

National Genealogical Society - NGS Guidelines

Ten Commandments for Genealogists

By Rabbi Malcolm H. Stern, about halfway through this text file.

The Legal Genealogist - It bears repeating: just say no

"Is it right (ethical) to avoid paying for a subscription to a site’s content by asking for a subscriber to locate the content for you?"