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Updated the mission statement of NGS to the most current, board-approved, language from the society's website.
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The '''National Genealogical Society (NGS)''' | The '''National Genealogical Society (NGS)''' is a non-profit membership interest group founded in 1903. Its mission is to inspire, connect, and lead the family history community by fostering collaboration and best practices in advocacy, education, preservation, and research, and enabling people, cultures, and organizations to discover the past and create a lasting legacy.<ref>[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/family-history/ NGS Mission] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 March 2019).</ref> | ||
It is the ''premier'' American national society for everyone from the beginner to the most advanced family historian.<ref name="Trifold''">[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NGS-Membership-Trifold-Rev-2018-1009.pdf NGS Membership Trifold] pdf in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 12 November 2018).</ref> | It is the ''premier'' American national society for everyone from the beginner to the most advanced family historian.<ref name="Trifold''">[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NGS-Membership-Trifold-Rev-2018-1009.pdf NGS Membership Trifold] pdf in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 12 November 2018).</ref> | ||