Advanced Genealogists
I found an interesting post titled "Are you an advanced genealogist?" at Genealogy Blog. In this post Donna Phillips lists 41 concepts that you should strive to have a working understanding of in order to be an "advanced" genealogist. These concepts were given by Marsha Hoffman Rising; who is a professional genealogist, educator, and writer. They are as follows:
1. home inventory
2. charts and organization
3. family interviews
4. family records
5. correspondence
6. queries
7. census records
8. federal court records
9. immigration records
10. land records
11. genealogical definitions
12. archival records
13. county court records
14. church records
15. cemetery records
16. published genealogies
17. published local histories
18. newspaper research
19. library resources
20. FamilySearch.org
21. fraternal organizations
22. school records
23. manuscripts
24. vital records
25. funeral home records
26. business records
27. maps
28. migration patterns
29. handwriting
30. surname variations
31. calendar changes
32. oral tradition
33. historical outlines
34. journals
35. primary vs. secondary sources
36. genealogical societies
37. documentation
38. mortality schedules
40. professionalism
41. Internet genealogy
Due to this list, I think I have a few (if not many) things to work on in order to become more advanced.