Julie Miller received the Shirley Langdon Wilcox Award last night. She certainly earned it. Although I won’t attempt to go into details here, I can attest to the fact that this lady makes good things happen for us genealogists! I’m very pleased that she she received this award. Cool… The following was received from the [...]
The following was received from the National Genealogical Society: NGS held its annual banquet on Friday evening, 10 May, at the NGS 2013 Family History Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, to present awards that acknowledge and honor genealogical scholarship and service. Each year, these awards are presented to organizations and individuals who have made outstanding [...]
The International Society of Family History Writers and Editors is pleased to announce the winners in this year’s Excellence-in-Writing Competition. Any questions, please contact Competition@isfhwe.org Category I – Columns 1st – A Big Game for the Big Day – Shelley Bishop 2nd – Newel King, 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry – Shelley Bishop 3rd – Wanted: [...]
NGS submitted the following for release: National Genealogical Society Announces 2012 Awards arlington, va, 12 JUNE 2012: The National Genealogical Society presented its annual awards at the 2012 Family History Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, 9–12 May 2012. Each year, these awards are presented to organizations and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to NGS programs [...]
The following news release was received from NEHGS: Scott Steward and Christopher Child Share Top Prizes from NGS and CSG Boston, MA – May 22, 2012 – The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) announced today that one of its latest Newbury Street Press titles, The Descendants of Judge John Lowell of Newburyport, Massachusetts, by [...]
The following NGS Awards were announced at the National Genealogical Society Family History Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Friday, 11 May 2012. Fellowship in the National Genealogical Society Kay Haviland Freilich, cg, cgl, fngs President’s Citation Melinde Lutz Byrne, cg Shirley Langdon Wilcox Volunteer Award Charles S. Mason Jr., cg Distinguished Service Award Patricia R. [...]
THE WOODLAWN CEMETERY, a National Historic Landmark, is one of 40 sites participating in the Partners in Preservation New York City Initiative. American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are awarding funds to restoration projects through Partners in Preservation an online voting competition. Established in 1863, New York City’s Woodlawn Cemetery is internationally [...]
The following News Release was received from the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. This is exciting news. I can’t think of two more deserving people… Cool. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society announces the election of two leading New York genealogists as Fellows of the Genealogical and Biographical Society (FGBS). The designation of [...]
The following excerpt is from the August 13, 2011 edition of the Gazette. Tim Blevins, mild-mannered and bespectacled, spends much of his time looking for lost people, ferreting out obscure clues about them and sometimes finding them across oceans or hundreds of years back in time. Blevins is manager of special collections for the Pikes [...]
The following excerpt is from an article in the April 21, 2011 edition of The Daily Home. TALLADEGA COUNTY — Volunteers who worked with the Talladega County Historical Association to complete a 10-year historical restoration project were recognized Thursday morning at the Talladega County Courthouse by the Alabama Department of Archives and History for their [...]
The following excerpt is from an article by Nancy Powers in the March 9, 2011 edition of The Age Dispatch: JoAnn (nee Lucas) Galbraith has lived her whole life in Middlemiss and is proud of her ties to the historic community. “I listened to the stories and learned the family history from relatives born as [...]
WELLESLEY, Mass. — A Massachusetts Bay Community College professor has received a prestigious award from President Obama. Bruce Jackson, a biotechnology professor at the Wellesley college, was awarded Thursday the “Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring.” … Jackson is known for “The Roots Project,” a project that uses genetics to trace [...]
Canadian Genealogist, Terrence Punch, possibly best-known for his Erin’s Sons series of books published by GPC, has been appointed as a member of the Order of Canada. Following is a portion of the news release about the appointment. Thanks to Paula Stuart-Warren for bringing this to our attention in her blog. OTTAWA, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) [...]
The following press release was received today from the Illinois State Genealogical Society: Awards To Be Made At ISGS Fall Conference, October 23, 2010 September 27, 2010 – Springfield, IL. On Saturday, October 23, 2010, five individuals will be honored by the Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) with awards for their outstanding achievements in the [...]
A Florida man [Ron Clayton] recently received a national genealogy award for his ongoing effort to document everyone who has ever lived in Randolph County [Indiana]. Ron Clayton of Altamonte Springs, Fla., late last month received the 2010 Federation of Genealogical Societies Director’s Award. He continues his Herculean task, albeit at a much slower pace, [...]
