The following is from the National Genealogical Society:
Arlington, VA, 6 MAY 2014: The National Genealogical Society presented the annual William Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship during Librarians’ Day, a preconference event of the NGS 2014 Family History Conference in Richmond, Virginia, on 6 May 2014. Librarians’ Day, sponsored by ProQuest, is a full-day event for librarians who work with family history patrons.
The William Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship is awarded annually to a librarian whose primary focus is genealogy and local history and who is employed in a public, academic, or special library. This year’s award, and a $1,000 prize underwritten by ProQuest, went to Dr. Sandra G. Treadway, Librarian of Virginia and State Archivist at the Library of Virginia in Richmond. She has contributed biographical entries and edited printed editions of the Dictionary of Virginia Biography and supervised the transition of DVB to an online source as part of the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities’ Encyclopedia Virginia. She has authored, co-authored, and edited numerous books, articles, and papers on Virginia, with a focus on the women of Virginia. She has also lectured on these topics. Sandra holds a BA with honors from Mahattanville College, an MA and a PhD in history from the University of Virginia, and a MS in Library and Information Sciences from the University of Tennessee.
ProQuest LLC is an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based electronic publisher and microfilm publisher. It provides archives of sources, such as newspapers, periodicals, dissertations, and aggregated databases of many types. Its content is estimated at 125 billion digital pages. Content is accessed most commonly through library Internet gateways. ProQuest is part of the Cambridge Information Group.
Founded in 1903, the National Genealogical Society is dedicated to genealogy education, high research standards, and the preservation of genealogical records. The Arlington, Virginia, based nonprofit is the premier national society for everyone, from the beginner to the most advanced family historian, seeking excellence in publications, educational offerings, research guidance, and opportunities to interact with other genealogists. Please visit the NGS Pressroom for further information.
