Thanks to Arlene V Jennings, CG,
Executive Producer of the Voices of
Genealogy series and NGS Board Member, who is our guest blogger for this
post.
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The 100th anniversary
of the NGSQ is appropriately honored
this month by the presentation of an interview with Shirley Langdon Wilcox
whose contributions over the years to NGS and the genealogy community are
perhaps unparalleled. In 2011 NGS recognized her generosity of time and energy
by the creation of the NGS Shirley
Langdon Wilcox Award for Exemplary Volunteerism. Shirley was the first
recipient of the award now presented each year at the NGS annual conference.
Shirley served as
president of NGS from 1996 to 2000 making notable contributions to the growth
of the society and its services to members. Under her leadership the bylaws
were modified for the election of directors from throughout the country,
communication with members was greatly enhanced, educational offerings and
recognition awards were expanded, and the invaluable NGS standards for genealogical research were developed. Shirley
prepared the history
of NGS presented at http://www.ngsgenealogy.org
and served for many years as chair of the NGS Genealogy Hall of Fame Committee.
She leads annual NGS research trips to Salt Lake City, manages the NGS Bible
records program, and can be counted on to help out in an array of tasks when
help is needed. She remains a devoted contributor to NGS as well as other
genealogical organizations.
Over the years Shirley
has served as president of the Virginia Genealogical Society, as president of the
Association of Professional Genealogists, as well as her local chapter of APG, president
of two local genealogical societies, trustee for the Board for Certification of
Genealogists, as assistant historian for the Mayflower Society in the District
of Columbia, as her DAR chapter’s Genealogical Records Chair, and as co-administrator
of a Langdon DNA study.
In addition to recognition by NGS as a Fellow of the Society
in 2001, Shirley has also received the APG Smallwood Award of Merit (1995), the
Prince George
In this month’s interview,
the fifth release in the Voices of Genealogy series, Shirley
describes her early learning experiences in genealogy, how her education
created a solid foundation for her work, and her concerns about the education
of genealogists today.
The video was produced
by award winning filmmakers Kate Geis and Allen Moore from an interview by Melinde
Lutz Byrne, CG, FASG, co-editor of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
This segment has a twist, different from those previously released. We hear a
bit of the repartee between Shirley and Melinde. Shirley Langdon Wilcox, CG,
FNGS, “Becoming a Genealogist,” is now playing for all NGS members at
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org.
Previously released in
the Voices of Genealogy series and now online at http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/
are Robert C. Anderson, fasg, TAG co-editor and editorial consultant
to the NEHGS Register; David L.
Greene, phd, fasg, co-editor of The
American Genealogist (TAG); Harry Macy, fasg,
fgbs, NYG&B Record editor
from 1987 to 2006; and George Ely Russell, cg,
fasg, fngs, NGSQ editor from
1971 to 1986.
To enjoy all member videos, log in
at ngsgenealogy.org, go to Members Only, and click the Videos link in the menu
on the left of your screen.
Comments are welcome. Please contact
the executive producer, Arlene V. Jennings, at [email protected].
The video interviews with leading
genealogists represent just one of the many opportunities NGS offers its members
for learning their skills. Members receive the society’s outstanding quarterly
publications, The National Genealogical
Society Quarterly and the NGS
Magazine, and can also take advantage of free courses and significant
discounts on publications, courses, and the NGS annual conference to take place
in Las Vegas , Nevada ,
8–11 May 2013, Richmond , Virginia ,
7-10 May 2014, and St. Louis ,
Missouri
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