Do You Know A
Genealogist or Organization
Deserving of
Recognition?
Hurry! Deadline for
NGS Awards Nominations is 31 January 2018
Many genealogists and
organizations serve our community selflessly for the greater good of the field
of genealogy. If you stop to think about it, you will probably be able to name
quite a few of them. They advance and support family history in hundreds of
small ways and often by giving countless hours to local, regional, and national
societies. They give time and money to planning, leading, and working on
projects that have revolutionized our access to genealogy related materials by
indexing and digitizing records, creating free websites and webinars, writing
articles, lecturing, chairing conferences, blogging, designing materials,
leading special interest groups, and creating communications and newsletters to
share with colleagues and the public at large.
Each
year the National Genealogical Society recognizes excellence in the genealogy
field with an awards program to honor deserving individuals and organizations.
Unfortunately, we receive far too few nominations, given the work of so many.
We want to recognize the contributions to our field, but we need your help to
do so. When you take the time to nominate an individual or organization, you
help the NGS Awards program continue to remind us of and celebrate the
volunteerism, scholarship, and achievements in genealogy of those who have
made outstanding contributions to NGS programs or have
performed exceptional work in the field of genealogy, history, biography,
or heraldry.
Please consider showing your appreciation of one or
more individuals, a deserving organization, or an NGS volunteer by nominating
them for an award. You
still have time to submit a nomination for a number of NGS Awards, including:
- NGS
Award of Merit
- The
Shirley Langdon Wilcox Award for Exemplary Volunteerism
- NGS
Distinguished Service Award
- The
Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship (sponsored by ProQuest)
- National
Genealogy Hall of Fame
- Fellow
of the National Genealogical Society
The
deadline is 31 January 2018. (Competition submissions closed 15 December 2017.)
Winners for this year will be recognized at the NGS Family History Conference
to be held May 2-5, 2018 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Descriptions
of the awards and requirements can be found by visiting the NGS website for
information about nominations and submissions and to view the calendar and
deadlines for awards and competitions. On the home
page, click
“Awards.”
Complete
details and all necessary forms can be found at http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/awards_competitions.
You will
receive an acknowledgement that your award nomination has been received. If you
do not receive an acknowledgement, or have questions, contact Chuck Mason, NGS
Awards Chair, at [email protected].
NGS Awards are administered by the
NGS Awards Committee, which sets deadlines for the receipt of nominations.
Nominations are submitted to the NGS Awards Committee, which reviews and
evaluates the nominations.
All nominations must include e-mail
contact information for nominees and the persons nominating them.
Send nomination forms by postal service or e-mail.
NGS Awards Program
6400 Arlington Blvd, Suite 810
Falls Church, VA 22042-2318
E-mail: [email protected]
Include "NGS AWARD" in the Subject line of your
message.
Founded in 1903, the National
Genealogical Society is dedicated
to genealogical
education, exemplary standards of research, 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, and guidance in research. It
also offers many opportunities to interact with other genealogists.
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