2023 SLAM! Idea Showcase Winners

 

Congratulations 2023 SLAM! Idea Showcase Winners   Watch the Playlist to Learn about Outstanding Genealogy Programs and Projects The National Genealogical Society (NGS) is excited to announce our 2023 SLAM! Idea Showcase results. This event highlights creative or innovative projects and programs by societies, libraries, archives, museums, and other organizations. Congratulations to this year's winners and honorable mentions, and thank you to every organization that shared ideas to inspire the genealogy and family history community. Check out all of the 2023 videos on the NGS YouTube channel. Watch the playlist or view individual videos and see how they spark ideas for your organization.   View the 2023 SLAM! Playlist   2023 Winners Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania - “Street Genealogy: Finding Families in a Philly Parking Space” Williamson County Public Library Special Collections Department - “The Hatcher Family: Roots from Owen Hill Road”   2023 Honorable Mentions Wake County Genealogical Society - “Digitizing the Wake Cemetery Survey c. 1978 Files” NC Historical Records Online - “NC Land Grants Website”   2023 Participants Currituck County Library - “The EPICC (Enslaved People in Currituck County) Project” North Carolina Genealogical Society - “Indexing Partnership Between the North Carolina Genealogical Society and the North Carolina Collection” Spartanburg County Public Libraries - “Spartanburg County Public Libraries and the Fabric of the Past Workshop” Georgia Genealogical Society - “Finding Your Georgia Ancestors” Guild of One-Name Studies - “Elephants” Guild of One-Name Studies - “Young at Heart” FamilySearch - “Guided Research on the FamilySearch Research Wiki” Durham-Orange Genealogical Society - “Running Interactive Society Meetings in the Internet Age” Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies - “Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies Benefits” Genealogical Society of Kendall County Texas - “May Fest 2022”   The two winners each receive a $250 prize and our two honorable mentions each receive a prize of $125. Thank you sponsors Ancestry, Family Tree Maker, and VIVID-PIX for helping make this possible, and much gratitude to our 2023 SLAM! Idea Showcase Committee for their work on this year’s competition.   View the 2023 SLAM! Playlist Celebrate SLAM! in Richmond   If you are attending the NGS 2023 Family History Conference in Richmond, Virginia, join us for the SLAM! Idea Showcase reception and program on Wednesday, 31 May, 5:30-6:30 p.m. (ET) outside of the Expo Hall at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Celebrate and learn more about the 2023 winners and honorable mentions!   Copyright © 2023 National Genealogical Society (NGS), all rights reserved. National Genealogical Society · 6400 Arlington Blvd · Suite 810 · Falls Church, VA 22042-2318 · USA