The
National Genealogical Society (NGS) is excited to announce our
2024 SLAM! Idea Showcase results and highlight outstanding projects and
programs by societies, libraries, archives, museums, and other
organizations.
Watch the playlist on YouTube,
including the program hosted by Judy Russell to kick off the NGS 2024
Family History Conference, or view the individual videos and PDF
handouts linked below. See what sparks new possibilities for you and share this with family history friends and leaders of genealogy organizations you are part of.
Congratulations
to this year's winner and honorable mention, and thank you to every
organization that shared ideas to inspire the genealogy and family
history community.
2024 WinnerBuffalo
and Erie County Public Library and the Western New York Genealogical
Society won with "Buffalo's Neighborhoods: Exploring Our Migrant and
Immigrant Heritage."
Watch the video and download the handout.
This
project provides valuable history online for free as a digital exhibit
and offers an example of a library and society working together and
collaborating with other local partners. The inclusion of genealogical
resources from a variety of organizations significantly expanded the
information included in the project. It also provides lesson plans for
schools in the area that have been shared with teachers to encourage the
next generation of genealogists and historians, a great extension of
the project into other programming and education.
2024 Honorable Mention
New
York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B) received the
honorable mention for "Digitize New York: A Model for Record
Preservation and Access."
Watch the video and download the handout.
This
project assists local governments, historical and genealogical
societies, and religious institutions who want to preserve their
materials. An organization can get materials processed at one of the
NYG&B's digitization centers or get digitization equipment on loan
at no cost. This model advances the overall scale of preservation while
allowing local organizations to achieve at-risk record preservation at
smaller scales. The NYG&B hopes it will serve as a guide for
organizations
of all sizes that want to save records and make them accessible.
2024 Participants
You will
also want to check out these five entries featuring an index generating
revenue for a society, an outreach tool showing people how they may be
connected to someone, leadership and management training, and a way to
honor pioneer ancestors while promoting genealogy research.
- BYU Family History Technology Lab and Connected Tempe
- "Connected MyTown Pages" video and handout
- Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies
- "CCGS Society Management Workshop" video and handout
- Michigan Genealogical Council
- "Michigan Genealogical Council Pioneer Program" video and handout
- Niagara Peninsula Branch of Ontario Ancestors
- "The Master Index" video and handout
- Texas State Genealogical Society
- "TxSGS Genealogical Society Leadership Forum" video and handout
Thank
you to sponsors FamilySearch, Family Tree Maker, and VIVID-PIX. NGS
deeply appreciates the 2024 SLAM! Idea Showcase Committee for their work
on this year's competition.
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