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23 December 2016

Nominations Now Being Accepted – Award of Merit

Nominations Now Being Accepted – Award of Merit

This post continues a periodic series where we, at NGS, highlight the various competitions (15 December deadline) and awards (31 January) where nominations are sought in order to recognize excellence. The winners will be announced at the annual NGS Family History Conference, 10-13 May 2017.

Award of Merit

Deadline for Submissions—31 January Annually

An award to an individual or nonprofit genealogical or historical organization in recognition of exceptional contributions to the field of genealogy over a period of five or more years that have significantly aided research or increased interest in genealogy.

Criteria

A nominee need not be a member of NGS. This award may be presented to an individual or institution more than once.

Nomination for Award of Merit

Electronic submissions are encouraged.

Nomination Form (PDF 218KB)

Mail to:

NGS Awards Committee

National Genealogical Society
3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300
Arlington, Virginia 22204-4370 USA

electronically to awards@ngsgenealogy.org
Include "NGS Award" in the Subject line of your message.

E-mail contact information is required for all submissions.

Questions? Contact the NGS Awards Chair at awards@ngsgenealogy.org.

Who would you nominate for this prestigious award?

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22 December 2016

Happy Holidays from NGS

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Dear Members and Friends of the National Genealogical Society,

As we bustle about during the holiday season, we see friends, family, and even strangers wishing one another a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or Happy Holidays. It’s the time of year where we see people smile more often, reach out to one another, and reconnect with friends and family. But as genealogists, we enjoy connecting with family, and connecting the dots in our family tree, all year long.

In the days ahead, as we gather with family, it is the perfect time to acquaint our younger relations with the joy of discovering family history. Photographs and documents can introduce them to their ancestors and relate the stories of family members who are long gone—but live on through their genetic connection to us. Exploring your family history together can help children feel a greater sense of connection with their family and heritage and provide memories that will stay with them wherever they go. And, of course, it is never too early to begin grooming the next generation of genealogists to carry on our work.

On behalf of the NGS Board of Directors and staff, I wish you and your family a happy and festive holiday season. I hope everyone enjoys a happy, healthy, and productive new year and that we will see you when our genealogy family gathers at the NGS Conference in May in Raleigh, N.C.

Sincerely,

Ben Spratling
President
National Genealogical Society

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21 December 2016

Nominations Now Being Accepted – Distinguished Service Award

Nominations Now Being Accepted – Distinguished Service Award

This post continues a periodic series where we, at NGS, highlight the various competitions (15 December deadline) and awards (31 January) where nominations are sought in order to recognize excellence. The winners will be announced at the annual NGS Family History Conference, 10-13 May 2017.

The Distinguished Service Award

Deadline for Submissions—31 January Annually

To recognize dedication to the work of the National Genealogical Society.

Criteria

A nominee must have been a member of NGS for at least one year when nominated. This award may be presented to an individual more than once.

Nomination for Distinguished Service Award

Electronic submissions are encouraged.

Nomination Form (PDF 193KB)

Mail to:

NGS Awards Committee

National Genealogical Society
3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300
Arlington, Virginia 22204-4370 USA

electronically to awards@ngsgenealogy.org
Include "NGS Award" in the Subject line of your message.

E-mail contact information is required for all submissions.

Questions? Contact the NGS Awards Chair at awards@ngsgenealogy.org.

Who do you consider to have provided distinguished service to the National Genealogical Society?

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20 December 2016

Newest Edition of NGS Magazine Available to NGS Members Now! (Oct/Nov/Dec 2016)

Newest Edition of NGS Magazine Available to NGS Members Now! (Oct/Nov/Dec 2016)

The Oct/Nov/Dec 2016 issue of the NGS Magazine (PDF 5.7 MB) is online in the Members Only section of the website.

Features

+ Enjoying Your Trip to North Carolina for the NGS 2017 Family History Conference, by J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA

+ NGS 2018 Family History Conference Call for Proposals: Paths to Your Past, Grand Rapids, Michigan

+ NGS Seeks Nominations

+ 2016 NGS Volunteers

+ The Perils of Accepting Copies of Original Records at Face Value, by Julie Miller, CGS, FNGS

+ Do You Have a Non-Paternity Event in Your Family?, by Janet A. Alpert, FNGS

+ Women in the World of Piracy: Victims, Enablers, and Partners, by Diane Florence Gravel, CG

+ Mapping Personal Spaces, by Stefani Evans, CG

+ Using Cluster Research: A Step by Step Example, by Jean Andrews, CG

Columns

National Archives, by Claire Prechtel-Kluskens

Genetic Genealogy Journey, by Debbie Parker Wayne, CG, CGL

Reference desk, by Kathy Petlewski, MLIS

Technology, by Thomas MacEntee

Departments

President’s Message, by Ben Spratling

Editor’s Corner, by Deb Cyprych

NGS News

NGS Members’ Book Notices

Editor’s Note: Please note that online access to the NGS Quarterly and NGS Magazine are available only as long as your membership is active. If you wish to discontinue this option and continue to receive print copies of the journal, please with our website and update your profile to indicate the same.

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19 December 2016

Holiday Gifts to You -- Genealogy Style -- 15 Free and (Relatively) New Family History Resources -- Part 5

Part 5

The holiday season is a period of gift giving. My gift to you is another series of editions of FREE and (Relatively) New Genealogy and Family History Resources, the 2016 Holiday Version ...

Check out Re-cap – 20 Free and (Relatively) New Genealogy and Family History Resources, 2016 Version – 5 parts post (March 2016) where I did a recap of the 2015 and early 2016 editions.

IRELAND

1. Irish Famine Eviction Map (1845-1852)

FRANCE

2. Archives départementales de Seine-Maritime (select Le Havre Departing Passenger Lists)

SCOTLAND

3. ScotlandsPlaces

SWEDEN

4. Stockholm Police Photographs 1869-1920

UNITED KINGDOM

5. London Picture Map - Think of the map as Google Street View for vintage London. You can click on the map to view historical images of particular buildings, streets or areas, or search the collection by topic to reveal everything from historic coffee houses to buildings associated with different authors or time periods. (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tour-london-yore-gigantic-new-photo-map-180959955/#bjTHcgZVseAJhfrf.99)

6. Alien Registration Cards (1918-1957)

UNITED STATES

7. Civil War Governors of Kentucky

8. Interactive Mapping – Digital Collection: Beautiful Buffalo (NY) Homes

9. Episcopal Diocese of Utah Database of Indexed Parish Records (no longer functioning parishes) (.xls file) – covers 1870-1975

10. St. Helena Star (Napa, CA) digitized

11. Colored Conventions – Bringing Nineteenth-Century Black Organizing to Digital Life

12. Staten Island Historical Newspapers

13. Whaling Crew List Database (New Bedford MA)

14. Craighead County (AR) Clerk’s Office – Marriage Records

15. Grand Lodge of Maine – Deceased Members who joined 1820-1995

Editor’s Note: As of today, each of the above links worked. Now, whether the links in any of the identified articles work, I cannot vouch for that. And, armed with the information provided, it should be relatively easy to get to determine where the discussed database currently resides. If you get really stuck, drop me an email and I’ll try to ferret out the recalcitrant link or cross out my entry in the above list!

Editor’s Note: Know of a neat resource that you think might be a hidden gem? Drop an email to UpFront@ngsgenealogy.org.

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16 December 2016

Nominations Now Being Accepted – The Shirley Langdon Wilcox Award for Exemplary Volunteerism

Nominations Now Being Accepted – The Shirley Langdon Wilcox Award for Exemplary Volunteerism

This post continues a periodic series where we, at NGS, highlight the various competitions (15 December deadline) and awards (31 January) where nominations are sought in order to recognize excellence. The winners will be announced at the annual NGS Family History Conference, 10-13 May 2017.

The Shirley Langdon Wilcox Award for Exemplary Volunteerism

Deadline for Submissions—31 January Annually

To recognize a volunteer whose generosity of spirit and time has greatly benefited the National Genealogical Society and the genealogical community in general over a period of years.

Criteria

The recipient must be a member of NGS.

Nomination for Award of Merit

Nomination by an individual or organization through an application form. Electronic submissions are encouraged.

Nomination Form (PDF 218KB)

Mail to:

NGS Awards Committee

National Genealogical Society
3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300
Arlington, Virginia 22204-4370 USA

electronically to awards@ngsgenealogy.org
Include "NGS Award" in the Subject line of your message.

E-mail contact information is required for all submissions.

Questions? Contact the NGS Awards Chair at awards@ngsgenealogy.org.

Learn more about Shirley here and check out her video in the Voices of Genealogy Video Series (only NGS members can access).

Who would you nominate for this prestigious award?

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NGS does not imply endorsement of any outside advertiser or other vendors appearing in this blog. Any opinions expressed by guest authors are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of NGS.

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15 December 2016

Holiday Gifts to You -- Genealogy Style -- 15 Free and (Relatively) New Family History Resources -- Part 4

Part 4

The holiday season is a period of gift giving. My gift to you is another series of editions of FREE and (Relatively) New Genealogy and Family History Resources, the 2016 Holiday Version ...

Check out Re-cap – 20 Free and (Relatively) New Genealogy and Family History Resources, 2016 Version – 5 parts post (March 2016) where I did a recap of the 2015 and early 2016 editions.

DANISH WEST INDIES

1. Digitized Newspapers -- Danish West Indian newspaper titles being digitized by the Statsbiblioteket include The Bulletin, the Danish West Indian, Lightbourn’s Mail Notes, The Herald, The Royal Danish American Gazette, Danish West Indian Regierings Avis, St. Croix Avis, The Saint Croix Bulletin, The Saint Thomas Gazette, Sanct Thomæ Journal, the Saint Thomas Herald and The West End News.

IRELAND

2. List of Church of Ireland Parish Registers – a colour-coded resource accounting for what survives; where it is; with additional information on copies, transcripts & online indexes.

SWEDEN

3. Historical Maps Collection (Lantmateriet)

UNITED KINGDOM

4. Families in British India Society Database

5. Property Care Association -- Decades of research material documenting the preservation of buildings has been uploaded into a free to view digital archive.

6. British Library Image Collection (on Flickr)

UNITED STATES

7. Montgomery County (TN) Archives

8. The Kansas Mother’s Manual (1917-1944) (via Kansas Government Information (KGI) Online Library)

9. Arkansas GLO Map – original plats from the General Land Office are geo-referenced and then the field notes are linked to each plat. A one stop shop for Arkansas surveyors or others interested in land plat placement.

10. Pawtucket (RI) Library Yearbook Collection (on Flickr)

11. Digitized Alaska Records (via NARA @ Seattle)

12. American Civil War Newspapers (via Virginia Tech)

13. Trinity Wall Street Church Archives (NYC)

14. Mapping West Philadelphia 1777

15. Digital Commonwealth – Massachusetts Collections Online

Editor’s Note: Know of a neat resource that you think might be a hidden gem? Drop an email to UpFront@ngsgenealogy.org.

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