National Genealogical Society

Awards & Competitions

Award for Excellence:
Genealogical Methods and Sources

Deadline for Submissions—31 January Annually

Presented to an individual or nonprofit organization for a specific, significant single contribution in the form of a book, an article, or a series of articles published during the past three years that discusses genealogical methods and sources and serves to foster scholarship and/or otherwise advances or promotes excellence in genealogy.

Criteria

  • Published during the past three years
  • Nominees need not be members of NGS

Nomination for Award for Excellence: Genealogical Methods and Sources

Nomination Form (PDF 155KB)

This form must be accompanied by four (4) copies of the publication. One copy of your publication will be donated to the NGS Book Loan Collection at St. Louis (Missouri) County Library and the other three will be retained by the reviewers. 

Mail the nomination form and publications to:
NGS Genealogical Writing Competitions
National Genealogical Society
3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300
Arlington, Virginia 22204-4370 USA

E-mail contact information is required for all submissions.

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

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