Past Winners
2010
Presidents' Citation
Peter Broadbent,
Connie Lenzen, cg
Elissa Scalise Powell, cg
NGS Award of Merit
Louisiana Creole Research Association
Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak,
Jean Nudd, Archivist for the National Archives in Pittsfield, MA
NGSQ 2009 Award for Excellence
Rachal Mills Lennon, cg, "Jonathan Turner - More Than a Name: A Carolina Case Study in Dissecting Records" (NGSQ March 2009)
Family History Writing Contest
Patrick Quigley, The Quigley Family Searches for the American Dream.
NGS Newsletter Competition Winners
Major Genealogical or Historical Society Newsletter
Winner: Anglo-Celtic Roots, British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa
Honorable Mention: Nuestra Herencia edited by Debbie Figueroa of New York City
County or Local Genealogical or Historical Society Newsletter
Winner: Collin County Genealogical Society Newsletter co-edited by Mary Ann Thompson and Fran Faitt
Honorable Mention: BIGWILL News, British Interest Group of Wisconsin and Illinois, edited by Karen Glass.
Family Association Newsletter
Winner: The Chandler Family Association Newsletter edited by Claudia Chandler Brocato
Honorable Mention: The Goodrich Gospel edited by Kay Waterloo
NGS Home Study Course Scholarship
Terri Hildreth, Madison, Alabama
NGS Award for Excellence: Genealogical Methods and Sources
Schelly Talalay Dardashti – Ties That Bind (Jewish Research Strategies) .
Award of Honor
Utah Genealogical Association, 2010 NGS Family History Conference Host
Russell Lynch, mls, ag – Conference Local Arrangements Chair
Cherie Bush – Conference Liaison with Family Search
2009
NGS Fellow
Thomas W. Jones, phd, cg*, cgl, fasg, fuga
Presidents' Citation
Helen F. M. Leary, cg (emeritus), fasg, fngs
NGSQ 2008 Award for Excellence
Daniela Moneta, cg, “Identifying the Children of David Pugh and Nancy Minton of Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee”.
Family History Writing Contest“
Kay Haviland Freilich, cg, cgl, "In Her Own Words”.
Distinguished Service Award
Ruth Johnson Turner
Patricia R. Baars
Susan Yockey
Chuck Mason Jr., cg
NGS Newsletter Competition Winners
Major Genealogical or Historical Society Newsletter
Winner: Anglo-Celtic Roots, British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa
Honorable Mention: Archival Anecdotes, Friends of NARA, Pittsfield, Massachussetts
County or Local Genealogical or Historical Society Newsletter
Winner: Chinook, Alberta Family Histories Society
Honorable Mention: BIGWILL News, British Interest Group of Wisconsin and Illinois
NGS Home Study Course Scholarship
Susan Evans, Landsdowne, Pennsylvania
Rubincam Youth Award
Thomas Adams, Apex, North Carolina
NGS Award for Excellence: Genealogical Methods and Sources
Brenda Dougall Merriman – United Empire Loyalists: A Guide to Tracing Loyalist Ancestors in Upper Canada.
NGS Award for Excellence: Genealogy and Family History Book
Daniel M. Gwin – A Family for Steven
Award of Honor
North Carolina Genealogical Society
Ann Christnacht Hilke, cg – Local Arrangements Chair
Certificate of Appreciation
Heather Whann Choplin – Local Events Chair
Louise Miller Cowell – Registration Chair
Vickie Burns – Publicity Chair
Linda Reid – Hospitality Chair
Lucinda Glover – Volunteers Chair
Rob Elias – Volunteers Chair
Cathy Elias – Volunteers Chair
Diane Richard – Blog and Exhibit Chair
Phyllis Ziller – Publicity
Maryann Tuck – Publicity
Terry Moore, cg – Special Projects
Jeff Haines, cg – Special Projects
2008
NGS Fellow
Ann Carter Fleming, cg*, cgl, fngs
NGSQ 2007 Award for Excellence
Teri D. Tillman, cg, “Identifying Benjamin W. Cohen of New York and New Orleans,” published December 2007.
President’s Citation
Charles “Chuck” Knuthson
NGS Award of Merit
Missouri State Archives
David A. Bailey, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Peggy Brown, Springfield, Virginia
Sherard Reidinger, Berwyn Heights, Maryland
John M. Robinson, Salt Lake City, Utah
Cheryl Singhal, Silver Springs, Maryland
Kay Watson, Arlington, Virginia
NGS Newsletter Competition Winners
Major Genealogical or Historical Society Newsletter
Winner: The Septs, Irish Genealogy Society International
Honorable Mention: Anglo-Celtic Roots, British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa
County or Local Genealogical or Historical Society Newsletter
Winner: The Heritage, The Gwinnett Historical Society
Honorable Mention: South Bend Quarterly, South Bend Area Genealogical Society
Family Association Newsletter
Winner: Journal of Clan Ewing, Clan Ewing in America
Honorable Mention: Longenecker Family Newsletter, Longenecker Family Association
NGS Home Study Course Scholarship
Deborah Kapp, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
NGS Filby Award
David Dearborn, New England Historic Genealogical Society
NGS Award for Excellence: Genealogical Methods and Sources
Elizabeth Shown Mills, cg, cgl, fasg, fngs - Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace
NGS Award for Excellence: Genealogy and Family History Book
Ronald A.Hill, phd, cg, fasg - Ancestors and Descendants of Reuben Ball
Award of Honor
Missouri State Genealogical Society
Mid-Continent Public Library
Northland Genealogy Society
APG Heartland Chapter
Johnson County, Kansas, Genealogical Society
David Sapp – Local Arrangements Chair
Certificate of Appreciation
Bill Hawkins
Janice Schultz
Mary Celeste
Martha Henderson
Kimberlee Ried
Sharlene Miller
Evie Bresette
Marieta Grissom
Nancy Thomas
Darrell Jackson
JoAnne Magner
Barbara Dale
Contact the NGS Awards Chair at awards@ngsgenealogy.org.
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