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Award for Excellence: Genealogical Methods and Sources

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.

Deadline for submissions is 15 December, annually.

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) >

The form must be accompanied by four 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.

Deadline for submissions is 15 December, annually.

Mail the completed nomination form and publications to:

USPS Mail

Genealogical Writing Competitions
National Genealogical Society
6400 Arlington Blvd Ste 810
Falls Church, Virginia 22042-2318
USA

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Genealogical Writing Competitions
National Genealogical Society
6400 Arlington Blvd Ste 660
Falls Church, Virginia 22042-2318
USA
703-525-0050

Note: Email contact information is required for all submissions.