The National Genealogy Hall of Fame is an educational project sponsored by the  National Genealogical Society. The entire genealogical community is invited to participate in this project.

National Genealogy Hall of Fame Nomination Form (PDF 128KB) >

Call for Nominations (PDF 138KB) >

Deadline for all submissions is 15 December, annually. See below for instructions.

By focusing on the history of genealogy in the United States and on those elected to the Hall of Fame, there will be an increased awareness and appreciation of the high standards those persons advocated and achieved.

The National Genealogy Hall of Fame Committee, a group of distinguished genealogists from throughout the nation, elects one person to the Hall of Fame annually. Those elected are permanently commemorated in the virtual Hall of Fame on this website. See National Genealogy Hall of Fame Members. 

• The nominee must have been actively engaged in the field of genealogy in the United States for at least ten years.
• The nominee must have been deceased for at least five years at the time of nomination.
• The nominee must have made a contribution or contributions to the field of genealogy in the United States judged to be significant in a way that is unique, pioneering, or exemplary. The nature of those contributions may include, but need not be limited to, the following:
  • authored books or articles that added significantly to the body of published works, and/or that serve as models of genealogical research and writing;
  • made genealogical source records more readily available to the public by preserving, transcribing, translating, abstracting, indexing, and/or publishing such records;
  • shared with others knowledge of genealogical research methods and sources through teaching and lecturing and/or publication of educational materials; and
  • contributed time, labor, and leadership to a genealogical organization or a genealogical periodical publication, thus enabling that organization or publication to make significant contributions to the field of genealogy in the United States.