Do you know a person in your genealogical or historical society or library who has gone above and beyond to benefit the genealogical community with local, state, or national activities? Is there or are there a volunteer or volunteers you feel need special recognition? Has your society or a society produced a publication, done indexing, or cleaned up a cemetery or maybe even more?
Awards presented by the Federation of Genealogical Societies are intended to serve two purposes. First, they recognize and thank individuals and organizations who make significant contributions. Second, they illustrate the many things that can, and need, to be done, and provide examples and ideas on how we can accomplish similar goals.
Each year at the Federation of Genealogical Societies annual conference banquet, awards are given to societies and members of societies for outstanding or notable service to the genealogical community.
The Federation looks to you to nominate individuals or societies to receive these awards of recognition. You know the societies and the people who make up those societies. You know the activities/projects that an individual or society has successfully undertaken. These are the people, the societies, and the activities FGS is looking to offer gratitude to with these awards.
Please consider those that you know for an FGS award. Deadline for submission of awards for 2010 is 1 June 2010.
Following is a short description of the awards:
Certificate of Appreciation: Individual or organization in thanks for duty in exemplary or outstanding manner.
Award of Merit: Individual or organization for meritorious service or distinguished work in genealogy and family history.
President’s Citation: Individual or organization to whose contributions or service to FGS or the genealogical community are singled out for recognition by the FGS President.
Delegate Award: Individual Delegate of an FGS member society in recognition of exemplary service to FGS as a member of an FGS standing committee or as an active participant in an FGS project.
Distinguished Service Award: Individual or organizational recognition of outstanding service to FGS or to a member society. The organization must be a member of FGS, and the individual must be a member of an FGS member society.
Director’s Award: Individual or organizational recognition of both exceptional contributions to the field of genealogy and family history, and extra-mile efforts to promote good will and improve services.
George E. Williams Award: Individual with outstanding contributions within a single year to FGS, a member organization, or both.
David S. Vogels Award: Individual for recognition of outstanding career contributions to FGS.
Rabbi Malcolm H. Stern Humanitarian Award: To a rare individual for lifetime contributions and whose positive personal influence and example have fostered unity in the genealogical community, provided leadership to its individual members, and helped make family history a vital force in the community at large.
Archives Award: Individual or organizational recognition of exceptional contributions in the area of archival access, preservation, or services.
More information about the awards and a link to a submission form can be found at the FGS website fgs.org/awards/awards_form.php.
Awards deadline is 1 June 2010.
As Delegates we hope to hear from you! Thank you very much for your submissions.
The FGS Awards Committee:
Susan Kaufman
Bobbi King
Sandra Luebking
Gary Mokotoff
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