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Entries for the 2017 International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE) Excellence-in-Writing Competition are now being accepted.  Submissions are due by June 15, 2017 (a discounted entry fee is offered for entries submitted by March 15, 2017).  Both ISFHWE members and non-members are allowed to enter the competition.  Here are the categories for this year: Category I – Columns.  This is for columns of original content published on a regular basis, in any medium, published in 2016. Each entry must consist of 2,000 words or less. These are […]

Submissions for the Dallas Genealogical Society 2017 Writing Competition are due by March 31, 2017.  You do not have to be a DGS member to enter and articles do not necessarily have to relate to the Dallas area. Articles are to be 1,500-5,000 words in length, unpublished, and should fall into one of the following categories: advanced methodologies and case studies (not limited by geography) family histories and genealogies, linked to North Texas*, including those who came from or left to settle elsewhere historical events in North Texas* with a […]

The annual writing competition for the Ohio Genealogical Society kicked off a few days ago and will run through March 1, 2017.  Both OGS members and non-members are able to compete. Only unpublished entries are eligible. Each of the winning articles will be considered for publication in either the Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly or the Ohio Genealogical Society News.  Monetary prizes will also be awarded as follows: $50 Grand Prize – article with the highest overall score in either category $25 – next highest score, awarded in each category $15 […]

The Western Michigan Genealogical Society 2017 Writing Contest kicked off on January 1, 2017 and will run through March 30, 2017.  You do not have to be a WMGS member to enter and there is no entry fee.  Entries must be 1,500 to 3,000 and center around the theme “A Sense of Place,” particularly the Great Lakes Region. Winning entries will be published in Michigana.  Winning authors will be awarded a monetary prize as follows: 1st place – $100 and an annual WMGS membership 2nd place – $75 and an […]

Well 2016 was certainly better than 2015! And while I only set one goal for myself for 2016, I’m happy to say that I did achieve it, and more. I declared at the end of 2015 that I wanted to spend more time on my own genealogy. I’ve achieved this in a few different ways. First, I spent time processing mounds of data collected, some stuff dating back to 2008! It’s a slow process and I have much more to do, but I’ve made a dent. Second, I took a […]

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Entries for the 2017 International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE) Excellence-in-Writing Competition are now being accepted.  Submissions are due by June 15, 2017 (a discounted entry fee is offered for entries submitted by March 15, 2017).  Both ISFHWE members and non-members are allowed to enter the competition.  Here are the categories for this year: