{"id":5151,"date":"2014-09-05T18:43:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T23:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/?p=5151"},"modified":"2014-09-18T14:31:37","modified_gmt":"2014-09-18T19:31:37","slug":"2014-isfhwe-excellence-in-writing-competition-winners-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/2014-isfhwe-excellence-in-writing-competition-winners-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 ISFHWE Excellence-In-Writing Competition Winners Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right; display: inline\" src=\"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/images\/ISFHWE%20Logo.jpg\" align=\"right\"><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/isfhwe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">International Society of Family History Writers and Editors<\/a> is proud to announce the winners of the 2014 Excellence-in-Writing Competition.&nbsp; The winners are: <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 1 &#8211; Columns<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place \u2013 Shelley K. Bishop, \u201cThe Legacy of Mary Comfort Eberhard\u201d\n<li>2nd Place \u2013 Nancy Ann Calhoun, \u201cPeople can \u2018flesh out\u2019 genealogy at library\u201d\n<li>3rd Place \u2013 Maureen K. Wlodarczyk, \u201cPrecious Paper in the Digital World\u201d\n<li>Honorable Mention \u2013 Shannon Combs-Bennett, \u201cGetting You Pointed in the Right Direction\u201d\n<li>Honorable Mention \u2013 Michelle Roos Goodrum, \u201cUsing Social Media to Enrich Stories of the Family Home\u201d\n<li>Honorable Mention \u2013 Carolyn Schotts, \u201cFading Family Roots\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Category 2 &#8211; Articles<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place \u2013 Schelly Talalay Dardashti, \u201cThe Other Side of Jewish Genealogy: Learn how to get started exploring your Sephardic roots\u201d\n<li>2nd Place \u2013 Shelley K. Bishop, \u201cTurning Forests into Farms: the George Clark Family of Licking and Delaware Counties, Ohio\u201d\n<li>3rd Place \u2013 Mari Margaret McLean, Ph.D., \u201cFinding Maxa Ann Hadden and Mr. McLean: Serendipity and the Brick Wall\u201d\n<li>Honorable Mention \u2013 Smiljka Kitanovic, \u201cAppreciating Genealogy Angels\u201d\n<li>Honorable Mention \u2013 Carolyn B. Leonard, \u201cEarly Settlement Leaves Quiet Legacy\u201d\n<li>Honorable Mention \u2013 Chip Rowe, \u201cWho Was Joel Holcomb of Wallingford, Connecticut\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Category 3 \u2013 Genealogy Newsletters<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place \u2013 Patricia Mansfield Phelan, \u201cIrish Family History Forum\u201d\n<li>2nd Place \u2013 James M. Beidler, \u201cDer Kurier\u201d \u2013 newsletter of the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society\n<li>3rd Place \u2013 Kay Waterloo, \u201cGoodrich Family Association Quarterly\u201d\n<li>Honorable Mention \u2013 Carolyn B. Leonard, \u201cDutch Cousins\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Category 4 \u2013 Unpublished Authors<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place \u2013 Shirley McKenzie, \u201cSylvira Said \u2018They burned My House\u2019- June 1864, Silver Springs, MS\u201d\n<li>2nd Place \u2013 Robbi J. Ryan, \u201cA Strong Will to Live\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Category 5 \u2013 Unpublished Material by Published Authors<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place \u2013 Rondie Yancey, \u201cMurder at the Post Office: One Family\u2019s Tragedy\u201d\n<li>2nd Place \u2013 Leslie Tichenor Mason, \u201cCreate a Colorful Picture of Your Ancestors from a Grey Palette of Facts\u201d\n<li>3rd Place \u2013 Marie Navarro, \u201cFighting on Both Sides of the Alamo\u201d\n<li>Honorable Mention \u2013 Kenneth R. Castle, Ph.D., \u201cEden Booth, a Tale of Westward Migration\u201d\n<li>Honorable Mention \u2013 Sherri Hessick, \u201cAl Allan Alton William Wade Wendergren Westman\u201d\n<li>Honorable Mention \u2013 Barbara Lee, \u201cCarolyn 1947-1947 \u2013 Hanford Nuclear Site and a Baby\u2019s Death\u201d\n<li>Honorable Mention \u2013 Chip Rowe, \u201cWhat Happened to Boyd?\u201d\n<li>Honorable Mention \u2013 Jodie Lynn Strait, \u201cWilliam Henry Hunt: An Original Texter\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Category 6 \u2013 Poetry (NEW category this year)<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place \u2013 Smiljka Kitanovic, \u201cRiver Journey\u201d\n<li>2nd Place \u2013 Marie Navarro, \u201cAnother Day, Another Time\u201d\n<li>3rd Place \u2013 Andrea Ramsey, \u201cYoung Girl\u201d\n<li>Honorable Mention \u2013 Kenneth R. Castle, Ph.D., \u201cThere Once Was a Man\u2026\u201d\n<li>Honorable Mention \u2013 Paul K. 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