The following is from NEHGS eNews, Volume 11, Number 5:
The National Genealogical Society (NGS) is seeking nominations from the entire genealogical community for
persons whose achievements or contributions have made an impact on the field. This educational program increases appreciation of the high standards advocated and achieved by committed genealogists whose work paved the way for researchers today.
Since 1986, when Donald Lines Jacobus became the first genealogist elected to the National Genealogy Hall of Fame, twenty-three outstanding genealogists have been recognized for their contributions. The 2009 honoree will join this select group of distinguished members. This year’s selection, and the society that honored the nominee, will be feted at the 2009 NGS Conference in the States to be held in Raleigh, North Carolina, 13-16 May 2009.
Nominations for election to the Hall of Fame are made by genealogical societies throughout the United States. A nominee must have been actively engaged in genealogy in the United States for at least ten years, must have been deceased for at least five years at the time of nomination, and must have made contributions to the field of genealogy judged to be of lasting significance in ways that were unique, pioneering, or exemplary.
For more details, visit www.ngsgenealogy.org/comhall.cfm or call NGS at (800) 473-0600.