The TxSGS Awards Program presents awards in the categories of books, manuscripts, periodicals, websites, blogs, and student projects. Presidential Awards are also announced during this ceremony.
View recording of 2023 TxSGS Awards Ceremony.
Entry requirements for all awards can be found on the TxSGS website: https://www.txsgs.org/programs/awards-grants/writing-awards/. We encourage you to begin or continue your writing journey and consider entering in 2024. Judging criteria are subject to change, so please check the website prior to submitting your entry.
Writing Awards
Book Awards – Chair: Bill Buckner
Grand Prize ($400)
Winds & Bloodlines: Our People, Our Stories (2023) by Kathryn Brogdon
Category I: Books by Non-Professional / Family History
1st Place ($200)
Some Descendants of Thomas Williamson the Elder of (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia (2023), by Michael J. Vaughn
Category I: Books by Non-Professional / References
1st Place ($200)
Chandler Cemetery and Its People: 1882-September 2022 by Jaycie M. Smith
2nd Place ($100)
Sulphur Springs, Texas: a Pictorial History by Julie Parker
3rd Place ($50)
A Collection of Stories: Life and Legacy of Bernardo de Gálvez (2023) by Rueben M. Perez
Category VII: Books Published by Partner Societies
1st Place ($200)
Breaking Through Walls: Proven Methods and Sources to Break Down Genealogical Brick Walls (2023) by Leslie Watson Tomlinson (San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society)
2nd Place ($100)
Czech Churches (2023) (Texas Czech Genealogical Society)
3rd Place ($50)
Veterans of Runnels County Volume VI, Books 1-5 (2023), (Runnels County Historical Commission)
Manuscript Awards – Chair: Pat Gordon
Category III: Manuscripts (Non-Professional)
1st Place ($100)
“The Conrad and Marie (Otto) Flaig Family: Embracing German American Culture in San Antonio, Texas” (published in Stirpes, v. 63, no. 1, March 2023, pgs. 24-33) by Larry W. Luckett
2nd Place ($75)
“Analyze Your Ancestor’s FAN Club with Spreadsheets” (published in Stirpes, v. 62, no. 2, June 2023, pgs. 15-19) by Nancy Gilbride Casey
3rd Place ($50)
“Genealogical Observations and Y-DNA Findings for Luis Peña (1820-1890) of Nacogdoches, Texas” (published in Stirpes, v 62, no. 1, March 2023, pgs. 34-39) by Richard Peña
Category III: Manuscripts (Professional)
1st Place ($100)
“Untangling the Lives of Individuals Who Share the Same Name” (published in Stirpes, v. 62, no. 2, June 2023, pgs. 38-42) by Hannah Kubacak
2nd Place ($75)
“Passengers on the Grand Conde to the Republic of Texas From Le Havre, France in 1842” (published in Stirpes, v. 61, no. 4, December 2022, pgs. 13-20) by Karen Stein Daniel
Blog Awards – Chair: Jaycie M. Smith
Category IV: Blogs (Individual)
1st Place ($100)
“Leaves on the Tree,” by Nancy Gilbride Casey (http://myleavesonthetree.blogspot.com/),
2nd Place ($75)
“Fortitude, A Family History Narrative,” by Dale Spalding (https://dalespaulding.com/blog)
Category IV: Blogs (Partner Societies)
1st Place ($100)
San Angelo Genealogical and Historical Society (https://saghs-tx.org/blog.php?sid=4)
Periodical, Quarterly, and Journal Awards – Chair: Karen Stein Daniel
Category VI: Official Periodicals of Partner Societies / Newsletters
1st Place ($100)
DCGS News, Denton County Genealogical Society, Nancy Gilbride Casey, editor
2nd Place ($75)
Dallas Genealogical Society eNews, Dallas Genealogical Society, Michelle Dwyer Cohen, editor
3rd Place ($50)
SAGHS Newsletter, San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society, Barbara Holmes, editor
Category VI: Official Periodicals of Partner Societies / Quarterlies
1st Place ($100)
Heart of Texas Records (Central Texas Genealogical Society), Mary Bullard, editor
2nd Place ($75)
Hopkins County Heritage (Hopkins County Genealogical Society), CarolAnn Dixon, editor
3rd Place ($50)
The Clayton Advocate (The Clayton Library Friends), Pat Palmer Metcalfe, editor
Category VI: Official Periodicals of Partner Societies / Journals
1st Place ($100)
Stalkin’ Kin In Old West Texas (San Angelo Genealogical and Historical Society), Allen Wright, editor
2nd Place ($75)
Keys to the Past (The Genealogical Society of Kendall County), Kathryn Adam Hurst, editor
3rd Place ($50)
Our Heritage (San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society), Larry W. Luckett, editor
Student Project Awards – Chair: Patricia Metcalfe
Category: Elementary Grades 4-6
1st Place ($100)
Jeffrey Collins (Sponsor: Jessica Horne Collins)
Category: Intermediate Grades 7-9
1st Place ($100)
Jonathan Collins (Sponsor: Jessica Horne Collins)
Category: Secondary Grades 10-12
1st Place ($100)
Evan William Cheek (Sponsor: Patti Huff Smith)
Website Awards – Chair: Randy Whited
Category I: Website for a Partner Society
1st Place ($100)
Dallas Genealogical Society (www.dallasgenealogy.org), Todd DeDecker, webmaster
2nd Place ($75)
San Angelo Genealogical and Historical Society (www.saghs-tx-org), Jana Jenkins, webmaster
Category II: Website for an Individual (Personal Genealogy)
1st Place ($100)
My Family History by Kathleen Murray (www.rayson.us/KRMurray/)
2nd Place ($75)
My Family & Me by Tony Hanson (www.rayson.us/aehanson/)
Category II: Website for an Individual (General Genealogy)
1st Place ($100)
Jaeger Witte Heritage Cemetery Association by George Zemanek (jwhca.com)
Presidential Awards – Susan E. Ball, TxSGS President
Volunteer of the Year
Walter Steets, Houston Genealogical Forum
Certificates of Appreciation
- Barbara Coakley, Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors
- Susan Kaufman, TxSGS Live! Host
- Nancy Gilbride Casey, Stirpes Editorial
Presidential Citations
- Tony Hanson, Partner Society Leadership Forum
- Emily Coffman Richardson, TxSGS Podcast: Lone Star Family Trails
- Betsy Mills, Conference Registrar
- Bill Buckner, Awards Chair
Presidential Commendation
- Sandra J. Crowley, TIGR, Conference, and much more!
TxSGS Fellow
- Colleen Robledo Greene
- Kelvin L. Meyers
- Ari Wilkins