About the Award
Category III of the Writing Awards, Manuscripts by a Non-Professional, includes short articles written or compiled by an individual in 2015 or 2016 that were published in quarterlies or magazines.
Award Recipients
Thank you to all who participated, and congratulations to the following winners!
First Place ($100)
“Betty McCrocklin Carnal Loved Texas So Much,” Our Heritage Fall/Winter 2014-2015, by Larry W. Luckett.
Second Place ($50)
“Family Myth Busters: Samuel P. Malone, the West Point Manin,” Stalkin’ Kin Winter/Spring 2016, by Susan E. Ball.
Third Place ($30)
“Family Myth Busters: Threats of Murder and Mayhem on the J.J. Austin Homestead,” Stalkin’ Kin Summer/Fall 2016, by Susan E. Ball.
Thank you also to our volunteer judges!
Bill Buckner, TxSGS Awards Chair, contributed to this post.
Colleen (Robledo) Greene is a librarian, web developer, and educator, who has been researching her family history for 20 years. Colleen served as the 2016-2017 Director of Communications for TxSGS, from her home in Southern California. She blogs about her professional work and interests at www.colleengreene.com and shares her own family history research at www.cjroots.com.
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