Writing Awards
BOOK AWARDS
Book Awards Grand Prize
Gholson Brothers in the Thick of It: True Stories of Early Texas, as Told by Two Who Lived It (2019), by Donna Gholson Cook of Concord, California.
Category I: Books by Non-Professional / Family History
1st Place
My Journey: Tracing Ancestors to Grote Family Farm in Mackenbruch, Germany (2018), by Jane W. Williamson of Woodway, Texas.
2nd Place
The Papers of Joachin de Ortega (2018) by Mary Anthony Long Startz of Houston, Texas; Mary Ann Long Fernandez de Mesa, translations by Kristine Sjostrom.
3rd Place
Samuel Chapman of Virginia 1700-1773 and His Descendants, v. 1 (2019) by David R. Chapman of Tyler, Texas.
Category I: Books by Non-Professional / References
1st Place
The Bad Boys of Caldwell County, Texas: Book Three – Murders from 1848 to 1915 (2019) by Victoria Dunnahoo Daywood and Peggy White Engledow of Prairie Lea, Texas.
2nd Place
Anderson County, Texas In 1846: A Composed Census with Compiled Genealogical Information (2019) by Michael J. Vaughan of Flint, Texas.
Category II: Books by a Professional / Family History
1st Place
Heart of Texas: Life Stories of Richard Davis Hardin with Coleen Grant Hardin (2019) by Susan Burneson, ed. and compiler, of Austin, Texas.
Category II: Books by a Professional / References
1st Place
Advanced Genetic Genealogy Techniques and Case Studies (2019) by Debbie Parker Wayne of Cushing, Texas.
Category VII: Books Published by Partner Societies
1st Place
Freestone Past and Present (2018) by J. R. “Sonny” Sessions, Jr., compiled by Linda S. Mullen (Freestone County Historical Museum), Fairfield, Texas.
2nd Place
McLennan County, Texas, Divorce Records 1851 to 1904 (2019) by Betty Ross Crook (Central Texas Genealogical Society), Waco, Texas.
3rd Place
First Families of Bexar County: Descendant Lineages of Residents of Bexar, San Antonio, and Bexar County prior to 1850 (2019) by San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society.
MANUSCRIPT AWARDS
Category III: Manuscripts (Non-Professional)
1st Place
“Collateral Crittenden Cousins: John J. Crittenden III Gets His Wish” (published in Our Heritage, v. 60, nos. 1-2, San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society) by Larry W. Luckett.
2nd Place
“Researching My Mozeley Ancestors” (published in Bay Area Genealogical Society Journal, April 2019, pgs. 25-41) by Melody H. Hauch.
3rd Place
“The Grandmother We Never Knew” (published in Stalkin’ Kin, v. 46, nos. 1 & 2), Winter/Spring 2019 (San Angelo Genealogical Society) by Karen Sligar Vavricka.
Category III: Manuscripts (Professional)
1st Place
José Antonio Peres Casanova at Béxar in 1731, Juana Gertrudes de la Zerda at Béxar in 1744, Fall and Winter, 2018-2019, Our Heritage, Vol. 60, nos. 1-2, by Nancy Wright Brennan.
PERIODICAL, QUARTERLY, AND JOURNAL AWARDS
Category VI: Official Periodicals of Partner Societies / Newsletters
1st Place
SAGHS Newsletter, San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society, Patricia Merk, editor.
2nd Place
Bulletin of the East Texas Genealogical Society, East Texas Genealogical Society, Jackie Hood, editor.
3rd Place
Dallas Genealogical Society eNews, Dallas Genealogical Society, Tony Hanson Suzan Younger, and Cathy Dempsey, editors.
Category VI: Official Periodicals of Partner Societies / Quarterlies
1st Place
České Stopy (Texas Czech Genealogical Society), Marjorie Kultjen, editor.
2nd Place
Footprints Quarterly Journal (Fort Worth Genealogical Society), Rob Yoder, editor.
3rd Place
Hopkins County Heritage (Hopkins County Genealogical Society), Carol Ann Dixon, editor.
Category VI: Official Periodicals of Partner Societies / Journals
1st Place
Stalkin’ Kin in Old West Texas (San Angelo Genealogical and Historical Society), Allen Wright, editor.
2nd Place
Our Heritage (San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society), Larry W. Luckett, editor.
3rd Place
Plum Creek Almanac (The Genealogical and Historical Society of Caldwell County), Donaly Brice, editor.
STUDENT PROJECTS
Category VII: Student Projects
Elementary Grades 4-6
1st Place
Jonathan Collins, Houston, Texas.
2nd Place
Caiden J. Usry, Sulphur Springs, Texas.
WEBSITE AWARDS
Category I: Website for a Partner Society
1st Place
Dallas Genealogical Society: www.dallasgenealogy.org
2nd Place
San Angelo Genealogical and Historical Society: www.SAGHS-TX.org
3rd Place
San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society: www.txsaghs.org
Category II: Website for an Individual (personal genealogy)
1st Place
HistorTree: www.histortree.com by Jessica Horne Collins.
Award Winners from Previous Years
Compiled by William (Bill) Buckner, TxSGS Awards Chair