2023 OGS Chapter of the Year
Presented to a Chapter that meets three of more of the following criteria.
- Variety of membership activities throughout the year (e.g., chapter meetings, field trips, lineage societies, OGS conference participation)
- Contribution or service to genealogical records preservation (e.g., cemetery preservation, publishing, newsletters)
- Providing assistance/resources to local libraries/repositories
- Genealogical education of members or the general public (through newsletters, meetings, workshops, website, etc.)
- Inter/Intra Chapter-OGS-local historical society activities, relationships, and communications
Outstanding OGS Chapter Newsletter Award – Frances Dana Gage Award
The newsletter was judged on the following criteria:
- material interest
- variety and originality
- genealogical interest
- writing and editing quality
- readability and attractiveness
- overall publication makeup
The U.S. Grant Award for finding/research aids (indices, bibliographies).
This is a complete alphabetical index of all funerals handled by what is now the Denbow-Gasche funeral homes in Ashland, Ohio, between the years of 1908-1963. The book was judged on the following:
- Is the book well-organized?
- Is the index adequate and easy to use? If the work is an index, is it arranged in logical sequence? Is it indexed by multiple parameters?
- If opinions are given, are they clearly indicated as such?
- Are bibliography/resource lists included?
- Are the references well-documented? Are sources properly cited? If the work is an index, is proper credit given to the source(s) from which the index was prepared?
- Could another researcher retrace the steps taken to produce this work?
- Will it be a significant addition to Ohio genealogical or historical research and/or scholarship?
- Are any limitations of the references/sources clearly mentioned? (Missing pages, illegible writing, absence of data, missing volumes, etc.)
- Is the scope of the material presented clearly defined? (Geographic area, time period, purpose, family names, etc.)
- If illustrated, do the illustrations complement and illuminate the subject matter? Are they appropriately placed within the text?
- Are necessary abbreviations, legends, symbols, tables, and columns clearly explained and logically arranged?
Outstanding Chapter Website Award – Thomas A. Edison Award
Judged on the inclusion of the following required criteria, plus other outstanding features:
- OGS activities
- Chapter activities
- Other genealogy activities (NGS, FGS, other societies)
- Chapter information – meetings, history, current contact information
- Local genealogical information/resources
