Genea-Speak Award

Oops!!! It would appear the original design for the Genea-Speak Award closely resembles that of the National Genealogical Society!!! [My humble apologies to the NGS for allowing that to get by me! However, in my defense, the tree used in my design was actually found in some old clip art books I had, dating from the 1970's, and yes, I'm talking the old mimeo-graph kind of clip-art! While I did notice it looked slightly familiar, I did not realize what the familiarity was until Thursday, and set about replacing it forthwith!]

Behold, the new Genea-Speak Award!

This design, to the best of my knowledge, is neither copyrighted nor licensed, and if anyone knows otherwise, please let me know ASAP!

I do appreciate all of the sharp eyes out there who were quick to let me know of the controversy!

Many thanks!

And for those of you who have already received the award, I ask that you replace the one you may have placed on your Blog with the current one.

Many thanks to all!

cbh

Very First Ever - Genea-Speak Award!

A firm believer that recognition isn't given as often as recognition is due, I would like to award "The Genea-Speak Award" to Thomas MacEntee over at Destination: Austin Family, for excellence in writing, speaking, and the promoting of good genealogical practices.

Destination: Austin Family has this to say about Thomas:

"Thomas MacEntee is a genealogist specializing in the use of technology and social media to improve genealogical research and as a means of interacting with others in the family history community. Utilizing over 25 years of experience in the information technology field, Thomas writes and lectures on the many ways blogs, Facebook and Twitter can be leveraged to add new dimensions to the genealogy experience. As the creator of GeneaBloggers.com he has organized and engaged a community of over 600 bloggers to document their own journeys in the search for ancestors."

The blogsite lists 8 blogs that are Thomas' unique contributions:
Grandma Austin's Diaries
Bootcamp for Genea-Bloggers
Destination: Austin Family
And I Helped!
Lowville Obituaries
Lowville Long Ago
The Grave Yard Rabbit of New York Rural Cemeteries
A Catskill Christmas

Recipients of the Genea-Speak Award are required to do just one thing when recieiving their award: They must pass this award onto at least 2 deserving other recipients.

Congratulations Thomas MacEntee on receiving the very first ever Genea-Speak Award!