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Old Darlington District
Genealogy
Chapter of The South Carolina
Genealogical Society
South Carolina Genealogical
Society
Publications Contest
Hartsville Genealogical
Research Library
114 South Fourth Street
(mailing address P.O. Box 175)
Hartsville, SC 29551-0175
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The South Carolina Genealogical Society,
Inc. Publications Competition is held annually.
The goals of this competition are to:
·
Encourage excellence in genealogical research.
·
Promote the publication of genealogical material related to South
Carolina.
·
Recognize publications which achieve the highest genealogical standards.
The Publications Competition is divided
into seven categories. Within the
first four categories, there are two divisions based on a Chapter’s
membership. The S.C.G.S. President
or his designee will present awards, consisting of a plaque or a
certificate, at the Fall S.C.G.S. Annual Meeting. Awards
are based upon nominations and may not be presented in each category each year.
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Category I
Best S.C.G.S. Chapter Quarterly Publication
Requirements:
·
An S.C.G.S. Chapter must publish each quarterly nominated.
·
The S.C.G.S. Chapter, not an
individual, must submit the nomination.
·
An entry form must accompany
each entry.
·
Two current consecutive
issues of the publication will be submitted.
These issues must date
between 2004 and 2005.
·
The nomination deadline for
2004 awards is July 10, 2005. Entries
must be received by this date.
·
Chapters with 100 or fewer Individual & Family memberships as
of July 1.
·
Chapters with more than 100
Individual & Family memberships as of July 1.
A panel of three judges with
no affiliation with the S.C.G.S.
will judge each quarterly publication on the following criteria:
(1)
Genealogical Content (50%)
·
Strong genealogical content.
·
Wide variety of previously
unpublished genealogical material or methodology articles.
·
Transcriptions must retain
the original document’s punctuation and spelling.
·
Sources should be properly
cited and documented.
(2)
Writing and editing (25%)
·
Sentence Structure, word usage, spelling, & grammar.
·
Statement of purpose and
strong audience identification.
(3)
Presentation of Material (25%)
·
Print quality.
·
Design harmony and balance.
·
Effective use of paper.
·
Effective use of graphics
and white space.
Results:
(1)
The judges’ scores will be tallied.
(2)
Each Chapter will be notified by mail of their quarterly’s evaluation.
(3)
A representative from each winning Chapter will presented with an award
at the fall
S.C.G.S. Annual Meeting.
Category II
Best S.C.G.S. Periodical Newsletter
Requirements:
·
An S.C.G.S. Chapter must publish each newsletter nominated.
·
The S.C.G.S. Chapter, not an
individual, must submit the nomination.
·
An entry form must accompany
each entry.
·
Two current consecutive
issues of the publication will be submitted. These
issues must
date between 2003 and 2004.
·
The nomination deadline for
2004 awards is July 10, 2004. Entries
must be received by this date.
There are two divisions
within this category:
·
Chapters with 100 or fewer Individual & Family memberships as
of July 1.
·
Chapters with more than 100
Individual & Family memberships as of July 1.
A panel of three judges with
no affiliation with the S.C.G.S.
will judge each newsletter on the following criteria:
(1)
Informational Content (50%)
·
Each newsletter should contain current news of interest to the
membership from the local
chapter or S.C.G.S. Examples might include:
upcoming meetings, new acquisitions,
minutes from meetings, treasurer’s report, etc.
·
Other items of interest
should communicated to the membership.
(2)
Writing and editing (25%)
·
Sentence Structure, word usage, spelling, & grammar.
·
Statement of purpose and
strong audience identification.
(3)
Presentation of Material (25%)
·
Print quality.
·
Design harmony and balance.
·
Effective use of paper.
·
Effective use of graphics
and white space.
Results:
(1)
The judges’ scores will be tallied.
(2)
Each Chapter will be notified by mail of their newsletter’s evaluation.
(3)
A representative from each winning Chapter will presented with an award
at the fall
S.C.G.S. Annual Meeting.
Category III
Best Article in an S.C.G.S. Publication
Requirements
·
Any article, or series of articles, published in any S.C.G.S.
chapter’s quarterly or newsletter,
or any article, or series of articles,
published in the S.C.G.S. Carolina Herald, within a two
year period prior to the 2004 S.C.G.S.
Annual Meeting is eligible for nomination.
·
Articles may be nominated by
the author, an individual S.C.G.S. member, or by an
S.C.G.S. Chapter.
·
An entry form must accompany
each entry.
·
Two copies of each article
nominated must be submitted.
·
Each
article nominated, and accompanying bibliographic information, will be published
in the
Carolina Herald.
·
The nomination deadline for 2004 awards is July 10, 2004.
Entries must be received by this date.
There are two divisions
within this category:
·
Chapters with 100 or fewer Individual & Family memberships as
of July 1.
·
Chapters with more than 100
Individual & Family memberships as of July 1.
Any article
nominated from the Carolina Herald would
compete in this division.
A panel of three judges with
no affiliation with the S.C.G.S.
will judge each quarterly publication on the following criteria:
(1)
Genealogically Related Content (50%)
·
Previously unpublished South Carolina genealogical materials or
sources or related to
South Carolina methods and sources.
·
Transcriptions must retain
the original document’s punctuation and spelling.
·
Sources should be properly
cited and documented.
(2)
Writing and editing (25%)
·
Sentence Structure, word usage, spelling, & grammar.
·
Statement of purpose and
strong audience identification.
(3)
Presentation of Material (25%)
·
Print quality.
·
Design harmony and balance.
·
Effective use of paper.
·
Effective use of graphics
and white space.
Results:
(1)
The judges’ scores will be tallied.
(2)
Each author/editor will be notified by mail of their article’s
evaluation.
(3) The winning author/editor will be presented an award at the Fall S.C.G.S.
Annual Meeting.
Category IV
Best Book by an S.C.G.S. Chapter
Requirements
·
Each book must be published by an S.C.G.S. Chapter.
Books may be hard bound or soft bound.
Books must have been published within the
two-year period prior to the 2004 S.C.G.S. Annual
Meeting.
·
The book must be submitted
by the Chapter, not an individual.
·
An entry form must accompany
each entry.
·
Two copies of each book
entry must be submitted. After the
contest, one copy will be retained
by the S.C.G.S. for its Archives and the other
copy will be donated to the South Caroliniana
Library in Columbia.
·
Each book submitted will be
given a thumbnail review in the Carolina Herald.
The review will
include price, ordering information, etc.
·
The nomination deadline for
2004 awards is July 10, 2004. Entries
must be received by this date.
There are two divisions
within this category:
·
Chapters with 100 or fewer Individual & Family memberships as
of July 1.
·
Chapters with more than 100
Individual & Family memberships as of July 1.
A panel of three judges with
no affiliation with the S.C.G.S.
will judge each book on the following criteria:
(1) Genealogically
Related Content (50%)
·
Previously unpublished South Carolina genealogical materials or
sources or related to
South Carolina methods and sources.
·
Transcriptions must retain
the original document’s punctuation and spelling.
·
Sources should be properly
cited and documented.
(2)
Writing and editing (25%)
·
Sentence Structure, word usage, spelling, & grammar.
·
Well conceived and planned.
·
Does the work contain:
Foreword?
Introduction?
Title page?
Publisher, place, and date?
Table of contents?
Bibliography?
Complete index?
Footnotes and references?
(3)
Presentation of Material (25%)
·
Print quality.
·
Design harmony and balance.
·
Effective use of paper.
·
Effective use of graphics
and white space.
Results:
(1)
The judges’ scores will be tallied.
(2)
Each Chapter will be notified by mail of their book’s evaluation.
(3)
A representative from each winning Chapter will presented with an award
at the fall S.C.G.S.
Annual Meeting.
Category V
Best South Carolina Family History
Requirements
·
Anyone is eligible to submit a nomination.
Books may be hard bound or soft bound. Nominated
books are to center on a South Carolina family,
past or present and include at least four
generations of that family.
Books must have been published within the two-year period prior to
the 2004 S.C.G.S. Annual Meeting.
·
An entry form must accompany
each entry.
·
Two copies of each book
entry must be submitted. After the
contest, one copy will be retained
by the S.C.G.S. for its Archives and the other
copy will be donated to the South Caroliniana
Library in Columbia.
·
Each book submitted will be
given a thumbnail review in the Carolina Herald.
The review will
include price,
ordering information, etc.
·
A nominated book should not
be an automatically generated “book” from genealogical software.
·
The nomination deadline for
2004 awards is July 10, 2004. Entries
must be received by this date.
A panel of three judges with
no affiliation with the S.C.G.S.
will judge each book on the following criteria:
(1)
Demonstration of Research Skills
(40%)
·
Ability to use and analyze a wide variety of primary documents.
·
Place family in a correct,
but relevant, historical context.
(2)
Documentation (20%)
·
Each fact should be properly documented and cited from its
original source.
·
Full citations using
accepted styles.
(3)
Writing and editing (20%)
·
The book should tell the story of a South Carolina family and not
be merely listing of
names and dates.
·
The book should be an
original work, not a compilation of others’ research.
·
The book should employ a
generally recognized numbering system.
·
Sentence Structure, word
usage, spelling, & grammar.
·
Well conceived and planned.
·
Does the book contain:
Foreword?
Introduction?
Title page?
Publisher, place, and date?
Table of contents?
Bibliography?
Complete index?
Footnotes and references?
(4)
Presentation of Material (20%)
·
Print quality.
·
Design harmony and balance.
·
Effective use of paper.
·
Effective use of graphics
and white space.
Results:
(1)
The judges’ scores will be tallied.
(2)
The author/editor will be notified by mail of their book’s evaluation.
(3) The winning author/editor will presented with an award at the fall S.C.G.S. Annual Meeting.
Category VI
Best South Carolina Genealogical Book
Requirements
·
Anyone is eligible to submit a nomination.
Books may be hard bound or soft bound. Nominated
books are to center on a South Carolina
genealogy. Subjects might include,
but not be limited
to: records
abstracted from original sources, a genealogical study of a particular locality,
genealogical methodology, etc.
Books must have been published within the two-year period prior
to the 2004 S.C.G.S. Annual Meeting.
·
An entry form must accompany
each entry.
·
Two copies of each book
entry must be submitted. After the
contest, one copy will be retained
by the S.C.G.S. for its Archives and the other
copy will be donated to the South Caroliniana
Library in Columbia.
·
Each book submitted will be
given a thumbnail review in the Carolina Herald.
The review will
include price, ordering information, etc.
·
The nomination deadline for
2004 awards is July 10, 2004. Entries
must be received by this date.
A panel of three judges with
no affiliation with the S.C.G.S.
will judge each book on the following criteria:
(1)
Genealogically Related Content (50%)
·
Previously unpublished South Carolina genealogical materials or
sources or related to
South Carolina methods and sources.
·
Transcriptions must retain
the original document’s punctuation and spelling.
·
Sources should be properly
cited and documented.
(2) Writing and
editing (25%)
·
Sentence Structure, word usage, spelling, & grammar.
·
Well conceived and planned.
·
Does the work contain:
Foreword?
Introduction?
Title page?
Publisher, place, and date?
Table of contents?
Bibliography?
Complete index?
Footnotes and references?
(3) Presentation
of Material (25%)
·
Print quality.
·
Design harmony and balance.
·
Effective use of paper.
·
Effective use of graphics
and white space.
Results:
(3)
The judges’ scores will be tallied.
(4)
The author/editor will be notified by mail of their book’s evaluation.
(5)
The winning author/editor will presented with an award at the fall
S.C.G.S. Annual Meeting.
Category VII
Best South Carolina Local History Book
Requirements
·
Anyone is eligible to submit a nomination.
Books may be hard bound or soft bound. Nominated
books are to center on the history of South
Carolina, its regions, groups, or institutions. Subjects
might include, but not be limited to:
the history of a county, town, geographic region, or other
area of South Carolina, the history of a specific
group of individuals (ethnic group, or the
membership of a fraternal organization, etc.),
the history of a religious congregation, the history
of an educational institution, etc. Books must
have been published within the two-year period prior
to the 2004 S.C.G.S. Annual Meeting.
·
An entry form must accompany
each entry.
·
Two copies of each book
entry must be submitted. After the
contest, one copy will be retained
by the S.C.G.S. for its Archives and the
other copy will be donated to the South Caroliniana
Library in Columbia.
·
Each book submitted will be
given a thumbnail review in the Carolina Herald.
The review will
include price, ordering information, etc.
·
The nomination deadline for
2004 awards is July 10, 2004. Entries
must be received by this date.
A panel of three judges with
no affiliation with the S.C.G.S.
will judge each book on the following criteria:
(1) Historically Related Content (50%)
·
A previously unpublished South Carolina history related to the
state’s places or regions,
groups of individuals, or institutions.
·
Sources should be properly
cited and documented.
(2) Writing and
editing (25%)
·
Sentence Structure, word usage, spelling, & grammar.
·
Well conceived and planned.
·
Does the work contain:
Foreword?
Introduction?
Title page?
Publisher, place, and date?
Table of contents?
Bibliography?
Complete index?
Footnotes and references?
(3) Presentation
of Material (25%)
·
Print quality.
·
Design harmony and balance.
·
Effective use of paper.
·
Effective use of graphics
and white space.
Results:
(1)
The judges’ scores will be tallied.
(2)
The author/editor will be notified by mail of their book’s evaluation.
(3)
The winning author/editor will presented with an award at the fall
S.C.G.S. Annual Meeting.
South
Carolina Genealogical Society, Inc.
Publications
Competition
Nomination
Form Award of Excellence
Publication or
Book Title:
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Title of Article
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(if applicable)
Publisher:
____________________Publication Date:___________
Author/Compiler/Editor ______________________________________________
Address
__________________________Phone________________
Person Making
Name___________________________________________
Address___________________Phone________________
Type of Publication: Check Appropriate Category and
Division.
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S.C.G.S. Chapter Quarterly
_____ Book by an S.C.G.S.
Publication
Chapter
______ -100 Members or
_____ -100 Members or
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+ 100 Members
_____ +100 Members
(2 consecutive issues must be
submitted) (2 copies of book must be submitted)
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S.C.G.S. Periodical Newsletter
_____South Carolina Family
______ - 100 Members or
History
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+ 100 Members
(2 copies of book must be submitted)
(2 consecutive issues must be
submitted)
_____
Article in an S.C.G.S. Publication
_____ South Carolina Genealogy
______ - 100 Members or
Book
______
+ 100 Members
(2 copies of book must be submitted)
(2 copies of article must be
submitted)
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South Carolina Local
History Book
(2 copies of book must be submitted)
Mail
Nomination Form and Copies to: S.C.G.S. Publications Competition
Post Office Box 175
Hartsville, South Carolina 29551-0175
A separate nomination
form must accompany each nomination. Each
nomination must be accompanied by 2 copies of the nominated publication,
article, or book. If nominating a
book, please provide ordering information, price, etc.
This form may be duplicated.
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