Grants and Awards Presented


        GRANTS

        The grant program is designed to support the small to moderate sized organization or library that maintains an archival program of material that assists researchers of Virginia genealogical and historical information. The organization need not have certified archivists on staff. However, it should be preserving material according to archival standards established by the Society of American Archivists and the Mid-Atlantic Archives Conference.

          RECIPIENTS MATCHING GRANT
        • 2005 -- Arlington Library (Virginia Room), Giles County Historical Society, Roanoke Public Library, Wythe County Genealogical and Historical Association
        • 2004 -- Avoca Museum and Historical Society, Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society, Orange County [VA] Historical Society, Radford Public Library, Southampton County Historical Society
        • 2003 -- Friends of Fauquier Library, Historical Society of Washington County, Inc., Shenandoah County Historical Society, Waynesboro Public Library
        • 2002 -- Arlington Library (Virginia Room), Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society, Shenendoah County Library, Wythe County Historical Society Library
        • 2001 -- Goochland County Historical Society, Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society, Rappahannock Historical Society, Shenandoah County Historical Society
        • 2000 -- Arlington Library (Virginia Room), Augusta County Historical Society, Bassett Branch History Center, Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society, F.L. Page Memorial Library, History Museum and Historical Society of Western Virginia
        • 1999 -- Albemarle County Historical Society, Bassett Branch Historical Center, Page Library of History and Genealogy, Tazewell County Public Library

          RECIPIENTS SPECIAL GRANT
        • 2006 -- Highland Historical Society, Madison County Historical Society, Roanoke Public Libraries, Wythe County Genealogical and Historical Association
        • 2005 -- Madison County Historical Society
        • 2003 -- Roanoke Public Library (Virginia Room)
        • 2002 -- Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library, Smithfield Library
        • 2001 -- Augusta County Historical Society
        • 2000 -- Virginia Historical Society

        AWARDS

        The following category awards are established to recognize individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to the genealogical community.

        • The FELLOW OF THE VIRGINIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY AWARD (FVGS) , recognizes individuals for their long-term contributions to the field of genealogy and the promotion of its growth and development at the state and national level.

            RECIPIENTS
          • 2005 -- Wesley E. Pippenger
          • 1995 -- John Frederick Dorman, Netti Schreiner-Yantis, Robert Young Clay

        • The VIRGINIA RECORDS AWARD (VRA), recognizes outstanding contributions in making more records available to researchers through publication. Individuals who have excelled in the areas of publishing, writing, or editing Virginia genealogical source materials, have produced quality reference books, or have worked in a difficult research area, such as burned record counties, fall into this category.

            RECIPIENTS
          • 2008 -- Virginia L.H. Davis, Mary Kegley, Wesley E. Pippenger
          • 2007 -- Belle Harrell
          • 2006 -- John Frederick Dorman, Patricia B. Duncan
          • 2005 -- June Banks Evans, Ruth and Sam Sparacio, John Vogt, and Dr. Benjamin B. Weisiger, III

        • The COMMONWEALTH AWARD (CA), recognizes other societies or organizations within the state for performing outstanding service in the promotion of genealogical study. Achievements in this area would include maintaining a genealogical research library, preserving local records, improving genealogical education through special projects, compiling widely-accessible electronic databases, and producing high-quality publications.

            RECIPIENTS
          • 2008 -- Fairfax Genealogical Society
          • 2007 -- Bedford Genealogical Society, VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society
          • 2006 -- Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center (RELIC)
          • 1995 -- Virginia-North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society

        • The VOLUNTEER AWARD (VA), recognizes an individual for exceptional or long-term volunteer service that supports or advances local or statewide Virginia genealogical research.

            RECIPIENTS
          • 2007 -- Babe Fowler



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        Author: Wesley E. Pippenger
        Revised: April 2, 2008