The Ted Gilberd Family History Award
The NZSG sponsors an award for the best family history article published in The New Zealand Genealogist each year. The Ted Gilberd Family History Award is a certificate and a $100 NZSG voucher.
Any original and previously unpublished work of the writer, who must be a member of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists at the time the article is submitted, is eligible for judging.
The criteria for inclusion in the judging are that the article should show a clear relationship between the research evidence and the written result, be well referenced and include illustrations. The NZSG evaluates each essay for:
- the effort to provide a broader context for the story rather than just a description of a family or person
- clarity of structure and style
- organisation and evaluation of the evidence
- evidence of sources through references and/or bibliography.
2024 Winner
Sarah Hewitt #25499 for her article "The Silver Cup", published in the December 2023 issue of The New Zealand Genealogist.
The judges commented: This is a great family history story, well written, well researched, focused and very readable. The style of writing is especially suitable for inclusion in an online publication with short paragraphs limited to exploring one fact at a time. Sarah posed rhetorical questions throughout the article, immediately addressing her own query and creating a degree of suspense as she unravelled the mystery that culminated in a surprise discovery.
Sarah’s technique of mentioning appropriate sources within the article not only illustrates the depth of her research, but also provides interesting background material without letting it dominate or detract from the flow of the story. This technique also meant her list of references at the end of the article was kept manageable.
Previous Winners
- 2023: Christine Barbour #8327 - 'Just Jack'. March 2022 issue of The New Zealand Genealogist
- 2022: Stephen Palmer #27335 - 'Adventure ahead?'. February 2021 issue of The New Zealand Genealogist
- 2021: Catherine Clarke #18886 - 'Felonious, Wicked and Diabolical?'. October 2020 issue of The New Zealand Genealogist
- 2020: No award given due to the Trust's AGM being delayed
- 2019: John Catley #4325 - 'Class A, B and C Midwives'. April 2018 issue of The New Zealand Genealogist
- 2018: Delwyn Blondell #12676 - 'Ordinary Men, Extraordinary Experiences'. June 2017 issue of The New Zealand Genealogist
- 2017: Yvonne Milbank #21898 - 'My Poppa was a humble ag lab from Coull'. April 2016 issue of The New Zealand Genealogist
- 2016: Elizabeth Foster #17549 - 'The Zealandia - a foster family provenance for the only known painting of the famous immigrant ship'. June 2015 issue of The New Zealand Genealogist; Julie MacDonald #1270 - 'From Peat Banks to River Gravel'. October 2015 issue of The New Zealand Genealogist
- 2015: Pamela McKirdy #9224 - 'The life and crimes of William Barker'. April 2014 issue of The New Zealand Genealogist
- 2014: Dorothy Dowgray #25146 - 'Immigrants and settlement schemes - or how I became a New Zealander'. June 2013 issue of The New Zealand Genealogist
- 2013: Jennifer Clark #3781 - 'Master Mariner, Mr James Robinson'. March/April 2012 issue of The New Zealand Genealogist
- 2012: Jane Smallfield #9858 - 'Dolly the Bridge - Llangwn fisherwoman'. Jan/Feb 2011 issue of The New Zealand Genealogist
- 2011: Dr Thomas Pendreigh Brown #2497 - 'Who was Mr Marriott'. Jan/Feb 2010 issue of The New Zealand Genealogist
- 2010: Paul Hickford #13587 - 'On the Wright Trail - London, Melbourne, Echuca, Hokitika'. Sept/Oct 2009 issue of The New Zealand Genealogist
- 2009: Jeni Palmer #18059 - 'Maternity Care in Hamilton'. May/June 2008 issue of The New Zealand Genealogist
- 2008: Pat Brocklebank #15269 - 'Arrow Agony'. May/June 2007 issue of The New Zealand Genealogist
- 2007: Lynda Richards #12935 - 'My Irish Connection: James and Mary of the 57th'. Jan/Feb 2006 issue of The New Zealand Genealogist
09/07/2024