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The rockstars, 2016

The Legal Genealogist has said it before: there’s an old adage that says you’re best known by the company you keep.

And, once again, here in 2016, boy do I hope that’s true.

Because I am in amazing company right now, thanks to you and your votes in the Genealogy Rockstar voting over at John D. Reid’s blog Anglo-Celtic Connections.

The rockstars are the people John describes as “those who give ‘must attend’ presentations at family history conferences or as webinars, who when you see a new family history article or publication by that person, makes it a must buy. If you hang on their every word on a blog, podcast or newsgroup, or follow avidly on Facebook or Twitter they are likely Rockstar candidates.”1

And I am so grateful to be included in that company, once again, here in 2016. And so honored, and so humbled, to have garnered the top votes in the international, US, and genetic genealogy categories. And to be standing side by side with so many of my colleagues and friends around the world.

Here’s the company your votes landed me in, this year, in three different categories:2

International, USA, Genetic Genealogy

Judy G. Russell

2016-1

CeCe Moore

2016gg2

Blaine T. Bettinger

2016gg3

For all of us, and for the genetic genealogy community, it doesn’t get much better than this.

But there’s more. So much more. The voting honors and recognizes our colleagues around the world, as well, including our genetic genealogy colleagues Debbie Cruwys Kennett and Maurice Gleeson. So many of the honorees are wonderful people we can all learn so much from, and I’m delighted to be able to call many of them friends.

The winners around the world are:

Australia/New Zealand

Gold

Jill Ball — Geniaus

Silver

Shauna Hicks — www.shaunahicks.com.au/

Bronze

Michelle Patient — www.facebook.com/michelle.patient

Helen V. Smith — helenvsmithresearch.blogspot.com.au/

Canada

Gold

Gail Dever — Genealogy à la carte

Silver

Lorine McGinnis Schulze — www.olivetreegenealogy.com/

Bronze

Christine Woodcock — www.genealogytoursofscotland.ca/

England/Scotland/Wales

Gold

Kirsty Gray — Family Wise Ltd

Silver

Chris Paton — http://britishgenes.blogspot.ca/

Bronze

Debbie Cruwys Kennett — http://cruwys.blogspot.com/

Ireland

Gold

Maurice Gleeson

Silver

John Grenham — johngrenham.com/

Bronze

Claire Santry — www.irishgenealogynews.com/

If we are indeed known by the company we keep, well, all I can say is … I am honored… and humbled … to be in this company.


SOURCES

  1. John D. Reid, “Rockstar Genealogist nominations are open,” Anglo-Celtic Connections, posted 27 Aug 2016 (http://anglo-celtic-connections.blogspot.com/ : accessed 6 Sep 2015).
  2. See Ibid., “Superstar Rockstar Genealogists 2016,” posted 13 Sep 2016, and “Rockstar Genealogists 2016: Silver and Bronze Awards,” posted 12 Sep 2016).
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