Family Tree Magazine announced the 2011 Family Tree 40 contest today - see Diane Haddad's The Genealogy Insider blog post here.
When you nominate a blog, provide the title and URL, optionally tell why you’re nominating it, and put it into one of these eight categories (a few have changed from last year’s Family Tree 40):
* Local/regional history and genealogy: blogs focusing on research in a specific county, state or region. Most library and archive blogs, as well as many local historical and genealogical society blogs, would go here.
* Heritage groups: Blogs focusing on the family history of a specific ethnic, religious or national background (such as African-American, Jewish, Polish, etc.)
* Research advice and how-to: Blogs that primarily explain how to research, analyze photos or perform various family history tasks. The blogger offers tips, strategies and examples; explains genealogical concepts; and writes about how to use new resources.
* Cemeteries: These blogs feature content primarily about cemetery research and visiting cemeteries. Many feature tombstone photos and transcriptions, with information about those interred.
* “My Family History”: Blogs about the blogger’s own roots, including accounts of personal research, their own family photos and heirlooms, stories, recipes, etc.
* “Everything” blogs: Blogs that cover it all—genealogy news, research advice, opinions, local history, family stories, etc.—go here.
* New blogs: Was the blog you’re nominating launched during the past year? Categorize it here, even if it would also fit into another category.
* Technology: Blogs focusing on genealogy websites, software, DNA testing or other aspects of technology as it relates to genealogy.
There are four Family Tree 40 panelists:
* Genealogy Gems blogger Lisa Louise Cooke,
* Genea-Musings blogger Randy Seaver,
* Myrt of the DearMyrtle blog
* Thomas MacEntee of Geneabloggers
Family Tree Magazine editors and the Family Tree 40 panelists will winnow out any blogs that aren’t qualified (see below) and, if necessary depending how many blogs are nominated, narrow the list of nominees based on the quality of the blogs’ content.
From December 13 to 20, you all will vote on those finalists for the final Family Tree 40 blogs. The Family Tree 40 blogs, featuring five winners per category, will be revealed in the July 2011 Family Tree Magazine.
Qualifying blogs must:
* be primarily about genealogy.
* have original content (aggregators featuring posts from other blogs will be disqualified).
* belong to a private individual or individuals, not to a business (a change from last year’s Family Tree 40). They may not exist primarily to market products.
* be active, having at least four posts per month for the past three months (or, for blogs newer than three months, four posts per month since the blog has been in existence).
* contain or link to information about the blogger(s), such as an “About Me” page.
* not be hosted by a Family Tree 40 panelist or by Family Tree Magazine.
Nominate your favorite genealogy blogs for the Family Tree 40 here.
Note: Because I am one of the panelists, none of my genealogy blogs are eligible for nomination or awards. These include:
* Genea-Musings
* The Geneaholic
* South San Diego County Graveyard Rabbit
* Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe.
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