Genealogy Wish Grants

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Genealogy grant opportunity

"Genealogy Wish Grants" is finally here! Once a year, one lucky, LOYAL follower, with a COMPELLING story, will be granted a (FEASIBLE) genealogy research wish.

Genealogy Wish Grants 2023 Schedule

​Dates:

• Entry/Application Start Date: March 15, 2023
• Entry/Application Deadline: November 11, 2023

• Winner Announced: Sometime between December 16, 2023- December 23, 2023

Genealogy Wish Grants Rules and Selection Process

Genealogy Wish Grants Entry Rules:

• Entrants must be Loyal followers:
  • LOYAL follower of my Facebook PAGE (Ex. follows, comments, reacts and shares my content)
  • Participates in one of my Facebook GROUPS
  • Follows my BLOG
  • Is signed up to receive my NEWSLETTER
• Entry request/application must be in paragraph form with a “BACKSTORY”
• Entrants agree to have their name and “wish”/story published in my BLOG
• Winner agrees to be publicized
• Applicants must apply via "Contact" form, under the "Genealogy Wish Grants Application" category in the drop down 
• Applicants must provide an email and a phone number for contact purposes

 
Selection process:

1. Agreement to ALL rules
2. Feasible application
3. Compelling story

 
*Notes:

• Only entries that adhere to the guidelines will be accepted
• Please be sure to check my site for my specialties
  • I specialize in:
    • Descendancy research
    • Living people search
    • Brick wall research
    • Unknown Parentage research
    • DNA Match Grouping (AncestryDNA only)
    • Traditional genealogy research
• Keep in mind that I DO NOT specialize in lineage research, nor do I specialize in EVERY area or time period, as most genealogists do not 
• Genealogy Wish Grants DO NOT include a full, professional genealogy report or ALL records found in the search [It will include a summary of findings either verbally or written, grouped and noted DNA matches (if applicable), and access to built tree with sources and citations attached (if applicable)]
• Not to exceed 10 hours
• *Findings may be inconclusive

Apply Here

Genealogy Wish Grant Winners

2022 Grant Winner

Connie Dexter Spicer won the 2022 Genealogy Wish Grant for a decades long brick wall.

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