News Flash

The National Genealogical Society (NGS) announced their 2023 SLAM! Idea Showcase results on May 26, 2023. Their event highlights creative or innovative projects and programs by societies, libraries, archives, museums, and other organizations. We are excited to announce that the Special Collections Department at the Main Library in Franklin’s submission was selected as one of the NGS’s two winners!  

View the winning submissions: 

2023 Winners

• Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania – “Street Genealogy: Finding Families in a Philly Parking Space”
• Williamson County Public Library Special Collections Department – “The Hatcher Family: Roots from Owen Hill Road”

And honorable mentions:

2023 Honorable Mentions

• Wake County Genealogical Society – “Digitizing the Wake Cemetery Survey c. 1978 Files”
• NC Historical Records Online – “NC Land Grants Website”

And other participants: 

2023 Participants

• Currituck County Library – “The EPICC (Enslaved People in Currituck County) Project”
• North Carolina Genealogical Society – “Indexing Partnership Between the North Carolina Genealogical Society and the North Carolina Collection”
• Spartanburg County Public Libraries – “Spartanburg County Public Libraries and the Fabric of the Past Workshop”
• Georgia Genealogical Society – “Finding Your Georgia Ancestors”
• Guild of One-Name Studies – “Elephants”
• Guild of One-Name Studies – “Young at Heart”
• FamilySearch – “Guided Research on the FamilySearch Research Wiki”
• Durham-Orange Genealogical Society – “Running Interactive Society Meetings in the Internet Age”
• Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies – “Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies Benefits”
• Genealogical Society of Kendall County Texas – “May Fest 2022”

As one of the two winners, the Special Collections Departments is receiving a $250 prize. The Williamson County Public Library extends it’s gratitude to the NGS, their 2023 SLAM! Idea Showcase Committee, and the award sponsors Ancestry, Family Tree Maker, and VIVID-PIX for helping make this award possible and their recognition of the Special Collections Department’s project.  

Read more about the award here.

Williamson Herald article here.

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The Williamson County Public Library is located in downtown Franklin at 1314 Columbia Avenue. The Special Collections Department is located on the second floor.

All library programs are free and open to the public. Learn more about this event or other library programs and services by calling 615-595-1243, extension 1, or by visiting the library’s website at http://wcpltn.org. The library e-newsletter provides library news about programs like this and more. Sign up to receive it via email.