American Society of Genealogists awards fourth Continuing Research Grant

The fourth and final $2500 ASG Continuing Research grant for 2022 has been awarded to Holly MacCammon of Philmont, New York, for her project to index New York surrogate court guardianship records 1802 to 1866 abstracted and serialized in The Columbia newspaper between 1985 and 1992 as a first step to establishing intellectual and physical arrangement of disorganized records haphazardly arranged in several microfilm collections: 1890–1899, digitized and indexed at Ancestry; 1881–1889, not digitized; and 1802–1880, digitized but not indexed at FamilySearch.

Ms. MacCammon is the sole proprietor of HollyGenealogy, LLC, specializing in New England and New York State research.  Previously she has worked as Senior Project Manager for World Monuments Fund, New York, N.Y., and as a New York City Regional Archivist, Documentary Heritage Program, for the New York State Archives and Records Administration, Albany, N.Y. She earned a Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University.

The Society will make its decision on grant opportunities for 2023 at the annual meeting in October, with announcements concerning eligibility and application process to be distributed shortly thereafter. Further information about this new grant program is available elsewhere on the website of the American Society of Genealogists. Additional information is available from Alicia Crane Williams, Chair, ASG Grant Committee (4 White Trellis, Plymouth MA 02360; or acwcrane@aol.com).