Seton Shields

Q2 2016 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant: Terry Cemetery Fund, Victor, WV

By |2016-06-20T13:49:41-04:00June 20th, 2016|Family History, Grants, Human Interest|

Becky Shuff, one of the Q2 2016 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant recipients, undertook the role of caretaker for Terry Cemetery in Victor, WV. She was approved by a local correctional facility for the provision of six inmates and one guard to help with the upkeep of this cemetery, with her responsibility being the provision of equipment and meals for the inmates and guard. So for the first time ever, this grant is for a lawnmower.

Q2 2016 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant: Daughters of Zion Cemetery, Charlottesville, VA

By |2016-06-16T10:16:22-04:00June 16th, 2016|Family History, Grants|

The goal of The Preservers of the Daughters of Zion Cemetery, one of the Q2 2016 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant recipients, is to restore and preserve a historic African American burial ground. The grant will be used to assist in repairing a damaged grave marker.

Q1 2016 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant

By |2016-04-13T10:30:07-04:00April 13th, 2016|Family History, Grants, History|

This quarter, as all of the requests were modest, I’m awarding four Seton Shields genealogy grants – one each to the Morgan County Public Library, the Scott County Historical Society, Oak and Laurel Cemetery Preservation, and in support of 'The Rising' film.

Q3 2015 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant

By |2015-09-29T10:14:28-04:00September 29th, 2015|Grants, History, Immigration|

This quarter, I'm awarding two grants--one to Rich Custer to support his work preserving Carpatho-Rusyn records and the other to help defray the initial costs of a book series produced by the White Lake Area Historical Society that will showcase area families and notable people, places, and events.

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