Top award for Oxfordshire Family History Society journal

[Iffley]

I am *absolutely* delighted to be able to announce that, at the recent AGM
of the Federation of Family History Societies, Oxfordshire FHS won the large
societies category of the Elizabeth Simpson Award, which is an annual award
for 'the Journal making the Best Contribution to Family History'.

I received the certificate from Nick Barrett, President of the Federation,
on behalf of the Society, and it was subsequently presented at our monthly
meeting to Sue Honoré, our Editor.

However, more and even better was to come!

Our Society's name was then announced as being overall winners of the
Elizabeth Simpson Award, from a field of 39 journals entered.  Another
certificate, and a splendid, engraved, paperweight, were presented.

My congratulations go to Sue for her Editorship.  The journal submitted was
Sue's very first - April 2013.

A 'sampler' of the winning journal is at
http://www.ofhs.org.uk/j/Oxfordshire-Family-Historian-April-2013-pp16.pdf ,
and details of the award are at
http://www.ffhs.org.uk/awards/journal/current.php

Sue has been invited to talk about the award and the Society on BBC Radio
Oxford this afternoon, Friday, at about 2:30pm British Summer Time. on Kat
Orman's show.  To listen, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/radiooxford


Wendy
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Wendy Archer
Chairman, Oxfordshire FHS
www.ofhs.org.uk

[philheeks]

Congratulations on this overdue horour as the journal is the best that I have ever recieved from any society & I think the closest one to it is the Midland Ancestor

Please also pass my congratulations to Hugh Kersey for what he has been awarded

All the very best

Phil Heeks
member 4711

[Iffley]

Many thanks, Phil, for your kind compliments, which I'll pass to the OFHS exec & to Hugh.

Wendy