You will be amazed at how much you will learn about your ancestor(s) in the process of writing your story, so you can't lose by participating!
To learn more about how to write your story for the contest, read an article.
Get a copy of the flyer and entry form for more details about the contest requirements.
Past Winners of the GFO Writing Contest
2007 — Theme: In the Face of Adversity
1st - Judith Scott, "To Mingo We Come Creeping: The Redneck War
on Blair Mountain"
2nd - Stephen Hanks, "Wish I Could Have Met Great-Uncles Clifford
& James"
3rd - Bonnie LaDoe, "While She Could Stand"
2006 — Theme: The End of the Line — Lest They be Forgotten
1st - Peggy Baldwin, "A Legacy Beyond the Generations"
2005 — Skeletons in the Closet
1st - Matthew Porter, "Family Skeletons and Buried Treasure"
2nd - Harvey Steele, "That Is Not Something That You Need to Know" . . .
3rd - Patricia S. Burling, "Johnny McKern - Lost in the Shuffle"
Submissions are due: January 1, 2008 to April 1, 2008
If you have questions after reading the flyer and entry form and article, contact Peggy Baldwin at peggy.baldwin@family-passages.com or 503-281-0250.