The 2008 Genea-Blogger Games are coming to an end and now it is time for the Closing Ceremonies. And as a disclaimer, this event is free of wardrobe malfunctions, warring factions, protests, and too much glitz and glamour. It is a celebration of the achievements of all our participants and those that cheered them on. You should all be proud of your accomplishments!
And if you notice any errors in information, or if I misread your medal count or accomplishments, please let me know as soon as possible so that I may correct any mistakes.
Before we get to a parade of the flags and presentation of the medals, here is some interest information about this competition:
- of the 38 entries, 35 participants were able to complete one or more event as planned and earn at least one medal
- 120 total medals awarded, of which there were
- 40 Platinum Medals
- 33 Diamond Medals
- 24 Gold Medals
- 10 Silver Medals
- 13 Silver Medals
- 3.57 medals was the average per participant
- the event with the least number of medals: Back Up Your Data (18)
- the event with the most number of medals: Reach Out and Genealogical Acts of Kindness (29)
- the event with the most Platinum medals: Reach Out and Genealogical Acts of Kindness (15)
So, go ahead and grab those medal graphics above and post them on your blog.
Lisa
100 Years in America
A Light that Shines Again
Small-leaved Shamrock
Cite Sources: Platinum
Back Up Data: Bronze
Organize Research: Gold
Write, Write, Write!: Diamond
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Diamond
Wendy Littrell
All My Branches Genealogy
Cite Sources: Platinum
Organize Research: Gold
Write, Write, Write!: Diamond
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Diamond
Amy Johnson Crow
Amy's Genealogy, etc. Blog
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Bronze
Kathi Reid
Ancestor Search Blog
Back Up Data: Platinum
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Diamond
Miriam Robbins Midkiff
AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors
Cite Sources: Platinum
Organize Research: Diamond
Write, Write, Write!: Gold
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Gold
Ruth Stephens
Bluebonnet Country Genealogy
Back Up Data: Platinum
Organize Research: Gold
M. Diane Rogers
Canada Genealogy, or "Jane's Your Aunt"
Write, Write, Write!: Platinum
Pat Richley
DearMYRTLE: Your Friend in Genealogy
Cite Sources: Bronze
Back Up Data: Silver
Write, Write, Write!: Bronze
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Gold
Thomas MacEntee
Destination: Austin Family
Cite Sources: Platinum
Back Up Data: Gold
Organize Research: Platinum
Write, Write, Write!: Diamond
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Platinum
Sheri Fenley
The Educated Genealogist
Cite Sources: Platinum
Organize Research: Diamond
Write, Write, Write!: Diamond
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Platinum
Elyse Doerflinger
Elyse's Genealogy Blog
Cite Sources: Diamond
Back Up Data: Bronze
Organize Research: Bronze
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Platinum
Denise Levenick
The Family Curator
Cite Sources: Bronze
Back Up Data: Silver
Organize Research: Diamond
Write, Write, Write!: Gold
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Platinum
the footnoteMaven
footnoteMaven
Cite Sources: Bronze
Back Up Data: Bronze
Organize Research: Gold
Write, Write, Write!: Platinum
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Platinum
Randy Seaver
Genea-Musings
Organize Research: Diamond
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Platinum
Julie Cahill Tarr
GenBlog
Cite Sources: Platinum
Organize Research: Diamond
Write, Write, Write!: Gold
George Geder
George Geder Genealogy~Photography~Restoration
Organize Research: Diamond
Write, Write, Write!: Gold
Midge Frazel
Granite in My Blood
Write, Write, Write!: Diamond
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Platinum
Linda Robbins
Hollingsworth Robbins Family Tree
Cite Sources: Platinum
Back Up Data: Gold
Organize Research: Diamond
Write, Write, Write!: Diamond
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Platinum
Brenda K. Wolfgram Moore
HomeTown Edition - Kratochvil & Secor
Cite Sources: Platinum
Back Up Data: Platinum
Organize Research: Platinum
Write, Write, Write!: Diamond
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Platinum
Amir Dekel (abba-dad)
I Dream of Genea(logy)
Cite Sources: Platinum
Back Up Data: Silver
Organize Research: Platinum
Write, Write, Write!: Gold
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Platinum
Melody Lasalle
Island Routes
Cite Sources: Bronze
Back Up Data: Gold
Organize Research: Diamond
Write, Write, Write!: Diamond
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Platinum
Janet Iles
Janet the Researcher
Cite Sources: Silver
Organize Research: Gold
Write, Write, Write!: Diamond
Jessica Oswalt
Jessica's Genejournal
Write, Write, Write!: Gold
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Gold
Becky Wiseman
Kinexxions
Cite Sources: Bronze
Back Up Data: Gold
Organize Research: Platinum
Write, Write, Write!: Diamond
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Platinum
Laura Womack
Life at the Home20
Back Up Data: Silver
Organize Research: Diamond
Write, Write, Write!: Gold
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Platinum
Elizabeth O'Neal
Little Bytes of Life
Cite Sources: Bronze
Back Up Data: Silver
Organize Research: Gold
Write, Write, Write!: Gold
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Platinum
Kathryn Lake Hogan
looking4ancestors
Cite Sources: Platinum
Back Up Data: Silver
Organize Research: Diamond
Write, Write, Write!: Diamond
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Diamond
Colleen McHugh
The Oracle of OMcHodoy
Organize Research: Gold
Write, Write, Write!: Diamond
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Gold
Laila Normann Christiansen
Slekt og slikt!
Cite Sources: Platinum
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Diamond
Stephen Danko
Steve's Genealogy Blog
Cite Sources: Bronze
Organize Research: Silver
Write, Write, Write!: Silver
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Platinum
Taneya Koonce
Taneya's Genealogy Blog
Cite Sources: Platinum
Write, Write, Write!: Diamond
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Diamond
John Newmark
Transylvanian Dutch
Cite Sources: Platinum
Organize Research: Platinum
Sheri Bush
Twig Talk
Cite Sources: Platinum
Organize Research: Platinum
Write, Write, Write!: Diamond
Vidar Øverlie
Vidar's Slektsblogg
Back Up Data: Bronze
Organize Research: Silver
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Diamond
Bill West
West in New England
Write, Write, Write!: Platinum
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Diamond
Donna Pointkouski
What's Past is Prologue
Back Up Data: Gold
Organize Research: Bronze
Write, Write, Write!: Diamond
Genealogical Acts of Kindness: Silver
We hope to present the next Genea-Blogger Games in 2010 during the Winter Olymipcs which will be held in Vancouver, Canada. In fact, perhaps we can convince our Canadian bloggers to host the next GB Games!
Special thanks go to: everyone who participated, everyone who cheered on the participants, everyone who publicized the games even if they didn't participate, Miriam Midkiff Robbins and Kathryn Doyle for their organizational efforts, and footnoteMaven for her glorious graphics.
14 comments:
Congrats to us all! I am so surprised at the number of categories people competed in. I could hardly manage two. Yesterday, I worked on a new line following the "Cite Your Sources" and "Back-up your data" rules and it was VERY hard.
I made a lot of friends and learned new skills.
Thanks, cousin Thomas for your speedy posting of the closing ceremonies! (I am proud to be related to you.)
I am blown away by the participation and effort displayed by this awesome group. For a first event from a newly-formed organization, this has been a truly amazing endeavor!
Each participant confirms my belief that we are building a most impressive community. The organizers - Thomas, Miriam and Kathryn - jumped into Facebook, saw its potential and acted to make us all welcome and provide community-building events such as this. Others, like footnoteMaven, have offered their individual skills to further the community's goals. I am in awe of all of you!
Although a by-stander to this event, I watched with great delight each participants' efforts - and even learned a trick or two. To me it was much more entertaining than that sports thing. ;-)
I look forward to participating in future events and endeavors to help develop and expand this divine genealogy community. I anticipate there will be many more fun and fabulous things ahead!
The Games were a wonderful idea T and you, Miriam, and Kathryn did a great job of organizing them. Hat's off to ya for a job well done!
What an impressive closing ceremonies! This was fun - now to continue on with the work that we started during these games.
Thank you to the organizing team.
And thanks to you for all your work, as well! (and thanks for the judgment call on the Historical Society task!).
Much fun!
Can I stop cracking my knuckles now?
Congrats to all the participating genea-bloggers! These summer games provided a chance to actually get some genealogy work done.
KUDOS to the organizing committee, for some of the challenges were doozies!
Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
www.DearMYRTLE.com
Great job, Thomas! It was fun doing all this, even though it was hard work, no? I couldn't ask for two more fun, clever, and creative partners in crime than you and Kathryn!
Wow!
Congratulations to all participants and organizers!
I'm so proud to be a part of this magnificent group of genealogists and family historians!
And the flags! Amazing!
Peace,
"Guided by the Ancestors"
What an impressive ceremony. It's clear from the scorecard of Platinum Medals that Genealogical Acts of Kindness are first on the to-do list of Thomas, Kathryn, Miriam, and footnoteMaven. Thank you, for organizing and motivating the "athletes."
This has been great fun in these "Dog Days of August." Top honors to you all!
A terrific closing ceremony, Thomas. Kudos to you, Miriam and Kathryn for inspiring us genea-bloggers to work at our family histories in a fun and exciting way! Congratulations to all of us who participated. We did GREAT! Can't wait for 2010. (BTW - I'd be interested in helping to host it, since I'm Canadian, eh!).
Great closing ceremonies! I thoroughly appreciated all the organizers' hard work, the wonderful graphics by fM, those who cheered us on, and my fellow "competitors" - who made this way more fun than we should ever have! Looking forward to the winter games!
Congratulations geneathletes! What an amazing group of competitors you are! It has been great to meet so many fellow genealogy bloggers - you are all an inspiration.
Thomas and Miriam, you both deserve a special medal for outstanding opening and closing ceremonies - especially the music, Miriam - very nice touch! I'm looking forward to our next blog-venture.
Thank you Thomas, Miriam and Kathryn for organizing the Games. I never would have started my blog without them!
Sheri Fenley
THOMAS, Congratulations to you, the organizing committee, and to all the "players" for such a successful Genea-Blogger Games of 2008! You are all to be commended for your hard word, your contribution to the advancement of genealogy, and for establishing such a esprit de corps that will, no doubt, serve the Genea-Blogggers community well in the months and years ahead. GOOD GAMES!
Terry Thornton
HILL COUNTRY OF MONROE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI
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