This Award is made annually by the South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc. to the person or persons producing, in the opinion of the Society, the best family history in that calendar year. The book must be published by a South Australian or be of a substantially South Australian family.
The T.T.Reed Family History Award is for a book published by a South Australian and/or details the times and lives of a predominately SA family. For the purposes of this Award, where the history is by other than a resident of South Australia, a South Australian family shall be taken to mean a family of three or more generations that is or was substantially resident in this State.
Enquiries should be made to the Society at the address below, by phone on 8272 4222 or by e-mail at saghs.admin@saghs.org.au
Written applications on the prescribed form and entries should be sent to :
“South Australian Family History Award”
c/- South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society lnc.,
GPO Box 592, Adelaide 5001.
prior to the last working day in January in the year following publication.
A copy of the application form can be downloaded here.
The Award is governed by the following Terms and Conditions:
The Award (if any) will be determined by a Selection Committee appointed each year by the Council of the Society.
No member of the Selection Committee may be a member of the family of any of the authors or their agents.
The decision of the Selection Committee shall be final but subject to endorsement of the Council of the Society.
Where there is doubt regarding eligibility, the Selection Committee’s decision shall be final.
Entries for the Award must be published in the calendar years in question.
The Award will be made to the author.
The author or their agent will be responsible for the delivery of the entry to the Secretary of the Society by the due date.
All books submitted for the Award remain the property of the Society. Each book will be appropriately labelled indicating it was submitted and accepted for the Award judging.
Authors will consent to the Society publicising their entry and permit a review to be published by the Society.
The Society reserves the right to make no Award if, in the opinion of the Selection Committee, no entry achieved a standard worthy of the award.
All entries for the Award must be accompanied by a completed and signed application form.
Entries must be with the Society by 4:00pm on the last Friday in January in the year following publication.
Advice to candidates:
Essential features for entries
Important features of a family history book
The presentation of a family history book
Overall qualities of a family history book
The book is well crafted and easy to read