TexGenWeb

County of the Month Award

The TXGenWeb Project has a program to recognize efforts of county webmasters
who provide
outstanding resources and assistance
to county visitors.
Listed below are the counties and their coordinators who have been recognized during past years.
Click on the county link to see the very best sites Texas has to offer!

To nominate a Texas County for the award, go to the Nomination Form.
Be sure to fill in ALL the areas on the form or your nomination will not be considered.

2012

Month, Winning County, Coordinator	Award Highlights:
January 2012 San Patricio County Jimmy Epperson, CC	Award Highlights: website user friendly with loads of materials for patrons a lot of images from volunteers Honorable Mention Counties: Austin, Bexar, Cochran, Hunt, Martin, McLennan, Oldham and Trinity
February 2012 Austin County Joy Neely and Steve Alvarez, CCs	Award Highlights: they have over 4,000 pages on the site lots of naturalizations records so much to browse through Honorable Mention counties: Bexar, Cochran, Hunt, Martin, McLennan, Oldham, San Patricio and Trinity
March 2012 Armstrong County Gina Heffernan, CC	Award Highlights: is full of interesting information about the county and its residents throughout the years a death database from Armstrong County death certificates an interesting article on misspelled names. As genealogists, we know all too well about those. However, most of our researchers are not. How many times have you had someone say "our name is spelled xxx, so the document you found can't be for my family" Honorable Mention counties: Angelina, Bee, Bexar, Coke, Lamb, Shelby, and Terrell
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2011

Nolan County

Is The
2011 County of the Year
Billie Nichols Bennett, CC

Awarded for exceptional resources at the site:

Biographies
Entertainment
First 100 Years
Passport Applications
Photos

Honorable Mentions for County of the Year:

Bell, Colorado, Fannin, Gregg, Hopkins, Houston,

Kaufman, Lamar, Lipscomb, Matagorda, Montgomery,
Rockwall, and Terry

Month, Winning County, Coordinator	Award Highlights:
January 2011 Lipscomb County Eirann Brooks and LaRae Halsy-Brooks, CCs	Award Highlights: Small population yet full of great information for the researcher Honorable Mention Counties: Calhoun, Cass, Crosby, Garza, Loving, Madison, Parker & Trinity.
February 2011 Brewster County Peggy Trammell Allen, CC	Award Highlights: A great wealth of information The information is well organized and easy for researchers to locate Numerous military records. Honorable Mention counties: Anderson, Comal, Dallam, Karnes, Lamb, Shackleford, Somervell, and Walker.
March 2011 Lamar County Betsy Mills, CC	Award Highlights: Outstanding database of over 80,000 cemetery and death records; some cross-referenced with marriage dates and notes. Excellent military records Lamar county was the very first site selected for the COM award in 1997; again in July 2000. This third award puts the county in the TXGenWeb Hall of Fame! Honorable Mention counties: Anderson, Garza, Kendall, San Patricio, Somervell, Ward, and Wheeler.
April 2011 Parker County Lela Evans, CC	Award Highlights: 1867 Voters Registration list, Double Log Cabin, Indian Raids Will Index 1874-1916 Because this is Parker County's third County of the Month award, it is now in the TXGenWeb Hall of Fame. Honorable Mention counties: Bee, Burleson, Kerr, Shelby, Terry, Wharton, Wheeler, and Wood.
May 2011 Cherokee County Kaye Slover and Gene Uzzle, CCs	Award Highlights: a wealth of information for genealogy research tons of obits, cemeteries, photos, you name it, Cherokee has it. an interesting article on how the Texas Bluebonnet was named. Honorable mention counties: Burleson, Comanche, Guadualupe, Howard, Lamb, Marion and Stephens.
June 2011 Montgomery County Jane Keppler and Jean Smoorenburg, co-CCs	Award Highlights: many different types of records several interesting stories about the people who lived there From Buddy Moorhead, who has a football stadium named in his honor, to William J. McGrew who was a "scalawag". Honorable Mention counties: Bee, Bosque, Clay, and Gillespie.
July 2011 Bee County Billie Nichols Bennett, CC	Award Comments: outstanding records for Military and Cemeteries scanned pages about the history the county early doctors scanned pass ports and the list can go on and on of the information online. Honorable mention counties: Bexar, Cass, Coke, Cottle, Gray, Loving, Matagorda and Rusk.
August 2011 Limestone County Cheryl Burks, CC	Award Comments: a great deal of information for researchers so easy to find information items of interest are bible records, slave narratives, and great historical data. Honorable mention counties: Bosque, Delta, Donley, Erath, Fayette, Johnson, Starr, Sutton and Terry.
September 2011 Rockwall County Shirley Cullum, CC	Award Comments: patrons should be very fortunate to have this great website for their research. very interesting article about the "Rock Wall" enjoyed the article about the murder of the sheriff just so much to explore on the Rockwall site Because this is Rockwall County's third County of the Month award, it is now in the TXGenWeb Hall of Fame. Honorable mention counties: Archer, Austin, Coke, Cottle, Dimmit, Gaines, Hopkins, and Trinity.
October 2011 Matagorda County Carol Sue Gibbs, CC	Award Comments: chock full of the information we expect to find and some information that goes beyond the basics list of epidemics and the years the county was affected, several links for African American research in the county -- great for African American researchers a 1906 Telephone Directory on it. The Honorable Mention counties: Bosque, Fayette, Shelby, Swisher, and Ward.
November 2011 Hopkins County Teresa Stewart, CC	Award Comments: great resource for researchers early photos of the county, cemetery records, and other records we expect to find enjoyable article titled, "Life at Sulphur Bluff," about life in early days of the county through a 12-year-old's eyes Honorable mention counties: Karnes, Blanco, Erath, and Lavaca.
December 2011 Terry County Shirley Webb, CC	Award Comments: a wealth of information transcribed early birth records from 1904-1925. Honorable Mention counties: Anderson, Austin, Cass, Crane, Dallam, Karnes, Mitchell and Trinity.

2010

Wise County

Is The
2010 County of the Year
La Darla Walker Keith and Sue Tackel, CCs

Awarded for exceptional resources at the site:

over 33,000 marriage and divorce records

over 19,000 records for birth records

probably way over 100,000 images of headstones and documents

starting a county school yearbooks project.

Honorable Mentions for County of the Year:

No Honorable Mentions.

Month, Winning County, Coordinator	Award Comments
January 2010 Matagorda County Carol Gibbs, CC	Award comments: fallen soldiers of Iraq; a list of the deceased that died in 1862 from yellow fever; Santa Claus letters 1929-1931; Mickey Mouse Club 1932; and Shocking Stories Honorable Mentions: Burleson, Caldwell, Harrison, Haskell, Lipscomb, Reeves and Somervell
February 2010 Nueces County Marti Brown, CC	Award comments: is chock full of history provides a sense of what Nueces County was like in the early years also a link to the FamilySearch.org Pilot Search Honorable Mentions: Eastland, Haskell, Leon, Montgomery, and Red River.
March 2010 Webb County Teresa Stewart Sitz, CC	Award comments: a great wealth of research information can be viewed in several lanaguges has a lot of Hispanic records available to researchers under Images, click on the webcam for Laredo and see who is crossing into and out of Laredo. Honorable Mention: Angelina, Cherokee, Delta, Guadalupe, Jefferson, Lynn, and Reeves.
April 2010 Garza County Billie Nichols Bennett, CC	Award Comments: You'll find many items of interest on the site, including biographies, historical markers, photos, stories, and towns. Honorable mention: Bexar, Burleson, Hudspeth, Hunt, Jefferson, Shackelford, and Shelby.
May 2010 Haskell County Shirley Webb, CC	Award Comments: a great wealth of information for her patrons and researchers with easy to find information and links. many photos of families, farms, football and even a prize goat. Honorable Mention: Armstrong, Bexar, Fayette, Lavaca, Refugio,Throckmorton, and Ward.
June 2010 Reeves County Luan Alaniz, CC	Award Comments: older birth, death and marriage records some great old photos great records for the county Honorable Mention: Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Deaf Smith, Karnes, Llano, Parmer and Victoria
July 2010 Victoria County Jack and Cynthia Buttram, CCs	Award Comments: Third County of the Month award, which puts it in the Hall of Fame. Victoria also won County of the Month in March 2005 and February 2009; awarded County of the Year for 2009. great wealth of data and information Honorable Mention: Andrews, Bandera, Clay, Hopkins, Hutchinson, Lamb, McLennan and Rockwall.
August 2010 Kerr County Shirley Webb, CC	Award Comments: offers researchers the usual information researchers look for, such as births, deaths, and cemetery listings. "Kerr Photos & Stories" features Indian attack in 1856 and an earthquake in 1931 The Honorable Mention counties: Childress, Lavaca, Oldham, Rains, Refugio, Trinity, and Young.
September 2010 Angelina County Billy & Carla Clifton, CCs	Award Comments: Some of the items of interest on the site are: Indigent list of residents, many photos of tombstones along with many of the cemetery transcriptions online. They have a page called, Genealogy, things to do or not do; a great resource for newbies or older researchers. a photo of the Angelina River Bridge Honorable Mention counties: Austin, Bee, Dickens, Gaines, Gray, Lamar, Mason, and Smith
October 2010 Bexar County Jimmy Epperson, CC	Award Comments: Interesting files on the Bexar County website are: the 1900 State Hospital Patients and Employees. a file on the people at the Alamo and another that lists those who died there. The Honorable Mention countes: Guadalupe, Lavaca, McLennan, Montgomery, and Yoakum.
November 2010 Wise County La Darla Keith and Sue Tackel, CCs	Award Comments: Items of interest on the site include: World War I Discharge Papers, Funeral Home Records, 1906 Old Timers Reunion, Mystery Pictures, Huff Family Massacre Honorable Mention counties: Bee, Guadalupe, Harris, Hopkins, Montgomery, and Rockwall.
December 2101 Hopkins County Teresa Stewart Sitz, CC	Award Comments: a great wealth of information is very easy to find even for the beginner genealogist. check out her What's New Page-- a picture of her is there. A great picture of you Teresa!!!! Honorable Mention are: Armstrong, Bosque, Crosby, Gillespie, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Parker & San Patricio.

2009

Victoria County
is the

2009 County of the Year
Jack and Cynthia Buttram, CCs

Awarded for exceptional resources at the site:

Vital Extractions from theVictoria Advocate,
Short Bios of Early Residents,
Fugitives,
IndianolaCasualties of the 1875 Storm,
and
Old Postcards of Victoria County.

Honorable Mentions for County of the Year:

Garza, Gregg, Houston, Kaufman, Medina,
Upshur, and Van Zandt.

Month, Winning County, Coordinator	Award Comments
January 2009 Garza County Billie Nichols Bennett CC	"...found the most interesting photo at the Photo-Unknown link." Honorable Mention counties: Hill, Leon, Martin, and Montgomery.
February 2009 Victoria County Jack and Cynthia Buttram, CCs	Some of the items of interest on the Victoria Co. site are Fugitives 1866-1877, Notes from the Victoria Advocate Column, Civil War Muster Roll, Indianola Casualties of the 1875 storm, and Pictures of Old Victoria - Today and Yesterday. Honorable Mention counties: Bowie, Brewster, Dallam,Goliad, Haskell, Kendall, Leon, and Washington.
March 2009 Montgomery County Jane Keppler and Jean Huot Smoorenburg, CCs	Some of the items of interest on the Montgomery County site are: ATragical Affair in Old Montgomery, Exemption Board at Work on Claims, Isaac Conroe Biography, Montgomery County Postcards, and Oral History of Minnie Powell Bowers. Did you know that Montgomery County was the birthplace of the Texas Lone Star Flag? Honorable Mention counties: Brazoria, Clay, Coke, Freestone, Marion, Val Verde, and Webb.
April 2009 Van Zandt County Betty Miller and Betty Phillips, CCs	This is Van Zandt County's 3rd win and is now in the TXGenWeb Hall of Fame. Some of the items of interest on the Van Zandt site are Robinett & Scott Saloon Register of 1894, Early Van Zandt County Doctors and Medical Society Minutes, County Abstracts to 1941, The Free State of Van Zandt, Texas Muster Rolls 1835-1836, and Tunnel Harry. Honorable Mention counties: Austin, Burleson, Childress, Dallam, Duval, Kerr, Llano, and Tarrant.
May 2009 Llano County Deb and DJ Pitts, CCs	Llano County has much to offer researchers and visitors. Some of the information on the site includes Founding Fathers, Naturalization Papers, Newspaper Clippings, Old Land Grants, and Probate Records. You may also be able to help identify some of the unknowns on the Old Photos page. Honorable Mention counties: Andrews, Bell, Dallam, Harris, Nolan, Starr, and Washington.
June 2009 Nolan County Billie Nichols Bennett, CC	Some of the items of interest on the Nolan site are "The First 100 Years", Passport Applications, Novelette Kone Cook - One Woman Shares Her Blessings, Entertainment, and Photos. This is Nolan County's third win and is now in the TXGenWeb Hall of Fame. Honorable Mention counties are Childress, Kerr, Red River, Refugio, and Rusk.
July 2009 Brewster County Peggy Trammell Allen, CC	Some of the items of interest on the Brewster site are: Diseases and Epidemics, Family Stories, Genealogy Terms, Historical Markers, Postmasters & Post Offices, and WWI Draft Registrations. Honorable Mention counties for July are Dallam, Dickens, Falls, Harris, Marion, and San Patricio.
August 2009 Medina County Margaret Meyer Simpson, CC	Some of the many items of interest on the site are: Early Immigrants, Texas Union Soldier Schedule - 1890, Historical Sites, Castro Colonist's Land Grants, and Photos. This is Medina County's third award and is now in the TXGenWeb Hall of Fame. Honorable Mention counties for August are Bastrop, Delta, Jackson, Starr, and Young.
September 2009 Clay County Vicki Shaffer, CC	Some of the items of interest on the site are Museum Memories, The 1912 Harry Bridgewater Disappearance, Bellevue Tornado of 1906, Photos, Obituaries, Original Land Owners. Honorable Mention counties are: Fayette, Harris, Johnson, Karnes, Limestone, Nacogdoches, and Wood.
October 2009 Tarrant County Barbara Knox and Rob Yoder, CCs	Some of the items of interest on the site are: the beautiful picture of the courthouse taken at night a great number of pictures on the photo gallery numerous biographies of early citizens a wealth of information on the historical markers of Tarrant County. Simply OUTSTANDING! The Table of Contents is a must-see. Honorable Mention counties are: Bastrop, Dimmitt, Howard, Hunt, Jefferson, Leon and McLennan.
November 2009 Bee County Billie Nichols Bennett, CC	Some of the items of interest on the site are many articles and stories about Bee County people numerous family histories lots of photos of locations many obits, and great information on the history of Bee County quite a wealth of information online for the researchers for Bee County. Honorable Mention counties are: Baylor, Fayette, Freestone, Hopkins, Marion, Victoria, and Zavala.
December 2009 Jim Hogg County Amber Davidson, CC	Award comments: Jim Hogg County not formed until 1913, so there are only 2 census great job of getting what information she can find online for researchers<> started this project while in high school and is now a college student. Honorable Mention counties are: Archer, Austin, Bastop, Falls, Gillespie, Jackson, Lamar and Rockwall.

2008

Houston County

is the
2008 County of the Year
Billie Nichols Bennett, CC

Awarded for the following exceptional resources:

Early Homes,
Early Businesses,
Sawmills 1819-1996,
Post Offices 1846-1930,
Confederate Pension Applications Index,
Early Marriage Records,
Black History, and
Photographs.

Honorable Mentions for County of the Year: Henderson, Hunt, Orange, and Upshur.

Month, Winning County, Coordinator	Award Comments
January 2008 Cherokee County Kaye Slover, CC Gordon Bennett, Assistant CC	Cherokee County has much to offer researchers and visitors. You can read about the Hometown Heroes, take a trip back in time with the Indian Historical Markers, and salute the men and women who served from Cherokee in the Military. Honorable Mentions are: Angelina, Bowie, Coryell, Guadalupe, Hartley, Lavaca, and Maverick.
February 2008 Grimes County Eleanor Colson, CC	Grimes County has much to offer the researcher and visitor. You can tour the Historic Homes, read about Grimes County in the News, view the photo gallery, and read the wills and estate records. Honorable Mentions go to the following counties: Bell, Coleman, Dallas, Houston, Travis, Victoria, and Wheeler. Grimes County has been added to the TXGenWeb Hall of Fame for winning County of the Month in February 2008, January 2005, and June 2003.
March 2008 Houston County Billie Nichols Bennett, CC	Houston County is chock full of information for researchers and visitors. You can "tour" the early homes, read about Bonnie and Clyde's revenge on Eastham Prison, help Ms. Verna Durham celebrate her 101st birthday, and salute the veterans throughout the years. Honorable Mention Counties for the month are: Gaines, Lamar, McClennan, Montgomery, and Victoria. Houston County has been added to the TXGenWeb Hall of Fame for winning County of the Month in March 2008, April 2007, and June 2006.
April 2008 Nacogdoches Douglas Anderson, CC	Nacogdoches County has much to offer the researcher and visitor. You can read and view a letter from Sam Houston, written in 1835, view records of partitions from 1843-1871, and read the 1858, 1860, and 1861 rosters of the old Nacogdoches University. Honorable Mention counties this month are: Lavaca, Rockwall, Sabine, San Patricio, and Wood. Nacogdoches County has been added to the TXGenWeb Hall of Fame for winning County of the Month in April 2008, November 2006, and November 2001.
May 2008 Panola County Marylee Knight and Shirley Cullum, CCs	Panola County has much to offer researchers and visitors. You can read the List of Fugitives from Justice -1878, view photos from the county, read through various news clippings, and view an 1848 street map of Carthage, TX. Honorable mention counties for May are: Clay, Cochran, Delta, Falls, Montgomery, and Terrell. Panola County has been added to the TXGenWeb Hall of Fame for winning County of the Month in May 2008, July 2005, and August 2003.
June 2008 Angelina County Carla Karbowski Clifton	Some of the items of interest in Angelina Co. are Postmasters and Post Offices from 1847-1930, Confederate Pension Applications, and Historical Places. There are also photos of many of the county's cemeteries for you to view. Honorable Mention counties this month are Austin, Coryell, Dimmit, Gaines, and Nolan.
July 2008 Lavaca County Rox Ann Johnson, CC	Some of the items of interest on the Lavaca County site are Historical Markers, Creeks and their namesakes, Baptism records of some of the county churches, Unidentified photos, and Tales from Lavaca County. Honorable Mention counties for the month are: Childress, Dallam, Montgomery, Rusk, and Shelby.
August 2008 Delta County Dee Welborn and Betsy Mills, CCs	Some items of interest on the Delta Co. site are: 1871-1876 Marriage Certificates, Public Officials Index, Land Indices, Brands, and the Veteran's Record Book. Honorable Mention counties for the month are: Dallam, Dickens, Duvall, Fayette, Fisher, Hudspeth, and Matagorda.
September 2008 Colorado County Dorothy Albrecht, CC	Some of the items of interest on the Colorado site are: Day book of Walker Furniture from 1900-1902, Family Land Heritage Program, It was in the News, Reminiscences, Golden (or more) Wedding Anniversaries, and over 10,000 obituaries. Colorado has now won 3 COM awards, and is therefore in the TXGenWeb Hall of Fame. Honorable Mention counties are Archer, Childress, Gaines, Hartley, and Mason.
October 2008 Rockwall County Shirley Cullum, CC	Some of the items of interest on the Rockwall site are: Photos of Civil War Veterans, Early Ministers of Rockwall County, Old Newspaper Articles, School Records and Photos, Ghost Towns, and The Life of Sad John Gardenhire. Honorable Mention counties for October are Falls, Haskell, Kerr, Rains, and Victoria.
November 2008 Medina County Margaret Meyer Simpson, CC	Some of the items of interest on the Medina site are: Early Immigrants, Naturalization Records, Castro Colonist's Land Grants, Historical Sites, and Photos of Early Residents. Honorable Mention counties for the month are Archer, Dallam, Dickens, Howard, Refugio, and Washington.
December 2008 Hunt County Shirley Cullum, CC	Some of the items of interest on the site are African American Genealogy, Fugitives from Justice - 1878, History in News Clippings, Letters, Newspaper Extracts, Photos, and Registered Voters - 1868. Honorable Mention counties are Leon, Matagorda, Montgomery, and Washington.

2007

2007 County of the Year is
Refugio County

Rena McWilliams, County Coordinator

Award comments:

Criminal Dockets,
Probate and Wills,
Letters and Manuscripts,
African American and Hispanic Archives,
Businesses,
Clubs and Teams, and
Photo Albums,
in addition to other databases.

Honorable Mention counties for County of the Year are Bandera, Bosque, Fannin, Grayson, Houston, Menard, Navarro, and Nolan.

Month, Winning County, Coordinator	Award Comments
January 2007 Medina County Margaret Simpson-Meyer, CC	Margaret has included some interesting databases on the Medina site. Researchers can view the Ships and Passenger Lists of early immigrants to the county, see Naturalization Records, tour the Historical Sites of Medina Co., and look to see if their ancestors are included in the Photos of Early Residents. Honorable Mentions: Anderson, Brooks, Coryell, Haskell, Sabine, and Wise.
February 2007 Yoakum County Jim Webb, CC	In addition to biographical sketches and historical markers, Jim has included Yoakum Co. Memories, Sheriffs and Pictures. You can also hop in your old jalopy and check out the Early Auto Registrations. Honorable Mention counties this month are: Comal, Coryell, Kendall, Leon, Polk, San Patricio, Van Zandt, Winkler, and Young.
March 2007 Burnet County JoAnn Myers, CC	The Burnet County site has a lot to offer researchers and visitors. You can learn from the pioneers by reading some of their original stories, view the naturalized citizens of the county prior to 1906, read about the Indian attacks, and even "attend" the McGuire Murder Trial of 1899. [Also included on the site are indexes and inventories for the library's surname vertical files, as well as an index to the historical community vertical files. A huge photo album is present with links to and from descendant charts and obituaries. An ongoing project is to place online Burnet County's Confederate pension applications with links to "Sketches" of Confederate Veterans.] This COM award is Burnet County's 3rd, so it is also now a member of the TXGenWeb Hall of Fame. Honorable Mention counties this month are Clay, Colorado, Crosby, DeWitt, Harrison, Sabine, and Van Zandt.
April 2007 Houston County Billie Nichols Bennett, CC	The Houston County site has much to offer researchers and visitors. You can view pictures of past residents in the Photographs section, take a ride with Bonnie and Clyde on a prison break in Articles and Stories, and stop by and salute the Veterans in the Military section. Honorable Mentions for April are: Cherokee, Erath, San Patricio, Terry, and Trinity.
May 2007 Menard County Alicia Brown, CC	Menard County has various databases and other items of interest for the researcher and visitor. You can read about horse rustlers and the flood of 1938, see the 1915 & 1916 girls basketball teams, and drop in for a "cold one" at the Legal Tender Saloon. Honorable Mentions for May: Angelina, DeWitt, Harrison, Palo Pinto, and Rockwall Counties.
June 2007 Bandera County Susan Hawkins, CC	The Bandera County site has a lot to offer visitors and researchers. You can view the 1890-91 Gazetteer and Business Directory, read about the Tragedy Tree, and check out the photo of the deer that got his revenge on a hunter in Stories and Places of Interest. Honorable Mention counties: Cherokee, Dallam, Dawson, Garza, Johnson, Lubbock, Montgomery, San Patricio, and Victoria.
July 2007 Van Zandt County Betty Miller and Betty Phillips, CCs	Van Zandt County has much to offer visitors and researchers. You can find out how the county came to be called the Free State of Van Zandt, read the obituary of Mrs. Belle Wilson, who passed away at the age of 107 in 1974, and learn about Chief Duwa'li Bowles. You may also wish to go to the Kids Corner and color the Ben Wheeler School! Honorable Mention counties: Angelina, Coleman, Karnes, Kerr, Lavaca, Pecos, Rusk, and Webb.
August 2007 Falls County Kay Cunningham, CC	Kay has done a wonderful job finding interesting items for inclusion on the Falls County site. There are calling cards, original scanned marriage licenses, letters, stories from pioneers, African American newspapers, and assorted treasures in "This and That". Honorable Mentions are: Frio, Gaines, Hardeman, Harris, Panola, and Sutton.
September 2007 Rockwall County Kathey Kelley Hunt, CC	Kathey has a variety of interesting items and databases on the site. You can read about the murder of Rockwall's 1st elected sheriff, view copies of old newspaper articles, check out the unique genealogy help files, and get acquainted with the pioneer families. Honorable mention counties are: Brazos, Cochran, Delta, Gray, Kleberg, and Palo Pinto.
October 2007 Nolan County Billie Nichols Bennett, CC	Billie has included many interesting databases and items for researchers and visitors. You can read about Pvt. Francis Healer's personal experiences in World War II, view photos of Nolan Co. people and towns, share the blessings of Novelette Kone Cook, and read some of the First 100 Years of Nolan County. Honorable Mention counties are: Angelina, Gaines, Gray, Milam, Parker, Red River, Refugio, Val Verde, and Victoria.
November 2007 Refugio County Rena McWilliams, CC	The Refugio County site has much to offer researchers and visitors. You can read through many wonderful manuscripts, including the Joys and Sorrows of Maggie Murphy Plummer, view the bounties paid for scalps of various wild animals, read through the newspaper abstracts, and view the African American and Hispanic Archives. When you're through with all of that and more, drop by the 1957 Dairy Queen and get an ice cream or shake. You can join the folks already there in Businesses, Clubs, and Teams. Honorable Mentions are: Archer, Brazos, Childress, Nacogdoches, Pecos, and Victoria.
December 2007 Harrison County Elaine Martin and Etta Withers, CCs	Harrison County has much to offer visitors and researchers. You can read about the 1861 Volunteer Aid Society in the Old Newspaper Articles, view the 1909 Marshall High School Baseball team and other folks and items of interest in the Photo Album, and read about Anna LuElla Ratcliff's signature quilt in the Scrapbook. Please stop by and visit Elaine, Etta, and the wonderful people of Harrison County here: http://www.txgenes.com/TxHarrison/ Honorable Mention counties are Angelina, Cochran, Crane, Goliad, Johnson, and Young.

2006

2006 County of the Year is
Colorado County
Dorothy Albrecht, CC

Award comments: ...Colorado County has much to offer researchers. Dorothy has a very interesting collection called "It Was In The News" that has bits of information that was in the newspapers from 1850 onward.

Other collections and databases of interest for Colorado researchers are

Obituaries,
Photographs,
Military, Early German Settlements,
Church and Bible Records,
Early Recollections of Colorado County,
Walker Furniture Store Day Book,
and many more.

Month, Winning County, Coordinator	Award Comments
January 2006 Kaufman County Abby Balderama and Kathey Hunt, CCs. Justin Sanders, Assistant CC.	Kaufman County has consistently been in the nominations and has now earned the right to be added to the Hall of Fame as this is its third COM award. Abby has done a great job in keeping the website up to date and is always adding useful information. The Honorable Mention counties for January are Delta, Fayette, and Refugio. Each of these counties displays the dedication and hard work involved in maintaining a county website.
February 2006 Brewster County Peggy Trammell Allen, CC	Peggy has worked diligently to make the Brewster County website a great source for researchers. The site is very user friendly and easy on the eyes as well. The Honorable Mention counties for February are Brown, Kendall, and Jackson. As usual, these counties are great and congratulations go to the CC's for all their hard work.
March 2006 Colorado County Dorothy Albrecht CC	The Colorado County website has lots of great information stored in its pages. A unique feature that Dorothy has used on the site is that each link in the main directory has a description of what may be found when the link is activated. The Honorable Mention counties for this month are: Bandera, Brown, and Hunt. Congratulations to the CC's of these counties as well.
April 2006 Nolan County Billie Nichols Bennett, CC	Nolan County is a great example of a well planned website that is easy to navigate. Billie has lots of information on the site that make it very useful to the researcher. The Honorable Mention counties for April are Bastrop, Coleman, and Panola. These counties and their CC's are to be congratulated as well. All are representative of the best of the TXGenWeb.
May 2006 Kendall County Catharine Schwarz, CC	...the CC has done a great job keeping the Kendall County website up-to-date with lots of information. The Family Photo Album and the section on Stagecoach Stops are only a couple of the many various records on the website. Honorable Mention go to Briscoe, Brown, and Milam Counties this month
June 2006 Houston County Billie Niichols Bennett, CC	Billie Nichols Bennett is the CC and she has created a website that is easy to navigate as well as informative. The Honorable Mention counties for June are: Fayette, Tarrant, and Val Verde.
July 2006 Hunt County Shirley Cullum, CC	Hunt County is easy to navigate and has a great deal of information for researchers. Some of the records that Shirley has included on the site are: Officeholders from 1846-1860, History in News Clippings, and Registered Voters in 1868. Honorable Mentions for July are Franklin, Garza, and Harrison.
August 2006 Orange County Shirley Cullum, CC and Elaine Stone, Asst. CC	Shirley and Elaine have put together a site that is chock full of information, some of which includes: Brands and Marks, Embalmers and Funeral Directors, History in News Clippings, Social Events, Wills, and Woodmen of the World. Orange County has now won 3 County of the Month awards and therefore becomes a member of the TXGenWeb Hall of Fame. Honorable Mentions for August are Live Oak and Nacogdoches Counties.
September 2006 Parker County Lela Evans, CC	A very user-friendly website that is chock full of information! The Honorable Mention Counties are: Garza, Goliad, and Grimes.
October 2006 Fayette County Rox Ann Johnson, CC	Fayette County is a great example of a well planned site that is easy to navigate and informative. Rox Ann has included old newspaper articles, historical markers, and doctors in 1886 & 1896. Honorable Mentions go to the following counties: Brazoria, Dawson, Garza, Lavaca, and San Patricio.
November 2006 Nacogdoches County Douglas Anderson, CC	Douglas has included Naturalization Records, Obituaries, Military Records and Battles, and Bibles in the databases. Honorable Mentions go to the following counties: Frio, Mitchell, Garza, Martin, and Grimes.
December 2006 Bell County Joe Deaver and Mary Duke, CC	Bell County has a lot to offer the researcher. Some of the databases include: Nanny's Scrapbooks, Visit the "Poor Farm", and Bell Co. Photos. Honorable Mentions for December are: Bexar, Brazos, Harrison, Live Oak, and Palo Pinto.

2005

2005 County of the Year is Grayson County,
Susan Hawkins CC. (Feb. 2005 winner)

[Award comments: ...her efforts to keep Grayson County in top-notch shape is displayed on the extremely attractive site that is easy to use and offers both useful and interesting information. A unique feature of this site is the Threads of Grayson County with beautiful photos of quilts made by Grayson County residents. Newspaper articles include a story about Raymond Hamilton (of Bonnie and Clyde fame) being captured in the county.]

The County of the Year Honorable Mention counties are
(in alphabetical order):

Bosque - Bettie Woods, CC (not a monthly winner in 2005)
Very useful site that is easy to navigate. The section on Early News Items gives a look back into time for the county. The Old Letters are interesting and the College Song is a great addition.

Henderson - Bunny Freeman, CC (not a monthly winner in 2005)
Simple, uncluttered site - easy to use with lots of information. The sections for Black History and the Old Letters are very informative and the Military Page is quite impressive..

Orange - Shirley Cullum and Elaine Stone, CC's, (Nov 2005)

Upshur - Ealine Martin and Sharon Pierce, CC's
(not a monthly winner in 2005)
Easy on the eyes, with scads of data and links to more data. The Cemetery photos number more than 4,000! The Scrapbook offers tidbits of the county's history.

Wharton - Teri Brown, CC (Dec 2005)

2005 Monthly Winners

December 2005 - Wharton County, Teri Brown, CC.

[Award Comments: Wharton County is a very informative website with lots of great photos.

The Honorable mention counties for this month are: Cass, Crosby, Frio, Howard, McCulloch, Nolan and Rusk. Hats off to the CC's of these counties! They are all excellent sites and are great examples of what the TXGenWeb has to offer researchers.

County of the Year Honorable Mention Award. Easy to use website that has lots of information. A unique feature of this site is the Tips for Spanish Genealogy. There are lots of photos on the Old Photos page that are very interesting.

November 2005 - Orange County

[Award Comments: none]

Honorable Mention counties: (in alphabetical order), Angelina, Coke, Culberson, Garza, Gray, Nacogdoches, Tarrant, and Webb.

County of the Year Honorable Mention Award. Well-designed site with alphabetized directory makes it easy to find whatever you are looking for. The site has scans of the registered Brands and Marks in the county and the Election Results for 1861. Even the animals are represented with a section called In The Wild.

October 2005 - Johnson County. Wes Collins, CC.

[Award Comments: Wes has been the CC for Johnson County for a couple of years and the website has recently been given a new look that presents the available information in an easy to use format. There is a wealth of information on the website that attests to the amount of time that is required to maintain a TXGenWeb county.]

The Honorable Mention Counties are: Bowie, Burnet, Dallam, El Paso, Panola, Refugio, Rockwall, Shackelford, and Yoakum. Congratulations to the Honorable Mention counties and their CC's. These counties can be proud that they represent the best in the TXGenWeb.

September 2005 - Harrison County. Elaine Martin and Sharon Pierce, CCs.

[Award Comments: Elaine and Sharon work hard on all their counties and Harrison County is another example of their dedication to free genealogy.]

The Honorable Mention counties for this month are: Burnet, Orange, Red River, Refugio, and Rockwall. These counties represent the cream of the crop in the TXGenWeb and their CC's deserve to be acknowleged.

August 2005 - Bastrop County. Tammy Owen CC.

[Award Comments: The Bastrop County website has a lot of information arranged in a user-friendly format that is combined with a very fresh look that gives it great eye-appeal. Tammy has worked hard to make the site one of the best in the TXGenWeb.]

The Honorable Mention counties for this month are: Brazoria, Burnet, Karnes, McMullen, Reeves, and Wilbarger. As usual, the Honorable Mention counties are all great sites themselves and the CC's have every right to be proud of the Honorable Mention status.

July 2005 - Panola County - Angela Weaver, Marylee Knight, and Barbara Bonner, CCs.

[Award Comments: The CC's of the Panola County website have made great strides in adding information to the site and always keep the site up to date. There is a lot of usable information on the website and it is very easy on the eyes.]

The Honorable Mention counties for July are: Angelina, Bowie, El Paso, Jackson, Live Oak, and Orange; and as always, these are great websites as well.

June 2005 - Navarro County - Ed Williams and Barbara Knox, CCs.

[Award Comments: This is the 3rd COM award for Navarro County, so the Hall of Fame Award is also awarded to the site. The CC's have done a great job in keeping the site updated and in presenting the information in a user-friendly format.]

The Honorable Mention counties for June are: Bandera, Frio, Gray, Lavaca, McLennan, Mitchell, and San Jacinto. Kudos to the CC's of these counties as they also represent the best of the TXGenWeb.

May 2005 - Marion County. The CC's are Connie Draper and Dana Thomas.

[Award Comments: Marion County and the Honorable mention counties are representative of the amount of hard work and dedication that is put forth in the TXGenWeb each and every month. The TXGenWeb just keeps getting better!]

The Honorable Mention counties are: Colorado, Donley, El Paso, Hunt, McMullen, Rains, and San Jacinto. Congratulations to the CC's of these counties as well.

April 2005 - Gregg County - Elaine Martin and Sharon Pierce, CCs. Congratulations, ladies.

[Award Comments: This is the third time Gregg County has been selected as the COM, so it now joins the ranks of the Hall of Fame and will display that award on its website. Sharon and Elaine have worked hard to keep the Gregg County site updated and very user friendly.]

The Honorable Mention counties for April are: Jeff Davis, Lavacca, Milam, Refugio, and Wise. These counties are all capable of COM status and deserve to be acknowledged.

March 2005 - Victoria County - Cynthia and Jack Buttram, CCs.

[Award Comments: The Victoria County website contains lots of information and is updated regularly with new information. Cynthia and Jack have worked hard to keep the site fresh and up-to-date.
The Honorable Mention Counties for March are: Fayette, Karnes, Milam, Rains, Shackelford, and Sutton.

February 2005 - Grayson County - Susan Hawkins CC.

[Award Comments: Susan has worked diligently to make Grayson County informative and up-to-date. She is always adding to or "sprucing up" the website. Grayson County has now won the COM 3 times and may display the Hall of Fame Award as well.]

The Honorable Mention Counties for February are: Frio, Kerr, Lavaca, Madison, Milam and Walker counties.

County of the Year Winner.

January 2005 - Grimes County - Eleanor Colson CC.

[Award Comments: Grimes County has lots of great information for the researcher and is an easy-on-the-eye website.]

The Honorable Mention counties for January are: Grayson, Kerr, Parker, Refugio, Shelby, and Victoria.

2004
County of the Year for 2004 - Fannin County - Susan Hawkins, CC (chosen from monthly award winners)
Honorable Mention 2004 websites are: Orange, Burnet, Henderson, Brown, Bosque, Upshur, Colorado, Grayson, and Lamar.

County of the Month, with outstanding page areas noted

December 2004 - Orange County - Shirley Cullum & Elaine Stone, CCs [No Award Comments.] The Honorable Mention counties are Eastland, Fayette, Glasscock, Lamar,Lampasas, Uvalde, and Refugio. Honorable Mention 2004 Website because of: "School Year Books" and "History in News Clippings".
November 2004 - Burnet County - JoAnn Myers CC. [Award Comments: The Burnet County website is a very easy on the eyes site with a wide variety of information available for the researchers use. The format is uncluttered and well designed.] The Honorable Mention counties for November are: Brazos, Gregg, Hemphill, Kaufman, and Orange. Hats off to all the CC's. The TXGenWeb is proud to have such dedicated volunteers. Honorable Mention 2004 Website because of: "Newspaper Nostalgia" and "History in Burnet County".
October 2004 - Henderson County - Bunny Freeman CC and Holli Kees Co-CC. [Award Comments: The Henderson County website is one that is constantly being updated with new information. Bunny and Holli do a great job in keeping the website fresh and interesting.] The Honorable Mention counties are: Burnet, Coryell, Fayette, Lavaca, Parker and Ward. All are great sites with great CC's who also do a great job. Honorable Mention 2004 Website because of: "Photo Album". Easy to read transcriptions.
September 2004 - Fannin County - Susan Hawkins CC. [Award Comments: The Fannin County website just seems to get better and better, so Susan must be doing something right. Actually, I know she works hard to keep it among the best in Texas.] The Honorable Mention counties for September are: Fayette, Henderson, Orange, Parker, Potter, Uvalde, and Ward. Hat's off to the CC's of these counties for a job well done. County of the Year comments: Some of the unique features of the Fannin County website are: "Books Online" and "Old Occupations". The site is pleasing to the eye and easy to read.
August 2004 - Brown County - Sue Siebert CC. [Award Comments: The Brown County website represents the best of the TXGenWeb this month and Sue has worked hard to provide researchers with such an abundance of information in a great looking site.] The Honorable Mention counties are: Fannin, Hall, Henderson, Orange, Shackelford, Uvalde, and Ward. As always, the Honorable Mention counties are all great sites as well and their CC's can be proud of being part of the cream of the crop in the TXGenWeb Project. Honorable Mention 2004 Website because of: "Brown County Texas Families and Stories". Lots of abstracts.
July 2004 - Bosque County - Bettie and Bob Wood, CCs. [Award Comments: Bosque County is a neat and well laid out website with loads of information. The regular addition of information results in Bosque County being frequently nominated for COM. All the work Bettie and Bob put into the site make it one of the TXGenWeb's best.] Honorable Mention counties for July are: Dallam, Fayette, Henderson, Orange, and Ward. The CC's of these counties deserve recognition for their work as well. Thay are all great sites and they are among the best in the TXGenWeb Project. Honorable Mention 2004 Website because of: "Photo Album". Easy to use and good presentation.
June 2004 - Hockley County - Katy Hestand, CC. [Award Comments: Hockley is a great site with lots of valuable information in an easy to use format. The amount of work Katy has put into the site is obvious and the TXGenWeb keeps getting better with CC's like her.] The Honorable Mention Counties for June are: Bastrop, Blanco, Crockett, Gregg, Hemphill, Jack, Jackson. Johnson, Live Oak, and Johnson.
May 2004 - Navarro County - Barbara Knox and Edward Williams are the CCs. [Award Comments: Navarro County has a vast amount of information in a well-organized, easy to navigate format. The CC's have definitely put a lot of hard work into the site and it truly is one of the best in the TXGenWeb Project.] The Honorable Mention counties for May are Bell, Briscoe, Clay, Orange, and Refugio.
April 2004 - Brooks County - Shirley Cullum, CC. [no additional award comments.]
Honorable Mention Counties for April are: Bosque, Clay, Hardin, Navarro, Trinity, & Van Zandt
March 2004 - Upshur County - Elaine Martin and Sharon Pierce, CCs. [Award Comments: The website looks great and just keeps getting better.] Honorable Mention Counties for March are: Lee, Navarro, Orange, Refugio, Terry, and Winkler. Honorable Mention 2004 Website because of: "Photo Album". Good presentation.
February 2004 - Colorado County - Dorothy Albrecht CC. [Award Comments: The Colorado County website displays a great deal of information in a clean-cut, easy to navigate format and is truly one of the TXGenWeb's best.] The Honorable Mention counties for February are: Coryell, Gray, Martin, Medina, Stephens, and Brooks. Honorable Mention 2004 Website because of: "It was in the News" and "Recollections".
January 2004 - Grayson County - Susan Hawkins CC. [Award Comments: the effort she has put into the website makes it outstanding.]
The Honorable Mention counties for January are: Glasscock, Jack, McLennan, Navarro, and Refugio Counties. Honorable Mention 2004 Website because of: "Paper Trail".