McLennan County
Lindsay Hale Boyd, CC

• 1874, 1875 & 1882 Register of Physicians
•  Veterinarian Affidavits for 1911 - 1918
• McLennan County military history

Collingsworth County
Angela Hartman, CC

El Paso County
Lillian Trujillo, CC

• easy to navigate. 
• El Paso's long history is covered in "1600 Beginnings"

Award comments for exceptional resources at the site:  No Comments

Honorable Mentions for County of the Year:  Austin and San Augustine

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The HALL Of FAME COUNTY OF THE YEAR for 2015

Henderson County

Coordinators are Henderson County, Bunny Freeman and Laura Roberts
This is Henderson's second year in a row to win.

Runners-up:  Fannin and San Augustine

Johnson County
Jimmy Epperson, CC

• outstanding help for patrons to find information for their research
• lots of great information
• interesting obituaries
• landmark histories
  

Austin County
Steve and Joy, CCs

• tons of information for its patrons
• indexes of burials
• military records
• over 5,000 pages to search
  

Marion County
Angie Hartman, CC

• user friendly and easy on the eyes
• interesting button to nominate Marion County
• lots of records
  

Trinity County
Suzanne, CC

• assists researchers from all over the country
• research centered on African Americans in Trinity County
• "Say My Name" page in African American section
  

Lavaca County
Regena Williamson, CC

• an enormous amount of information
• thousands of obits online
• trying to identify symbol on a tombstone
  

Cherokee County
Kaye Slover, CC

• Cherokee Lore Section - How the Bluebonnet Got its Name
  
• Scan of Phillips Family Bible page
  

Lee County
Jane Keppler, CC

• Death Records. Not only is the person's name and dates listed but there is also a link to the cemetery where they are buried, or if available, a link to the death certificate.
  

Coke County
Jacqueline Latham, CC

• Many interesting pages
  
• very user friendly
  
• A page that lists the Confederate soldiers in  all the cemeteries. 
  
• Good stories under Grandma's Stories.  
  
• A page dedicated for 2 of the Dolittle Raiders.  Great job Jacqueline, TXGenWeb proud!!!
  

Anderson County
Scott Fitzgerald, CC

• very user friendly
• transcribed information for researchers
• a page called Frequently Asked Questions

San Augustine County
Suzanne Sowell, Connie
Owens, and Jane Keppler, CCs

• Many interesting features
• Funeral Home Records
• Many death certificates

Washington County
Gayle Triller

• a page of Patents/Inventions, patented by citizens from Washington County
  

Burleson County
Gayle Triller

• 1854 Wagon Train to Texas, with lists of people on the trip
• a page of Declarations of Intentions

Award comments for exceptional resources at the site:
"Suzanne and Jane took over San Augustine in 2009.  Connie just came
on board in 2014.  Suzanne was born and raised in SA so she knows the
county inside and out. She has a tremendous amount of information of
records that she has access to that she is trying to get online with
Connie's help. Suzanne, like many of us, goes beyond the call of duty for
her researchers. A simple inquiry about a lost cemetery from a researcher
led Suzanne to a deed search and a happy ending for the researcher."

Honorable Mentions for County of the Year:  Wise, Bexar and Milam

The HALL Of FAME COUNTY OF THE YEAR for 2014

Henderson County

Coordinators are Bunny Freeman and Laura Roberts.

Runners-up:  Houston, Montgomery and Wise

• Wise County
• La Darla, Sue and David, CCs
  

• A treasure to research; many records online
• Page about airplane accident with 18 servicemen killed
  

• Austin County
• Joy and Steve, CCs
  

• over 4,000 pages for patrons to look through for their genealogy research.
  

• a huge undertaking this has been over the years

• Gillespie County
• Donna Loth, CC
  

• Donna has worked hard to get as much information as she can for her patrons
• The site is user friendly.  
• She put out a plea for history and pictures of old gas stations 
• Lots of volunteers submitting information 
• Really good military page.

• Nueces County
• Shirley Cullum, CC
  

• Shirley has done a great job in obtaining information for her patrons for their research.
  
• The layout is user friendly.
• singer Selena was from Nueces County is buried there

• Leon County
• Cheryl Burks, CC
  

• User friendly and has so much great information
• The plane crash of 1959
• Great set-up for cemetery surnames; a great amount of time spent on on this

• Irion County
• Lisa Smith Curtean, CC
  

• a great webpage and so full of bells and whistles
• a wealth of information for patrons

• Garza County
• Billie Nichols Bennett, CC

• very user friendly
• offers an enormous amount of research information for patrons
• several very interesting stories

• Bexar County
• Jimmy Epperson, CC
  

• Alamo --
  
• a full list of defenders (those who died and those who survived) in 1836
  
• hand drawings of the Alamo in 1836, 1854 and a picture of the Alamo today
• Scanned  copies of Declarations of Intent to Become U.S. Citizen filed with the court in Bexar County
• Newspaper clippings and articles

• Hudspeth County
• Teresa Stewart Sitz, CC

• very user friendly
• offers patrons many resources

• Milam County
• Clarissa Loyd, CC
  

• very user friendly
• continuing to add useful information

• San Augustine County
• Suzanne Sowell, Jane Keppler & Connie Owens, co-CCs

• a great resource for researchers
• resource links for African American research
• list of African Americans from San Augustine County who served in WWII.
• death certificate index and a link to a copy of the certificate.

• Throckmorton  County
• Billie Nichols Bennett

• a lot of information 
• easy to find things
• interesting history of Camp Cooper

Awarded for exceptional resources at the site:

• very user friendly
• many hours spent getting records online
• many old obits
• Colonist who came to Bee County in 1829
  

Honorable Mentions for County of the Year:  Fayette and Trinity

Bee County is also awarded
2013 Hall of Fame County of the Year

Comanche County
Tim Self  and
Barbara Peck, CCs

• early newspaper transcriptions
• Picture Gallery -- Comanche county history in pictures
  
• Fugitives from Justice
• and much more

Kerr County
Billie Nichols Bennett, CC

Bee County
Billie Nichols Bennett, CC

• Lots of military information
• A great poem at the bottom of the page 
• Passports online

Fayette County
Rox Ann, CC

• Rox Ann is constantly updating the website with information.

Lavaca County
Regena Williamson, CC

• Thousands of obituaries online
• Many vital records
• Many volunteers contributing information to the site

Comal County
Donna Schulte Loth, CC

• orphans in 1850,
• women homesteaders and 
• LOTS of ships and their passengers

Menard County
Alicia Brown, CC

• a link for advertisements.
• ...too much stuff to mention, you'll have to see for yourself.

Trinity County
Susanne     , CC

• Most interesting -- scans of the hand-written records of the Trinity County Board of Dentistry 1886-1898

Armstrong County
Gina Heffernan, CC

• very user friendly and has many resources for patrons to find information
• a page of interest is the Misspellings

Bosque County
Gayle Triller, CC

• Bosque County is set up so user friendly. 
  
• Page called Jackson Mystery
• Births of Bosque County, with death date and location
• Page called "Out of Our Past"
  

Burleson County
Gayle Triller, CC

• very user friendly website for patrons with many resources
  
• Interesting page called "Wagon Train to Texas"

Awarded for exceptional resources at the site:

• newspaper extracts,
• biographical
• sketches,
• vital records,
• wagon trail to Texas names,
• old Masonic lodge
• records,
• and so much more!

Honorable Mentions for County of the Year:

• Hunt - Shirley Cullum - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txhunt/
• Matagorda - Carol Sue Gibbs - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txmatago/
• San Patricio - Jimmy Epperson - http://txsanpatricio.eppygen.org/

• website user friendly with loads of materials for patrons
• a lot of images from volunteers

• they have over 4,000 pages on the site
• lots of naturalizations records
• so much to browse through

• 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"

• A master list of all the cemeteries
• Advertising for Yesteryear
• Hospital Memories

• a full list of all the Cemeteries within Montgomery County
• a page called “A Tragical Affair in Old Montgomery.”

• Matagorda County History of the Women Suffrage
• A page to honor the County's Fallen Heroes in the most recent wars

• Hunt County Fugitives From Justice 1878,
• In The Line of Duty,
• Hunt County Officeholders From 1846-1860.

• McLennan County school yearbook scans,
• various journals and letters, and
• McLennan County Naturalization records

Mitchell County
Christina Palmer, CC

• Mitchell County death certificate project,
• Salute to Our Veterans,
• Salute to Fallen Heroes.

Burleson County
Gayle Triller

• Wagon Train to Texas,
• Early Newspaper Extractions,
• Mystery Photos,
• Wills and Probates

Eastland County
Tim Self  and Barbara Peck

• Businesses in 1893,
• Early Newspaper Extractions,
• Mystery Photos,
• Stories & Letters

Andrews County
Christina Palmer

• Brick Wall page,
• Early Newspaper Extractions,
• County Photos,
• Veterans

• Small population yet full of great information for the researcher

• A great wealth of information
• The information is well organized and easy for researchers to locate 
• Numerous military records.

• 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!

• 1867 Voters Registration list,
• Double Log Cabin,
• Indian Raids
• Will Index 1874-1916

• 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.

• 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".

• 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.

• a great deal of information for researchers
• so easy to find information
• items of interest are
• bible records,
• slave narratives, and
• great historical data.

• 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

• 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.

• 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

• a wealth of information
• transcribed  early birth records from 1904-1925.  

• 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
  

• 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
  

• 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.

• You'll find many items of interest on the site, including 
• biographies, historical markers, photos, stories, and towns.

• 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. 

• older birth, death and marriage records
• some great old photos
• great records for the county

• great wealth of data and information

• 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

• 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

• the 1900 State Hospital Patients and Employees.
• a file on the people at the Alamo and
• another that lists those who died there.

• World War I Discharge Papers,
• Funeral Home Records,
• 1906 Old Timers Reunion,
• Mystery Pictures,
• Huff Family Massacre

• 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!!!!

• 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.

• 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?

• 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.

• Founding Fathers,
• Naturalization Papers,
• Newspaper Clippings,
• Old Land Grants, and
• Probate Records.

• "The First 100 Years",
• Passport Applications,
• Novelette Kone Cook - One Woman Shares Her Blessings,
• Entertainment, and
• Photos. 

• Diseases and Epidemics,
• Family Stories,
• Genealogy Terms,
• Historical Markers,
• Postmasters & Post Offices, and
• WWI Draft Registrations.

• Early Immigrants,
• Texas Union Soldier Schedule - 1890,
• Historical Sites,
• Castro Colonist's Land Grants, and
• Photos.

• Museum Memories,
• The 1912 Harry Bridgewater Disappearance,
• Bellevue Tornado of 1906, 
• Photos,
• Obituaries,
• Original Land Owners.

• 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. 

• The Table of Contents is a must-see.
  

• 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.

• 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. 
  

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.

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.

Bandera County

Susan Hawkins, CC

Van Zandt County

Betty Miller and Betty Phillips, CCs

Falls County

Kay
Cunningham,  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.

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.

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. 

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. 

...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

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. 

A very user-friendly website that is chock full of information! 
   
The Honorable Mention Counties are: Garza, Goliad, and Grimes. 

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.

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.