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Friday, October 29, 2010

Roberta J. Estes was honored with the Prestigious Paul Jehu Barringer, Jr. and Sr. Award of Excellence


Roberta J. Estes
Receives Barringer Award of Excellence 

The North Carolina Society of Historians held its 69th Annual Awards Banquet October 23rd 2010 in Mooresville, NC at the Hilton Garden Inn. Awards were presented in several historical and genealogical categories relating to local, regional or statewide people, places or events in the following categories: History Books, Publishers, Multimedia, Journal, Newsletter, Society, Religious History Books, Newspaper & Magazine Articles, Family History Books, Historical Fiction and Museums.

Roberta J. Estes was honored with the Prestigious Paul Jehu Barringer, Jr. and Sr. Award of Excellence in grateful recognition of her Dedication and Devotion to Preserving and Perpetuating North Carolina’s Rich History. This award was conferred for her academic research paper,  Where Have All the Indians Gone?  Native American Eastern Seaboard Dispersal, Genealogy and DNA in Relation to Sir Walter Raleigh's Lost Colony of Roanoke, published by the Journal of Genetic Genealogy.  It can be read here: http://www.jogg.info/52/index.html


These are special awards given to those doing outstanding or unusual work on behalf  of North Carolina history, genealogy or preservation. These entrants “fall between the cracks” of the other award categories and the Historians of the Year Awards. There were 22 entries in the particular category with 6 winners.  


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