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Know a young person who’s gung-ho about genealogy? Genealogy writer Denise Levenick
is sponsoring a $500 grant to send a young genealogist (age 18 to 25 as of July 1)
to the 2011 Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree in Burbank, Calif. June
10-12.

The Suzanne Winsor Freeman Memorial Student Genealogy Grant honors Levenick’s late
mom, who worked with youth organizations and enjoyed attending last year’s Jamboree.

The application requirements
and instructions are on Levenick’s The Family Curator website. 

We get questions pretty regularly about how to interest younger kids in genealogy.
You’ll find our suggestions in these free articles:

• Genealogy
  activities for kids 
• Genealogy
  family fun
  
• Interviewing
  Grandma and Grandpa 
• Ancestral
  occupations match-up game for kids 
• Family Tree Kids! (brought
  to you by Family Tree Magazine) 

Now I’d like to open it up to you: What genealogy projects have you done with your
kids, grandkids or students? What are your tips for holding their interest? Click
Comments to share your ideas.