First Annual
Family History Photo Contest
Awards

September 2002

The Heritage Education Commission extends our appreciation to Dr. Gary Renier and the Fargo-Moorhead Camera Club for their assistance in organizing and judging the First Annual Family History Photo Contest. 

There were 14 entries to the Family History Photography Contest in this inaugural year. The People category received eight entries; the Places or Things category received five entries; and the Open category received one entry. From these entries the following awards were presented.

 

 

  
Title: Clayton at the Pasture
Caption: Fencing with the John Deere
Photographer: Bonnie Zeller from Carson, N.D.

Award: Best in Show
             First Place - People Category

 

  
Title: Wedding Car
Caption: Bride's Great Grandfather's 1914 Model T Ford
Photographer: Virginia Goerger from Wyndmere, N.D.

Award: Second Place - People Category

 

  
Title: Chloe's Baptism
Caption: Our Family - God's Family
Photographer: Joshua Peterson from Fargo, N.D.

Award: Third Place - People Category

 

 

  
Title: Prairie Pump
Caption:  The Well Is Dry
Photographer: Bonnie Zeller from Carson, N.D.

Award: First Place - Places or Things Category

 

 

  
Title: Fort Abercrombie
Caption: 1884 Fort over Red River
Photographer: Virginia Goerger from Wyndmere, N.D.

Award: Second Place - Places or Things Category

 

 

  
Title: Leith, N.D. Cemetery
Caption: My Great-Great-Grandparents
Photographer: Wanda Peterson from Fargo, N.D.

Award: Third Place - Places and Things Category

 

 

  
Title: Back to Farm Roots
Caption: 1890 Great-Grandfather Built Family Barn
Photographer: Virginia Goerger from Wyndmere, N.D.

Award: First Place - Open Category

 

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